Other Sports *** Official USA vs Belgium World Cup Game Thread *** - Page 41

|Zach| · 07-01-2014, 07:21 AM

USA vs Belgium | 3PM CT | ESPN | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil

Knock out stage. Trying to make the jump from the 16 teams to 8 teams where the winner of this game will play the winner of Argentina vs Switzerland.

No ties...someone has to advance. Detailed preview here via Shinguardian.

**Dartgod** · 07-02-2014, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Please tell me more about your soccer knowledge.

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

BRC in these threads man.

So because he (and others here, including me) have less soccer knowledge than you, we're less worthy of being fans?

Sweet.

**Reaper16** · 07-02-2014, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

So because he (and others here, including me) have less soccer knowledge than you, we're less worthy of being fans?

Sweet.

It's the authoritative tone of the statements combined with the lack of knowledge and perspective that triggered the posts you quoted.

**ptlyon** · 07-02-2014, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

So because he (and others here, including me) have less soccer knowledge than you, we're less worthy of being fans?

Sweet.

The only thing worse than a snob is a soccer snob

WilliamTheIrish · 07-02-2014, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

So because he (and others here, including me) have less soccer knowledge than you, we're less worthy of being fans?

Sweet.

Not at all. However, if I were From South America and came into a thread -over and over mind you- to tell you that "American football needs a constantly running clock, or, the international demographic they seek will never care about the game".

Tell me how you would react?

**Dartgod** · 07-02-2014, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Not at all. However, if I were From South America and came into a thread -over and over mind you- to tell you that "American football needs a constantly running clock, or, the international demographic they seek will never care about the game".

Tell me how you would react?

Meh, BRC's always been somewhat of a "self-proclaimed expert" on a lot of subjects. Doesn't make him a bad person and doesn't make the response to his posts less douchy either.

Such is the nature of this place.

**BigRedChief** · 07-02-2014, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

The only thing worse than a snob is a soccer snob

I wasn't even dissing the team. American Soccer snobs are a new breed of American ugly.

|Zach| · 07-02-2014, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

So because he (and others here, including me) have less soccer knowledge than you, we're less worthy of being fans?

Sweet.

Not at all. Not sure why people keep seeing it as someone that is just a soccer noob. Are they reading his posts?

unlurking · 07-02-2014, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Not at all. However, if I were From South America and came into a thread -over and over mind you- to tell you that "American football needs a constantly running clock, or, the international demographic they seek will never care about the game".

Tell me how you would react?

What do you expect on an American Football board?! If you want "pure" football discussion, go to a soccer board. The discussion here is going to be colored by the people here. I would expect the same sort of discussion in reverse if I were to go start threads about the NFL playoffs on a Chelsea fan forum.

This is just common sense.

|Zach| · 07-02-2014, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

It's the authoritative tone of the statements combined with the lack of knowledge and perspective that triggered the posts you quoted.

Beat me to it.

Straight, No Chaser · 07-02-2014, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

It was a weird ass World Cup. Our core players outside of Tim were "meh" and sometimes straight up bad. There were role players or upstart players that stepped up and exceeded expectations. I think it's still weird because even though we had a decent WC we didn't really play up to how well we could. That is bittersweet obviously.

So we can produce arguably the best keepers in the world and after yesterday most of the world knows it, but how is it the US is going to move forward with midfielders and strikers?

I'm glad Gulati gave Kilnnsman the keys for a while and he's given us to debate on where our players should be honing their skill: MLS or Europe... a free-ride to a Division I school is not the answer for our 17-19 year olds, their euro counterparts outdistance their maturity and technical skills as seen with the "Germaricans" on thus squad.

|Zach| · 07-02-2014, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Straight, No Chaser

So we can produce arguably the best keepers in the world and after yesterday most of the world knows it, but how is it the US is going to move forward with midfielders and strikers?

I'm glad Gulati gave Kilnnsman the keys for a while and he's given us to debate on where our players should be honing their skill: MLS or Europe... a free-ride to a Division I school is not the answer for our 17-19 year olds, their euro counterparts outdistance their maturity and technical skills as seen with the "Germaricans" on thus squad.

Strengthen our academies. Keep guys playing in the best place we can...and really just keep getting better. I don't think a retooling of everything is needed. The seeds were planted a whole ago they just need to keep growing.

|Zach| · 07-02-2014, 09:09 AM

I am going to walk in a business today and tell them how to run it. Some kind of place I know nothing about. I will then call them snobs when they rightfully dismiss me.

jd1020 · 07-02-2014, 09:10 AM

Wonder if Julian Green will continue to play for the US. He's been bouncing back and fourth between Germany and US his entire international career and he's under contract with Bayern Munich til 2017.

|Zach| · 07-02-2014, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

Wonder if Julian Green will continue to play for the US. He's been bouncing back and fourth between Germany and US his entire international career and he's under contract with Bayern Munich til 2017.

Cap tied. Ours.

**Dartgod** · 07-02-2014, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

I am going to walk in a business today and tell them how to run it. Some kind of place I know nothing about. I will then call them snobs when they rightfully dismiss me.

Nothing douchy about this post.

Nope.

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