In the early hours of June 30th, the Round of 16 of the European Championship will kick off. Before the match, Huang Jianxiang expressed on social media that Switzerland and Italy should have a penalty shootout before the match, with the loser of the shootout having to win the match to overturn the result.
Huang Jianxiang wrote: “Entering the knockout stages, defense becomes increasingly important. The first Round of 16 match, Switzerland vs Italy, is a match where it will be extremely difficult for either side to win. It is highly likely that the match will go to extra time or even penalties.”
“To prevent the match from becoming boring and dull, I jokingly thought back to the 1990s, when there were several major tournaments with boring matches where both sides were stuck in a stalemate until penalties. At that time, there was a suggestion in the international football community: to have a penalty shootout before extra time, and then the team that lost the penalty shootout could overturn the result by winning in extra time. If they draw or lose, the team that won the penalty shootout would win. This would at least ensure that one team would be going all out in extra time, instead of both teams just defending and creating a boring stalemate.”
“Following this suggestion, for Switzerland vs Italy, why not just have a penalty shootout before the match starts? Let’s see who saves more penalties, Sommer or Donnarumma. Then they can play the match, and the team that lost the penalty shootout must win the match to overturn the result… The match would definitely be more intense, exciting and entertaining.”
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