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No.

We have more pure athletes playing soccer.

We, clearly, in no ****ing way, are making progress at playing the game any better...

Yeah, there's no need to fluff egos after a loss, but the whole 'failure isn't an option' is kind of dumb.... I mean, the other team thinks that, too. A healthy fear of failure is good, but making it such a terrible, terrible thing holds people back. Tip your cap and move forward.

1. It's hyperbole to prove a point, and I'd submit my excesses in that regard in that particular post pales in comparison to 'we're Merkah, if we ain't kicking Euro-pansy-ass 24/7 I ain't hearin' it.'

2. Rankings are shit, have been for a while.

3. Between their speed on offense, their touch in the midfield, the stoutness of their defense, and Lukaku in their pocket, they were going to dominate in all likelihood. It wasn't the US failing, it was the US meeting a premiere team firing on all cylinders. The US wearing them down into extra time is probably the most effective probing of their Achilles heel to date.

But but but you gotta be proud for those 30 shots allowed and 20 percent possession man.

It's just a matter of time before the U.S. wins a World Cup.


I am guessing it will be within the next 20 years, too.

You're like the guy with the 4 inch penis and bacne in Bum**** Idaho who's saving his sexual prowess for Beyonce.

For the amount of attention we pay and resources we devote to soccer in America compared to other places we are fighting way out of our weight class. And you're pissed that Mickey Ward didn't beat the shit out of Mike Tyson in his prime.

It's more about the excuses then anything. People acted like they were playing two men down or some bullshit. The better team one for sure, but that still isn't something to celebrate. Lots of improvement needed.

Oh please ROFL enjoy jerking off to the result of well whatever was supposedly accomplished (Germany pushing Portugal shit in)

I assume you will devote the next four years of your life treating American soccer players like royalty, following their every move, making sure they are the best paid players on the planet, and making sure their every exploit makes front page headlines.

Because Euro and SA PGM will be.

Win? Shit man if a round of 16 causes BL to be Randy marsh after getting the Internet back a round of 8 and his load will reach orbit.

Why would I not read it? It's in the thread.

You seem really upset.

I'm not ecstatic about the result, I'm not even happy with it, but game appreciates game, and I recognize that it was a matter of Belgium beat us, not we shit on our own shoes. Further, that final 15 minutes was the best sustained offensive pressure the US has ever exhibited. That actually was some Netherlands, Germany, Brazil level shit. We had to wear them the **** out to get there, but we got there.

Did you not, just a few months ago, refer to MU's loss in the SECCG as equal to a Final Four?

"Participation Medal"!!!!!!