Sorry but I am neither inaccurate nor wrong, at least about this. http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=247785&page=161 I talked about Neymar and James and you derailed it to talk about Colombian strikers. You start to pull that "defensive" attitude of yours because I only said strikers might not score in every knockout elimination game and they are not on past Ronaldo, Klose's level. You thought I was belittling Colombian strikers and you got riled up, you continued to argue in a very offensive way about the subject you started and I did not want to talk about. So I broke it off because there was and is no argumentation with you. You were making a fuss out of nothing that moment. But I am not wrong. I had that sentiment before.
Just watched the game again. Really exciting high-paced game. Should have gotten most americans interested. Extra-time takes a toll on players. And to think that 4 days later they need to play again.
BasketballReasons, if it takes a toll on the players, how come the middle one is standing?!? He should be on the floor, too. No? ¡¡Jajajajajajaja...!! ¡Magnífico! :grin: Edit: Where is "The Cat" in this discussion?
Can't believe how stubborn Löw is. "I have made my decisions, and I will stand by it until the end" he said about Lahm's position. It's like the more people criticize him regarding our lineup, the more he tries to go through with his "ideas" so that in case we are successful, he can say something like "I told you so". I do not have a very good feeling about the match against France.
Colombia, IMO, played the best and might just be getting better by the game. If they can get past Brazil, I think they might just win the whole damn thing.
The silver lining to all this is that Belgium as a team is actually pretty classy and played a good clean game. They showed excellent sportsmanship and character. I'm happy to root for them going forward. That hasn't always been the case in years past.
What's the knock on Belgium? I clearly remember them being CLEAN in '86 and '02, but I realize most of the peeps watching soccer right now weren't even born yet. Got any examples to cite?
I don't think Belgium had to be classless or show BAD sportsmanship at all as the U.S. attack wasn't even a threat. I think a Brazil style of defending, fouling when a threat is imminent, is the one that is not classy, not smart, but works. See the photo, then: Spoiler only Howard is there. HATS OFF, Tim.
I hate hate hate Löw (not as a human being, just his coaching). I will be there tomorrow. I feel like I will have flown around the world for nothing, with this imbecile of a coach.
If Low doesn't reach at least the Finals is he gone? You can't just go with one of the greatest generation of German players and win nothing. I can see some leeway if they play a competitive Finals though.
I want him gone, and he will be gone. If we don't win the world cup, he HAS TO GO. If we win it, he also has to go, because he won't be able to top it.
Mexican fan mistaking Van Persie for Robben in Brasil. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/01n-miW5OuI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Nah brosef, you're going somewhere Donnymost wasn't. He is trying to say that unlike say Italy in 2006 that beat the USA and had Danny DeRossi's dirty play in that match which made it tough to root for them, this Belgian team didn't play in that fashion. I think he also meant that it was tough for American fans to root for Ghana in 2010 (after the US was eliminated) because they didn't like Ghana's time wasting. So he probably feels the loss to Belgium which didn't involve dirty play or time wasting helps him and other US fans feel better about rooting for Belgium. Hopefully I got that right.
