Fake argument leads to incredible free-kick
April 12, 2015 8:21 PM Subscribe
Isn't there a rule that once you start forward you can't stop? Or is that only penalty kicks?
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 8:43 PM on April 12, 2015
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 8:43 PM on April 12, 2015
They'll only be able to do it once though.
Or maybe that's what they want you to think!!!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 8:44 PM on April 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
Or maybe that's what they want you to think!!!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 8:44 PM on April 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
I was curious and went searching. Here's another tricky free kick.
posted by unliteral at 8:48 PM on April 12, 2015
posted by unliteral at 8:48 PM on April 12, 2015
Doesn't have the great twist of the fake argument though.
posted by unliteral at 8:51 PM on April 12, 2015
posted by unliteral at 8:51 PM on April 12, 2015
That is pretty great. Love plays like that.
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:17 PM on April 12, 2015
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:17 PM on April 12, 2015
My favorite trick play: when Doug Flutie, at 43 years old, ended his career in 2006 with the first successful drop-kick in 65 years.
posted by not_on_display at 9:22 PM on April 12, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by not_on_display at 9:22 PM on April 12, 2015 [4 favorites]
Isn't there a rule that once you start forward you can't stop? Or is that only penalty kicks?
Only penalties. The there is no forward motion rule for either direct or indirect free-kicks.
posted by jmauro at 9:37 PM on April 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Only penalties. The there is no forward motion rule for either direct or indirect free-kicks.
posted by jmauro at 9:37 PM on April 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
not_on_display: "My favorite trick play: when Doug Flutie, at 43 years old, ended his career in 2006 with the first successful drop-kick in 65 years. "
That's really impressive for Flutie, IMO. And 5'10"? On TV he looks more like 4'10". Again, that's simply IMO. No offense intended to DF.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 10:44 PM on April 12, 2015
That's really impressive for Flutie, IMO. And 5'10"? On TV he looks more like 4'10". Again, that's simply IMO. No offense intended to DF.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 10:44 PM on April 12, 2015
How will football ever survive this chicanery? Give me a good, honest dive any day over this.
posted by dhartung at 11:13 PM on April 12, 2015 [7 favorites]
posted by dhartung at 11:13 PM on April 12, 2015 [7 favorites]
Whether it's Olympic diving or pro wrestling-style argumentation, there's always some other sport that football would rather be.
soccer
posted by a lungful of dragon at 11:18 PM on April 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
soccer
posted by a lungful of dragon at 11:18 PM on April 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
I rarely enjoy watching football. It was one of these times. Thanks !
posted by nicolin at 1:43 AM on April 13, 2015
posted by nicolin at 1:43 AM on April 13, 2015
That was brilliant. I suspect the team's excitement was at least as much "Holy shit, it actually worked!!!" as it was "Yay! we won!"
posted by Thorzdad at 5:56 AM on April 13, 2015
posted by Thorzdad at 5:56 AM on April 13, 2015
I don't follow soccer- what is the context for someone 'arguing' with their own teammate in this situation? I don't understand what that was.
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 6:07 AM on April 13, 2015
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 6:07 AM on April 13, 2015
The argument is a disagreement over who was going to kick the ball, as if two players had completely different ideas on which play they were going to do.
This is very much in the same vein as "Wrong Ball, Coach".
posted by plinth at 6:26 AM on April 13, 2015
This is very much in the same vein as "Wrong Ball, Coach".
posted by plinth at 6:26 AM on April 13, 2015
Bent it.
Doesn't it actually get deflected off #20? In which case it's more of a lucky-as-crap play than anything--but a nice set-up.
posted by yoink at 9:23 AM on April 13, 2015
Doesn't it actually get deflected off #20? In which case it's more of a lucky-as-crap play than anything--but a nice set-up.
posted by yoink at 9:23 AM on April 13, 2015
This reminds me of how I used sexism to generate 3 consecutive interceptions in a pickup football game.
I was working for a restaurant with my then GF. We had a restaurant co-ed football pick up game. I was our captain. I picked one of the taller dudes to be our QB. (I still called the plays, though).
So right before the first snap, I pull my GF in close and tell her to "pretend like you don't have any clue what you are doing, be the stereotype of the dumb girl and hang off the woman you are defending like you are an idiot, then jump in front of her as soon as the QB throws the ball. I guarantee you he will."
Dude threw it to the woman my GF was guarding for the first three plays of the game. She intercepted all 3. Guy never threw to whomever my GF was covering the rest of the game.
On a related note, I installed a no-huddle offense in the same game. Told the QB we have two plays, Red and Blue. Blue means all out fly pattern for everyone, Red means act like you are going all out but pull up for a button hook after 5 yards. Every player ran the same route and I had the QB throw out a lot of numbers and other colors to throw off our key words.
We wiped out the other half of the restaurant.
posted by Ironmouth at 3:14 PM on April 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
I was working for a restaurant with my then GF. We had a restaurant co-ed football pick up game. I was our captain. I picked one of the taller dudes to be our QB. (I still called the plays, though).
So right before the first snap, I pull my GF in close and tell her to "pretend like you don't have any clue what you are doing, be the stereotype of the dumb girl and hang off the woman you are defending like you are an idiot, then jump in front of her as soon as the QB throws the ball. I guarantee you he will."
Dude threw it to the woman my GF was guarding for the first three plays of the game. She intercepted all 3. Guy never threw to whomever my GF was covering the rest of the game.
On a related note, I installed a no-huddle offense in the same game. Told the QB we have two plays, Red and Blue. Blue means all out fly pattern for everyone, Red means act like you are going all out but pull up for a button hook after 5 yards. Every player ran the same route and I had the QB throw out a lot of numbers and other colors to throw off our key words.
We wiped out the other half of the restaurant.
posted by Ironmouth at 3:14 PM on April 13, 2015 [1 favorite]
Doesn't it actually get deflected off #20? In which case it's more of a lucky-as-crap play than anything--but a nice set-up.
If you're putting it on net, you are creating the deflection. It most definitely is not lucky.
posted by Ironmouth at 3:15 PM on April 13, 2015
If you're putting it on net, you are creating the deflection. It most definitely is not lucky.
posted by Ironmouth at 3:15 PM on April 13, 2015
Maybe it's the Arsenal fan in me, but it seems that the play worked despite the fact that the Arsenal players were not fooled by it. The keeper remained vigilant and even moved in the right direction as the play unfolded and several Arsenal players attacked the ball as soon as there was movement. I didn't see any Arsenal player let her guard own once the fake argument started.
Also, I thought one wasn't supposed to celebrate goals scored against one's former club. At least no so much.
posted by pasici at 3:46 PM on April 13, 2015
Also, I thought one wasn't supposed to celebrate goals scored against one's former club. At least no so much.
posted by pasici at 3:46 PM on April 13, 2015
Doesn't it actually get deflected off #20?
Watched it several times at 1/2 and 1/4 speed. It goes right over the knee of #20, who was microseconds too late to deflect it.
I also think the keeper didn't meaningfully move left -- she actually shifted slightly rightward at first -- until the kick actually was happening. Yes, the defenders didn't drop their vigilance, but I think they were confused just long enough that they couldn't get the right three people (8, 20, and GK) into position. #8 changes her stance with her back foot which probably cost her a bit of time getting going.
So, yeah. Half second hestiations count in football.
posted by dhartung at 1:25 AM on April 14, 2015
Watched it several times at 1/2 and 1/4 speed. It goes right over the knee of #20, who was microseconds too late to deflect it.
I also think the keeper didn't meaningfully move left -- she actually shifted slightly rightward at first -- until the kick actually was happening. Yes, the defenders didn't drop their vigilance, but I think they were confused just long enough that they couldn't get the right three people (8, 20, and GK) into position. #8 changes her stance with her back foot which probably cost her a bit of time getting going.
So, yeah. Half second hestiations count in football.
posted by dhartung at 1:25 AM on April 14, 2015
On a related note, I installed a no-huddle offense in the same game. Told the QB we have two plays, Red and Blue. Blue means all out fly pattern for everyone, Red means act like you are going all out but pull up for a button hook after 5 yards. Every player ran the same route and I had the QB throw out a lot of numbers and other colors to throw off our key words.
I have no idea what any of this means but I did enjoy reading it.
posted by josher71 at 5:35 AM on April 14, 2015
I have no idea what any of this means but I did enjoy reading it.
posted by josher71 at 5:35 AM on April 14, 2015
If you're putting it on net, you are creating the deflection. It most definitely is not lucky.
Er, if you aim a kick at the goal and you err, such that the ball--left to its own devices--is going to miss the net, but it then deflects off a player and enters the goal then, yes, that's lucky. And pace dhartung, that still looks to me what happens in this case. Watch it from about 37 seconds to 41 seconds, the deflection is pretty clear.
posted by yoink at 9:30 AM on April 14, 2015
Er, if you aim a kick at the goal and you err, such that the ball--left to its own devices--is going to miss the net, but it then deflects off a player and enters the goal then, yes, that's lucky. And pace dhartung, that still looks to me what happens in this case. Watch it from about 37 seconds to 41 seconds, the deflection is pretty clear.
posted by yoink at 9:30 AM on April 14, 2015
So hard to discern where admirably sneaky ends and unsportsmanlike begins.
posted by raider at 5:14 PM on April 14, 2015
posted by raider at 5:14 PM on April 14, 2015
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