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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I've always wondered if there's not a defensive strategy to 'force' an offsides call.
I mean, if the 'back' defender rushes forward as the ball is being played, could he not effectively wreck the play? And because of that, doesn't it take a TON of starch out of the possible run? Afterall, it would seem to make a hard crash from the forward all but impossible when you have to worry about the defender 'creating' an offsides.
Is there a "no, your defenseman was a dipshit and ran himself out of the play" exception to this rule?
It's the biggest struggle I've had with soccer rules. You can know enough about hockey for most of soccer to make sense, but an offsides being determined by a moving target has always been tough to wrap my head around.
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It is a pretty common strategy for the back line to move up forcing players offside just before the pass is sent.
The exception is usually more of a "one of you defenders was too stupid to step up with his back line ruining the offside trap and giving the other team a breakaway"