Your opinion/perception of soccer

DaddyMac · 11-06-2008, 03:24 PM

I'm nothing close to being a fan of soccer. But I like it enough. Can't and probably will never just sit down and watch and MLS game. Overall it's rather boring.

But if it's something significant like the US in the World Cup - I pay attention and might even have the game on. Although most likely won't be engrossed with it.

I wish I had the athleticism of the better soccer players, however. They really are fantastic athletes.

The_Architect · 11-06-2008, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by LindenCy

I think this last point is a big one. If the best athletes were playing, it would help it a lot.

I agree. If the Ladanian Tomlinsons and Reggie Bushs grew up playing soccer the USA would dominate.

Oh and for the original question, boring boring boring.

cmoneyr · 11-06-2008, 03:25 PM

American soccer sucks, MLS is a joke. Soccer in England and the rest of Europe is a sight to see. The passion and excitement is infectious, you can't help but get excited. I really enjoy watching Champion's league games.

isucyfan · 11-06-2008, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

I played, at a fairly high level, for many years. There isn't a whole lot of high paced running, most is a light jog...

As for the baseball comparison.... Baseball is a game of over 350 small battles every game. Each pitch is a chance for something you have never seen....

But there's not much standing around at all. In mainstream American sports, there's a lot of time between plays.

bostinelosd · 11-06-2008, 03:28 PM

Ill give them credit. They are athletes, but I have no interest in watching it at all. For me it was a game we played as kids before we got into football and basketball.

brianhos · 11-06-2008, 03:29 PM

Great for little kids, but boring once you get to about High School.

ajk4st8 · 11-06-2008, 03:29 PM

Soccer lacks the explosive play.

Watching guys halfway jog for 2 hours is pretty boring.

I would take a sport with 150 explosive plays like football vs 2 hours of snails pace activity.

DaddyMac · 11-06-2008, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

I played, at a fairly high level, for many years. There isn't a whole lot of high paced running, most is a light jog...

As for the baseball comparison.... Baseball is a game of over 350 small battles every game. Each pitch is a chance for something you have never seen....

Uggh. Baseball....

j/k.

But it is a little bit of a similar situation for me. I really can't watch a regular, run-of-the-mill baseball game on TV. At least not without skipping a few innings while channel-surfing.

However - I am a season ticket holder down with the I-Cubs, attend several MLB games every summer, and thouroughly enjoy games in the stands. I might enjoy soccer better in person. Especially in the Euro environment as stated above.

aconngemini · 11-06-2008, 03:30 PM

Thanks so far, I guess I should explain. I'm writing a book on the subject of soccer and globalization...and one of the chapters will be on the (generally) negative perception of soccer that the USA has. It would be helpful if you gave me some feedback of what influenced you to have such opinions on soccer, and why they differ so much from people outside America.

for example: "soccer is boring/sissy/lame/gay" is something heard only here (in the US), what brings this opinion towards this sport. I'm looking for the opinion of those born in America ONLY. I'm looking to juxtipose the opinion of soccer of the US vs. the world.

StormnClone58 · 11-06-2008, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Soccer lacks the explosive play.

Watching guys halfway jog for 2 hours is pretty boring.

I would take a sport with 150 explosive plays like football vs 2 hours of snails pace activity.

oh really? have you watched a european match? thru ball after thru ball making explosive runs to beat the defender, how about any of the players and their "tricks" ....

Stumpy · 11-06-2008, 03:32 PM

I'm a big sports fan, but soccer is one of the very few I can't get into. For me it's too slow-paced, with too much action in the midfield rather than offense/defense situations. However, my greatest complaint about soccer is the general culture of the sport. A culture has been created in which faking injury is rewarded and dirty play away from the ball can go unpunished. It's a sport I have no respect and little interest for.

ajk4st8 · 11-06-2008, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by StormnClone58

oh really? have you watched a european match? thru ball after thru ball making explosive runs to beat the defender, how about any of the players and their "tricks" ....

Yeah I guess I dont consider it an explosive play. Agree to disagree.

cybsball20 · 11-06-2008, 03:33 PM

One of the biggest defensive strategies is to fool the other team into going offsides... What fun is that?

cybsball20 · 11-06-2008, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Yeah I guess I dont consider it an explosive play. Agree to disagree.

Exactly, most of the time it ends up in nothing... Its like overthrowing a deep ball in football... Rarely see the deep ball anyway and most of the time it falls incomplete...

isucyfan · 11-06-2008, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

One of the biggest defensive strategies is to fool the other team into going offsides... What fun is that?

You mean like a QB making a hard count in football?