2010 World Cup Thread

[shnsajax]

Serbia is doing exactly what we wanted to do.

[UMFan83]

I still don't understand the offsides rule in soccer

 

It's not difficult. Takes a bit of practice to be able to spot it though.

 

When the pass is made, there has to be a defender in front or even with (i believe) the recepient of the pass.

 

It doesn't matter if the recepient is 30 yards ahead of the defender when he gets it, it only matters where he is when the pass is made.

[Garwilly]

I still don't understand the offsides rule in soccer

 

Think of the last dman (assuming the goaltender is back there) as the blue line (in hockey terms).

[Hairyducked Idiot]

How on earth are they spending so much time in the US' third of the field?

 

The U.S. seems more interested in long balls than controlling possession and creating any sort of buildup.

[Guest]

What the [expletive].

[Derwood]

so you have to "carry" the ball past the last defender, you can't pass it past them to your own player?

[UMFan83]

I don't know what it is with the USMNT and the first 15 minutes.

 

Now we'll see Slovenia bunker down.

 

They are the Randy Wells of the soccer world.

[Mark Priors Calves]

we can score off of a set piece if slovenia is going to defend like that last one.

[imb]

I don't know what it is with the USMNT and the first 15 minutes.

 

Now we'll see Slovenia bunker down.

 

doesn't look like it so far. Still attacking.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

so you have to "carry" the ball past the last defender, you can't pass it past them to your own player?

 

You can kick it and let your forward run past him. The key is where the recipient of the pass is the moment the pass is kicked.

[Garwilly]

so you have to "carry" the ball past the last defender, you can't pass it past them to your own player?

 

You can pass it. If your teammate is onside when you kick it, that is what matters

[bukie]

so you have to "carry" the ball past the last defender, you can't pass it past them to your own player?

No, you just can't be behind the last defender or goalie before a pass is made.

[UMFan83]

so you have to "carry" the ball past the last defender, you can't pass it past them to your own player?

 

you can pass the ball past the last defender, but that defender has to be even with the recepient of the pass when the passer initiates the pass. If the recepient sprints away from the defender after the pass is kicked and receives it, he can easily find himself on a breakaway. Also it doesn't matter where the defender is...if the recepient is in the middle of the field, and the only defender between him and the goalie is up at the top of the field and nowhere near the recepient, it's still onsides.

[Mark Priors Calves]

very random california state flag in the stands.

[Derwood]

so you have to "carry" the ball past the last defender, you can't pass it past them to your own player?

No, you just can't be behind the last defender or goalie before a pass is made.

 

that's what I thought. so the line judges just keep moving to stay even with the last defender, right?

[Mark Priors Calves]

come on, gooch.

[UMFan83]

I guess we are attacking a little bit better since the goal.

[Billy_Buck]

Arrrrrgh. Little hints of buildup, here and there...

[imb]

We're not going to lose to a squad that wears black shoes with white socks

[USSoccer]

I hate to say it, but no way Clark leaves that much space available on the SVN goal.

[Banedon]

US only has one shot? is that right?

[Jon]

This is dreadful.

[Billy_Buck]

We're not going to lose to a squad that wears black shoes with white socks

Looks like they modeled the jersey stripe on Charlie Brown's sweater, too.

[UMFan83]

So if we lose this game, we have to hope that England either flatout loses one of their last 2 games and the USA has a better goal dif., or ties each of its last 2 games. Oof.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Oh look, Altidore! That's better.