OFFICIAL 2023-24 FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid on 6/1 at 3 PM EST

[jape]

 

[Beans]

I really think the offside rule should be based on their feet only... this shoulder/head/arm putting you off is silly as it provides no advantage.

 

[jape]

I really think the offside rule should be based on their feet only... this shoulder/head/arm putting you off is silly as it provides no advantage.

i think i agree with this

 

[Bantz Lord T]

He got the bag

 

[Beans]

Man I read an article about ACL injuries and soccer players.. basically said soccer players are at a much higher risk due to minimal stregth training when compared to other sports.. really interesting stuff.

 

[romulus]

Man I read an article about ACL injuries and soccer players.. basically said soccer players are at a much higher risk due to minimal stregth training when compared to other sports.. really interesting stuff.

Cats be skipping leg day!

 

[vtotheinay]

damn they got my boy for his rice cooker

 

[Beans]

Korean rice cookers are TOP notch

 

[rolaholic]

More injury news

 

[flyeed]

Time to look into putting regulations on overusing young players. Some of these guys might not ever be completely the same/reach their pre-injury potential.

 

[vtotheinay]

pretty sure this number is up across all the top leagues and it's only gonna get worse with the number of games increasing on the club and international sides

 

[jape]

he didn’t get injured cause of fatigue but this is crazy. he also had no business being in the match though when all the other starters were rested from the previous match

 

[Beans]

he didn’t get injured cause of fatigue but this is crazy. he also had no business being in the match though when all the other starters were rested from the previous match

Fatigue certainly played a part/made him more susceptible.

 

[rolaholic]

Was this always a thing or is it something that came about recently?

It's a good assurance for clubs even though it doesn't bring back the player any faster

 

[jking0821]

I don't' know what it is going to take. But players need to start pulling NBA type "load management". Get your team to do advanced analytics to see how recovered you are and if you can play. Everyone knows its way too many games per year for top players/nations.

Offside rule for me would be if the VAR lines are touching each other....its onside. The calls where they literally are like well it appears his big toe was offside. Like that is dumb. I have been saying that the really tight calls are all a wash since you really don't have and exact moment of "when the ball is played". Like they never criticize when the ball leaves the players foot. Some of these calls are so close that you could rewind to when the ball might still be touching a shoe lace on the pass and it changes the "when the ball is played" part of the rule.

So all of that to say there is too much minutia involved in these calls. Just go back to the original purpose of the rule to not give the attacker an advantage and go from there.

 

[El Argentino]

I really think the offside rule should be based on their feet only... this shoulder/head/arm putting you off is silly as it provides no advantage.

i think i agree with this

I am a "clear daylight" fan and hope it's implemented. This millimetric distinction under the current system needs to stop.

 

[jape]

 

[degenerate423]

Not sure if the Brazilian and Colombian women will travel for this, but that’ll be the best thing about this tournament if they do .

 

[rolaholic]

Italy officially gonna get to defend their crown

 

[rolaholic]

Qatar 2022 kicked off a year ago today

 

[Bantz Lord T]

 

[vtotheinay]

 

[rolaholic]

Meanwhile, you guys are reaping the rewards on and off the pitch

 

[vtotheinay]

 

[fluid hips]

English speakers getting tatts in Chinese and other foreign languages while non English speakers getting tatts in English will always be funny to me