The Soccer Thread

#301
#301
hohenfelsvol said:
I'll be watching wearing my German jersey. Portugal has to be the favorite though. Germany will be missing a couple players.
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that Schweinsteiger has a shot that's more impressive than Ronaldo's in terms of sheer velocity and accuracy.
 
#302
#302
doozer said:
i hate Germany and Italy.
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of the teams that are left, Italy is by far the team I least want to see win it all. a germany vs. holland final would be a lot of fun to watch. both are good teams, and that tends to be a pretty good rivalry as well.
 
#306
#306
tvolsfan said:
Why all the hatred of Italy?
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I'm of Italian descent and can't bring myself to cheer for them. Can't explain why either. Since there aren't any UK teams participating, I'm hoping Germany wins it all this year.
 
#307
#307
not necessarily hatred for Italy, but they did just win the last World Cup, and i'd like to see someone else win it this time. also, pretty much all the italian players play for teams in serie a, which i never see, so they don't really have any individual players i especially like.
 
#308
#308
If you are a soccer fan and you are not watching the Turkey-Croatia game, you will be kicking yourself later. Amazing.
 
#311
#311
absolutely unbelievable!!! germany had better hope they have a 3 or 4 goal lead going into the final 5 minutes against turkey, because that seems like about the only way anyone is going to beat them. turkey should be counting their blessings right now, they caught a major break that the ref played that much stoppage time for a 15 minute OT. their goalie redeemed himself a little bit in the shootout, but WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS HE DOING going after the ball like that?? that was one of the most boneheaded things i've ever seen a goalie do.
 
#312
#312
emainvol said:
If you are a soccer fan and you are not watching the Turkey-Croatia game, you will be kicking yourself later. Amazing.
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i wasn't watching and i'm not kicking myself...




...because i was out this afternoon. i did manage to walk in the house to catch the last 5 minutes of extra time on the replay.

in. credible.
 
#313
#313
bleedorange0037 said:
not necessarily hatred for Italy, but they did just win the last World Cup, and i'd like to see someone else win it this time. also, pretty much all the italian players play for teams in serie a, which i never see, so they don't really have any individual players i especially like.
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Fair enough.
 
#314
#314
doozer said:
i wasn't watching and i'm not kicking myself...




...because i was out this afternoon. i did manage to walk in the house to catch the last 5 minutes of extra time on the replay.

in. credible.
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re. diculous.
pre. nuptials.
count. chocula.
 
#315
#315
As I watch these Euro2008 matches, I find myself thankful that ESPN/ABC are using old, British/Scottish/Irish/Aussie announcers. I know there are plenty of Americans who are capable, but when it comes to soccer, I've always found them annoying. The two calling the Dutch/Russian game today are great to listen to.
 
#316
#316
nice win by the Russians, particularly their two goals in overtime. The Dutch looked slow, especially after the initial 90 minutes.
 
#317
#317
This isn't nearly as big of a surprise as people will say it is. The Dutch are known for slipping up. Guus Hiddink is a fantastic coach. I'm not sure about how he has done with clubs, but with national teams, he is a winner. He lead the Dutch and South Koreans to the World Cup semifinals, and had a surprising amount of success with Australia in the last World Cup. I hope he stays at Russia to make a run in South Africa 2010.
 
#318
#318
The dutch were terribly sluggish today. It was amazing that they came out so flat.

I'm glad I missed the second half.
 
#321
#321
Good article. Both very true points. Another thing that saved the game is the conditioning of great teams. Conditioning has come a long way since the 70's.
 
#324
#324
Stopping play for obvious non-serious injuries is absurd.

Hope Spain can plug one in before penalty kicks.
 
#325
#325
Good shootout... Spain is through. Italy didn't seem nearly as dejected as other teams who go down in this situation. The World Cup Medals may have something to do with that. I was pulling for Italy, but I think Spain wants this more.
 
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