Here's another ⚽ Offside question ...

[Ponietz]

8. It's easy to get behind the defense

Without the rule players would just camp in the opponent’s penalty box and the goalie and defenders would pound long balls. We used to play pick up games without offsides. It’s “not the flex you think it is”. Tactics become very important — a defense has to decide where they’ll hold the line, so there are “high lines” and “low blocks”. The more pressure a defense applies the greater the likelihood they’ll get burned.