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Senegal played a great game and I believe deserved the win !
Colombia loss was definitely a surprise too ... Great World Cup so far , lots of upsets and twists !!! |
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A lot of apparent "easy games" tomorrow. Any hunches on surprises?
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I find it difficult to watch this 'football' for more than 10 minutes
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I could say the same about the other "football". To each his own mate
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Ronaldo scores again, now has 85 int. goals, more than Puskas!
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A great feat but man they are struggling to put Morocco away today.
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I actually kind of feel bad for Morocco. The own goal against Iran, where they definitively outplayed them. Today they've looked 100% decent against a much stronger Portugal side. So now they're 0-2, zero points, but they've looked much better than what the paper states. Quite a few teams who looked inferior to them will be going through to round of 16 and they won't.
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I might be way off, especially as an outsider but the only thing stopping the USA from being world beaters is that all the best athletes play American Football, Basketball and Baseball, as well as a bunch of other individual sports that they excel at. But with the whole Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy thing in Gridiron, maybe American parents are going to gravitate towards encouraging their sons to play a potentially less physically risky sport (the risks associated with heading the ball notwithstanding)? Plus there must be a large and growing number of ethnic minorities, especially Latinos and Africans, who have a cultural affinity for Soccer who could be a significant untapped source of talent. Is that a completely ignorant opinion? |
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You're looking at this entirely too logically. Fact still remains, it's nowhere near as 'cool' to play soccer in high school, as it is to play under the Friday night lights, especially in the south (where a vast majority of US top tier athletes originate from). No offense, but if you're not from there, you probably won't really get it. The high school sports culture does not even exist in Europe like it does there. Not to mention, you're completely dismissing the salary potential. You want a US football/basketball/baseball contract or a US soccer contract? |
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and another thing, and this is from my experience playing baseball/football in Georgia and Florida in middle school/high school, not just an assumption. The real, raw talent, was usually from a poorer setting. Playing sports is their way out. Other guys hit the books, they hit the weights. Their parents don't care about a head injury lol....and neither do they. They don't have a fall back, as America's system isn't social like Germany and most of Europe. You want nice stuff and not to live in slums? Showcase your skills as an athlete. and with the majority of programs/money in football/basketball/baseball, it would take decades to convert these kids into putting energy into soccer at a super young age. You have to essentially start practicing at 4,5,6.......
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We do have hardcore tennis academies, similar to what Agassi went through. Hopefully we develop those for soccer
As an aside for tennis fans I really enjoyed Agassi's biography Open |
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Par for their course, they always struggle but get thru or get lucky, as was mentioned earlier with the Euros last time, possibly the ugliest winners of recent times. If you take Ronaldo out you get a more accurate reflection of their ability and results would be so different. No other side is now so reliant on one player, other than maybe England.
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The lack of talent though must though at least partly due to the fact that football attracts lower tier athletes surely? If you're a supremely athletic kid you play American Football, no? If not, maybe basketball. Soccer is the bin that the kids who weren't big enough to play Gridiron or tall enough to play Basketball fall into? |
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There was a VERY noticeable difference starting in 2010, even moreseo in 2014. These were worlds different compared to the level of support I saw in 2006. Kind of sad not to see the states in 2018, I have a feeling this has put a dent in the surge in soccer popularity.
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Uruguay not impressing anyone but seem to be on their way to a win here. Suarez opportunistic as always haha
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Go Belgium!!
We got a sick team with some fantastic players playing in the best championships: Courtois, De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku, Mertens, Batshuayi, Dembélé, Kompany, Vertonghen,... Negative points: Nainngolan hasn't been selected (which is beyond understanding, the guy scored 2 goals in the Champions League semi-final and is a lion on the field) and our defense with Kompany and Vermaelen still recovering... Wait and see, we might lose in quarter final as we might make it till the end... |
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This When he's on fire, KDB is a true magician. The problem is that no national coach has been able to make the most of their talent, KDB is not as good with the national team as he's with City...Martinez is a shame...
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and honestly, Uruguay is one of those teams who is getting a pass. They honestly look pathetic. They sneaked in past Egypt with 1' to go and got lucky. The goal by Suarez today was a pure gift. I think Russia are going to beat them 2-0. Cavani is a machine though, do you see how many opportunities he had? None of his teammates are playing on his level. |
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Also, as a side note.....Ronaldo has come to win this World Cup. He is playing ridiculous. Portugal is going to be hard to beat.
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I grew up upstate New York and most most of my friends started playing soccer around 6 -7. I know I did. Problem is you’re right the system is nowhere near as competitive particularly in terms of coaching. Almost like hockey here. The best of the best migrate to Canada to play junior hockey. Quote:
Yes you could see it on their faces after the match. And boy did they have late opportunities at goal. A shame really but such is football. I feel strongest about Belgium this year but easy to say after a solid opening when many others looked lethargic. By default I will root for Mexico because they are our neighbors but after that I’ll be damned if KDB doesn’t deserve a deep run.
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