Reply #35: Yeah, but...

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What's the point, though, of keeping it on the field if not for the players to prove their intelligence and skill when the going gets tough? A shootout does the same thing, just in a different setting from the regular norm of play.

Considering shootouts are only there in soccer to decide limited games, I'm fine with watching them. I've even learned to like them. All you need is one good goalie and a crafty player and you got some fine watching. And, I mean, the agony is fun when you're screaming at your team to score before the ref's whistle and you realize it's not over yet. It's fun.