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I don't think I'd enjoy watching a soccer game where either
a. offensive players parked in front of the goal waiting for a pass so they could make a nearly unsaveable goal
or
b. to prevent a., defensive players huddled in front of the goal alongside the opposing offensive players.
The offside rule keeps things moving. Maybe King's proposed modification--a player can go offisides, but can't be brought offsides--wouldn't have the same dampening effect. But you know what? I like that offensive players have to keep their heads in the game and their eyes on everyone's field position. It plays into one of my favorite aspects of soccer: how much of the in-game play is directed by the players rather than the coaches.
