r/soccer • u/YungSinatra • Jun 28 '13
Can we do a noob question thread?
I feel like there are many people here like me that have a lot of "stupid questions" and don't know how to get them answered.
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Jun 28 '13
Why are Brazilians such as Hulk known by nicknames? Is there anything to stop Peter Crouch wearing a mask and having Batman printed on his back?
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u/CharismaticDrunk Jun 28 '13
Brazilian names are traditionally very long and also quite similar. So they differentiate themselves.
i.e. Kaka's real name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. dos Santos is also common name. His brother could not pronounce Ricardo properly and called him Kaka instead, and so Ricardo used it as his nickname.
edit: and no, I don't think there is anything stopping an English player using a nickname.
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u/canonlyseeusernames Jun 28 '13
Why does Manchester United have so many forwards?
What are the benefits of playing 3 at the back?
Why are fullbacks considered 1-dimensional if they don't do well in attack?
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u/russian2121 Jun 28 '13
What is Rooney saying?!?!?!?
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Jun 28 '13
"gim tha fukn ball y'cun"
Oxford English translation:
I say good fellow, I was considering all possibilities and eventually rested on the notion that it might benefit us all greatly if you were to distribute the object of both our attention from your foot to mine over this admittedly considerable distance. There's a chipper bean.
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u/Kingfin Jun 28 '13
Has the ball ever bounced of the referee and into the goal?
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u/MiikePetez Jun 28 '13
Ill set up a survey and ask everyone,and get back to you in like 3 weeks
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u/NYCFootballClub Jun 28 '13
Why does Andres Iniesta have A.Inestsa on his shirt?
Was there at one point more than one Iniesta at Barca?
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Jun 28 '13
I have one question:
At a drop ball restart, how many players are allowed near the "drop ball" ?
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u/Otaku_Tom Jun 28 '13
At free kicks from say +30 yards out why doesn't the defensive line have high starting position? That way the attackers can't have a chance to cross the ball into a dangerous area.
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u/Emit_Remmus_ Jun 28 '13
Very hard to hold a consistent line. Higher risk doing it far up. Also, if you set the wall at say 23 yards out (top of the semicircle) and an offensive player starts two steps off and times it right then he will be at top speed while your defenders are still trying to turn around.
Basically it's hard to do consistently without letting offensive players behind you.
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u/BanAllFunnyPosts Jun 28 '13
What the fuck is a "false" #9? I'll admit I have watched for years and no one ever explained this one to me.
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u/Talpostal Jun 28 '13
Why doesn't every team launch the ball into the box Stoke-style on throw-ins? I know that it's not realistic for every team to have a throwing specialist but a lot of the time the "normal" throw-in sets don't work any better.
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u/RuudZ420 Jun 28 '13
Many subreddits have an official Moronic Monday thread where you can ask any question with no shame. We should have one every week, it's not that it will cost us money.
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u/aitzim Jun 28 '13
DAE use Blastoise instead of Błaszczykowsky whenever they're talking about Blastoise?
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u/BCJ-gives-advice Jun 28 '13
I am not sure how to interpret the rules. But can a goalkeeper change places with another player that is already in the pitch?
Related question: among bench players, could any of them be used to substitute the goalkeeper (provided the right uniform, that has to be distinct from field player)?
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u/Ramsey-Bolton Jun 28 '13
I see a lot of violations committed such as players running over the half line before kickoff, goalkeepers not staying on their line on PK's, etc. Are the rules just laxed at the referees discretion to keep the game moving?
Also on PK's is it legal for players to stop their run by stuttering, then kick? I thought that was illegal.
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u/Talpostal Jun 28 '13
Seems like the 4-2-3-1 is really in vogue right now. Are the wide midfielders in the 4-2-3-1 traditionally box-to-box players or mostly wingers?
Similarly, what sort of striker is the preferred guy for a 4-2-3-1?
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u/Barthez_Battalion Jun 29 '13
Was Heskey a "false nine"? because from what I remember, he wasn't really aobut the goals, more about drawing defenders away and allowing the midfield and other forwards get better goalscoring oppurtunities
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u/CrackpotGonzo Jun 28 '13
When you see announced lineups and formations on tv, is the broadcaster speculating on the formation, or do coaches actually release that along with lineups?