I want to like soccer. I try. I watch the big tournaments and try to appreciate it. But then I watch matches like this Switzerland-Spain quarterfinal of the EuroCup and I just wonder why it is like it is.
So, a Swiss player gets a red card with about 10 minutes left in regulation in a 1-1 tie game. So, they have to play down a man. Spain fails to score, so they go to a 30-minute overtime. Spain fails to score again. That means you have a team playing for 40 minutes with an extra guy and they can't score a single point. And Spain is one of the top teams in the world.
Something is wrong with your sport if you can't score in 40 minutes with a one man advantage. There is no other sport where having a one man advantage wouldn't allow you to just dominate the score.
IT'S SOOOOO STUPID!!!!!!
So, a Swiss player gets a red card with about 10 minutes left in regulation in a 1-1 tie game. So, they have to play down a man. Spain fails to score, so they go to a 30-minute overtime. Spain fails to score again. That means you have a team playing for 40 minutes with an extra guy and they can't score a single point. And Spain is one of the top teams in the world.
Something is wrong with your sport if you can't score in 40 minutes with a one man advantage. There is no other sport where having a one man advantage wouldn't allow you to just dominate the score.
IT'S SOOOOO STUPID!!!!!!