8EL3K6 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Just thought I'd see how political y'all are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Not a fan of soccer... the geopolitics of soccer (futbol) don't really factor in for me, I just don't enjoy the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 There is just something wrong about a game that can end 0 to 0.... sorta Communistic don't you think? The game will never catch on in America until the rules are drastically changed. I even heard Pele say it needs to happen. Shrink the field and please - do away with 'off sides'. How crazy is that? I am good enough to get the ball ahead of you but it's 'unfair'. No fast breaks means no fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Soccer is the greatest sport in the world. Should we get rid of offsides in hockey and football too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 The NHL did effectively get rid of "offsides" by making the two line pass legal, that's why you see so many breakaways in hockey now. Offsides in football is a totally different... if football was the same as soccer DB's would just slow up and let wideouts beat them on a route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorfenix86 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 If you're good at soccer then you get breakaways too. As long as your forwards wait until the ball is played you get a breakaway. Look at the third goal that the Czech Republic scored on the US to see an example of a breakaway in soccer. They got that breakaway because of great passing and a well timed run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blevins Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Soccer... wake me when something happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 WAKE UP, Blev! Something has happened. The US tied Italy (a perennial soccer power) while being down a man for most of the second half! While their chances of advancing are slim, by not losing they have kept themselves alive. A win against Ghana and an Italian upset of the CH. Republic could send us there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold* Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Agreed -- it was a great game. A lot of folks won't "get it," but I thought the second half was incredible. My guess is that it's a sport that requires some perspective to appreciate, namely how tired all the players were at the end of the second half and the sort of ability it takes to still make big stops despite having legs that feel like jello. Everything I've read also said the crowd was unbelievable. I know I was impressed by how loud the US crowd was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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