World Cup

[Chico23231]

give me the early analysis...whats going on with this game

[NC_Skins]

Germany is kicking our ass. Lucky to only be down 1

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Germany is kicking our ass. Lucky to only be down 1

yeah thats what i heard

pretty much we look like a bunch of scared bitches, that what my cousin said watching it at home

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

yeah thats what i heard

pretty much we look like a bunch of scared bitches, that what my cousin said watching it at home

No ball control. Shitty passing. Howard is carrying this team.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

No ball control. Shitty passing. Howard is carrying this team.

2 shots on goal? thats pathetic

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

2 shots on goal? thats pathetic

They doubled their output in the last minute of the game to end up with 4 shots on goal. This is by far the worst game they've played so far. The looked like a bunch of scrubs out there for the most part. The only person that looked like he belonged on the pitch was Tim Howard. Dreadful performance and we are very fortunate it wasn't 5-0. They still have no sense of passing or controlling the ball. Very amateurish.

Time of possession:

US- 33%
Germany - 67%

Also of note, the refs were dreadful the 2nd half.



Also, we need to praise Ghana's goal keeper because he stopped Ronaldo on quite a few shots that normally would have been good.

[Ruhskins]

[HoustonSkinsFan]

US had some great possessions, and some great defensive plays. Worst game so far, maybe, but also the toughest opponent they've faced so far as well. That's no coincidence! All told, 0-1 was a great result against a side like Germany.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by HoustonSkinsFan

US had some great possessions, and some great defensive plays. Worst game so far, maybe, but also the toughest opponent they've faced so far as well. That's no coincidence! All told, 0-1 was a great result against a side like Germany.

Maybe two and that came in the last minute. Other than that Germany dominated the ball as noted by the time of possession. I will give the US team in that they played very good defensively, but that offense sucks balls.

[HoustonSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Maybe two and that came in the last minute. Other than that Germany dominated the ball as noted by the time of possession. I will give the US team in that they played very good defensively, but that offense sucks balls.

Come on, there were a few possessions in the first half where they kept the ball for several minutes. After that initial onslaught from Germany where their barely touched the ball, they looked much better. Germany controlled, but they're a much better side; you'd expect them to control.

The US offense was close a couple times, and were close to generating some great chances off those solid possessions.

Oh well, folks will always have different opinions. I thought they played a good game against a Cup favorite. Howard kept them in it, but that's what a strong goalie is supposed to do.

[Chico23231]

something about this sport i dont really like is the enthusism for "ties". Why no OT? Why not a 15 minute break before a 30 min OT period. I think that is some weak bs.

So far the lame:

1. Flopping over sissy injuries
2. Ties are good somehow, no OT
3. little to no scoring

[HoustonSkinsFan]

Bring on Belgium! They might be the most talented roster at the World Cup, but so far they've lacked a cohesiveness and a sense of teamwork. They've only really been playing together for a year, however, so that's too be expected. I think in four years this team will be dangerous, but this year they're ripe for the upset. It will take much better possession than the USA had against Germany, and they'll need Bradley to get back to being Bradley. He's been terrible, with respect to his skill level. Probably need a "wow" moment out of Dempsey also.

[Chico23231]

Found this hilarious:

"Don't really understand soccer," tweeted KP Anderson, executive producer for the entertainment show the Soup. "How many games do we have to tie or lose before we win the World Cup?"

BBC News - Winning by losing: The (un)American way?

[Ruhskins]

I don't understand how people get their panties in a bunch about how the US got into the second round, when a lot of these scenarios take place in the NFL and other sports. Granted, that you don't see many ties in US sports, save for hockey. But there are a lot of playoff scenarios situations in all sports, where a team may still make the playoffs, even if they lose their last game.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I don't understand how people get their panties in a bunch about how the US got into the second round, when a lot of these scenarios take place in the NFL and other sports. Granted, that you don't see many ties in US sports, save for hockey. But there are a lot of playoff scenarios situations in all sports, where a team may still make the playoffs, even if they lose their last game.

A lot of teams bench their starters the last two or three games of the season depending on their positions. Colts used to do that all the time with Manning. I think any reason people hate soccer can be applicable to any other sport.