qg3wf wrote:
Oh, the low scoring sport of soccer really sucks.
Get rid of the offsides rule, watch the long passes ensue, and you
would have a higher scoring pleasurable sport to watch.....
^^ Does not get the sport at all. Anyway, soccer (football) is one of the few major sports where the team that plays 'better' often loses. I mean.....often. Attacking teams are simply stalemated by solid defence, get frustrated, lose concentration, and lose to late breakaway goals. It's all a lot more subtle than the usual American 'playing defense is for losers' mentality.