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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Its a symptom of stream of consciousness blathering...
But, I think my post is consistent throughout. Kicking a ball is at best a pedestrain skill. It cannot be equated with the skill involved in running a pattern, getting loose from a defender and watching over your shoulder a 35 yard missile, all the while timing your speed to make sure you're in perfect sync with the ball. I also don't think soccer passing is nearly as difficult as football passing. In football you have to be absolutely on the mark. Have you ever tried to throw a perfect dart to a covered receiver? Shit, on the short-to-mid passes across the middle, you have to fire a stinger and on the long ones you have to measure the distance, speed of receiver and put just the right sizable amount of arm strength into it. Its harder than throwing a perfect breaking ball, which is really hard. From what I've seen of soccer passes, guys just kick the ball within several yards of the guy they're passing too and hope he's open. Maybe I'm wrong, but it doesn't look nearly as complicated as football.
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"Maybe I'm wrong"
This phrase saved your post from complete idiocy.
I am tired of repeating this point, but apparently you have not read my earlier posts on the subject, so I will say it one last time and let it drop. If you think that all that is required to play soccer well (or even competently) is running fast and kicking the ball somewhere near another player on your team, then you have either never played soccer or have not played since you were at an age when all that mattered was being able to run fast and kick a ball somewhere near another player on your team. That age is probably about ten years old.
You do not like watching soccer. Thurgreed does not like watching soccer. That's fine. There is no moral imperative for you to be able to appreciate or enjoy the sport. When you begin to opine on the relative worth of or skills involved in soccer versus other sports, however, it becomes glaringly evident that you are talking out of both sides of your meager ass. For that reason, I suggest you stop.
