open to something new…
And the sport of field hockey shows, for example, that it can work with a similar card regulation. There is a gradation between green, yellow and red cards:
Green card = 2min time penalty
Yellow card = 5 – 15 min time penalty
Red card = expulsion
Since you only have 60 minutes playing time in hockey, the 2 minute time penalty is of course more effective than in football. And since in hockey you don’t get banned after the fifth yellow card of the season, this rule would also have to be adapted to football. For example like this:
Green / blue card: 5-10-15 minute time penalty, depending on the offense (shooting the ball away, tactical foul, complaining to the referee, etc.)
Yellow card: only for serious foul play. Second yellow = expulsion, fifth yellow of the season = suspension
Red card = expulsion + suspension
Now everyone will immediately say “disproportionate” or “then you only play with 8 or 9 people”, etc. But that’s exactly the point. They want to introduce harsher punishments in order to educate the players better, because the way things are currently going is simply completely out of hand and sometimes reaching proportions that are simply unbearable. Every time the whistle is blown, X players stand directly in front of the referee and complain that the ball is constantly being knocked away or that the execution of a fast ball (free kick, throw-in) is otherwise hindered. If they were to take strict action with time penalties for two match days, the problem would quickly solve itself, because the players would get such a beating from their teammates and coaches if they repeatedly caused their team to be outnumbered, so that A learning effect would set in here very quickly.
So I think the idea is great and I’m really excited to see how it’s carried out!