I was reading the Hope Solo thread and it struck me that people were agreeing with Solo that Sweden (?) played like cowards and they weren't playing beautiful soccer in the Olympics.
Isn't the object of a tournament to win?
Perhaps winning within the rules isn't especially important for a youth soccer friendly, but we're talking about an international competition here.
So if your kid is in an "important" tournament (you can define "important"), then shouldn't the team play to win as long as they do it within the rules and nobody gets hurt? Suppose a team does use Boot and Scoot to win a high profile game. Is that just terrible, or is it smart tactics to find a way to win.
(Please don't turn this into a thread about how certain clubs play boot and scoot...I just want to hear your opinions on the question asked)
Isn't the object of a tournament to win?
Perhaps winning within the rules isn't especially important for a youth soccer friendly, but we're talking about an international competition here.
So if your kid is in an "important" tournament (you can define "important"), then shouldn't the team play to win as long as they do it within the rules and nobody gets hurt? Suppose a team does use Boot and Scoot to win a high profile game. Is that just terrible, or is it smart tactics to find a way to win.
(Please don't turn this into a thread about how certain clubs play boot and scoot...I just want to hear your opinions on the question asked)
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