Football : la proposition radicale de Gérard Piqué pour en finir avec les matchs nuls 0-0
Back at the center of media debate with a decidedly audacious idea, Gerard Piqué continues to establish himself as one of the few former players to directly question modern football. The former FC Barcelona defender reignited the controversy by attacking one of the game's most criticized symbols: the goalless draw. A divisive statement, true to a character who has never been afraid to challenge the status quo, even if it ruffles feathers.
Where some are content to denounce, Piqué offers solutions. And his observation is not new: football remains one of the only major sports capable of ending in a 0-0 draw without immediate consequences. A paradox often mocked, sometimes ridiculed, but one that the former Spanish international now chooses to address head-on, without humor or beating around the bush.
A shocking idea, deliberately chosen
Invited by the Daily Mail to comment on the future of football, the 2010 World Cup winner didn't mince words. "I'm not in favor of major upheavals, but football has to be entertaining. We go to the stadium to have fun, and we need to attract new generations," he explained. He continued, "What's the most exciting thing in a match? A goal. So it's inconceivable that games end 0-0. Spending 70, 100, or even 300 euros on a Champions League match and leaving without a goal is unacceptable. We have to stop that."
The proposed solution is commensurate with the diagnosis. "A somewhat crazy idea, I admit, and open to discussion: if a match ends 0-0, neither team scores a point," Piqué suggests. According to him, such a rule would immediately transform the complexion of the matches. "From the 70th minute onwards, the game would open up. We would stop defending, we would attack, and there would inevitably be a goal."
Focus on incentives rather than revolution
Without advocating a complete overhaul of the game, Piqué insists on the incentive-based logic of his thinking. "We need to introduce incentives, without touching the essence of football, so that it remains spectacular," he summarizes.
Behind the provocation, the former Barcelona player lays out a coherent vision. "Football is a product, and that product has to be fun and entertaining. We have to prevent kids from pulling out their phones after twenty minutes," he warns, before broadening the discussion. "If we serve them the same 90 minutes as thirty years ago, they'll tune out. Today, there are too many distractions, too many competitions. The format has to evolve."
Aware of the tactical realities, Piqué nevertheless qualifies his statement: "I understand that some teams defend deep at certain times, but at some point, you have to create emotion."
This stance is part of a deliberate trajectory. With his investment fund Kosmos, Piqué has already attempted to reinvent the Davis Cup in tennis, provoking strong opposition from purists before a partial reversal. A controversial experiment, but one that reveals the same question: how far can a sport be reformed without betraying its identity?
In football, his proposal against 0-0 draws follows this logic. It doesn't aim to deny the essence of the game, but to question its limits, its relationship to spectacle, and the evolution of audiences. Disturbing, sometimes irritating, the idea at least has the merit of opening up the debate. And in a football world often resistant to change, that's already a significant achievement.
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