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Soccer requires minimal strategy/thinking...simpelton game
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:39 pm
RELATIVELY SPEAKING
1. you have to be in phenomal shape....maybe the best shape of any sport from a cardio perspective
2. i know they have those formations they show
3. you dont see any "plays" just players floating around until one makes eye contact with someone and they try something like a run or cross header....set pieces have some play/planning in them
4. refs quite possibly can impact the outcome more than any other sport....i dont know for sure on this as these waters get mirky but it doesnt take much to kick a player out of a game and a half. not to mention make them play with not enough players....which is absurd.
5. whoever gets the best chances to kick it in the goal and converts. little strategy or stuff for fans to follow
our brand of football the far superior sport...the amount of x and o strategy that goes into it is insane. i doubt a euro would have any idea what was going on outside of just watching the play. we can pick up soccer every four years and still understand the rules and what is going on cause its so simple. we can even see ourselves that our own team doesnt measure up and how and why.
in conclusion american football is so far superior. however if futbol is all you have i can understand cheering for it as i would just because i have to have some kind of sport.
please note im comlimenting soccer players on incredible levels of fitness, foot and ball skills, and even toughness.
1. you have to be in phenomal shape....maybe the best shape of any sport from a cardio perspective
2. i know they have those formations they show
3. you dont see any "plays" just players floating around until one makes eye contact with someone and they try something like a run or cross header....set pieces have some play/planning in them
4. refs quite possibly can impact the outcome more than any other sport....i dont know for sure on this as these waters get mirky but it doesnt take much to kick a player out of a game and a half. not to mention make them play with not enough players....which is absurd.
5. whoever gets the best chances to kick it in the goal and converts. little strategy or stuff for fans to follow
our brand of football the far superior sport...the amount of x and o strategy that goes into it is insane. i doubt a euro would have any idea what was going on outside of just watching the play. we can pick up soccer every four years and still understand the rules and what is going on cause its so simple. we can even see ourselves that our own team doesnt measure up and how and why.
in conclusion american football is so far superior. however if futbol is all you have i can understand cheering for it as i would just because i have to have some kind of sport.
please note im comlimenting soccer players on incredible levels of fitness, foot and ball skills, and even toughness.
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 2:04 pm
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:40 pm to JamalMurry27
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FU jamal
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:43 pm to JamalMurry27
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waters get mirky
Is that good or bad water? Never heard of it.
Actually, the formation and the roles of the people in it are the strategy.
Substitutions are also a big strategy, as you change the entire dynamic of your team, formation, and attack. So with only 3, it's very critical to get the right guy on at the right time and not waste your sub.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:49 pm to JamalMurry27
Watch the club teams in the Premier League or La Liga like Barcelona or Real Madrid or Atlantico. You may want to revise your comments and I say this as a more than casual less than an active fan.
The good teams build their strategy. Watch the French team. Once they have begun to establish their strategy, they unleash guys like Mbappe. Same with Argentina. Brazil used to do it, but they have become impatient
The good teams build their strategy. Watch the French team. Once they have begun to establish their strategy, they unleash guys like Mbappe. Same with Argentina. Brazil used to do it, but they have become impatient
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:55 pm to JamalMurry27
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refs quite possibly can impact the outcome more than any other sport
Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:58 pm to JamalMurry27
quote:I mean if Ted Lasso can coach a team out of relegation without knowing any of the rules, it’s gotta be fairly simple.
Soccer requires minimal strategy/thinking...simpelton game
Posted on 7/9/26 at 1:23 pm to JamalMurry27
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whoever gets the best chances to kick it in the goal and converts
This guy knows the game
Posted on 7/9/26 at 1:33 pm to JamalMurry27
In real soccer, without hydration breaks, the coach gets 2 chances to coach the team. Before the match and at half.
In American football the coaches tell the players where to be on every single play.
Please stop this nonsense. That's why a dude can start playing American football as a teen, go to LSU as a teen, then get drafted in the NFL.
And for refs, the NBA is dirty and has been for a long time.
In American football the coaches tell the players where to be on every single play.
Please stop this nonsense. That's why a dude can start playing American football as a teen, go to LSU as a teen, then get drafted in the NFL.
And for refs, the NBA is dirty and has been for a long time.
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 7/9/26 at 1:39 pm to JamalMurry27
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you dont see any "plays" just players floating around until one makes eye contact with someone and they try something like a run or cross header....set pieces have some play/planning in them
Oh man
Posted on 7/9/26 at 1:43 pm to JamalMurry27
Man, you must think basketball and baseball are completely devoid of any strategy or thinking if this is your takeaway from watching your first soccer matches.
Or, maybe, there's a different simpleton.
Or, maybe, there's a different simpleton.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 2:09 pm to JamalMurry27
quote:
ELATIVELY SPEAKING
1. you have to be in phenomal shape....maybe the best shape of any sport from a cardio perspective
2. i know they have those formations they show
3. you dont see any "plays" just players floating around until one makes eye contact with someone and they try something like a run or cross header....set pieces have some play/planning in them
4. refs quite possibly can impact the outcome more than any other sport....i dont know for sure on this as these waters get mirky but it doesnt take much to kick a player out of a game and a half. not to mention make them play with not enough players....which is absurd.
5. whoever gets the best chances to kick it in the goal and converts. little strategy or stuff for fans to follow
our brand of football the far superior sport...the amount of x and o strategy that goes into it is insane. i doubt a euro would have any idea what was going on outside of just watching the play. we can pick up soccer every four years and still understand the rules and what is going on cause its so simple. we can even see ourselves that our own team doesnt measure up and how and why.
in conclusion american football is so far superior. however if futbol is all you have i can understand cheering for it as i would just because i have to have some kind of sport.
please note im comlimenting soccer players on incredible levels of fitness, foot and ball skills, and even toughness.
I don't really think you actually want to have this conversation, but I'm a sucker for it. And we did this on TD like 15 years ago. Each sport is essentially a different combination of Strategic (pre-planning, following rules and routes/paths), Tactical (Smaller areas of strategies either in the game, ie baseball having such distinctive shifts in what is needed or buckets of time) and Creative (in the moment shifts). Additionally, where the load of those thinking styles comes from is important.
A good Central Midfielder is as, if not more impactful, on a game than a good QB. I'd argue the CM leans more strategic and tactical in terms of team strategy than the QB who can be almost solely tactical, and rely completely on a coach for strategic thinking, and doesn't get to really "create" anything, the game plan does that. They only create when the plan breaks down for one reason or another, otherwise, throw to the route that was strategically coordinated. A QB has almost no concern for the full game plan, and doesn't even control one side of the game, where a CM does.
Coaching is also different, Football coaches have to micromanage, because their players can't. Whereas in soccer, players have to interpret the gameplan onto the field. It's just completely different.
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simpelton game
It's a different kind of game, and a different kind of intelligence needed. Where football is easy to math and read, and baseball even moreso, soccer is further on the otherside beyond basketball and hockey where player freedom is relatively maximized, and their personal creativity and coordination with a team truly matters. Football might be a science, where soccer is more akin to an art, which makes it easy for people like you to miss the subtleties.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 2:50 pm to JamalMurry27
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whoever gets the best chances to kick it in the goal and converts.
You actually typed this and hit submit.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 3:18 pm to drizztiger
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I mean if Ted Lasso can coach a team out of relegation without knowing any of the rules, it’s gotta be fairly simple.
Hell, 2 actors bought a team and threw enough money at players to get back to back to back promotions up to the Champions league.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 4:00 pm to PsychTiger
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threw enough money
will work in any sport most of the time.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 4:24 pm to JamalMurry27
It's all in the framing.
Football is highly variable - coaches, QB, MLB types usually have massive amounts of tactical knowledge. DL & WR are usually running straight ahead/making a few simple moves at the most. Basketball is similar - the point guard is working HARD. The 7'0" center is there to be tall to a large degree.
It's why you see guys going pro after only playing the game for a few years. Physical traits matter a whole lot more than skill. This doesn't happen in soccer (or baseball, or tennis, or golf) because skill is much more important (relatively) than physical ability.
Football is highly variable - coaches, QB, MLB types usually have massive amounts of tactical knowledge. DL & WR are usually running straight ahead/making a few simple moves at the most. Basketball is similar - the point guard is working HARD. The 7'0" center is there to be tall to a large degree.
It's why you see guys going pro after only playing the game for a few years. Physical traits matter a whole lot more than skill. This doesn't happen in soccer (or baseball, or tennis, or golf) because skill is much more important (relatively) than physical ability.
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 7/9/26 at 4:48 pm to JamalMurry27
This might be the worst take I've seen in 15 years of being on this site. That's a hurdle too. Lot of idiots on this site.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 6:26 pm to theballguy
This is the one bad thing about the World Cup. It brings out the most ignorant takes from people who clearly know nothing about the sport but think they are experts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 9:04 pm to JamalMurry27
Jamal’s hot takes delivering again
Posted on 7/9/26 at 9:39 pm to Whodattiger14
quote:It's a troll not a take.
This is the one bad thing about the World Cup. It brings out the most ignorant takes from people who clearly know nothing about the sport but think they are experts
It's a fast paced tactical game of vision, recognition, and awareness, that requires technical skills that have to be developed at an early age. Intuition and feel will beat thinking every time.
Posted on 7/9/26 at 9:54 pm to Whodattiger14
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This is the one bad thing about the World Cup. It brings out the most ignorant takes from people who clearly know nothing about the sport but think they are experts
or you could take literally, and I mean literally, 5 seconds to look at the rest of OP’s posts and just ignore it
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