That would be the position I would want.. I ended up in track, wrestling and football..Not if you're the Goalie.......I have really long arms and a strong leg....so I usually played Goalie.I tried playing soccer in the 1970's, way too much running....It's only boring to those that don't understand or enjoy the game (whatever sport/game it is).
Another factor is the people, you have to know the players and have rooting interests (people you like; don't like) -it's really not much different than reality TV (i.e. Survivor etc).
I love watching golf..... I don't like to watch soccer. I don't know the nuances of soccer and know nothing about the players an coaches.
If it was the only thing I was able to watch to amuse myself, I'm sure I could get interested.
I used to go to soccer games in the 70's but the lack of stability and the way players moved around, I lost interest and now can't get into soccer.