i can't watch soccer because i have zero respect for the players. the amount of diving and acting that goes on is ludicrous. if anyone thinks that diving is bad in the NHL has never watched a soccer match, that's for sure. i even had a drinking game with a few of my buddies who are big soccer fans during the world cup. everytime we saw someone flopping on the ground we had to take a shot, if a stretcher came out it was a double. needless to say we were pretty trashed by the end of the 2 games we tried this for
also i know soccer is a low scoring game, but it really takes it to the extreme. i remember there were 4 games played in one day at the start of the under 20 world cup, and the total goals combined were 3. with hockey if it's 0-0 at least you know with how fast the game is that someone could score at any point. in soccer though you know that for 90% of the game there is no chance of a goal because of how large the field is and how long it takes to get from one end to the other. the other 10% is the action actually taking place near the goal but usually it's one shot which is blocked/deflected and the offensive pressure is over. there's a limit to how much neutral zone battling i can watch
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