Why is soccer the world's sport?

[Gilver]

So someone is uncultured and without a passport because they don't like soccer? No, you're just another snob liberal cac elitist.


Soccer itself is not a difficult sport to play. So long as you have rudimentary ball control, which one can develop between 0-14 years, soccer itself is easy to get into. The problem is mastering the game, which is true of all sports. Soccer, however, requires less raw size/speed than other sports.

To master the game you have to understand it. Which is why the USA will never get above the level they're currently at. Unless they throw money at foreigners who do understand it(suppose they already are, but not enough for a complete overhaul of the infrastructure that would be needed.

And i don't mean understanding the offside rule or what constitutes a foul. The tactical nuances involved are incredible.

I accept NFL playbooks etc are hard. But once you got your plays down you're set, it's just about execution. It's a robotic game for robotic athletes. And don't give me the stuff about audibles etc it's much the same.

There's only so many ways NFL teams can set up. As mentioned their are actual PLAY BOOKS.

There are literally thousands and thousands of tactical nuances in Football that take incredible footballing intelligence to grasp. You don't get that by kicking a ball in a slum in Brazil, you get that via coaching and education.

It's when you can sort of grasp and begin to understand these things, that takes football from a game of soft guys falling on the floor to the beautiful game.

The Worlds Game.

 

[godkiller]

To master the game you have to understand it. Which is why the USA will never get above the level they're currently at. Unless they throw money at foreigners who do understand it(suppose they already are, but not enough for a complete overhaul of the infrastructure that would be needed.

The USA is already one of the best men's teams in the world and Americans don't even like soccer. Soccer is like any other sport.

And i don't mean understanding the offside rule or what constitutes a foul. The tactical nuances involved are incredible.

Not really, no.

I accept NFL playbooks etc are hard. But once you got your plays down you're set, it's just about execution. It's a robotic game for robotic athletes. And don't give me the stuff about audibles etc it's much the same.

Executing a NFL playbook--with respects to timing, route running, execution--is very difficult and very few people can do it against NFL defenses. NFL receivers also have to read coverage, defenders, etc and adjust their routes accordingly. Soccer players all do many of the things too. The difference between soccer players is in the nuances. The same is true of NFL players.

There are literally thousands and thousands of tactical nuances in Football that take incredible footballing intelligence to grasp. You don't get that by kicking a ball in a slum in Brazil, you get that via coaching and education.

Soccer players aren't smart and intellect isn't necessary to succeed in soccer. Hockey players tend to come from richer families and speak more articulately than soccer players on average. Cristiano Ronaldo played in England for several years, gave more than 100 interviews and still can't speak passable English. There are legions of great soccer players that began by "kicking a ball" in the Brazil's slums as well. If soccer required great intellect, you'd see Asians and nerds dominating the game.

It's when you can sort of grasp and begin to understand these things, that takes football from a game of soft guys falling on the floor to the beautiful game.

The Worlds Game.

Romantic nonsense.

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Americans love talking shyt about soccer but happily sit through the three hour snooze fest that is baseball







































Come at me bro

 

[eufemism]

because kicking a ball and running is basic on every level

truthfully I think everyone in decent shape could be come a good soccer player....same cant be said about other sports

so american football is just carrying a ball and sprinting 100 yards to the other side? sounds easy enough

 

[godkiller]

so american football is just carrying a ball and sprinting 100 yards to the other side? sounds easy enough

The difference is that once players learns how to kick a ball, many can potentially become a soccer player. The same isn't true for football. Once you learn how to catch and juke, you still can't play. Football and hockey are more physical sports. If you caught a football, you wouldn't make it on yard before getting tackled. Forget about sprinting 100.

 

[eufemism]

The difference is that once players learns how to kick a ball, many can potentially become a soccer player. The same isn't true for football. Once you learn how to catch and juke, you still can't play.

people vastly underestimate how much it takes to play soccer. 90 minutes of sprinting and jogging? you ain't gonna see some 350 lb linesman doing that



and people talk about game intelligence in basketball especially, but in soccer it goes way beyond that. in football you have your coach telling you what to do EVERY single play with some guy in the stands doing the same




in soccer the game has no pauses and it's extremely fluid. players have to make their own decisions every single play not only individually but as a TEAM. and if they make a mistake they can lose the game due to the close scores like 1-0 or 2-1.

 

[godkiller]

people vastly underestimate how much it takes to play soccer. 90 minutes of sprinting and jogging? you ain't gonna see some 350 lb linesman doing that

Women can run for 90 minutes so endurance doesn't mean anything. While you won't find 350 pound linemen jogging for 90 minutes, soccer players can't do any of the strength and power feats linemen can. Soccer players are more comparable to defensive and offensive American football players. And soccer players can't do any of what defensive and offensive American football players do in terms of speed, explosion, etc.

and people talk about game intelligence in basketball especially, but in soccer it goes way beyond that. in football you have your coach telling you what to do EVERY single play with some guy in the stands doing the same

Soccer is not alone in requiring game intelligence and strategy. Most all sports involve some measure of the aforementioned. In American football, coaches frame the play and call it out. But exactly how offensive football players execute their play and instruction--whether they want to take 2 steps or 4; turn their head away from the defender; sink their hips; alter or change their route based on coverage--is up to them. Defensive football players make the same decisions and pay for those decisions in similar ways. Quarterbacks have to master pocket presence, accuracy, eye movement, footwork, fakes, delivery etc entirely of their own accord. |

You act as though running routes is easy because the coaches asks it. Lol.

in soccer the game has no pauses and it's extremely fluid. players have to make their own decisions every single play not only individually but as a TEAM. and if they make a mistake they can lose the game due to the close scores like 1-0 or 2-1.

Soccer does have pauses. Anytime a ball goes out (which happens after nearly every possession) or a foul occurs, there is a pause in the game. Players are tactically restricted according to what their coaches want and make decisions within that framework, same as basketball and American football players. If basketball and American players screw up, their teams can lose, and likewise with score players.

 

[yoyoyo1]

they are racist but soccer fans are blatant with that shyt. How often do you see bananas on a nfl football field

thank you for posting this nice tribute!

 

[be back in a bit]

Because anyone can play it, whether youre coming from poverty or a wealthy place. shyt like hockey and football requires equipment.

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

This thread gets made every few months as if it's a coli tradition. Unfortunately, the thread gets dumber with time as well...

 

[dennis roadman]

Basic rule of thumb is that the more @Roddy Right posts in a thread, the dumber it gets

It's science

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

Basic rule of thumb is that the more @Roddy Right posts in a thread, the dumber it gets

It's science

One of the WOATs no doubt

 

[Goat poster]

Because it's BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

[godkiller]

Basic rule of thumb is that the more @Roddy Right posts in a thread, the dumber it gets

It's science

Stop tagging me, fakkit.

 

[dennis roadman]

Stop tagging me, fakkit.

@Roddy Right