The Beautiful "Boring" Game !!!!

[Exarecr]

As I sat for all of 10 minutes of the soccer game I could stomach, I had to wonder where oh where did the term "beautiful game" ever originate. After watching the recent world cup and all its fakery and diving and boring predictable back and forth and forth and back and endless gaggles of running dudes who never seem to move the ball anywhere except up or out of play, I assumed the under twenties would generate something, anything that resembled flow or intricate movement of the ball simply because of youthfull exuberance. It was not to be. The same boring monotonous up and down gaggle of younger dudes doing the same thing, only worse. Flow is relief after the short walk back to bed. It is a slow river. It is a dude on ice deeking out the hapless defence as the winning goal lights up the crowd. It certainly is NOT part of the so called "beautiful game". No wonder everyone in hit crazy North America tunes out the "beautiful game".  watching specs of dust converging to create planets is far more interesting, and just as chaotic. Am I the only one not smitten by the soccer bug? Cheers,and see you all in Kingston

 

[Kat Stevens]

Yup, obviously the rest of the entire population of the planet needs to realign it's thinking with the North American "more scoring makes a better sport" philosophy.  What ever were they thinking.  You figure because you play rugby it makes you too manly to play football (soccer for you Philistines)?  I guess you'd never lower yourself to pick up one of those big girly baseball gloves either.  And I really hope you've never in your life played the most Nancy sport of all, netball, er basketball, I mean. The diving and play acting is infuriating, but it has become a tactic of the game.  And, by the way, I saw enough big burly he-man NHLers flopping around like bashed seals in this years playoff soap opera. Yeah, the rest of the world is hopelessly stupid.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Why do you think there are soccer riots?................well at least it gives the fans something exiting to see.
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I think soccer is one of those games you must see live, it just doesn't translate to television.

I must admit watching the Law Enforcement games last summer play 5 on 5 on a smaller field, with no offsides, and changing on the fly was just a  phenomenal game to watch.

 

[Nieghorn]

Night Black, because of the softer pitches in the UK, you're more likely to see the metal-capped six stud boots or the aluminium 'blades.'  They hurt more, trust me, especially after a studs-up-two-footed slide into the ankle.  I'm a rugby player as well, but find soccer more demanding on the cardio system ... I would argue there are more stoppages in a game of rugby, when you consider stopping for lineouts, scrums, more frequent scores, etc.


Exerecr, regarding your original post ...

boring predictable back and forth and forth and back and endless gaggles of

skating

dudes who never seem to

have any strategies

except

dump and chase

... is how many people see ice hockey.  I reckon soccer and hockey are closer than people think, and not just some of the elements of both games; both sports are full of under-educated oafs who make way too much money.