Rationale for the off sides rule in soccer - Page 4

GIMH · 21-06-2010, 01:27 PM

I refuse to engage in any discussion with you until you start calling it offsides FFS

There are plenty of downsides to your suggestion, alas see my previous sentence.

FaaipDeOiad · 21-06-2010, 01:59 PM

Surely the tactical depth and subtlety of the game would be the biggest issue. Sounds awful honestly, like netball or something.

GIMH · 21-06-2010, 02:21 PM

Yeah, would take out so many lovely balls from the midfield, intelligent runs from a striker, what about free-kicks 40 yards out? Can't put a man in the box to try and nod it in.

Stick to silly American sports SS

nightprowler10 · 21-06-2010, 02:26 PM

The problem is that SS is used to offsides in ice hockey, which is a bit of a joke sport even by American standards (unless Chicago is playing/winning

).

PhoenixFire · 21-06-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nightprowler10

The problem is that SS is that he's American.

Fix'd.

silentstriker · 21-06-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

I refuse to engage in any discussion with you until you start calling it offsides FFS

There are plenty of downsides to your suggestion, alas see my previous sentence.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

Yeah, would take out so many lovely balls from the midfield, intelligent runs from a striker, what about free-kicks 40 yards out? Can't put a man in the box to try and nod it in.

Stick to silly American sports SS

Jeez, it was just a suggestion.

Next you'll get all uptight at my suggestion to use oval balls and give the players ability to carry them in their hands and be tackled.

cpr · 21-06-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by silentstriker

Next you'll get all uptight at my suggestion to use oval balls and give the players ability to carry them in their hands and be tackled.

Didn't know you were a rugby fan SS?

silentstriker · 21-06-2010, 06:34 PM

NFL. Rugby for men.

Jungle Jumbo · 22-06-2010, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cpr

Aye does catch some out. Its the second to last man, the keeper 9/10 times being the last man, unless his name is Higuita (ah, Italia 90 memories)

Absolute chaos if you're refereeing and the keeper decides to charge out and become the second-last defender. All perceptions become completely bulldozed in an instant.

Bobisback · 22-06-2010, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by silentstriker

NFL. Rugby for men.

Men.

dontcloseyoureyes · 24-06-2010, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

you can't be offside from a throw in (source of much anger during youth football coaching).

Tell that to FIFA10 thanks.

Top_Cat · 27-06-2010, 12:36 AM

Field hockey abolished its very similar offside rule years ago and after a short period of some gimme goals with guy camped in the D, teams adjusted and a new era of tactics to combat it came about. Hasn't resulted in a huge jump in scoring rates to my knowledge and the game does flow very nicely these days. Albeit, a soccer pitch is a bit bigger than a hockey pitch I think so the 'extra space' created in hockey might be a massive problem if it was the case in soccer.

Just one of those things, really. No specific problem with the offside rule and certainly soccer has no problems with broadening its appeal but a lot of the arguments against it are a bit Henny Penny tbh.

Uppercut · 27-06-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GingerFurball

You can't be offside from a goal kick, I'm fairly sure in theory you can be offside from a corner although in practice it's exceptionally unlikely to ever happen.

Someone in the camera team during the England match today didn't get the memo- got lines drawn on the pitch and all to tell us Klose was offside for Germany's first.

PhoenixFire · 28-06-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Top_Cat

Field hockey abolished its very similar offside rule years ago and after a short period of some gimme goals with guy camped in the D, teams adjusted and a new era of tactics to combat it came about. Hasn't resulted in a huge jump in scoring rates to my knowledge and the game does flow very nicely these days. Albeit, a soccer pitch is a bit bigger than a hockey pitch I think so the 'extra space' created in hockey might be a massive problem if it was the case in soccer.

Just one of those things, really. No specific problem with the offside rule and certainly soccer has no problems with broadening its appeal but a lot of the arguments against it are a bit Henny Penny tbh.

Should be able to do self-pass free-kicks as well in football, has worked really well in field hockey.

GIMH · 28-06-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Uppercut

Someone in the camera team during the England match today didn't get the memo- got lines drawn on the pitch and all to tell us Klose was offside for Germany's first.

Got to admit to having to shout at a few mates about that one

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GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,656	Yeah, would take out so many lovely balls from the midfield, intelligent runs from a striker, what about free-kicks 40 yards out? Can't put a man in the box to try and nod it in. Stick to silly American sports SS

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