Football (Soccer) Thread

[Ed Anger]

Greasy vs Greaseballs. Pass.

[katmai]

Been working all day. So no chance to watch it.

[alfred russel]

If we get one point out of the group stage I'll consider it a moral victory. 

Fuck how many points we get. If we break cristiano ronaldo's leg, I'll consider it a total victory.

[alfred russel]

I think it is even money we get out of the group stage. I love Klinsmann not bringing Donovan. Donovan wasn't going to be a key contributor this year anyway, and it takes all the pressure off the team and puts it on him. At the same time, the story line is about a guy who is not there and about how we are fucked because of our group. If that doesn't get the team to pull together and have new leaders step up, nothing will.

Also, maybe this will in the future cause players to have second thoughts about dropping out in the prime of their careers and wandering around third world countries and then think they should get back on the team for the world cup.

[Admiral Yi]

Oh yeah, that should definitely synergize the hell out of them.

[Ed Anger]

Need to age the players more.

[alfred russel]

Need to age the players more.

What does that even mean?

[Ed Anger]

You know what it means.

[alfred russel]

You know what it means.

I really don't.

[HVC]

You know what it means.

I really don't.

Pretend that team US was playing against a CFL team, then it'll all come back to you.

[Ed Anger]

You know what it means.

I really don't.

You don't remember your own bullshit from years ago? Something about aging Miami Hurricanes players?

That's the joke.

[alfred russel]

You don't remember your own bullshit from years ago? Something about aging Miami Hurricanes players?

That's the joke.

I remember saying that some college teams have enough front line talent to compare with or even best the teams put out by NFL teams on a given Sunday. A bunch of people jumped on me about that, especially when I pulled out the 2000-2001 Miami Hurricanes as an example. What is seared into my mind is multiple posts by Berkut going off on me saying that a WR trio of Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss, and Andre Johnson had the talent to be a top tier trio in the NFL. He began ranting that I was just a homer and he had never even heard of Andre Johnson.

How that relates to Landon Donovan and Klinsmann, I have no clue.

[FunkMonk]

I watched the CL Final. It was crap, then got interesting in the second half. Watching Gareth Bale miss all his shots was funny. When he finally got one, though, it spelled the end for Atletico. They were always going to lose once RM equalized.

The real winner here was Franco.

[FunkMonk]

I think it is even money we get out of the group stage. I love Klinsmann not bringing Donovan. Donovan wasn't going to be a key contributor this year anyway, and it takes all the pressure off the team and puts it on him. At the same time, the story line is about a guy who is not there and about how we are fucked because of our group. If that doesn't get the team to pull together and have new leaders step up, nothing will.

Also, maybe this will in the future cause players to have second thoughts about dropping out in the prime of their careers and wandering around third world countries and then think they should get back on the team for the world cup.

Yeah, the pressure isn't really on for us to even advance. To meet expectations we merely have to avoid getting bounced 4-0 in our games. All the pressure is on Germany and Ronaldo + 10.

I don't mind leaving out Donovan either. My fear is that leaving him out will lead to discontent in the team first toward Klinsmann and then toward each other. Then we'll definitely get pounded in the ass by Germany.

[Josephus]

I watched the CL Final. It was crap, then got interesting in the second half. Watching Gareth Bale miss all his shots was funny. When he finally got one, though, it spelled the end for Atletico. They were always going to lose once RM equalized.

The real winner here was Franco.

He's still dead.