The Soccer Thread

[Guest]

Italy are just a completely loathesome group. No redeeming value whatsoever.

[wvcbxl]

Italy are just a completely loathesome group. No redeeming value whatsoever.

 

Cassano and Balotelli up front has some entertainment potential when things get heated. :wink:

[USSoccer]

Italy are just a completely loathesome group. No redeeming value whatsoever.

 

I can't stand either team. There isn't all that much redeeming about Spain, either. Casillas, I guess. That's about it.

[Guest]

Yeah, no one wins when two romance languages face off, but I can at least appreciate Spain's skill at attacking.

 

Also, Balotelli is the caricature that everyone imagined Milton Bradley was.

[USSoccer]

Busquets is the most loathsome player on the field. That's saying something.

[wolf stansson]

Busquets is the most loathsome player on the field. That's saying something.

Brian McBride might disagree.

[Guest]

What a tremendous read by Buffon.

[wolf stansson]

He's got the yips.

[UMFan83]

It's funny to watch Lalas arguing with Ballack and Rossi and they both are like 'who the [expletive] is this American bozo'

[Soul]

This reminds me of last year, when I was actually in Europe watching all this unfold on a more first-hand basis.

[wolf stansson]

It's funny to watch Lalas arguing with Ballack and Rossi and they both are like 'who the [expletive] is this American bozo'

They're awful. Alexi is a much better analyst. It's not a language thing either. they can't get past athlete platitudes and cliches. Not sure who thought they'd be good hires.

This reminds me of last year, when I was actually in Europe watching all this unfold on a more first-hand basis.

You were watching an every four years tournament happening now, last year?

[wvcbxl]

This Ireland v Croatia game is quite entertaining. :D

[Mark Priors Calves]

Disaster

[USSoccer]

When strikers lose it, it rarely comes back. Torres' confidence has to be absolutely shot, since he should have had a hat trick in 20 minutes.

 

Spain, in general, wasn't that good. Maybe they should play with a forward or a winger instead of 6 CMs.

 

Ireland are terrible. They're going to get thrashed by Italy and Spain if they play like that again.

[Exile on Waveland]

When strikers lose it, it rarely comes back. Torres' confidence has to be absolutely shot, since he should have had a hat trick in 20 minutes.

 

Spain, in general, wasn't that good. Maybe they should play with a forward or a winger instead of 6 CMs.

 

Ireland are terrible. They're going to get thrashed by Italy and Spain if they play like that again.

 

As great as those six Spanish players are, you can't really play six of the same player (while not identical, they're all similar). Spain needs to go with Navas and Llorente. Torres is just not the same player he was for Liverpool and hasn't been since 2009/10. No reason to believe, at this point, he'll ever recapture that.

 

Germany's still the favorite (I'm biased in that, but still).

[Guest]

Ireland are terrible. They're going to get thrashed by Italy and Spain if they play like that again.

 

Yeah. Pretty much had to win today to have a chance. Now they need at least a win and a draw in the next two and maybe two wins. Oh well.

[jersey cubs fan]

England has the sport's most famous soccer league. But is the nation itself that good at soccer?

 

Didn't realize this was on. Time to turn away from proper work hours television viewing and put the game on.

[jersey cubs fan]

nice face goal off the set piece (is that what a 'set piece' is?)

[wolf stansson]

Yep. Set piece is anytime the ball is stopped by the official and put back into play - free kick, corner.

Anything else is either from a penalty kick or the "run of play."

[wvcbxl]

That was quite boring - I hope the other game tonight will be more entertaining.

[bukie]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal. Had to triple check to remind myself that he's a Swede and not Ukrainian.

 

And Ukraine equalizes before I can finish the post.

[Guest]

The Ukraine is not weak.

[wolf stansson]

Yo, check this out, US fans:

@J_Klinsmann

You can watch our second World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday: US v. Guatemala at 10/7p on Pay-per-view & ustream.tv #USAvGUA #WCQ

Is that legal? Is Klinsy promoting piracy?

[USSoccer]

Yo, check this out, US fans:

@J_Klinsmann

You can watch our second World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday: US v. Guatemala at 10/7p on Pay-per-view & ustream.tv #USAvGUA #WCQ

Is that legal? Is Klinsy promoting piracy?

 

Nice, JK. Nice.

 

I'm thinking tomorrow goes far better than one might think. I know quallies away are always a pain, but we're better than they are, in every position.

[bukie]

Poland really doesn't care for Russia.