Are you sick of hearing about soccer?

**Quasievil** · 25th May 2010, 21:27

Originally Posted by theblackstig

stil feeling a little poorly. more medicine please?

No Probs, Rugby is my favourite

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Wash it down with Burbon mate

**Quasievil** · 25th May 2010, 21:28

Originally Posted by cowpoos

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

I got the point of the thread, but I kinda like my hostel takeover better

**Quasievil** · 25th May 2010, 21:29

Originally Posted by cowpoos

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

I got the point of the thread, but I kinda like my hostile takeover better

**cowpoos** · 25th May 2010, 21:31

Originally Posted by Quasievil

I got the point of the thread, but I kinda like my hostel takeover better

so do I actually....

my thread is also a study of how defensive Soccer people are!!! they obviously need to be defensive for some reason?

**McJim** · 25th May 2010, 21:34

Football doesn't fit the criteria of New Zealand's sports portfolio. New Zealand only participates in sports taken seriously by 10 or less countries...like Netball, Rugby, Cricket....

**Max Preload** · 25th May 2010, 21:35

Nowhere near as much as I'm sick of hearing about goddamned thugby! Fucking imbecilic game for braindead retards if ever there was one.

**Fatt Max** · 25th May 2010, 21:42

Originally Posted by cowpoos

so do I actually....

my thread is also a study of how defensive Soccer people are!!! they obviously need to be defensive for some reason?

Well, you have to be defensive, otherwise the opposing team could hit you on the break and before you know it you are a goal daaahhhnnn.....fackin' 'ell John, you are 'avin' a larf intcha.....!!

Of course, to counter act such a strategy, employ a strong defensive midfield who can isolate and push the threatening strikers / attcking mid fielders out onto the wing, thus shutting them out of the game and closing down the attack. Ronaldo found this very difficult when he played in the English Premier league because it is a strong tactic in the English game and was used to great effect. Furthermore, employ an attacking back 4 who can spread the ball, open up the midfield and leave the counter attack on your side to find space, thus employing the 'pass and move' strategy which opens up the opposing defence and produces a fluid attack. the 4-4-2 formation can be used to great effect in this way, a la Wesy Germany in the 70's and, more recently, France, Cameroon and (of course) Spain.

Changes to the formation do bring a dynamic effect on the run of the game. The classic 3-5-2 floods the midfield leaving a two man srike team up front and a core 3 man defence. The midfield can quite often utilise the sweeper system here and it can have great advantages.

There, thats why football people are defensive, if you are not, the other team scores more goals, wins more games and have a better chance of slapping their nuts off the arse of various nubile and 'up-for-it' super models in the VIP suite of any Mayfair night club. The losing team, however, have to go home to their pop star wives who simply are not interested in smoking the cannons of 2nd best players, they would sooner feel the nuts of the wining striker slapping off their arse in the VIP suite of any Mayfair night club.

Thats football, I fucking love it.....!!!

**Woodman** · 25th May 2010, 22:02

I have tried to like Soccer (football, who cares we all know what you mean), but it is just so fcukin boring, mind you its a trillion time less boring than Americas cup yachting, which makes gi-ardia look like fun.

Really amuses me how the NZ minority sport supporters spout off figures about money / viewers etc to try and knock rugby over. Why?? get over it, enjoy your sport, its not a popularity contest , its a game ffs.

**GOONR** · 25th May 2010, 22:04

Originally Posted by cowpoos

..... www.nzsoccer.com .....

Cool, thanks for the link, although I have bookmarked the new improved URL.

Cheers!!

**JimO** · 25th May 2010, 22:05

Originally Posted by cowpoos

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

whats the point of the thread then

**JimO** · 25th May 2010, 22:10

Originally Posted by Woodman

Really amuses me how the NZ minority sport supporters spout off figures about money / viewers etc to try and knock rugby over. Why?? get over it, enjoy your sport, its not a popularity contest , its a game ffs.

knock rugby over?? the whole point of this thread is to have a go at the football supporters, without the islanders and the odd maori we wouldnt have a national rugby team

**peasea** · 25th May 2010, 22:24

Originally Posted by Max Preload

Nowhere near as much as I'm sick of hearing about goddamned thugby! Fucking imbecilic game for braindead retards if ever there was one.

Never a truer word spoken. Well, words, plural, actually. Rugby is shit, that's it.

**Woodman** · 25th May 2010, 22:26

Originally Posted by JimO

knock rugby over?? the whole point of this thread is to have a go at the football supporters, without the islanders and the odd maori we wouldnt have a national rugby team

Why do you feel the need to support one sport by knocking another. Support the sport you like and leave the others alone.