Why football failed to catch on in certain countries

[pastro243]

NightlyPoe said:

pastro243 said:
I always hear this "offside rule is stupid" from people from the US. Without offside the game would turn into a million meaningless goals with poachers as forwards and boring long balls to them. Seriously, it's more than the goals, watch the midfield and try to get what happens there.

Read the actual comment.  Once again, I said the rule should be dropped when it gets carried to a certain point on the field.  Call it an attacking zone or whatever.  It wouldn't change the midfield game at all really.  It would just stop the defense from getting bailed out next to the goal.

As for telling us to watch the midfield game.  It's really not that hard to follow, nor is it all that interesting.  That sentiment is almost a demonstration of why soccer is such a lousy sport to watch.

I read it, still would make the goal hanging effect. Also, I don't know what would you establish as an "attacking zone", beyond half? Penalty boxes? Cause the only way I don't see it detrimental to the game is it being the goalkeepers box

 

Still, it says a lot about it being "lousy to watch" when most sports watchers on earth stand 45 minutes watching a half of "uninteresting" midfield play opposed to other sports where their main events are based on tv ads and big artist shows that have nothing to do with the actual sport. (great thing about football is that no one cares about those shows)