cos789 wrote:sydneyfc wrote:cos789 wrote:If soccer is so entertaining why don't people watch the nsl?
Soccer toady is about defensive setups, offside traps, moving the ball down the wings to force a corner kick and manufacture a goal from there or go inbound and draw a penalty in the box.
Midfield play is typically very boring. And you have the slightest imagination. If a team puts numbers in it's attacking half that means the defensive half is lacking.
Have you seen a game of GAA? A very attractive game that soccer should be like. When Australia Vs Ireland IR was big news in the UK the GAA got a big boost in interest from British soccer fans.
I dont know what GAA is exactly .
You don't know what GAA is AT ALL. Gaelic Football. It's like soccer except you can use your hands and no-offside.
IR is hybrid between GAA and AFL and allows tackling but looks a lot like GAA.
I don't know what you see as so attractive about soccer as you don't even know the basic tactics.
And you haven't answered about penalising only deliberate handballs and outs and not the manufactured ones.
Then again FIFA cannot distinguish between a trip and a dive so I guess it's all too hard.
hardly, i see nothing that needs to be changed about the way the game is played as it stands. referee interpretations when it comes to fouls and simulation will always need work but as it stands the game is fine. every single rule change you've suggested seems ridiculous and your only way of supporting the idea is that soccer is boring to watch for
you
no one asked you to enjoy the game, if it's not your cup of tea, that's fine. like i said, find me a sport anywhere in the world where people will unanimously go out of their way to watch it or enjoy it. you won't find any.
and you're a master tactician? you're on record claiming that the main aim for soccer is to win a corner and get a penalty
you're not going to please everyone, but as long as the overwhelming majority are happy then that's good enough to me.
things i find attractive about soccer are things that start so basic like first touch, different passing techniques, ball recycling and rotation, watching teams dominate possession, the stories behind clubs and teams, the rivalries, outrageous skills, determination - even a bit of a controversy and drama. plenty of stuff to keep me entertained.
i can watch a team playing with their entire team behind the ball sitting in and around the box and see the beauty of it.
i dont need to invent some silly rules like changing the offside rule or removing goalkeepers to help keep my attention span