The notion is just ludicrous. Can you imagine such a thing?
I'm sorry old chap, we seemed to have slipped into an unfortunate 1-0 lead. I do apologise. Here, have the ball back and kick yourself a goal - we only came for the draw anyway.
Is that the attitude that won the United Kingdom two world wars, and five Eurovision song contests?
Alright, there are exceptions. Competitions with a group stage can sometimes throw-up the uncomfortable scenario of both teams needing a draw to proceed.
Or if Lazio need a draw to condemn Roma to missing out on a European place, their fans will be imploring their team not to make the mistake of scoring a goal.
Apart from the above the idea is erroneous (you might even call it a neanderthal way of thinking...).
There is, however, a similar concept that is widely used in football. It's called 'don't lose'.
