Monte Carlo Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 :: sigh :: Italy were my second team. Serie A has as many structural problems as the English Premiership, yes their diving and play-acting was an embarrassment. Mind you :: cough :: Argentina :: cough :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 at the naming debate. Vol's trolling usually bores me, but I got a laugh or two out of his efforts here. Anyhow, whatever the name you use, I think it's pretty clear what you're referring to in the thread called "2010 FIFA World Cup." Also, caring about soccer is un-American. If this changes, it'll be more a result of immigrants bringing their sporting tastes with them than it is of changing attitudes among the current population. It's popular as a youth sport primarily because you can throw a bunch of 6-year-olds onto a field, spend 10 minutes explaining the rules, and end up with something reasonably resembling a soccer match. Other sports options take a lot more instruction and equipment. Although, on the other hand, situational enthusiasm about high-drama tournaments in sports we don't really care about is a very American phenomenon. (Compare people who care about NCAA basketball in November to the same in March. The Olympics score huge TV ratings, despite featuring a lineup of events composed chiefly of the most boring spectator sports ever devised.) Really, if the perceived stakes are high enough, a significant audience would find a game of tiddlywinks interesting enough to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Where are you, Obama? "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Too busy firing generals who complain about going for dinner in Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Strange, I didn't even know Slovakia was in this tournament. Any day catenaccio gets beaten in the ground, is a good day for futbol. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Bloody hell. That's Denmark out. 0-2 at halftime. No way in hell we are gonna come back from that needing to win. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 What the hell, Denmark! Way to defend our Scandinavian colours Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Oh lawdy at the danish penalty. That has to be one of the worst dives in this cup so far. Japan were simply better this time. USA or Argentina ftw! Even England, if they get their act together. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblarg Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I'm really tired of those damn vuvuzelas. Sounds like a swarm of locusts. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Oh lawdy at the danish penalty. That has to be one of the worst dives in this cup so far. Japan were simply better this time. USA or Argentina ftw! Even England, if they get their act together. Yeah the best squad went through. Our strikers have lost all their mojo. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Interesting that you can't find a video of Kaka's sending off ANYWHERE, because of legal moves by FIFA. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Yeah the best squad went through. Our strikers have lost all their mojo.Some teams absorbed the tactics of Mourinho. Look at Distance Covered Not in Possession of Australia and Japan. They also rarely tackle. Their defense is done by not giving up spaces and angles for the opponents, which greatly cancels supremacy such as possession and talents in quite a great degree. Owing this "shield of Mourinho," Japan seem to be getting more confident with the defense, which made their offense better as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Yeah the best squad went through. Our strikers have lost all their mojo.Some teams absorbed the tactics of Mourinho. Look at Distance Covered Not in Possession of Australia and Japan. They also rarely tackle. Their defense is done by not giving up spaces and angles for the opponents, which greatly cancels supremacy such as possession and talents in quite a great degree. Owing this "shield of Mourinho," Japan seem to be getting more confident with the defense, which made their offense better as well. I hadn't heard that term before. Sounds interesting. i wonder if the principles are at work elsewhere? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorstUsernameEver Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 ****. The swiss are out too. It's not my year. Not my year at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 The Swiss are really, really awful. They played like Portugal did in qualifying. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vault_overseer Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 In expectation of tomorrow: GO TEAM USA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I hadn't heard that term before. Sounds interesting. i wonder if the principles are at work elsewhere?It's not an established term but Mourinho proved himself as a good tactician in UEFACL...most strikingly, sealing the attacking force of Barcelona twice. cf. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...mart-Barca.html In Netherlands vs Japan, Netherlands and especially Sneijder must know what he was challenged by and tried to make Japan run out of stamina. They thought they were successful in it but, according to the interviews after the match, it was the time when Japan made a shift to offense when Sneijder scored that goal. So, to some extent, it seems to be a coincidence. Look at the possession rate in the stats in the match cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 America could do very well, although in the end they will be outclassed by the Latin teams like Brazil and Chile. I predict 2-1 to Germany versus England tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 USA! USA! USA! "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I'm a little shocked at some of the crowds I've seen Bill Clinton in. I haven't even seen any sign of his security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 The old dawg would turn up to the opening of a biscuit tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 very excited for the USA v Ghana game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Even if USA manages to slither through, I can't see them get past Uruguay. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Please note that under no circumstances should you argue with that German psychic octopus. You will look insane. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Visible security is just one layer, there's loads and loads of cloak and dagger stuff going on behind the scenes you can be sure. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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