Speculative Research On The Relation Between Offense And Defense Of Soccer Game

The topic on the essence of soccer game is seldom discussed mainly due to the introduction of soccer theory from Netherland. The theory that soccer is a sort of game has been widely accepted by most soccer coaches and professionals in China. This definition attributes game to the essence of soccer. However, the question on the essence of soccer game is somewhat neglected by most people because of the prevalent agreement on what soccer is. As a matter of fact, there exists remarkable differences between soccer and soccer game. The efforts to find out the essence of soccer game is highly valuable to the construction of Chinese soccer theoretical system.The research on the essence of soccer game should follow a set of logical reasoning. The first step of the reasoning process is to check out some traditional thoughts usually regarded by people as the essence of soccer game. Traditional thoughts on the essence of soccer game can be analyzed in two categories:the moments of game, which can be further divided into offense, defense, and conversion, and the composition of game, including individual and team. After a series of logical reasoning, we find that those parts cannot be regarded as the essence of soccer game. Instead, the analysis of synergistic effect points out that the universal connection should be attributed to the essence of game. Players in the game establish connection through the positional play. Connection is not an abstract or metaphysical concept. In other words, connection is easy to establish as long as the players choose their positions in right distance, angle, and time, while the way to build up and maintain an effective connection depends on the players’ insight, communication, and movement in the field.Applying the view of universal connection to analyze the game is a challenge against traditional thought. The new method can broaden our mind, bring new perspectives to the analysis of soccer game. By examining the difference between possession control and match control, we can define soccer game based on the view of connection. Soccer game is a continuous competition in which players try to establish and maintain effective connections by positional play to break the opponents’connections. In addition to defining soccer game, the view of universal connection can also help us to grasp the abstract concept of insight. Whether players are able to comprehend the subtle connections through observation depends on the players’ logical thinking. Therefore, insight refers to a set of thinking activities which lead to the comprehension of universal connections in soccer game.