World Cup

[One Quarter]

I don't know the finer details of the game.  What I do know is if a really fast guy out runs another fast guy he should be entitled to receive a pass from anywhere on the field.  This having to wait to outrun my guy until my team kicks the ball down the field is bullshit. 

Really fast guys already outrun other really fast guys, and receive passes from all over the field, all the time under the offside rule.  The rule just requires them to time their runs, like a WR can't jog behind the defense before the snap in football.  Without offside, fast guys beating other fast guys to a pass would happen far less and maybe never, because there would be no reason to ever have players, however fast, in the middle of the field.

The strategy without offside would be: park the GK plus 5 tall defenders and 5 tall attackers in each goal box, and wait for a hoof-ball from the other end of the field.  Then, there'd be a header contest, a scrum for the ball, and either a goal, a corner, or yet another long boot to the other end of the field.  It could be some kind of sport, but it wouldn't be soccer.

[BleedinRed]

I hear you.  I've spent zero time assessing the consequences of doing away with the offside penalty.   I'm basing my comments on the handful of times when I have watched soccer and seen a great pass and score get nullified because the receiving/scoring player was 1 millimeter ahead of the closest defender. 

Surely "they" can come up with rules to prevent the negative consequences you laid out.

I would also like to see the game shift from 99% passing at midfield, the defense kicking the ball out of play any time they are in an unfavorable position, and flopping.

Well, I think that's all the cans of worms I can open here.  After reading my response, OQ's head is about to explode I'm sure.   

GO USA!!!!

[Pig Benis]

I hear you.  I've spent zero time assessing the consequences of doing away with the offside penalty.   I'm basing my comments on the handful of times when I have watched soccer and seen a great pass and score get nullified because the receiving/scoring player was 1 millimeter ahead of the closest defender. 

Surely "they" can come up with rules to prevent the negative consequences you laid out.

I would also like to see the game shift from 99% passing at midfield, the defense kicking the ball out of play any time they are in an unfavorable position, and flopping.

Well, I think that's all the cans of worms I can open here.  After reading my response, OQ's head is about to explode I'm sure.   

GO USA!!!!

They just need to start calling backcourt.

[The Reverend SnoopHogg]

They just need to start calling backcourt.

Or a 3 second lane violation.

[Thin Red Swine]

Really fast guys already outrun other really fast guys, and receive passes from all over the field, all the time under the offside rule.  The rule just requires them to time their runs, like a WR can't jog behind the defense before the snap in football.  Without offside, fast guys beating other fast guys to a pass would happen far less and maybe never, because there would be no reason to ever have players, however fast, in the middle of the field.

The strategy without offside would be: park the GK plus 5 tall defenders and 5 tall attackers in each goal box, and wait for a hoof-ball from the other end of the field.  Then, there'd be a header contest, a scrum for the ball, and either a goal, a corner, or yet another long boot to the other end of the field.  It could be some kind of sport, but it wouldn't be soccer.

And a lot of lower level soccer already looks like this. Having coached more youth league than I could have ever imagined, my experience is that the hardest thing to teach is staying in position rather than chasing the ball everywhere.

I think the offside rule could be tweaked so that only the more obvious violations are called, but it is absolutely essential. I geek out on watching a defense set a high line and force an offside.

[BASS]

They just need to start calling backcourt.

That would be a good rule. It's chicken shit to kick it back into your own zone to reset.

[Thin Red Swine]

That would be a good rule. It's chicken shit to kick it back into your own zone to reset.

Or it's a key maneuver to switch the ball to the other side of the field.

[BASS]

Or it's a key maneuver to switch the ball to the other side of the field.

Yeah but as a fan I'd rather see more takeaways

[BleedinRed]

They just need to start calling backcourt.

Was going to mention this as well but thought that might be a bridge too far.  I need my water on tonight.  

[Hogfan58]

Messi misses a pen that would make him the all-time leading WC goal scorer. Proves he's human.

[Cornhogio]

Argentina are some dirty mother fuckers.

[Hogfan58]

Argentina are some dirty mother fuckers.

They are masters of soccer's "dark arts". Hard fouls, hard tackles, no cards.

[DrMongoose]

Oh boy....

https://x.com/joshchavis65/status/2069107263667609629?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A

[GeoHogsGeo]

Ronaldo found some youth today.

[buff2.0]

https://x.com/stoolsalesguy/status/2069527840224158124?s=20

[BASS]

https://x.com/stoolsalesguy/status/2069527840224158124?s=20

Bazinga!

[Thin Red Swine]

Ronaldo found some youth today.

To be fair, his cheeks and forehead are only like 3 years old.