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Boring AF CONCACAF match between bottom-feeders, VE/EC, . . . but Venezuela just uncorked a CRACKING goal.
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Italy on the ropes at beginning of the knockout round.
Belgium/Portugal tomorrow should be great.
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This offsides rule is ridiculous
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The offsides rule is great. You can make fun of soccer, but don't denigrate the offsides rule.
If you want to understand it better with a loose but useful analogy, it's like the 3-second rule in the paint. It gets rid of cherrypickers and gives the defense a tactical weapon. OTOH, if you are disputing a particular ruLING in a game I'm not watching, . . .
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Obviously!! . . . Dee Ford, . . . [sigh]
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Differentiate for me the call against this guy in the offsides position from Dee Ford in the offsides position. . . Explain how one's an apple and the other an orange.
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One was a hustle play thats easy to get caught up in and the other was a stationary play that is basic American football.
I guess if you want to be the Rulemeister, be my guest. I understand the nature of the offsides rule, but comon man. |
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Sports sets the rule for competition so hustle means something when achievements are met within them. You could just as easily argue Dee got caught up 'hustling' Or any number of WRs who 'almost' make a circus catch or amazing run, except they touch the OOB boundary. How many golfers lose big competitions because the ball takes a bad bounce, or hangs on the lip of the cup. They hustled, . . . they ALMOST achieved their objective, except under the rules. You don't decide after the fact, in any sport, that the play was so pretty that the rules don't apply for a moment. That's the capriciousness and excitement of sports.
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Dee was standing there
So you're trying to tell me you're okay with arnautovic extending his foot 6 inches too far attacking the goal and Austria going home because of it? Seems arbitrary to me... |
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We've survived much more capricious calls with as big or bigger consequence throughout sports. It's part of what sports is.
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No, I'm saying when the box is packed with both offensive and defensive players offsides is stupid
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