Pele calls for ban on walls
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Pele has called on world governing body FIFA to ban defending teams setting up walls after conceding free-kicks close to the box.
The Brazil World Cup legend believes it is unfair for sides to be allowed to get so many players behind the ball when a striker may have been denied a clearer goalscoring chance.
Pele, widely recognised as the game's greatest player, scored more than 1,000 goals in a glittering career that included three World Cup wins.
The 67-year-old said: "You can debate changing the rules of football.
"There is one rule I have debated at FIFA. As a forward, the wall - I don't know why they have not banned the wall from the game.
"The forward gets the ball from the midfield, dribbles for one-two or passes three or four players but when you get close to the goal, the last defender makes a foul.
"After you have passed all the players, one guy makes a foul and then you have the whole team in the wall against you again. It is not fair.
"It is one rule I don't understand, as a forward, why they didn't ban." -
crazy old man....
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Maybe if he says put a cap on the number of players forming the wall , it makes more sense ... Like 2 or 3 men wall etc ../
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no wall keeper die liao?
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This "ban" can be so easily bypassed.
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if that's the case, the defending team can just form a wall right at the goal post itself. between their goalie and the goal line.
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no wall then beckham will not be a free-kick specialist
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madness.
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brazil no beckham no .2 ma so they complain.Originally posted by gunner77:no wall then beckham will not be a free-kick specialist -
brazil usually powers free kicks, so the wall is a huge disadvantage. thus the comment. i love those human walls, such a unique feature of the game, don't want to see it abloished.
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then those that blast the ball very hard like machiam free shot on goal.
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maybe Kimi Raikonnen was right to bochup him and go take a sh1t instead
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Pele tokin crap as usual...
I mean he's a great footballer yes...but he shld tok only when necessary...
No wall then confirm 90% of free kicks will go in...
And they'll be no such thing as free kick specialist...
Will only make the game less intense...
Sorri pele...rant all u want...but FIFA makes the rules... -
ban the wall sure... then all the players will line up along the goal line..
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It may sound stupid but it's really unfair to the strikers
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dun cum out wif stupid ideas pls
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That's a good idea.
Then we will see scorelines similar to those like rugby. -
maybe he need to go 'long piak' a bit
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no wad.. u forgot they got juninho and ronnieOriginally posted by cloud210:brazil no beckham no .2 ma so they complain. -
Originally posted by the Bear:maybe Kimi Raikonnen was right to bochup him and go take a sh1t instead
Good one.Originally posted by 4getmenot:ban the wall sure... then all the players will line up along the goal line..
Then u'll see gk went crazy over the goals he had conceded FROM free-kicks.Originally posted by charlize:That's a good idea.
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Gone insane?