2022 World Cup. I'm watching!!!!

[Shelkonnery]

so, you have to allow the defense to catch up? thats really a dumb rule. if you arent smart enough to not allow the opponents to get behind you, the rules shouldnt bail you out.

Yes, I know it sounds ridiculous at first. It took me a while to understand it too.

The point of the offside rule is to prevent attacking players from perpetually camping in front of the opponent's goal.

Defense is always zone, not man to man, it doesn't work like that.

 

[DavGrape]

Same as hockey... can't just sit in front of the net.

Hockey not big in Ghana.

 

[Bobby Mahogany]

I'd rather get a colonoscopy than watch soccer.

You think you could do the World Cup of Colonoscopy?

It's many "games" in a short amount of times...

 

[WaywerdSon]

Same as hockey... can't just sit in front of the net.

Hockey not big in Ghana.
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not the same at all. In hockey there is a definite line you cant cross. In soccer it moves depending on defensive alignment. Makes it pretty abitrary and a judgement call depending on player position. Bails out bad defensive play, if someone gets behind you, you can ignore them. Just let them all get behind you. Cuz they cant receive the ball? Thats stupid

 

[Howard2k]

not the same at all. In hockey there is a definite line you cant cross. In soccer it moves depending on defensive alignment. Makes it pretty abitrary and a judgement call depending on player position. Bails out bad defensive play, if someone gets behind you, you can ignore them. Just let them all get behind you. Cuz they cant receive the ball? Thats stupid

No, that's the offside trap. It's a strategy. It's ok not to understand it

The Offside Trap In Soccer (Explained) - Soccerprime

Fans of the 1997 movie “The Full Monty” might remember that the “Arsenal offside trap” was used to help some rather hopeless men with their dancing skills by getting them to move into a straight line. An offside trap is a defensive technique used by multiple soccer teams the world over, and is a...

soccerprime.com

I don't get the hockey red line blue line nonsense either. But I bet if I spent a few minutes reading about it I could understand it.

I hope it's not in the Canadian citizenship test.

 

[Bobby Mahogany]

Watch closely or you might miss a point being scored.

That happens?

 

[WaywerdSon]

No, that's the offside trap. It's a strategy. It's ok not to understand it

The Offside Trap In Soccer (Explained) - Soccerprime

Fans of the 1997 movie “The Full Monty” might remember that the “Arsenal offside trap” was used to help some rather hopeless men with their dancing skills by getting them to move into a straight line. An offside trap is a defensive technique used by multiple soccer teams the world over, and is a...

soccerprime.com

I don't get the hockey red line blue line nonsense either. But I bet if I spent a few minutes reading about it I could understand it.

I hope it's not in the Canadian citizenship test.

its simple. puck must cross the blue line prior to any offensive player crossing the blue line

 

[Bobby Mahogany]

Japan’s players and staff left their locker room spotless after the game, with origami and thank you notes for the hosts. Their fans helped pick up the trash in the stands. They also did this in previous World Cups. That's a nice culture clash.

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Japan leave dressing room spotless after World Cup win over Germany

Pictures shared on social media showed the floors swept, litter sorted into neat piles and even windows left open for ventilation in the Japan locker room after their 2-1 win.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I'm looking for some Japanese people to invite to my place...
and then having them leave.

 

[rxbandit]

If USA beats England today it'll officially be renamed soccer. Thems the rules!

 

[Chester Drawers]

If USA beats England today it'll officially be renamed soccer. Thems the rules!

Noooooooooooooooo!!

(and if we win, you’ve got to drive on the left. )

 

[questionman]

If USA beats England today it'll officially be renamed soccer. Thems the rules!

Noooooooooooooooo!!

(and if we win, you’ve got to drive on the left. )

Looks like we’re back to square 1

 

[pnuggett]

Fuckin' soccer.

 

[fett]

My new x-ray eye is seeing right through this thing they call football. It's really shitty. I know it's the first stage and playing to a 0-0 is not a bad thing. It's just no fun. This had better get better real quick or it's "Love Boat" and "Leave it to Beaver".

 

[fry]

I will start watching the day someone can explain the offsides and timing rules to me

I'm waiting


oh yeah, and they stop doing this shit

Love the Babylon Bee…

World Cup Ref Wondering If It's Too Late To Admit He Doesn't Know What Offsides Is

QATAR — Todd Ballings, a FIFA referee representing U.S. rule keepers in the 2022 World Cup, is reported to have quietly pulled aside an assistant referee to see if they thought it was too late to admit he doesn't know what offsides is.

babylonbee.com

 

[VictorB]

Is this guy still playing?

 

[redking]

I wish they would broadcast the grounds crew cutting the grass and making it look so nice. I would rather watch that.

 

[fett]

I'm trying so hard to watch this. I can't see how a few billion people think this game is interesting.

 

[DavGrape]

Smaller field with 10 foot high walls you can bounce-pass off of would be good.

 

[fett]

I DVR these games. I just watched Brazil get beat on penalty kicks.

 

[DavGrape]

One hour of penalty kicking, each team a half-hour would be good.