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Post by StokieMatt on Jul 7, 2013 10:53:07 GMT
Had a thought other day, if a team did like a huddle sort of thing with the ball in the middle knocking it about.
no one can touch them because it'd be a foul, so could they just walk it into the net?
Is there a rule preventing this? or it just taken as bad sportsmanship so nobody does it?
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 7, 2013 11:03:39 GMT
Had a thought other day, if a team did like a huddle sort of thing with the ball in the middle knocking it about. no one can touch them because it'd be a foul, so could they just walk it into the net? Is there a rule preventing this? or it just taken as bad sportsmanship so nobody does it? Nine of the players would be guilty of obstruction at any one time, probably. When I was a child I read a book where a team won the FA Cup with bizarre tactics like that and FIFA changed the rules after every match to stop them winning. On one occasion they all ran backwards so that every tackle would be a tackle from behind. |
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Post by JetBlack on Jul 7, 2013 11:04:15 GMT
Couldn't that be construed as obstruction?
If it was a good tactic the diving clubs such as Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpoo, Arsenil would have started to use it by now. And any incoming attempt at winning the ball would be met with Olympic style diving.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2013 11:04:59 GMT
The other team could just stand across the pitch in a line. How would they breach that without it being a foul?
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Post by potterpaul on Jul 7, 2013 11:18:45 GMT
It wouldn't be good to watch
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2013 11:30:46 GMT
It's a good job you didn't come up with that tactic while Pulis was manager,he'd have tried it !
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2013 11:32:25 GMT
The other team could just stand across the pitch in a line. How would they breach that without it being a foul? be like a one sided game of pong! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2013 11:35:46 GMT
The other team could just stand across the pitch in a line. How would they breach that without it being a foul? be like a one sided game of pong! Or space invaders, where the defending team just picked off one of them at a time. |
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Post by werrington on Jul 7, 2013 11:41:18 GMT
It wouldn't be good to watch It would be all out attack compared to what we have witnessed for nearly three years now |
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 7, 2013 11:57:04 GMT
It's the natural conclusion to Spanish football.
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Post by onionman on Jul 7, 2013 12:21:24 GMT
Had a thought other day, if a team did like a huddle sort of thing with the ball in the middle knocking it about. no one can touch them because it'd be a foul, so could they just walk it into the net? Is there a rule preventing this? or it just taken as bad sportsmanship so nobody does it? Nine of the players would be guilty of obstruction at any one time, probably. When I was a child I read a book where a team won the FA Cup with bizarre tactics like that and FIFA changed the rules after every match to stop them winning. On one occasion they all ran backwards so that every tackle would be a tackle from behind. Was it Arsenal? |
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Post by LDE76 on Jul 7, 2013 12:35:16 GMT
Nine of the players would be guilty of obstruction at any one time, probably. When I was a child I read a book where a team won the FA Cup with bizarre tactics like that and FIFA changed the rules after every match to stop them winning. On one occasion they all ran backwards so that every tackle would be a tackle from behind. Was it Arsenal? Yes. The opposition had three players sent off and football forums all over the internet erupted with Nigerian Gunners fans directing death threats towards opposition players they'd never ever see in person, shit comedians ranting about how everyone had it in for their team and tabloid journalists compiling lists of crimes that Ryan Shawcross never committed. Ironically, the only tackle from behind in the entire game was made by an Arsenal player. |
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Post by markytcd on Jul 7, 2013 12:39:58 GMT
There is an element of truth somewhere in this statement
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jul 7, 2013 12:58:24 GMT
Having more than two shots at goal per game will feel pretty outlandish....
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Post by StokieMatt on Jul 7, 2013 17:16:22 GMT
How about a semi circle? Even if they run in they can't do anything with it? Combination of sun and no football has scrambled my head, roll on winter  |
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Post by bolders on Jul 7, 2013 22:26:54 GMT
Wasn't that on a Harry Enfield sketch once?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 15:59:27 GMT
Mighty Ducks.
Flying V.
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Post by RWChris on Jul 8, 2013 16:03:45 GMT
Referring the original post, surely if the defending team all took up a strategic position on the non-goal side of the huddle then the attacking team would concede a foul due to an offside 'pass'?
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Post by StokieMatt on Jul 8, 2013 16:16:27 GMT
Referring the original post, surely if the defending team all took up a strategic position on the non-goal side of the huddle then the attacking team would concede a foul due to an offside 'pass'? you have a spotter in the middle, if they did that the rest run off and leave a 1 on 1 situation  ive thought about this too much. |
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Post by chicagostokie on Jul 8, 2013 16:40:37 GMT
i always wondered what would happen if the goalkeeper put the football up his shirt whilst in his own area and then just sprinted down the field and over the opponents goal line...
I think the "ungentlemanly conduct" rule now covers all such scenarios. In fact the rule is so subjective it can be used for anything (Gazze getting booked for holding up a yellow card to the ref etc....)
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