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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Man, I’m trying really hard but I just can’t kick finding it really boring to watch a whole match. Highlights are great though. Are there any tips or something any of you fanatics can give to help change that mindset?
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The thing about soccer is that there are a lot of subtle tactical things going on. Try and watch the defending, the momentum shifts, the personal battles, the counter attacks, etc.
North American sports are generally centred around the idea of goals=excitement=good. And while goals are obviously exciting and good, the build-up and scarcity of chances puts so much more weight on each one.
But I'll be the first to admit that, while I have seen some entertaining 0-0 and 1-0 matches, seeing Portugal and Spain go back and forth today for 6 goals was an easy one to get sucked into.