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[QUOTE="ImperialOrange, post: 1084829, member: 362"]
Honestly, scoring numbers in soccer aren't straight forward. You can look at overall goals per game BUT teams don't score as much as they could if they are in control of a game. Germany had 5 at the half vs Brazil and finished with 7. If they wanted to push the issue they likely couldve scored a dozen BUT likely to have a Brazilian player go goon squad and put his stud through one of their players femur. Soccer does a better job of policing itself because people aren't wearing armor so you don't see as many scores run up.

End game, teams could score more but don't. No pollsters or power rankings to impress and teams also try to rest players and get squad players game time as much as they can. The season is many more games than just the domestic league to build for.

Offsides only encompasses half the field so if a team wanted to sit with their strikers as midfield and boot the ball over the top and try and outrun the defense they could BUT, unlike in hockey where the keepers mobility is limited, the opposing keeper could be almost as fast and running the other direction to clear the danger. It leaves much less room over the top but also occasionally causes the keeper to get caught out and allow a goal from 40+ yards or get chipped.
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