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The ref was a bit... wrong... at times, wasn't he?
Overall, the czech team was much, much better. Simple as that. USA wasn't bad, their offside trap worked most of the time, they hade some interesting plays but to often player McBride. Compared to a man like Jan Koller, a very good target player, he was predictable, slow and not good enough in the air.
Not to late for the US team though. If they're lucky, Totti will score a poxy penalty after five minutes. That'll probably give 'em at least one point. The Black Stars are somewhat of a... ehh.. dark horse, we'll see tonight if the US have any chances against them.Comment
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Technically, nothing. It's a very boring and annoying way to play, but you will see some teams pull that **** when they're up 1-0. It sometimes backfires, though, which is good (otherwise it would happen even more often).Also, there doesn't seem to be any kind of shot clock system, so what's to stop a team with the lead from playing keep away the whole game?
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It's called tactics
Look at some the italian games from the 60's through to the 80's. They perfected the catenaccio playing style (score a goal, defend it with 11 men, whilst kicking the opponents star players to shreds. saw Gentile job on Maradona again yesterday, quite funny).
The US had no penetration and their wingers were shrugged off the ball too easily and when they weren't their crosses were rubbish.
Rosicky and Nedved look like they might carry the Czechs quite a way into the tournament.Comment
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That's the difference between a good team and a great team.Originally posted by OzzyKP
The Americans just looked really timid out there. They kept trying to set up these plays and wasted a bunch of time passing it between themselves, but never going downfield with it.
The Czech's strategy only works against a weakish opponent, do that against the Italians and you lose the ball to the other side almost every time (which is why the Americans didn't do it).I also noticed how when the Czech goalie got it, he'd usually kick it downfield. But when the US goalie got it, he'd just pass it to the nearest defender for him to slowly work it up the field. Very slow, plodding, and ineffective.
That's called an offside trap and happens a couple of times a match. You have to time it well though, or an offensive player can evade it simply by a well-timed kick upfield and running past the defenders going in the other direction. Offside is only an foul if it happens at the moment the ball is passed in the direction of the player in question (or a different player that plays an active part in the game -- it can get quite complicated). Once the ball is underway or when a player is dribbling with it you can be as far offside as you like.As for the off-sides thing... what's to stop a defender from running away from his side to purposely catch the other team offsides?
The other team.Also, there doesn't seem to be any kind of shot clock system, so what's to stop a team with the lead from playing keep away the whole game?Comment
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At least it wasn't the Ger-KSA pwnage from WC2002.
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There's nothing wrong with rolling the ball out and working it up the field along the floor. In fact, unless your Goalie has excellent distribution it's usually better than 'hoofing' it up the park. It also depends on whether you have a tall guy up front to win the header. Until Koller's injury the Czechs had such a player.Originally posted by OzzyKP
I also noticed how when the Czech goalie got it, he'd usually kick it downfield. But when the US goalie got it, he'd just pass it to the nearest defender for him to slowly work it up the field. Very slow, plodding, and ineffective.
As was pointed out above, the whole back line has to move up at once to catch a player offside. Get it wrong, and the opposition striker is through.As for the off-sides thing... what's to stop a defender from running away from his side to purposely catch the other team offsides?
I don't know what a shot clock system is, but In Italy defending a one-goal lead is considered an art form they call Catenaccio.Also, there doesn't seem to be any kind of shot clock system, so what's to stop a team with the lead from playing keep away the whole game?Comment
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Something tells me I'm not the only one, hoping football never really catches on in the US.
Took me 5 minutes to realise what a shot-clock could possibly be.
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I'd rather not. Godawful boring stuff. In fact, when I answered Ozzy's question, the first thing that came to mind was the Italian team.It's called tactics Look at some the italian games from the 60's through to the 80's...
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Cort,
A shot clock system would force a team to attack (shoot) within a certain timeframe or lose possession. It's used in basketball.
It makes no sense at all for soccer.
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Who said it has to make sense if the americans like it?
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ffs, who let him in here...Originally posted by OzzyKP
Also, there doesn't seem to be any kind of shot clock system, so what's to stop a team with the lead from playing keep away the whole game?
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Regarding offside, it's a necessary but poor feature of soccer. All sports have some of these and it's best to just accept that fact.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Just wait once we get interested, we'll remake your sport in our own image.Originally posted by Kropotkin
Who said it has to make sense if the americans like it?
And add lots of breaks for commercials.
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