tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724420627956315838.post9080146068599104350..comments2023-02-13T07:55:41.416-08:00Comments on The Sunday Morning Soap Box: It's never about what it's aboutInnocent Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304469417246066135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724420627956315838.post-33066981616738722912010-06-16T14:58:48.957-07:002010-06-16T14:58:48.957-07:00All of which, GOR, still suggests Beckenbauer was ...All of which, GOR, still suggests Beckenbauer was messing with English minds!Innocent Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304469417246066135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724420627956315838.post-35575273625990645752010-06-16T09:18:29.697-07:002010-06-16T09:18:29.697-07:00You have a point Innocent, especially when the com...You have a point Innocent, especially when the comment is coming from the ranks of the opposition! I’m not sure about the “kick and rush” part, though. In my younger days (in the far distant past) I was an avid soccer player, but less of a fan of the broadcast games. However, it seems to me that back then (granted, memory impairs with age…) there was more <i>action</i> in soccer matches, more aggressive attacking and less ‘foostering around’ - as my old PP would have put it. It irks me to see teams endlessly passing the ball around – and even all the way back to the goalie from beyond center field! Attack! Move forward! Take shots!<br /> <br />General George Patton once reminded his troops that he never wanted to hear a commander say that they were ‘holding their position’. He wanted them always moving forward. Of course Patton suffered a lot of casualties, but he got the job done. While it is unlikely that any soccer forward will die advancing (and don’t get me started on the histrionics of guys begging for fouls…) more offense and less defensive maneuvers would enhance the viewing experience – and might even win a match or three…GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.com