Betis came from winning in Europe for three goals and deservedly endorsed three other to the Royal Society. Betis faced his league commitment after a good part of the teams had not gone from the draw on the same day. Until … Five matches ended in tables, which raises me a reflection. After approximately two thirds of the championship, the teams begin to notice physical and psychological fatigue. The impetus to win at all costs and the players become more conservative: a draw is not a bad result. The theoretically lower team ties the result, while the superior also does not have too many energies, physical and mental, to bend the adversary. It seems that, before the last decisive games of the championship arrive – where each point has to aspire to the objectives set at the beginning of the campaign or so that the debacle is not consumed – the teams took a break. The calm before the storm.
Social scientists are used to any theory is refuted by experience, sooner or later. And so, Sevilla was responsible for contradicting the general trend, endorsing 0-4 to Valladolid, in Zorrilla, where the Verdiblancos had fallen. Those of Pellegrini began the game in the worst classification for a long time: in 14th place, and with the eternal rival above. Only the victory was worth. And indeed, he went for her. From the point of view of entertainment, I don’t care that there are no goals, while things happen. And Betis has so much quality above that it is impossible not to happen when the players want. Jesús Rodríguez caused the first yellow card in the 5th minute and the direct red in 19, when he went to the door alone in a counterattack. In the 35 he sent the ball to the post, after, minutes before, Celso err a penalty. The Real also gave her scare: Luka Sucic crashed the ball in the crossbar when the first part died. But nothing more.
In the second part, Jesus continued to make his own by the band. The goal was scored by Antony in 50 of a spectacular volley. But who drove the defenses crazy is a kid, whose self -confidence and overflow remembers Joaquin from his best times. Betis kept looking for the goal and after another play of Jesus, the ball ended up putting Marc Roca. Enchanted to meet, the Catalan player emboldened, he tried again after five minutes and achieved the third of Formidable Zapatazo. The Verdiblancos have finally learned the lesson: if you win, keep attacking to sentence the game.
Some time ago, Mono Burgos proposed a scoring system that would discourage those who get back when they mark a goal or lose an effective expulsion. The former Argentine goalkeeper suggested that a zero draw will not grant any point and to gratify the achievement of goals. It seems that it was yesterday when FIFA adopted the system of granting three points for Victoria, instead of two, but exactly three decades have passed. Statistics show that, since then, draws have only descended a bit. On the other hand, the average goals per game remained unchanged since the 60s of the last century: it does not exceed three goals, while a century ago the middle was in 4.5. So FIFA should do something.
If football is a drama that raises passions, it is because you can win and take everything that is at stake or lose, leaving the effort without fruits, marching empty -handed. The whole or nothing is what unleashes emotion. Ties should be prohibited or, at least, devalued. On the contrary, Betis’s game against Real would deserve four points.
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