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re: Anyone else think soccer is boring?

Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:01 am to
Posted by 911Moto
Member since Sep 2013
5491 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:01 am to
Make the goal 10 feet wider and get rid of the "off sides" rule and it would be a great sport.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58602 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:02 am to
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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 by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:03 am to
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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 by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
16774 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:05 am to
Offsides needs to be reworked, it's just too much of a punishment to the attack and too much of a benefit to defense.

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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 by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8718 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:08 am to
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How the hell can you have a tie?


Sun, Mar 23 Georgia Vs LSU T, 2-2 (13)

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 by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:08 am to
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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 by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:12 am to
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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 by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
16774 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:13 am to
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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 by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
51403 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:14 am to
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lacrosse

That´s a chicks´game.
Posted by boom roasted
Member since Sep 2010
28039 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:14 am to
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could of
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:15 am to
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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 by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:15 am to
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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 by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:16 am to
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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 by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
16774 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:17 am to
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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 by boom roasted
Member since Sep 2010
28039 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:18 am to
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 by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
16774 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:19 am to
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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 by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:19 am to
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exactly,






Yep, you're dumb.
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
39825 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:20 am to
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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.
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:20 am to
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It's too much of a punishment on the attack for the defense being lazy or purposely slowing the game.


You've clearly never played the game. Pulling an offside trap and also not giving the forwards space to run into is REALLY fricking hard. You can't just "be lazy" and keep them onside.

Also, are you really blaming defenses for doing their job? Yea, man, they should just let the offense score and stop trying. It'd be a lot more exciting!

You're still not understanding, that without offside, the defense would sure as shite not leave their 18 yard box. They'd have ZERO reason to. You just don't understand the game is all.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 11:22 am
Posted by lsugradman
Member since Sep 2003
9005 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 11:20 am to
I grew up playing baseball and basketball. Only started getting interested in soccer in my early 20s.

Id rather watch a soccer match over an MLB or NBA game any freakin day.
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