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Message: [QUOTE="rubymae4, post: 4022174, member: 1467"] The US has always pushed the line, partially because in the past they had superior speed and conditioning compared to other teams. A long ball over the defensive line with forwards running as fast as possible to get to the ball first…called a direct style of play. Generally, players get very good at taking in the surrounding players’ positions and adjusting without thinking about it. That being said, the US have displayed significant issues with offside calls disallowing goals in this tournament. I was texting with a friend yesterday (fellow soccer player) and joked that they needed to spend a good amount of time relearning the offside rule. Something subtle with this team isn’t connecting, and that could be why there have been so many offside/goals. On a very pedantic note to those trying to understand soccer, the correct term is offside (singular). [/QUOTE]