Here we get back to the main reason most Americans shun soccer...the lack of action. In that, I mean purposeful action and not just kicking the ball back and forth. I know there's strategy involved in the game, but when the non-soccer fan by chance tunes in a game, what he or she sees is a shot taken what seems like every other week.
In short, there are simply not enough shots taken. Of course, more shots on goal would mean more scoring. Take three players away from soccer, and it would be an interesting sport (keep the goalie). Plus, shorten the field and get rid of that offside rule. Those changes will never happen, but I can't see Americans watching the sport until they do.
>> “Plus, shorten the field and get rid of that offside rule.” <<
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Heh heh...
That would remove the most important part of the game : THE MARXISM!
In any other sport moving ahead is a good thing, but in succer “it just isn’t fair.”
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