Posted on 06/22/2014 7:51:33 PM PDT by doug from upland
I am still trying to figure it out. LOL
This will certainly replace the NFL.
yes...they originally said 4 minutes then 5 but it was after 5 minutes when the other team scored.....what a system...
I’d rather be US than Ghana right now.
but, forever hopeful.....
With respect, I didn’t see that. When you go ahead in the game five minutes from time, you’re playing to win. The problem they have is that their back four just isn’t up to elite standard. Portugal’s goals were comical, even if the second was set up by a great pass. Neither one should ever have happened. Unfortunately, it may well cost them qualification.
Soccer is the greatest cure for insomnia the world has ever known.
One thing I envy the Muslim world for:
Goat Head Polo.
Horseback teams, drag, or throw or punt the goat head to the other teams goal.
Hell, If you’re going to sacrifice the goat to the moon god, you might as well make a mockery of a traditional Biblical sacrifice.
If you saw the movie ‘Gladiator’ (starring that fine ham actor Russell Crowe) you may recall the two tigers raised up during his climactic fight with that German in the scary mask.
If they put tigers on the soccer field every now and then, I think that might add some excitement.
And give the defenders little stun guns.
But that's why Howard is there. He should of had that cross and when you see the expression on his face you can tell he was thinking: "why didn't I come out and punch that?" He can't play like he has a team supporting him. In most of the last 2 games he's played like he has no help. He just has to keep reminding himself this isn't a premier league team more like a US teenage club team.
Not that the goal was his fault, it squarely lies on Bradley! Let's face it Bradley's there because his Dad has been high up in US soccer and was the former coach of the US MNT.
One thing I love about soccer is play is not stopped every 5 minutes for a DANG commercial. Just halftime.
See post 31 re: no commercials. I hated the dives and falls a lot more, but have eased up a bit once my son pointed out that they do it sometimes to get a quick rest in (no timeouts, no subs, etc.). I imagine it may also be used as a ploy to slow down the game too. (Aka the “Canadian time-out” when the goalie has to adjust his pads in Lacrosse). I still don’t like it - but makes some sense.
I didn’t see it, but in today’s game they allowed a water break due to the heat and humidity. First time in World Cup history.
Sorry Doug, I am very confused, you lost me at the word Soccer. You could have said Hockey and it is the same thing.
It’s simple: we need a win or a tie against Germany.
I enjoy the eleven minutes of action scattered throughout every three hour NFL game (I'm not kidding, those are the numbers), but the league will continue to restrict play. Eliminating kickoff returns, concussion reduction mania, etc. will continue to make it less enjoyable.
Fewer and fewer grammar and high schools will be able to afford the insurance to cover liability, and more mothers will object to participation.
Celebrations of Michael Sam's sex life, disputes over naming teams, etc. and other distractions will continue.
Meanwhile, the white Americans who most love the sport care more about it than they do about having enough children to replicate their fandom, apparently.
The fanbase is aging, but soccer's isn't.
A shame for advertisers - the NFL gives them 75 minutes of prime time at every game.
Who cares? Maybe we will lose and then these vanities will cease!!!
Any system that allows team A to advance over Team B, when both have the same record yet Team B beat team A, is screwed up. Then again, it’s soccer.
It does Germany no extra good to win. A tie and they are in the exact same spot. Expect both teams to pack in the defense and be conservative.
Yep, for all intents and purposes, if we lose we’re out.
I think Ghana crushes Portugal.
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