QUOTE(accelerator7 @ Sep 22 2007, 01:32 PM)
Now i'm thinking can we even play long balls to change from sides to sides? It's a very important tactic in football to send a long ball from 1 side to another side...especially to create a counter attack...and please don't tell me creating counter attacks is also a forbidden moves please

What i can really suggest is...if the rule has to stand where long balls are forbidden to be used on own half to the opponent's half...then please state some exceptions out...remember the rule is implemented for fair play...and the fair play issue is to avoid a chance for a striker to receive a long ball and then have the 1v1 chance against the keeper...so please stress the rule on such situations only...
That means if by any chance a player presses A or D and the ball goes all the way to the striker...then the ball should be played out straight away...if he continues to use the striker to run towards the goal and scores...the goal is not counted...so the exceptions will be:
1. Clearance by using D or A are allowed. This applies only if the ball drops in your own half.
2. Sending long balls around the field is allowed BUT sending a long ball straight to the striker (which will look darn obvious) to create a 1v1 chance from your OWN HALF is forbidden. If such situation occurs, the player should kick the ball out of play or else a warning will be issued.
Luige i respect the marshal decisions on setting the rules but please understand that we are the gamers and i think the gamers know the game best and also our feedbacks are quite important to assist in setting up a better and fairer rules. I myself never use the long ball tactic at all but i just think by banning all long balls in own half regardless of any situations is too absurd. So i hope my suggestions will be noted as i think they are quite fair and wouldn't create troubles also. If you don't think the rules are good, i hope to know what are the bad sides of them. Thanks.
To make it simple, clearence by "D" is allowed. Some might cry foul if "A" is also allowed as it WILL try to pass to your teammate.
And yes, we do feel that we have the right on say on how to play the game, as WE ARE the ones going to play it. Too much rules will definately kill the mood for gamers, and a bane to their gameplay.