Pre season friendlies

Corner Flag · **Joined:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:36 pm **Posts:** 610

This year some pre season friendlies have been decided on penalties. Does anyone know why? Could it be a trial for league matches giving the winning team an extra point? Any ideas.

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2545

If you are on about the Fulham game it wasn’t exactly a friendly but part of the “Costa del Sol trophy”. Fulham said they agreed beforehand that it wouldn’t be decided on penalties so walked off at the end without taking any…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz052j8x9x1o

Corner Flag · **Joined:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:36 pm **Posts:** 610

Arsenal and Man U played friendlies last night both decided by penalties.

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2545

Ah, I don’t watch that drivel..

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6515

Corner Flag wrote:

This year some pre season friendlies have been decided on penalties. Does anyone know why? Could it be a trial for league matches giving the winning team an extra point? Any ideas.

Is it not just to give the players a change to take penalties in a closer environment to what they will experience in a proper game rather than just practicing on the training pitch?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23101

Corner Flag wrote:

This year some pre season friendlies have been decided on penalties. Does anyone know why? Could it be a trial for league matches giving the winning team an extra point? Any ideas.

could see that happening as they love to change things. really hope not as it will create even more drawn games and negative football when teams know they have a chance with a penalty shootout.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23101

JohnnyMars wrote:

Ah, I don’t watch that drivel..

join the club.

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