Jammu & Kashmir, Aug. 11 -- The most popular sport on the planet, soccer (association football), has seen its fair share of changes. Over the centuries, it has been played around the world, first in England and Europe and then everywhere else. Many rules, strategies, tactics, and technologies came and went. Some were stuck, some were changed, and some were improved upon. It seems that it keeps changing every few seasons or so, but that is most due to technology, more money being involved, and the game becoming increasingly global. But what about the game itself, the tactics that make the game, and allow the teams to score and not get scored on?

In the last 10 or so years, let us say since the 2014-2015 season, the game is a lot different...