2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

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Wilksey

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SmokeyDan said:
That said... I want to address something I saw on Olberman.

He was speaking about the potential rise of popularity of soccer in America.

When we watch team USA play we have to listen to English announcers call the game... no, call the match.

For some reason proper grammar goes out the window on the soccer field... I mean pitch.

If soccer is going to become popular in America, I think it is imperative we create our own soccer culture, instead of importing it from Europe and England.

We give MLS teams stupid names, FCNY? They ought to be called the soccer yankees, with pinstripe uniforms, not kits.

We need an American announcer for the games.

We already call the sport by a different name, no need to be lame and use improper grammar (the USA have, when it should be has) and silly names for the terms of the sport.
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Add blocking and tackling and I'll watch soccer.

Until then, it's little more than glorified kick ball best fit for females.
 
SmokeyDan

SmokeyDan

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Wilksey said:
Add blocking and tackling and I'll watch soccer.

Until then, it's little more than glorified kick ball best fit for females.
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There is blocking and tackling.

Guy runs down field dribbling the ball, a little different than a basketball dribble. A defender runs over, kicks the ball away from him, and the runner falls down.

Blocking is a little more like a pick or screen in basketball.

I don't watch soccer outside of world cup for a couple reasons. MLS is not great play. Their all star team regularly looses to the good clubs in Europe.

And there is not much soccer on tv.
 
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Wilksey

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SmokeyDan said:
There is blocking and tackling.

Guy runs down field dribbling the ball, a little different than a basketball dribble. A defender runs over, kicks the ball away from him, and the runner falls down.

Blocking is a little more like a pick or screen in basketball.

I don't watch soccer outside of world cup for a couple reasons. MLS is not great play. Their all star team regularly looses to the good clubs in Europe.

And there is not much soccer on tv.
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Blocking...


Tackling...


Pretentious lame-ass boring soccer....

 
SmokeyDan

SmokeyDan

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Wilksey said:
Blocking...


Tackling...


Pretentious lame-ass boring soccer....

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You're preaching to the choir.

I love football. It is my favorite sport.

They do blocking and tackling very well. But it is a form of the same they do in soccer.

I agree with you that the worst part of soccer is the dive.

I hate when I see someone running towards the goal, someone barely touches them and they fall down crying. They gave up a possibility of scoring to draw a foul. I don't understand why they do it.

Then I watched Holland v Mexico a week or so ago.

The Dutch star Robben wasn't even touched by the Mexican defender. You could only see it in slow motion replay. But he fell down and acted like it hurt. The referee called a foul. Holland gets a penalty kick, and scores the game winning goal.

Shameful sportsmanship in my book, but effective strategy to win the game.

This was in the chalk area around the goal. But so often they act the same way outside the area where a penalty kick isn't given. I still don't understand why it is done there. So often they give up an attack on goal where they have good numbers.

By far the worst part of the sport.
 
SmokeyDan

SmokeyDan

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Wilksey said:
Dude, quit pretending, this isn't a soccer game, and we aren't soccer players.
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If you'll watch the American team they take far fewer dives than the European guys.

Of the European teams, the Germans don't take as many dives.

But if you watch the teams from South America and most of the teams from Europe, they all act like they're shot when someone touches them.

That is why I can watch Team USA, it is America's sports culture that makes this practice distasteful to me, and our team exhibits that culture in how they reply to fouls and brushing of shirt sleaves.

American soccer has a reputation around the world for being much more physical than the European or South American futbol.

This physical nature is how we compete with the better teams, because their technical skill is much better than ours. We have no one on Team USA that can move with the ball like Messi, Ronaldo, Robben, Muller, or even second tier players on those teams.

Professional players on European clubs make more than our pro athletes. Our MLS guys make under 200k per year.

The LA Galaxy only got David Beckham by promising to give him an MLS franchise when he retired. He only had to pay a (to him) nominal fee for the team.

Man per man, we're not half as good as the worst European teams. But we beat the shit out of them on the field.
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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Brazil provides another disappointing performance.... the Dutch controlled the match from the opening minutes and never looked back
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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2014 FIFA World Cup started on June 12th, and now today one month latter is the final game to determine the champions

This ought to be a fantastic match as we have 2 very talented teams, each with their own strengths.

Argentina has Messi, a super class act but Germany has Muller and a very complete team with awesome goal tending,

I would think the Germans have the advantage, but Argentina has won every match so far....even Germany had one draw against Ghana, which proves that even a weaker team can have a good day

Anyhow, I'm hoping for an exciting match to end this best ever World Cup
 
SmokeyDan

SmokeyDan

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I was pulling for the Dutch to get their first cup until Argentina sent them to the 3rd place game.

Other than my nation's team, I usually find myself pulling for Argentina and Germany in the World Cup.

So today I have no idea who to pull for.

I think I'll pull for Messi.
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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SmokeyDan said:
I was pulling for the Dutch to get their first cup until Argentina sent them to the 3rd place game.

Other than my nation's team, I usually find myself pulling for Argentina and Germany in the World Cup.

So today I have no idea who to pull for.

I think I'll pull for Messi.
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I cheer for Spain, who was the first team to be eliminated, quite the contrast from 2010

Germany and Argentina are both classy teams, so I have no real preference but I'm kind of hoping Argentina wins just to piss off the local Brazilian fans, as they don't look quite miserable enough so far.
 
SmokeyDan

SmokeyDan

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Indoor Sun King said:
I cheer for Spain, who was the first team to be eliminated, quite the contrast from 2010

Germany and Argentina are both classy teams, so I have no real preference but I'm kind of hoping Argentina wins just to piss off the local Brazilian fans, as they don't look quite miserable enough so far.
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In the end, my brother made the same point, which forced me to become emotionally invested in an Argentine victory.

But I'm not sad at a German victory.
 
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