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re: Why Can't the United States Assemble a Championship Soccer Team?
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:27 pm to Atom-Z
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:27 pm to Atom-Z
quote:
I dont understand what you mean by this.
play a long ball to a physical striker
the striker attempts to gain position against a smaller defender to gain the ball
the smaller defender is weaker and falls down or loses position while the offensive player isn't doing anything other than gaining position
foul is called on the offensive player
This post was edited on 2/3/13 at 2:28 pm
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Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:29 pm to SlowFlowPro
Slowflo,
This post was edited on 2/3/13 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:35 pm to SlowFlowPro
Fouls on long balls and aerial challenges get called based on positioning. Similar to over-the-back in basketball. Powerful defenders can't attempt to leap over a forward who has established his stance.
Here are the disgressions that lead to free kicks from the Laws of the game:
Here are the disgressions that lead to free kicks from the Laws of the game:
quote:
kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
trips or attempts to trip an opponent
jumps at an opponent
charges an opponent
strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
pushes an opponent
tackles an opponent
Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
You are on a downward spiral.
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