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Baby Lee 06-12-2010 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6816752)
That's not hat he's saying. He's saying imagine if Jordan, Kobe, and Barry Sanders chose soccer instead of their sports.
Jim Brown and Edson Arantes have/had nearly identical physiques.

Frankie 06-12-2010 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 6816738)
Anytime Rooney is scoreless and pissed...it's all good.
This.

BWillie 06-12-2010 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by H5N1 (Post 6816644)
I wonder sometimes how good the USA would be if we put our best athletes into soccer like the rest of the world does. with our population base and the talent of some of our athletes, we'd be dominant.
While I'm sure they would be better, soccer isn't that dependent on being a A++ athlete. While soccer players are good athletes, there is alot of acquired skill needed. Why aren't all the African teams straight up dominant?

Frankie 06-12-2010 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 6816751)
He means to include our best athletes, including the guys in the NBA, NFL, MLB, track stars, cycling, etc., having them dedicated to soccer instead. Like if soccer was THE sport to compete in, instead of one of many, and one of the lowest compensated.
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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6816752)
That's not hat he's saying. He's saying imagine if Jordan, Kobe, and Barry Sanders chose soccer instead of their sports.
Thanks. I stand corrected.

Buck 06-12-2010 02:41 PM
So we want a draw between the other 2 teams, right?

Buck 06-12-2010 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BWillie007 (Post 6816759)
While I'm sure they would be better, soccer isn't that dependent on being a A++ athlete. While soccer players are good athletes, there is alot of acquired skill needed. Why aren't all the African teams straight up dominant?
Our population is way bigger than any country in Africa.

Baby Lee 06-12-2010 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 6816738)
Anytime Rooney is scoreless and pissed...it's all good.
For my viewing pleasure, I roundly invite him to return to regularly scheduled programming against the rest of the field, though.

That near miss far post was nearly what was tying my stomach in knots all last week.

BWillie 06-12-2010 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6816767)
Our population is way bigger than any country in Africa.
Is Nigeria good at soccer? 6th biggest country in the world. Lots of athletic people I'm sure.

Buck 06-12-2010 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BWillie007 (Post 6816776)
Is Nigeria good at soccer? 6th biggest country in the world. Lots of athletic people I'm sure.
Give me a break. The amount of money we har to invest in Sports is hundreds of times bigger.

SPATCH 06-12-2010 03:06 PM
...can everyone stop bitching about random bullshit? Thanks

Just got back from the pub. Incredible atmosphere.

First of all, great result. We desperately needed to escape with a point and we did. Job well done. Here are my thoughts:

1. The biggest thing to me was that we looked like we had every right in the world to be on the same field as England. We were not overmatched, IMO.

2. Donovan, Dempsey, and Altidore routinely looked dangerous. That was very encouraging for the remainder of the tournament.

3. Bradley was SOLID in the midfield. He held the ball well, dispossessed the ball well, and was quickly springing counterattacks with his passing.

4. Gooch went into beast mode in the second half.

5. TIMMAAAAY was world class!!!!!!

Baby Lee 06-12-2010 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by the_spatula (Post 6816800)
...can everyone stop bitching about random bullshit? Thanks

Just got back from the pub. Incredible atmosphere.

First of all, great result. We desperately needed to escape with a point and we did. Job well done. Here are my thoughts:

1. The biggest thing to me was that we looked like we had every right in the world to be on the same field as England. We were not overmatched, IMO.

2. Donovan, Dempsey, and Altidore routinely looked dangerous. That was very encouraging for the remainder of the tournament.

3. Bradley was SOLID in the midfield. He held the ball well, dispossessed the ball well, and was quickly springing counterattacks with his passing.

4. Gooch went into beast mode in the second half.

5. TIMMAAAAY was world class!!!!!!
Yeah, the three drawbacks I saw were;

Clark losing his man on the first score was some amateurish bullshit.

Altidore doesn't always make the most of his speed, by making contact with his defender rather than moving to space.

Too many promising plays killed by failing to keep the wide play in bounds.

Buck 06-12-2010 03:15 PM
I thought Bradley missed a few passes that would have led to scoring chances.

penguinz 06-12-2010 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6816763)
So we want a draw between the other 2 teams, right?
Yes. next best would be an Algerian win because they are the weakest team.

penguinz 06-12-2010 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 6816742)
It's tradition, part of the 'gut wrenching' part of the game is that you don't know precisely when it's over. The ref starts with 45 minutes per half, and stops the clock on non-play related stoppages [NOT when the goalie holds the ball, they player futzes around delaying the throw-in or free kick, . . . but injury stoppages and substitutions]. Used to be they didn't even reveal how much stoppage timje had acrued. So you get this knawing feeling when the clock goes past 90 and one team is down, trying to see if either your team [ahead] is going to hold on, or your team [behind] is going to sneak in a last minute goal.
The Referee does not stop the clock ever. Time continues to run and he makes a mental note of "wasted" time and adds a reasonable adjustment to the end of regulation.

vailpass 06-12-2010 03:27 PM
Yeah! A 1-1 tie! This is the sort of excitement that will make soccer ignite in America!!!


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