Is He Stupid or Just Insane?

Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, has a history of somewhat nutty ideas. He was the one who, a few months ago, opined that the commercial fortunes of women's soccer could be saved simply by the ladies wearing tighter uniforms. Now, he's taken aim at that soccer staple - the draw. Blatter is seeking ways to force a winner and loser for future games. Penalty kicks, it seems, may be on the horizon for all matches. And just as MLS finally got over it's aversion to draws!

Draws occur more frequently in soccer than other sports, largely because of the low-scoring nature of the sport. I have no problem with that. What I do have a problem with is the attitude displayed by many managers and players that "playing for a draw" is an acceptable strategy. A draw should be an acceptable result only if the two teams play each other pretty tight and no real winner could be determined. No team should come out of the tunnel playing for a draw for 90 minutes. Maybe a shift in attitude would lead to fewer draws and, hopefully, make Sepp happy enough to leave things well enough alone.