#1 - the state high school association should take a dim view of refs assigning themselves to games where they have any connection to the school...
In fact, thinking back to games I've seen where the stronger team was defeated by a weaker team, lack of midfield intensity by the "stronger"...
The highlight clip in the earlier post reveals another disturbing trend. The US midfield applied little pressure to the ball, allowing ball...
1. We're past the point at which we're looking for MNT "prospects" for 2014. Anyone who has not yet played at a high enough level for his club to...
That's the smaller issue -- players make mistakes in every game, the bigger problem is the lack of urgency with the only guy who can support...
Also, stats that evaluate defenders on passes completed are bull crap. Tell me how many defensive attempts each defender had (number of times...
The defensive problem is deeper than just whether or not Gonzo, Chandler or Cameron are competent defenders or not. The whole zone defensive...
Not sure what you mean by "exempt their ECNL team" -- ECNL teams are expected to play ECNL games for their "regular schedule" - at least 2 or 3...
Whose bright idea was it to make this a "rolling thread"? Why not a new thread for each transfer window? Who wants to sift through 280 older...
You're saying on one hand, I'm not ignoring the laws, but on the other hand, I find one of them unenforceable. There are a lot of calls that...
GT - If you want to ignore the Laws of the Game and the interpretations, far be it from me to stand in your way. This thread is discussing an...
He didn't lose the ball until the other defender got to it first, which was the first opportunity to determine that he had lost possession....
Let's not confuse an incident of violent conduct with an incident from normal play. The original topic relates to a situation where an attacker...
That situation is actually one of the more frequent forms of offside, especially after corner kicks. Smart defenders, if the see a short corner...
For the record, I didn't misread his comment at all, and we're not saying the same thing. Both tripping and attempt to trip are direct kick fouls...
