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re: Anyone else think soccer is boring?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 10:56 am to broeho
Posted on 6/12/14 at 10:56 am to broeho
not at the World Cup level. I think that's what's really the issue here. Most non-Soccer fans think that all Soccer is like the World Cup, where defenses are incredibly dominant except with teams who are extremely over-matched (i.e. a blowout). In the World Cup, 0-0 or 1-1 ties are not uncommon with the most common scores being 1-0, 2-1, or 1-1. That can be pretty dull for the sidewalk sports fan who's used to dunk faces and video game offenses and defenses that are fined for playing defense. It's the fact that goals are so difficult to come by at the WC level, that they are so rare, precious, and game changing that makes the pursuit of those goals so exciting.
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Posted on 6/12/14 at 10:58 am to Dr Von Nostrand
We got it. You don't like soccer.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:01 am to dallastiger55
Make the goal 10 feet wider and get rid of the "off sides" rule and it would be a great sport.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:02 am to 911Moto
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Make the goal 10 feet wider and get rid of the "off sides" rule and it would be a great sport.
so you enjoy cherry picking like lacrosse and school yard basketball?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:03 am to 911Moto
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get rid of the "off sides" rule and it would be a great sport.
Great idea. They should do this in football as well to increase scoring there, too.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:05 am to thesoccerfanjax
Offsides needs to be reworked, it's just too much of a punishment to the attack and too much of a benefit to defense.
Played both, I prefer the limiting the amount of players over the center line to the restrictive nature of soccer's offsides.
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so you enjoy cherry picking like lacrosse and school yard basketball?
Played both, I prefer the limiting the amount of players over the center line to the restrictive nature of soccer's offsides.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 11:07 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:08 am to dallastiger55
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How the hell can you have a tie?
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I used to hate on soccer, had some coworkers that got me into Premier League and I really enjoy it now and am looking forward to WC. I don't find it boring at all.
I found it helps to pick a team to follow.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:08 am to Dam Guide
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Offsides needs to be reworked, it's just too much of a punishment to the attack and too much of a benefit to defense.
Do you think the same thing about football? Because it's basically the same law.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:12 am to 911Moto
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Make the goal 10 feet wider and get rid of the "off sides" rule and it would be a great sport.
The basket needs to be about 5 feet wider in basketball, too.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:13 am to thesoccerfanjax
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Do you think the same thing about football? Because it's basically the same law.
It's not the same law. You are lined up in enemy territory before play begins. It would be more like sitting next to the opposing goalie at a kickoff so your team could try booting it down to you for a shot.
Play is ongoing for offsides in soccer and the defenders could of adjusted and been further back to keep attackers in front of them.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 11:15 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:14 am to Dam Guide
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lacrosse
That´s a chicks´game.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:15 am to Dam Guide
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It would be more like sitting next to the opposing goalie at the beginning of the game so your team could try booting it down to you for a shot.
That's what it was before the offside rule was added.
You're dumb, gfy.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:15 am to Dam Guide
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the defenders could of been further back to keep attackers in front of them.
And give the forwards space to run into? Recipe for disaster and will surely lead to a goal eventually. It's really not that simple.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:16 am to Dam Guide
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It would be more like sitting next to the opposing goalie at a kickoff so your team could try booting it down to you for a shot.
Soccer would be 90 minutes of this if there were no offside....
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:17 am to boom roasted
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could of
exactly, it's not the attacks fault you didn't pay attention to them. It's too much of a punishment on the attack for the defense being lazy or purposely slowing the game.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:18 am to Dam Guide
I wasn't agreeing with you. I was making fun of you for using "could of."
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 11:19 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:19 am to thesoccerfanjax
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Soccer would be 90 minutes of this if there were no offside....
No, it wouldn't. It doesn't happen in Lacrosse and wouldn't happen in soccer. Defenses would adjust to it.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:19 am to Dam Guide
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exactly,
Yep, you're dumb.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:20 am to Dam Guide
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Played both, I prefer the limiting the amount of players over the center line to the restrictive nature of soccer's offsides.
It's actually not restrictive. The consequence of doing away with offside would be a supremely defensive game, as teams wouldn't want to leave their goalmouth. The offside rule was more restrictive when it required that their be three players between the attacking player and the goal instead of two, and the rule as it stands now has revolutionized the game, making it more open while disincentivizing teams desire to bunker down and defend.
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