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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:52 pm
by Elzam_
Dome wrote:QUOTE (Dome @ Jul 1 2014, 05:33 PM) USA v Belgium
WHAT A GAME!! Howard was amazing.
Grats Belgium!
$@@!ing circle runners on defense. Great game though, really. We gave it a good run.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:19 pm
by HSharp
The US defence was pretty poor but Howard played super amazing. Was great burst of energy from US in 2nd part of Extra Time though, they really gave everything even though they had an early sub.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:31 am
by tsubaki_sanjuro
everton player = breaks records in a performance universally describes as heroic
liverpool player = tries to eat someone again
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:29 pm
by Elzam_
I'd just like to point out to everyone that Tim Howard is now a meme
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave
#StillSaltyAboutUSLosing
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 3:31 pm
by Gandalf2
All credit to the Americans for their part in a fantastic game. I was worn out just watching it. They are being mentioned a lot in comparison with the English team - the desire, effort & commitment between the two teams was incomparable.
For a team who really wasn't trying though, look no further than the French against the Germans yesterday. It was 1940 all over again.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:33 pm
by ChaoticStorm
Gandalf2 wrote:QUOTE (Gandalf2 @ Jul 5 2014, 04:31 PM) It was 1940 all over again.
I'm expecting clint to be posting any day now a witty retort that will be lost in translation.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:07 pm
by lexaal
Gandalf2 wrote:QUOTE (Gandalf2 @ Jul 5 2014, 05:31 PM) All credit to the Americans for their part in a fantastic game. I was worn out just watching it. They are being mentioned a lot in comparison with the English team - the desire, effort & commitment between the two teams was incomparable.
England has been overestimated for years, I really wonder how they qualified.
On the other hand U.S. and also Costa Rica have impressed me.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:40 pm
by djrbk
The Americans are a little bit behind in this sport. Not as much falling to the ground wincing in faked pain for 4 minutes at a time, then jumping up and playing as soon as a whistle blows as some of the other more elite global teams.
They need to hire some whinier players, possibly go recruiting from Hollywood. Even the best divers of the world are still unconvincing of real injuries 98% of the time, making that one case where someone has a vertebrae snapped an un-cared-for activity in the field. The drama unfolds as that player looks less in pain than the player who wasn't even touched and just crumpled to the ground (which one? See: a dozen times a game) after the wind hit him and/or he tripped over the paint markings on the ground.
My suggestions are to go to a cancer ward to try and acquire players with more frailty, although going after anemic vegan types with severe calcium deficiencies might be a good start too. You really need to sell it to be a world champion, and this is.. the World Cup!
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:45 pm
by Gandalf2
djrbk wrote:QUOTE (djrbk @ Jul 6 2014, 11:40 PM) The Americans are a little bit behind in this sport. Not as much falling to the ground wincing in faked pain for 4 minutes at a time, then jumping up and playing as soon as a whistle blows as some of the other more elite global teams.
Actually, not true!
source
QUOTE According to the Wall Street Journal, only six teams from the 32 in the group stage flopped more than US. The Americans suffered 12 "injuries" and chalked up six minutes, 24 seconds of "writhing time".[/quote]
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:22 pm
by SumVeritas
Turkish-Polish federation stomped Brazil.