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re: Why Can't the United States Assemble a Championship Soccer Team?
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:08 pm to Atom-Z
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:08 pm to Atom-Z
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What are you referring to?
physical play has been penalized a great deal in the past 5 years or so
bigger teams (and i mean like Man U, not a team of lebrons in hypothetical land) should have a huge advantage over teams like barca in terms of physicality, but when refs call fouls that reward small teams for being weak, it eliminates the advantage
size and power should be an asset but they're not called as a detriment
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Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
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bigger teams (and i mean like Man U, not a team of lebrons in hypothetical land) should have a huge advantage over teams like barca in terms of physicality
Barcas technique > ManU's size
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:11 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:it´s all about dominion of the ball. people have to go through someone to get it, hence it´s whistled.
physical play has been penalized a great deal in the past 5 years or so
We´re talking about the EPL I assume.
You didn´t have as many foreigners from the continent and South America before then.
So, the ball was ALWAYS in contention (up for dispute), as the attacker never really had the ball under complete control, and close to his body.
´Tis simple.
This post was edited on 2/3/13 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
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size and power should be an asset but they're not called as a detriment
There are not huge incentives in soccer to be big and strong. You want quickness, endurance, low center of gravity, and technique. You always look for the video game freak like Lebron. 99% of the time, it just does not work as well in soccer.
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:16 pm to SlowFlowPro
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but when refs call fouls that reward small teams for being weak, it eliminates the advantage
This isn't true. Barcelona's absurd technique forces slow players like Michael Carrick or Alvaro Arbeloa to foul incessantly. It's the definition of tactical fouling. Sometimes the player might not realize what he's doing, but Ferguson and Mourinho would much rather slow the play down than let Messi and Iniesta run.
This post was edited on 2/3/13 at 2:28 pm
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