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Originally Posted by Meelapo
Ah okay. That makes sense. I always thought it had something to do with the sideline ref...like he was some sort of floating blueline marker. So if the attacking player has to have two defenders (or a goalie and one defender) between him and the goal line you can't really have hail mary type of passes that lead to breakways can you?
The only time you could have one (a breakaway) really is if there's enough room between the last defender and the goalie and that defender is pinching and you just run right past the guy. Is that correct or am I thinking too much hockey?
Are breakaways, if they exist in soccer, common? Seems like there's far too many players on the 'pitch' for that to happen often.
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You know when the receivers run to the line of scrimmage just as the QB snaps it? If you can time your run so that just as your player passes the ball you are running past the last defender, then you could get a breakaway chance.
There aren't a ton of them and I'd guess probably half of them are because of defender mistakes. The pass has to be perfect really as it has to be before the player passes the last defender, out of the reach of the defender's foot, and not too deep that the Keeper can just come out and clear it.