Author Topic: Soccer thread (2014/15) (Read 105558 times)

houston-nat · « **Reply #2350:** July 12, 2014, 04:37:02 PM »

Quote from: houston-nat on July 12, 2014, 04:35:13 PM

Is Brazil's strategy of deliberately squandering scoring opportunities by tripping needlessly based on not thinking they can score on their own? Insecure as a teen with zits.

They did it again! On another good chance!

Slateman · « **Reply #2351:** July 12, 2014, 05:30:56 PM »

Brazil has a guy named Hulk and they're only now playing him?

spidernat · « **Reply #2352:** July 12, 2014, 05:44:51 PM »

He started every game. He came in as a sub in this game.

houston-nat · « **Reply #2353:** July 12, 2014, 05:50:55 PM »

Brazil in last two games: 1 goal scored, 10 allowed.

Why bring in a new goalie? So he can say he played in a World Cup game?

spidernat · « **Reply #2354:** July 12, 2014, 05:59:01 PM »

It's like what they do for college kids in the NCAA tournament.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2355:** July 12, 2014, 06:09:27 PM »

When you get an international cap, do they give you a thing to put on your head or the right to have someone knocked off in your country?

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2356:** July 12, 2014, 11:19:56 PM »

Depends on the country. Colombia, well...and Scolari should probably go straight to the airport

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 12, 2014, 06:09:27 PM

When you get an international cap, do they give you a thing to put on your head or the right to have someone knocked off in your country?

Dave B · « **Reply #2357:** July 13, 2014, 12:25:34 AM »

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/07/12/netherlands-dirk-kuyt-has-head-stapled-during-world-cup-match-with-brazil/

Maybe not all soccer players are wusses

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2358:** July 13, 2014, 12:39:53 AM »

Quote from: Dave B on July 13, 2014, 12:25:34 AM

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/07/12/netherlands-dirk-kuyt-has-head-stapled-during-world-cup-match-with-brazil/

Maybe not all soccer players are wusses

Ouch.

spidernat · « **Reply #2359:** July 13, 2014, 03:17:15 AM »

So much for that match being insignificant.

Slateman · « **Reply #2360:** July 13, 2014, 08:19:20 AM »

So what time does the game actually start?

1995hoo · « **Reply #2361:** July 13, 2014, 10:09:10 AM »

Quote from: Slateman on July 13, 2014, 08:19:20 AM

So what time does the game actually start?

Apparently 3:00 PM EDT. Odd that this one is an hour earlier. I wonder if that's for European TV.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2362:** July 13, 2014, 10:34:15 AM »

Arjen Robben played his ass off in a game that he all but announced he was going to throw..."so much for that game not mattering", exactly. Even van Gaal looked delighted.

spidernat · « **Reply #2363:** July 13, 2014, 03:21:20 PM »

ronnynat, why wasn't the Argentine player offsides on that play?

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2364:** July 13, 2014, 03:22:17 PM »

How did he miss that so bad?

spidernat · « **Reply #2365:** July 13, 2014, 03:25:09 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 13, 2014, 03:21:20 PM

ronnynat, why wasn't the Argentine player offsides on that play?

I think I get it now. Because it wasn't a pass from his own player?

ronnynat · « **Reply #2366:** July 13, 2014, 03:34:49 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 13, 2014, 03:25:09 PM

I think I get it now. Because it wasn't a pass from his own player?

Yep. Some strikers wait for those types of plays.

Higuain has been pretty crappy in this tournament.

stealyerbase · « **Reply #2367:** July 13, 2014, 03:44:30 PM »

I think that when a player takes an obvious dive and grabs their knee and writhes on the ground, they should be shot in the knee at point blank range with a pink paintball. Wuss mark, the pink badge of embellishment.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2368:** July 13, 2014, 03:48:40 PM »

Klose but not quite!

1995hoo · « **Reply #2369:** July 13, 2014, 04:00:39 PM »

Watching the level of play between Argentina and Germany reminds me of something my father said once, probably during the 1998 World Cup—MLS will never succeed the way the American soccer establishment would like simply because the level of play will never compare. People who don't watch soccer regularly watch the World Cup and get spoiled by how good it is.