Running, all-purpose World Cup thread

[Inky_Wretch]

Jay, you're especially right about Wynalda. He's been horrific.

He constantly cut off Foudy, as if he didn't like a woman commenting on men's matches. He started to "call out" one player for a horrible play (don't remember for which team), but stopped saying "I don't want to say his name because he plays in the MLS." Lalas and Rece Davis finally got him to say the guy's name.

Chinaglia should be added to World Cup Live full time.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

Jay, you're especially right about Wynalda. He's been horrific.

He constantly cut off Foudy, as if he didn't like a woman commenting on men's matches. He started to "call out" one player for a horrible play (don't remember for which team), but stopped saying "I don't want to say his name because he plays in the MLS." Lalas and Rece Davis finally got him to say the guy's name.

Chinaglia should be added to World Cup Live full time.

Who's the black guy that comes in sometimes. He's knows a lot more about the game than Wynalda.

 

[kingcreole]

I'll weigh in here on the U.S. "taking a step back."

Let's be honest about 2002. We played pretty well, yes, but had to get a break with South Korea beating a Portugal team that tried to fix their game with Korea. We were awful against Poland, but played well the other four matches. Still, we got a big break by playing Mexico in the second round. We own Mexico away from Estadio Azteca, and we proved it again. Then of course we carried that performance over to the Germany game where we outplayed ze Germans. Overall, we were 2-2-1.

If we beat Ghana but fail to advance, we'd be 1-1-1 for the second straight Cup. Considering this was the Group of Death, I'd consider it a sideways step. If we get out of the group and lose to Brazil, I say we did better than 02 even though we wouldn't advance as far.

Lose or tie Ghana, we take a step back.

 

[Pastor]

Just a few quick thoughts on the game. My mind is a little boggled but thought I would share some stuff:

1. Arena didn't put in fresh legs and allowed the game to expire with 1-sub left unused. Terrible.

2. Mastro forked up. He had to know the ref was going to even the game out. The tackle was only worth a yellow, but the ref was looking for it.

3. Chinaglia is a complete utter piece of shirt. He should never be allowed to comment on soccer ever. The man needs to go and go fast.

4. I lost it when I saw the second goal. Yes it didn't count and shouldn't count, but fork, I saw that go in and I lost it. Man it was sweet. At least if it was legit it was sweet.

5. The US can definitely beat Ghana. The guys that scored against Czech will be out. The US needs to show up and put in the effort. It will be rough, though, without Pope or Mastro.

6. Italy will have a rough go against Czech. Part of me wonders if they just play for a tie to fork the US and Ghana. The other part of me says that Italy knows they would come in second and because of that, they would play Brazil.

So, come on US!!!!

 

[Del_B_Vista]

Fred is the best Brazilian name.

But think how much better it could be if it was Fred G.

[/crossingfingersthereisnoredxthere]

 

[Prep_desk_junkie]

Jay, you're especially right about Wynalda. He's been horrific.

He constantly cut off Foudy, as if he didn't like a woman commenting on men's matches. He started to "call out" one player for a horrible play (don't remember for which team), but stopped saying "I don't want to say his name because he plays in the MLS." Lalas and Rece Davis finally got him to say the guy's name.

Chinaglia should be added to World Cup Live full time.

Who's the black guy that comes in sometimes. He's knows a lot more about the game than Wynalda.

Allen Hopkins

 

[kingcreole]

6. Italy will have a rough go against Czech. Part of me wonders if they just play for a tie to fork the US and Ghana. The other part of me says that Italy knows they would come in second and because of that, they would play Brazil.

If Italy and the Czechs tie and Ghana wins, Italy forks itself. Ghana vs. Socceroos, The Fightin' Louganises vs. Brazil. Italy has to play for a win to guarantee it avoids Brazil.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Just a few quick thoughts on the game. My mind is a little boggled but thought I would share some stuff:

1. Arena didn't put in fresh legs and allowed the game to expire with 1-sub left unused. Terrible.

2. Mastro forked up. He had to know the ref was going to even the game out. The tackle was only worth a yellow, but the ref was looking for it.

3. Chinaglia is a complete utter piece of shirt. He should never be allowed to comment on soccer ever. The man needs to go and go fast.

4. I lost it when I saw the second goal. Yes it didn't count and shouldn't count, but fork, I saw that go in and I lost it. Man it was sweet. At least if it was legit it was sweet.

5. The US can definitely beat Ghana. The guys that scored against Czech will be out. The US needs to show up and put in the effort. It will be rough, though, without Pope or Mastro.

6. Italy will have a rough go against Czech. Part of me wonders if they just play for a tie to fork the US and Ghana. The other part of me says that Italy knows they would come in second and because of that, they would play Brazil.

So, come on US!!!!

1. I still don't understand that strategy.

3. Wow, Rev. Futbol, I didn't think Chinaglia was that bad. Or, perhaps, my distaste for Wynalda is clouding my view.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

At this rate, I think the Americans need to worry 'bout their own business.
Win the f-n game on Thursday, then worry about the result of Italy-Czech.

 

[TrooperBari]

The Jose commercial, does the song go, "If I don't get my football back, I'm going to get my dad on you"?

"If you don't give my futbol back,
I'm going to get my dad on you.
I only kicked it over your fence and broke a silly gnome or two.

Repeat first versy

Eanie Meanie run away, meanie run away.
Steal my futbol, run away,
I'll get it back some way.

Repeat second verse,
Repeat second verse.
Repeat second verse."

All this and more at:
http://www.soccercommercials.com
www.soccercommercials.com/songs.html

 

[TrooperBari]

Gooch is just having a terrible tournament. Terrible.

And Pope's days are numbered with this team ... he's old and seems to have lost it.

Any good central defenders in college?

: x 1,005

 

[TrooperBari]

I've posted on this thread already, but I'll preface this by saying that I don't have a lot of soccer knowledge. But I'm giving it a try today -- I watched the Ghana upset, and I'm taking in the US-Italy game.

My question is this:

Is it fair to say that one area where the US falls short of many of the European teams (today, notably, Italy) is our inability to be as willing to feign horrific injury, fall on the ground like one has been shot, and wither around waiting for a referee to step in and pull a card?

If diving, flopping and otherwise playing like a bunch of little girls (Hi Portugal!) is the path to becoming a sophisticated soccer nation, I'm all for staying in the hinterlands.