FIFA's response to blown calls and reffin mistakes...BAN the big screen replays in the arena

[Da Coach]

It's not my feelings, it's the feelings of the majority of Americans.
Why can't some soccer purists accept that, instead of diminishing everyone who doesn't love watching a scorelesss draw or a match with several fake injuries?

For the record, I do care about soccer. I have played it, and coached it. I have taken a lot of time off work these past couple weeks to stay home and watch these World Cup matches. And I have attended World Cup games in the past, even when they didn't involve the US team. I am probably the kind of soccer enthusiast that FIFA and the TV networks want to appeal to. But I can see the problems that keep Americans from taking a liking to soccer. Too bad FIFA and the others with the powers don't.

 

[tornado]

.... how can you bash the 'keep away' style of play?

what I am saying is that teams who know they don't have to win...and that they can and will advance even with a tie, will forego any offensive action and lay back and play keep away..

I am not the only one who felt cheated watching teams who pretty much decide before the game was played that they're just gonna go out there and play to a 0-0 tie...

In fact the single biggest change in this World Cup was moving the start times of the knockout round games so they are played at the exact same time -- just to reduce the chance of collusion by teams who then might know even a scoreless tie advances them.

 

[ChewaBrave]

It's not my feelings, it's the feelings of the majority of Americans.
Why can't you accept that, instead of insulting everyone who doesn't love watching a scorelesss draw or a match with several fake injuries?

For the record, I do care about soccer. I have played it, and coached it. I have taken a lot of time off work these past couple weeks to stay home and watch these World Cup matches. And I have attended World Cup games in the past, even when they didn't involve the US team. I am probably the kind of soccer enthusiast that FIFA and the TV networks want to appeal to. But I can see the problems that keep Americans from taking a liking to soccer. Too bad FIFA and the others with the powers don't.

I'm not sure where I insulted people that don't love soccer. I've said all along, those that like soccer, watch it, those that don't - don.t And furthermore, I believe i agreed that the contingent of americans that like soccer is relatively small. I'm just simply saying that people have talked about keep away soccer, low pace (sometimes) low scoring, ending in draws - this is soccer. If you can't watch a game with those characteristics, then don't watch soccer. Thats just the situation. As well it appeared to me that some of the posts to this thread have basically attempted to belittle soccer fans. Essentially we aren't real sports fans because we'll accept ties, or that we 'like to watch' fake injuries etc etc. Furthermore, that for some reason because some of us are bi-or trilingual we don't appear to matter as a soccer viewing base, because of all reasons, advertisers don't play to us? I get it, you don't like FIFA, some people may think the entire thing is rigged, or referees that make bad calls against the US are terrorists - but save for the bad reffing this WC I love the game, and don't appreciate the belittling.

 

[ChewaBrave]

what I am saying is that teams who know they don't have to win...and that they can and will advance even with a tie, will forego any offensive action and lay back and play keep away..

I am not the only one who felt cheated watching teams who pretty much decide before the game was played that they're just gonna go out there and play to a 0-0 tie...

In fact the single biggest change in this World Cup was moving the start times of the knockout round games so they are played at the exact same time -- just to reduce the chance of collusion by teams who then might know even a scoreless tie advances them.

lol. That isn't really at all what it appeared as thou you intended with keep away soccer. I appreciate the clarification . The only game i can think of off the top of my head where this seemed to affect anything was Portugal, and Brazil. I will agree I would have liked to see more aggressive play during that game.

 

[SFP]

Slowing down a game to advance happens in a lot of games. Football they run the ball and play a nickel package. Basketball before the shot clock was even more ridiculous. At one point you have to win to advance in the WC and what we have seen regardless of the refs or playing for a draw is that the best teams did advance and that is what the first part of WC is suppose to produce.