How to Americanize Soccer?

This still leaves the game open to goal-hanging, though, which is the very thing the offside rule is supposed to prevent.

I don't like it. It'd only really make a difference for free kicks nearer to the centre of the pitch, and encourages crappy long-ball punting - I'd prefer to see more skillful goals. If your free kick is too far to shoot from and you don't want to give the opposition a free kick back, then just don't try and play it past the defence immediately. You haven't lost much except a bit fo momentum - if you were through on goal when fouled the opposition should have already suffered for the offence through a booking.

I understood what you meant, but I think it would compromise the tactics more than you think. It encourages a place man to essentially go and sit in the area waiting. All the rest of the team have to manage then is to get the ball to the edge of the area and knock it through to him. If the defense try to mark him at all, they can't play anyone else offside further up the pitch.Still, if the intent is to Americanise, I suppose a sport where the ball just bounces in and out of each goal with grinding monotony would be appropiate.

It's okay - football's actually an interesting game. You don't have to try and manufacture excitement by counting down to the final whistle.