Well , I`ve been watching parts of tonight`s final , and a few things occurred to me .
Whenever someone receives the ball , several big blokes jump on him within two paces , stopping the flow of the game : Make that a foul .
The shape of the ball makes it bounce erratically , so they have to use hands to control it , leading to the above kind of response : make the ball round , and handling it a foul .
Players just kick the ball indiscriminately in the air , hoping one of "theirs" will catch it , Even if one does , part one happens . A round ball would make passing along the ground , or in the air , to a specific team-mate a more reliable option .
Players deliberately hoof the ball forward and out of play ; again , stopping the flow of the game : make that a definite advantage to the other team : a free throw-in , say .
Well , I`ve been watching parts of tonight`s final , and a few things occurred to me .
Whenever someone receives the ball , several big blokes jump on him within two paces , stopping the flow of the game : Make that a foul .
The shape of the ball makes it bounce erratically , so they have to use hands to control it , leading to the above kind of response : make the ball round , and handling it a foul .
Players just kick the ball indiscriminately in the air , hoping one of "theirs" will catch it , Even if one does , part one happens . A round ball would make passing along the ground , or in the air , to a specific team-mate a more reliable option .
Players deliberately hoof the ball forward and out of play ; again , stopping the flow of the game : make that a definite advantage to the other team : a free throw-in , say .
We could call it Association Football !
:D