Counting only goals

by milivella

Just thinking aloud…

What if everything in the game remained the same, but only goals counted?

• The game would be about events, whereas now it is mainly about non-events. Goals are events, caps are not. There is 1 goal for every 5 caps.
• The scores would be far lower, therefore each point would be worth more.
• Given the latter two points, it would be more fun to follow the score.
• One could also easily track the scores in real time.
• Would it take fewer years to realize who will win the cycle? If yes, would it be bad?
• The optimal number of scouts would probably be lower than under the current rules.
• There would be an incentive to pick mainly forwards. A way to mitigate this could be to multiply the value of goals scored by midfielders (e.g. x2) and defenders (e.g. x4). But who would decide the role of a player? Idea: you pick a player as defender/midfielder/forward, and in the next 30 days any other scout can steal the player by selecting a more advanced role (e.g. “I pick Neymar as defender”, “I steal him as forward”, Neymar forever belongs to the latter scout).