CATCH17;2851473 said:
Most of these guys just don't understand the sport.
I get that. I used to be the same way.
If you actually know whats going on and still dont like it than fine.
But if you think guys are just out there kicking a ball around with no tactics or anything involved than your opinion is worthless.
Soccer vs Baseball is comical. The 2 aren't even close.
Soccer in a lot of ways is like the NFL except it is played with the feet.
You still have to play good defense, make good passes, have playmakers, and all that other good stuff.
Is it better than the NFL? Hell no. But it isn't as close to as bad as many people think it is.
I think the LA Galaxy franchise has done a lot though for the progression of Soccer in America and the sport is a lot popular here in 2009 than it has been at any other time.
Heck it got me to become a fan and I was just as much of a Soccer hater as anybody on here.
I always have to laugh when a soccer fan mentions people not understanding the game. I will get back to that.
Have you ever stopped to consider that the thuggish behavior of Eagles fans is one reason why we hate the Eagles? Now think about the actions of soccer fans. To me there is little difference except that often soccer fans are even worse. That's right, worse than Eagles fans who are widely considered the worst football fans on the planet. For the same reason I do not respect Eagles fans, I do not respect soccer fans. Throw blatant racism on top of it, and I am never going to be converted to that not worth a crap game.
I do understand the game. I have played the game. I was actually an All Star Goalie as a kid. I admit I did not deserve that award. Openly admit it in fact.
I think that more than anything else makes me hate the game. We played an entire season with no one scoring on us. It had nothing to do with me. I could have taken a nap back there and we would have won easily. I think I only had to stop 3 goals all season. Our team had one player in particular that was simply too good for the rest of the league. He was from Bolivia and it was rare that anyone could even get the ball on our side of the field. Once they did he would steal it and get it into our attack zones.
Now, I openly admit I admire the fact he was a superior athlete to the rest of us (for that sport) and I acknowledge that about him. I do not deny these guys are in great cardio condition. In every other sport that we played as kids, I made him look as inept as he made me feel in soccer. Was I horrible at soccer? No, in fact I was as good as anyone else on the team except him.
It just bores the hell out of me. I admire marathoners too, but I would never watch a marathon. Jogging (which is what soccer players do moreso than running) is not interesting to me. Not even when it is about attack angles and schemes.
And I literally detest the flopping. I have zero respect for the rolling on the ground in agony only to be fine as wine when the official flashes his little card.
Did you know that one time in England a match was halted by a dense fog so thick that no one could see? The referees halted the game and the players left the field. Except for one of the goalies who did not hear the call to halt the game. He stayed in goal for another 20 minutes thinking that the match was simply happening on the other side of the field. It never occurred to him that something was wrong. Yeah, that's how exciting soccer is.
That is a true story.
