i believe most of you play both
and of course you have you preference

I play both. Of course, in futsal you need good understanding with your teammates as in this kind of pitch, short passes are the only way to play. You can play long balls too but it is quite hard.

Football, a lot of energy needed esp. for those who plays midfielders position. You need to run back and forth to attack and defend.

I prefer football more...i think that it is better than futsal

i get so much more tired playing futsal then football .....

I'M A RIGHT WINGER! futsal tarak RWM... lari everywhere... tired

Well, I definitely prefer football more, I think that you'll need to have a permanent team in futsal and in football you just blend in and play...
When playing futsal, you develope some kind of coherent with your mates which is very vital as the game moves so fast...

Don't ask why but I love football more...

football coz got more space for me to run @@

Kinda hard for me to pick between the two,so I voted both -.-

Generally speaking,I'm a person who runs.I'm not particularly good with close quarters control ala street soccer style.So that factor leans me towards football.

However,I have pathetic stamina (lol) and my shots aren't too powerful,which affects my football playing. Plus recently I've been playing futsal in an "official size" court (they claim it as such,it's big,no idea if it's as big as the official one) and we play 7 on 7. Quite some space for me to run,which is nice.

But at the end of the day,I just wanna kick.I'll play soccer anywhere.The field,a court,some empty pavement space,the corridors outside our class (srsly,we actually used bottlecaps/stones and what nots),wherever.

I just love the game

Same, easier to run without being marked down at once...but futsal fast paced, also nice XD

But for me , Football>futsal

Well for me football=futsal. Both have it's pros and cons

real rules is 5 on 5, u should have more space

Yea.We play 7 on 7 in that court coz our players complain it's too tiring to play 5 on 5 there.We've become real lazy bums since we moved on to college


This post has been edited by ellimist: Apr 27 2007, 03:50 PM

i prefer playing futsal...haha...but love watching football....

when in college, me and my housemates formed such a strong futsal team.
some were quite skillful, some are not at all.
but we had team chemistry.
which made us pawn any1 else...
sadly it all ended after pre-U
i play futsal now wif uni but they f***ing stupid no ball sense

Used to play outdoor football, but damn hard to find 11-a-side! Then got injured (ACL - knee ligament damage) and was out of the game for about 2 years.

Did my rehab with futsal, and have been stuck with futsal ever since! normally play at CB but after the whistle blows, every man for himself!

Of course there will always be pros and cons of each, more of preference and the way you play I think. But the main plus point futsal has is that it quickens your reflex time, be it mentally or physically, whereas in football, you can take a break mentally and physically during some period of the game.

My 2 cents lah...but still enjoy watching football though!

i also same thing on my ligament la brother..damn
but i play football with that injury on,
and ter injure a few more times..
then i really let 6 months to rest.
now that injury still can reoccur, must careful on landing angle and such..
but futsal really less chance to injury, except drop and can cuts aND bruises

wah ligament damage jangan main2 dude, very very long-winding healing process one. One test to see if really2 ligament damage is try to stand on one foot on THAT foot. if feel like shaking2, or not stable, means susah kes already. don't exert it anymore, if not lagi teruk...

but futsal need to pay la...damn hate

Futsal of course. I don't have that much of stamina to run big field, man! Even in futsal, sometimes I don't run much.

I voted both.

I like futsal cause it's indoor and there's a better understanding between my team mates as I've been playing with my friends for a long time. On the other hand the football fields are crappy and usually the team just 'blends in'.

But you can never replace the pace of football. There are crosses, corners, free kicks. The beautiful game.

who ask u run the whole big field ..

stick to your position man .... even as midfielder , u dun have to run up and down up and down ....

You will know what I mean when you have the chance to play with me.

Ya, sometimes I don't like those who played as a defender, when the team attacks, he runs up but when opposition counter, he is not fast enough to be back...

Futsal Rules.. Hehe..

Midfielder sure have to run up down up down... or not how the team going to function? Full backs also need to push up. Forwards run a lot at the last third of the field. Only centre backs have it easier.

But if you play against a good side, the central defenders will be tortured. If you play as a midfielder, you can relax a bit. If you don't want to run a lot, you can always pass the ball to others. But being a defenders you have to track down your opponent's striker.

do you see scholes running from his own penatly box to the other chasing the ball ??

what i mean is unneccesarily chasing the ball ... dont waste ur energy trying to chase down the ball when its not your job to do it . eg . central midfielder trying to win the ball from opponent winger and then trying to dribble near enough to opponents goal to shoot ...

yep man.. in Man Utd game against Milan.. i saw Gattusso was the one who chasing the ball almost non-stop.. then he was breathing like so 'pancit' man.. even a pro footballers also exhausted..

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Apr 27 2007, 10:03 PM

Gatusso ran 6.8km before he got subbed off.

Even for amateurs like us, I think we are obligated to run for our team if we play as midfielders. Or else takkan leave it to 1 or 2 fellas to track the run of the opponents?

Football is the best, why? Because, the pitch is a lot bigger, plus, it looks better to play in such a BIG field unlike playing in a small court...

I like both,play depends on weather..

@hokuan
lol... nice excuse...

midfielders should nto be obligated to track the run of strikers. maybe defensive midfielders but then the defensive midfielders should not have much attacking duties to carry out except passing the ball to relevant positions

its and 11 vs 11 game ... if midfielders were to follow example the winger ... what does the fullback do ?

unless of course your team got a red card ... then too bad ahahha

but in futsal, its almost like rotating throughout the game

No run, no fun...makes you look like a ***** if you just stand and hold on your position. LOL

Football...
coz when u masuk freekick..
u can feel the joy like scoring in world cup ..

@ futsal is much more consume energy..
coz u will non stop touching the ball...
@ football can curi tulang a bit..futsal? less than 15 seconds u have to dribble the ball again...hoho..

in futsal im like ronaldinho or zidane. When play football, im like o'shea or richardson

Depends if your team got a guy can hold up the ball a not, then can slow down the pace of the game.

i like sliding tackles and interceptions when tracking back.. esp on a damp field, plus playing in the rain is fun , and i love to run in space.. i love football! but i won't mind futsal either, as long as i play ! =D

i love both football and futsal..
but, nowaday i usually play futsal..

Futsal ! cuz i can run more with smaller space and putting pressure on their defender..

kinda agree...
used less skills in futsal

I thought use more skill in futsal? Coz tighter space, so haf to do what u can to trick past the other player

yeah2 agree...but i'm lack of skills. Futsal i prefer to be a goalkeeper...easier because goal post is small..but beware of high speed ball that landed straight into my face(suffered it couple of times..)..for football..prefer both..because i can use my speed to run the flank up and down(thats the only position i know to play...other than that..i'm kinda blurr where is my position...not professionally trained tho..)

er... yea hor.. dunno what i talking d

kinda hard to get a team to play football nowadays...
futsal is getting popular...less and less people playing football in the field...

i loves both futsal and football. Started with football then futsal because dont have time to be back at 5.30-6.00 and like other i quite hard to get enough ppl.

I usually play football in the evening..just mix up with ppl from nearby area..kampung boys who really can play football. While for futsal..usually 11pm til 1am...gather all my frens..usually 15ppl..for 1hour game...

football.....FOC

football for me..

mainly due to the space and freedom i have.
able to play from GK to striker, and started off with Defender->GK. GK is my peak time, and suffered a lot of injuries during training and friendly matches against other team. Decided to hang up GK boot due to persistent injuries and pain i'm suffering in my elbow and knee due to some "professional training(in cement )
Gradually move up to striker and started as ayam king , then trained my skills and able to score some beauty goals . Then took another 1 month to train my left feet and able to use it and still feeling the itchiness to use the skill with my left feet as I dominate that area of field due to incompetent training mate
end up with midfield as I feel I can take and beat them. to all GK, you surely will miss the time you screw all your defense

As for futsal, not really like it as the game most of the time is too physically abusing. You get gangs up and nothing happens
Futsal is about speed and stamina, as you need to run up and down, and sadly I don't have that great stamina. Either start as GK, or play as ST only.

Ps:- Hang up my boot officially last year. Just watch and support, and still can play but not as active as normal as the old time

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Apr 30 2007, 01:06 AM

i have to agree futsal is expensive..
weekend at midnight lagi...
soemtimes we try con them by using secondary sch id for cheaper rates

sorry to interrupt...any LYN members have futsal team?
maybe can play with my team? just friendly game.

football dirty la.In malaysia the field here sucks.

How much you all pay for futsal an hour? I pay around RM100 an hour on non-peak periods.

whoaa...i bet u'r very talented in football...fast leaner..i respect ppl like u..can learn how to play diff position quickly.

Not a talented.
Just need to put in your passion combined with dedication,commitment and hardworking, anyone also can be a fast learner. And training makes perfect. Used to shoot the ball to the wall at home with my left feet targeting it as a aiming wall.

Woah, you live in a spacious house?

Not Bad from a def --> keeper --> striker --> mid

u can ply everywhere in the field!!

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Added on April 30, 2007, 9:52 pmcan i noe how big is ur hse????

This post has been edited by HumpMeGently: Apr 30 2007, 09:52 PM

nope.
used to stay with my grandma.
old wooden kampung house
got 1 portion is build with cement/brick
use that wall small wall/whatever you called it to train because the side I'm kicking it have nothing.

In futsal, the tempo of the game is high all the time.. very fast.. playing futsal is more exhausted IMO.. Running in limited space.. Need to run run all the time..

in football, u/ur team can choose a suitable size of field of play depends on how many players are playing..

Prefer football..

I prefer football...can run...

If got few people only..then i will play futsal.

i prefer futsal...coz no stamina run on big pitch...

for futsal, i can dribble till the opposition's goalmouth from my position as gk, somethg i cant do on big pitch...the only bad aspects of futsal are need to pay, cant slide on grass and cant bath in mud...

agree
cannot run that much la..

I voted both.

FUTSAL :
-You can do tricks 'OLE' .
-For other reasons,its it not tiring as playing normal football.
-Fast speed games.
-Indoor.

FOOTBALL :
-You can feel the freedom to kick the ball with a long pass.(big space)
-Need a lots of stamina mostly for left and right winger as they run a lot.

proper 11 a side football is still the ultimate joy.. but futsal has improved my game a lot esp technique & first touch, all in all its a 50-50

football.

but my stamina only allows me to play futsal.

I don't get it when ppl say futsal uses less stamina. Hello people, futsal is played in a small space, hence your in the thick of action most of the time, you cant just walk back to defence once your attack fails. You have to run to avoid a mismatch between the opposing attackers and your defenders.

Not to say football requires less stamina but because of the size of the pitch and the amount of players involved, you can afford to jog back to your position once the ball is lost as your teammates will cover for you.

second that bro.

Football requires more tactical discipline as well (even for friendly / recreational matches) in order for one to have a decent game. I do not enjoy it when everyone wants to be super libero or super attacking midfielder and no one goes down to defend after a failed attack....hmm...

But one thing bout football, i enjoy the arrays of possible passes on the big field. Long cross field passes, simple push along the lines, straight route one lob to the middle etc....i was a playmaker in my playing days and i loved the endless possibilities....and also i love taking free kisck and curl crosses in...ala bending crosses.....but not possible to do that with futsal (ball weight and size of pitch are siome of the factors...also my skill not that good la to do a Maradona-style short space curling kick...)

I havent played football for 4 years i think....am missing it,.......but enjoying futsal as well.....like wat others have mentioned, through tiem it improves ur reflexes and allows one to be more control-consious and learn to use the ball more intelligently.

I m keen to join the football group here later....haha...now have started with futsal....

football: 90minutes of game, average 8-14km per player. it's like countless 50m sprint back and forth no matter it's long ball or short, especially for the team who're not in possession.

Futsal for me coz dun hav the stamina to play on the field and nowadays weather not so good..better stay indoor..

Actually it depends. I realised a couple of things since I've started playing tournies again after a lapse of 5 years:
People who say futsal uses less stamina and is easier to play and more fun are normally leisure futsal players who don't take it seriously. People who play futsal for tournaments or play seriously will soon realise that futsal is like badminton. The small space means alot of energy and stamina is required; far more than field football.

Just my opinion though.

This post has been edited by glozz: Jan 17 2008, 05:23 PM

Got to agree with glozz. Futsal uses quite abit more energy and stamina compared to football, even though i'm not a competetive player like he is. In short, its a lot more intense where else in football you can relax when the ball is not near you. But i can see what people are saying when they say they have no stamina. What they meant was that their burst of speed doesn't last very long and that won't take them very far in case you wanna dribble.

But one factor to consider when you're playing futsal is that it is indoor so the air will get very stuffy especially on a day where the court is fully booked. Football is different coz you're playing in open air so the air definitely is fresher.

What would be ideal is, futsal in an open air concept. I've played once in 1 utama's futsal court on the rooftop, nice ventilation and cooling but very pricey.

urm.. unless u're a professional footballer, i dun think u'd run AVG 8-14km.. i guess the thread wud jz be asking a regular joe of their preference and safely say most here is jz amateur players.. so no need the stamina to run 8-14 km at least for a game

Prefer football more cause the field is softer.

oh yar, i'm a GK. hence futsal hurts much much more.

I go for both...as long is soccer...i dun care indoor or outdoor...big field or small field...semua makan...ahahaha

Its hard to find big fields that actually have grass on them in Malaysia, which not many people are keen to play the big field. If you fall or slide on those "grass", you'll hurt your self with cuts.

And with our lovely weather, where it can be hot and sunny ... suddenly lighting and heavy rain.

I love playing in rain...but i agree wat u said about fields with grass in M'sia is as rare as Panda in M'sia...(lolz...wat a lousy comparison... )

Actually, the proper surface to play futsal is the teraflex surface; i.e. the red and blue court. The ball bounces a lot less and the surface smooth as silk. Damn nice to play in.

But it's not particularly friendly on the joints since the surface is less impact absorbent.

I read FourFourTwo last Dec 2007 and read how Arsene Wenger likes a lot on 5 a side. Basically I think you can relate 5 a side more to Futsal lah. I do agree with what Wenger said, 5 a sides helps young players to sharpen their skills faster and better.

There is this futsal superstar from Brazil named Falcao. Boy, what a genius he is.. But he never seems able to adapt to playing normal 11 a side football. I think the style is different but both are enjoyable to watch.

I would say both are great games... I now tend to play futsal more because it is easy to find a place to play (nak cari padang kosong kat KL now is very hard.. always full) and because of stamina wise lah.. Not so fit like when I was in secondary school lah..

I really love to play in the field cuz u got all the spaces to make the runs and da game play is more open..one will need to do longer passes and have da opportunity to do diff kinds of shots(i.e top corner or bottom right and such..)

but lately i only got the chance to play futsal due to lots of uncompromising factors..futsal do give out their fair of enjoyment too..one get to hold the ball more and certainly will make one's technical ability better..

i can't play futsal. because i had make one of my friend fainted on the ground.. so no more futsal.. i am well in defensive position in real football

i m playing futsal because here my place did not have football field....but futsal is depend on skill and your touch..can help to improve your skill..i seldom play football so i prefer futsal...

Long time never play on the field already since my schooling days...how time flies...

i like football but not like futsal

easily got rammed by other directly to the side netting

both
futsal and football both are too good to be missed out~~

At my age...with my stamina i prefer play futsal than football ...
Even futsal is a fast game but pitch range is small...
Yeah futsal rox...

*Nowdays M'sian luv playing futsal

Both. Futsal can regain fitness for football. Also can get your ball control, passing better.

i voted for football, although futsal is the only sports i'm playing nowadays.

don't really enjoy futsal, or maybe it's because of the group of people i'm playing with. they have the tendency to dribble and shoot alone (no fun lar like that, no passing, no tactics).

i prefer to run down the field, at least with the bigger pitch size there's better plays and runs, especially flanks players like me who enjoy crossing and dummies... you can never cross in futsal...

wow ... the result almost even. i do play both. prefer football because i love to long shot and it's easier in football. futsal because i can play it during midnite, my active period. lol