Soccer Thread 2020-2021 - Page 10

miami_fan · 06-29-2021, 01:33 PM

STERLING!

sovereignstar v2 · 06-29-2021, 01:38 PM

Believe that is 14 goals in his last 19 matches for England.

AlexB · 06-29-2021, 02:25 PM

Mostly turgid second half after a pretty compelling first. Two evenly matched teams, but we took a couple of chances and they didn’t.

Now, watch us lose to Sweden…

HomerSimpson98 · 06-29-2021, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexB

Now, watch us lose to Sweden…

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way. . . . .

AlexB · 06-29-2021, 03:48 PM

Partly true, also partly as the narrative in the English media is that this was a de facto semi final, and also when I think of England v Sweden, I think of Tomas Brolin, Do I Not Like That, and Zlatan’s 40 yard bicycle kick goal

Edit: just rewatched Zlatan’s goal, and it was probably only 30 yards (I nearly typed 50 yards originally

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miami_fan · 06-29-2021, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexB

Mostly turgid second half after a pretty compelling first. Two evenly matched teams, but we took ancouple of chances and they didn’t.

Now, watch us lose to Sweden…

Hey hey hey! I am trying to be a bandwagon fan over here. I don't have any of those bad memories.

miami_fan · 06-29-2021, 05:03 PM

The fact that the doctors have not had to put that leg in a air cast is a miracle.

MIJB#19 · 06-29-2021, 05:03 PM

That was a red card? Isn't the Ukrainian player at fault here for being late to the party?

AlexB · 06-29-2021, 05:05 PM

Really don’t agree with the Sweden red card. Yes, the still image of the boot on the knee looks horrendous, and it definitely would have hurt, but the video of him playing the ball when the opposing player was yards away tells a different story

That’s just an unfortunate, accidental and thankfully very rare side effect of a contact sport that was neither intentional or reckless

AlexB · 06-29-2021, 05:14 PM

OK, he was feet away after seeing a replay, but still not a red for me

miami_fan · 06-29-2021, 05:46 PM

I don't think it was intentional. I don't have an answer as to what he should do instead. But in 2021, a high boot to another player's knee is going to be a red every time. Sort of like any helmet to helmet contact on a starting QB in the NFL no matter how unintentional is going to draw a flag.

sovereignstar v2 · 06-30-2021, 10:52 AM

So after today Messi will no longer be under contract with Barcelona. I'm not really thinking he is leaving the club any longer, because if he was it would be one of the best kept secrets in all of sport. It's interesting seeing the club struggle so much financially and be so desperate to keep ahold of him. And at the same time Messi seems fine with holding out on signing any renewal until he gets the same exhorbhant wages as he did previously. Perhaps it's too late to make such a big leap to a new country and league at this point, but there is no way Barcelona will be competing at the biggest stages in the next season or two and it'd be disappointing to see him go out with such a whimper.

miami_fan · 06-30-2021, 01:50 PM

Lionel Messi’s 4 year, $674M contract with Barcelona officially expires today, fueling speculation that his 20 year run with the club could be coming to an end. While negotiations have been in motion, Messi will technically be able to negotiate elsewhere starting tomorrow.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) June 30, 2021

$168.5 million per year!

sovereignstar v2 · 06-30-2021, 01:54 PM

Messi has been able to negotiate elsewhere for the last 6 months, however.

cubboyroy1826 · 07-02-2021, 02:27 PM

That Swiss keeper has been on today!

JPhillips · 07-02-2021, 04:52 PM

Never forget all of the Italians that have died for their country today.

edit: Nevermind. They all got not dead.

Ghost Econ · 07-02-2021, 10:11 PM

I watched 10 game minutes of the Copa. Neymar was "fouled" 4 times, they only called it twice.

First he tripped over the ball and ran into a player. They called a foul I guess on the ball, and Vidal was shown a yellow for dissent.
Another he went down with a grazing and acted, but nothing.
Another he went down with a grazing and acted, and foul.
The last he was late to a ball, stomped on the players shin who cleared it, but acted like he got shot. No foul.

This is why I can't watch games played in the Americas.

ISiddiqui · 07-03-2021, 12:42 AM

You know Neymar does the same things in Europe, right?

I was also noting that Lukaku tends to get fouled a lot but the refs hardly call it because he doesn't tend to go down. It indicates why players go down easy.

Ghost Econ · 07-03-2021, 09:02 AM

I feel like Lukaku doesn't get nearly enough credit for his holdup play. He wins almost every clear and is extremely good with his distribution. He seemed like the only forward in the tournament who could still play that way.

miami_fan · 07-03-2021, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

I watched 10 game minutes of the Copa. Neymar was "fouled" 4 times, they only called it twice.

First he tripped over the ball and ran into a player. They called a foul I guess on the ball, and Vidal was shown a yellow for dissent.
Another he went down with a grazing and acted, but nothing.
Another he went down with a grazing and acted, and foul.
The last he was late to a ball, stomped on the players shin who cleared it, but acted like he got shot. No foul.

This is why I can't watch games played in the Americas.

I believe they call this craftiness in the trade.

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

You know Neymar does the same things in Europe, right?

I was also noting that Lukaku tends to get fouled a lot but the refs hardly call it because he doesn't tend to go down. It indicates why players go down easy.

This.

For the record, I am not a fan of players diving on the ground. Unfortunately, match officials have made it perfectly clear that if they don't hear someone screaming at the top of their lungs or rolling around on the ground, they are not giving fouls no matter how obvious those fouls are. Neymar's diving is even more of an indictment on the match officials because he is not even good at it at the diving.

I don't want to jinx it but on a related note, the officiating in the Euros has been outstanding for the most part IMO. All parts of it. It has been hilarious to note those commentators and pundits who are constantly begging for more VAR involvement after hearing the same people railing against it being too involved in the club season.

miked · 07-03-2021, 01:44 PM

The Italy game yesterday was awful, watching the Italians rolling on the ground for 4 minutes every time a player was near them. The only player that actually got seriously injured seemed to roll the least.

AlexB · 07-03-2021, 03:34 PM

Watching England is like watching paint dry, but quite liking the finished effect

MIJB#19 · 07-03-2021, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

I watched 10 game minutes of the Copa. Neymar was "fouled" 4 times, they only called it twice.

First he tripped over the ball and ran into a player. They called a foul I guess on the ball, and Vidal was shown a yellow for dissent.
Another he went down with a grazing and acted, but nothing.
Another he went down with a grazing and acted, and foul.
The last he was late to a ball, stomped on the players shin who cleared it, but acted like he got shot. No foul.

This is why I can't watch games played in the Americas.

You just described Neymar as being himself. Nothing new here.

miami_fan · 07-03-2021, 04:32 PM

There you go Jordan my boy. Get that bit of craziness out of your system

AlexB · 07-03-2021, 04:38 PM

Today has made me realise how little I actually like modern football. Take away the strength and aggression that used to be part of the sport, it’s a really boring technical exercise

miami_fan · 07-03-2021, 06:58 PM

Wasn't it like late last year that Columbus Crew were almost moved to another city? How the hell did they get a new stadium so fast?

MIJB#19 · 07-03-2021, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexB

Today has made me realise how little I actually like modern football. Take away the strength and aggression that used to be part of the sport, it’s a really boring technical exercise

Interesting. To me it's the other way around. Unless we have other definitions of strength, aggression and technical football.

To me modern football is 9 out of 10 teams parking the bus. These days almost every team plays like San Marino or Portugal: either with 7 or 8 defenders out of fear to get overrun, or because that's how they prefer to disrupt the opponents luring on a quick counter attack, hoping to see it result in a penalty kick, or at least in either a free kick just outside the box or a corner kick.

Ksyrup · 07-03-2021, 10:32 PM

The play acting in this Argentina/Ecuador game is embarrassing. How about VAR can award yellow cards after review of "fouls" and we just shut this shit down?

kingfc22 · 07-03-2021, 11:02 PM

The Copa America has been unwatchable IMO

SirFozzie · 07-04-2021, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Wasn't it like late last year that Columbus Crew were almost moved to another city? How the hell did they get a new stadium so fast?

Actually three years ago at this point, (2018). I think it was part of the proposal to keep the crew in columbus, but the owner really wanted to move them to Austin, and strictly speaking, there are parts of the stadium that aren't finished yet.

AlexB · 07-04-2021, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Interesting. To me it's the other way around. Unless we have other definitions of strength, aggression and technical football.

To me modern football is 9 out of 10 teams parking the bus. These days almost every team plays like San Marino or Portugal: either with 7 or 8 defenders out of fear to get overrun, or because that's how they prefer to disrupt the opponents luring on a quick counter attack, hoping to see it result in a penalty kick, or at least in either a free kick just outside the box or a corner kick.

I think we’re on similar lines, I just worded my post badly.

I miss that strength and aggression are no longer in the game, as without these factors it has become a boring technical demonstration

miami_fan · 07-04-2021, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Actually three years ago at this point, (2018). I think it was part of the proposal to keep the crew in columbus, but the owner really wanted to move them to Austin, and strictly speaking, there are parts of the stadium that aren't finished yet.

Wow, it was that long ago?. I thought it was more recent. Thanks.

ISiddiqui · 07-04-2021, 08:33 PM

More like 2.5, but yeah it's been a minute. The Haslams bought the Crew on December 28, 2018.

This is also the first season for Austin FC, the new team that Precourt was allowed to start after trying to move the Crew in 2018 (as part of the whole deal - he didn't want to sell his investor-operator rights).

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miami_fan · 07-06-2021, 04:22 PM

Spain have about 10 mins to score before Italy goes into the prevent defense/victory formation.

Ksyrup · 07-06-2021, 04:30 PM

I swear I just saw Bobby Valentine in full incognito mode on Italy's sideline.

miami_fan · 07-06-2021, 05:33 PM

Luis Enrique is all of us who has forgotten to set our penalty takers in FM.

JPhillips · 07-06-2021, 10:18 PM

What's the most painful way for this to go down for England? Would it hurt more to lose to Denmark or to lose in the finals?

bhlloy · 07-06-2021, 10:40 PM

Either in a penalty shootout, with slight bonus marks for losing the final I think. Normally you'd say it would be losing to the underdog Denmark in the semis, but there's an Eriksen factor this year that would soften the blow I think.

MIJB#19 · 07-07-2021, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips

What's the most painful way for this to go down for England? Would it hurt more to lose to Denmark or to lose in the finals?

Any loss after the quarterfinals will feel like a missed opportunity, regardless on what transpires. England already exceeded what should have been reasonable expectations: reaching the quarterfinals. They (and other teams, not to mention uneducated journalists) are probably not thinking that way, but in a 24- or 32-team tournament setup, getting past the quarterfinals should always be considered proof of being finalist material. From the quarterfinals and onwards it really depends on luck of the draw (from before the tournament even began) on whether you'll go home too early or not, see Italy vs Belgium as a quarterfinals matchup, which most would say was supposed to be a semifinals matchup, or the two teams to beat in the semis to reach te final.

But to answer the question: I think falling to Denmark on penalties will be regarded the biggest "what if" story for England. The media in England will fleece the team if they can't beat Denmark, regardless the result. Losing to Italy in the final will be a disappointment, the news papers will cry about the antics of the Italians. But Italy has earned the credibility to be worthy tournament winners, the players will understand, yet from here on forever will feell like it was a missed opportunity if they don't win the tournament.

sovereignstar v2 · 07-07-2021, 03:34 PM

Nice strike, but was Pickford positioned correctly? It wasn't all that close to the corner.

bhlloy · 07-07-2021, 04:08 PM

If anything was off it’s the setup for the wall but I think you have to tip your cap to the strike. As a goalie you know if somebody gets it over the wall and to dip with any pace, you are basically fucked. But I was always bad at setting up the wall in the right place, so it’s entirely possible that was off to begin with.

Butter · 07-07-2021, 04:35 PM

So I just saw the team selection for the US for the Gold Cup.

This is the biggest tournament the US participates in. And it's like 75% scrubs or guys who won't really figure into plans for several years.

I don't get it

sovereignstar v2 · 07-07-2021, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter

So I just saw the team selection for the US for the Gold Cup.

This is the biggest tournament the US participates in. And it's like 75% scrubs or guys who won't really figure into plans for several years.

I don't get it

I think it's a combo of giving European-based players a rest and normal pre-season with their club teams + giving more experience to younger fringe players in a competitive tourney. The US has to qualify for the World Cup next go around, so anything that helps achieve that is much more important than the Gold Cup.

I bet some of the European-based players would be on the roster if the schedule aligned with the Euros, where it's just wrapping up.

AlexB · 07-07-2021, 04:57 PM

I think we’re seeing that yesterday was the semi final for the strong half of the draw, and today is the weaker half.

The Danes are decent TBF, but I think both Spain and Italy would be confident of beating either of us

AlexB · 07-07-2021, 05:10 PM

No pen

AlexB · 07-07-2021, 05:12 PM

No celebration for cheating

sovereignstar v2 · 07-07-2021, 05:15 PM

That is called a rag (Manchester United) penalty.

bhlloy · 07-07-2021, 05:20 PM

Such a soft penalty. There’s no point in VAR other than for handball if they aren’t going to ask the refs to look at incidents like that.

AlexB · 07-07-2021, 05:22 PM

They did look apparently, decided not to overturn it.

bhlloy · 07-07-2021, 05:24 PM

I’m saying have the ref look at it again on the monitor. Understand that they look at all penalty decisions.

06-29-2021, 01:33 PM	#451
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	STERLING! __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

06-29-2021, 02:25 PM	#453
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Mostly turgid second half after a pretty compelling first. Two evenly matched teams, but we took a couple of chances and they didn’t. Now, watch us lose to Sweden… __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 06-29-2021 at 05:12 PM.

06-29-2021, 03:48 PM	#455
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Partly true, also partly as the narrative in the English media is that this was a de facto semi final, and also when I think of England v Sweden, I think of Tomas Brolin, Do I Not Like That, and Zlatan’s 40 yard bicycle kick goal Edit: just rewatched Zlatan’s goal, and it was probably only 30 yards (I nearly typed 50 yards originally ) __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 06-29-2021 at 03:50 PM.

06-29-2021, 05:03 PM	#457
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	The fact that the doctors have not had to put that leg in a air cast is a miracle. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

06-29-2021, 05:03 PM	#458
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06-29-2021, 01:38 PM	#452
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Believe that is 14 goals in his last 19 matches for England.

06-29-2021, 05:05 PM	#459
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Really don’t agree with the Sweden red card. Yes, the still image of the boot on the knee looks horrendous, and it definitely would have hurt, but the video of him playing the ball when the opposing player was yards away tells a different story That’s just an unfortunate, accidental and thankfully very rare side effect of a contact sport that was neither intentional or reckless __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 06-29-2021 at 05:05 PM.

06-29-2021, 05:14 PM	#460
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	OK, he was feet away after seeing a replay, but still not a red for me __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

06-29-2021, 05:46 PM	#461
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	I don't think it was intentional. I don't have an answer as to what he should do instead. But in 2021, a high boot to another player's knee is going to be a red every time. Sort of like any helmet to helmet contact on a starting QB in the NFL no matter how unintentional is going to draw a flag. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

06-30-2021, 10:52 AM	#462
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	So after today Messi will no longer be under contract with Barcelona. I'm not really thinking he is leaving the club any longer, because if he was it would be one of the best kept secrets in all of sport. It's interesting seeing the club struggle so much financially and be so desperate to keep ahold of him. And at the same time Messi seems fine with holding out on signing any renewal until he gets the same exhorbhant wages as he did previously. Perhaps it's too late to make such a big leap to a new country and league at this point, but there is no way Barcelona will be competing at the biggest stages in the next season or two and it'd be disappointing to see him go out with such a whimper.

06-30-2021, 01:50 PM	#463
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Lionel Messi’s 4 year, $674M contract with Barcelona officially expires today, fueling speculation that his 20 year run with the club could be coming to an end. While negotiations have been in motion, Messi will technically be able to negotiate elsewhere starting tomorrow. — Spotrac (@spotrac) June 30, 2021 $168.5 million per year! __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

06-30-2021, 01:54 PM	#464
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Messi has been able to negotiate elsewhere for the last 6 months, however.

07-02-2021, 02:27 PM	#465
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	That Swiss keeper has been on today!

07-02-2021, 04:52 PM	#466
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Never forget all of the Italians that have died for their country today. edit: Nevermind. They all got not dead. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers Last edited by JPhillips : 07-02-2021 at 05:03 PM.

07-02-2021, 10:11 PM	#467
Ghost Econ College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2020	I watched 10 game minutes of the Copa. Neymar was "fouled" 4 times, they only called it twice. First he tripped over the ball and ran into a player. They called a foul I guess on the ball, and Vidal was shown a yellow for dissent. Another he went down with a grazing and acted, but nothing. Another he went down with a grazing and acted, and foul. The last he was late to a ball, stomped on the players shin who cleared it, but acted like he got shot. No foul. This is why I can't watch games played in the Americas. Last edited by Ghost Econ : 07-02-2021 at 10:13 PM.

07-03-2021, 12:42 AM	#468
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	You know Neymar does the same things in Europe, right? I was also noting that Lukaku tends to get fouled a lot but the refs hardly call it because he doesn't tend to go down. It indicates why players go down easy. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-03-2021, 09:02 AM	#469
Ghost Econ College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2020	I feel like Lukaku doesn't get nearly enough credit for his holdup play. He wins almost every clear and is extremely good with his distribution. He seemed like the only forward in the tournament who could still play that way.

07-03-2021, 01:44 PM	#471
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	The Italy game yesterday was awful, watching the Italians rolling on the ground for 4 minutes every time a player was near them. The only player that actually got seriously injured seemed to roll the least. __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

07-03-2021, 03:34 PM	#472
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Watching England is like watching paint dry, but quite liking the finished effect __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

07-03-2021, 04:32 PM	#474
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	There you go Jordan my boy. Get that bit of craziness out of your system __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

07-03-2021, 04:38 PM	#475
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Today has made me realise how little I actually like modern football. Take away the strength and aggression that used to be part of the sport, it’s a really boring technical exercise __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

07-03-2021, 06:58 PM	#476
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Wasn't it like late last year that Columbus Crew were almost moved to another city? How the hell did they get a new stadium so fast? __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

07-03-2021, 10:32 PM	#478
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	The play acting in this Argentina/Ecuador game is embarrassing. How about VAR can award yellow cards after review of "fouls" and we just shut this shit down? __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

07-03-2021, 11:02 PM	#479
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	The Copa America has been unwatchable IMO __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

07-04-2021, 08:33 PM	#483
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	More like 2.5, but yeah it's been a minute. The Haslams bought the Crew on December 28, 2018. This is also the first season for Austin FC, the new team that Precourt was allowed to start after trying to move the Crew in 2018 (as part of the whole deal - he didn't want to sell his investor-operator rights). Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-06-2021, 04:22 PM	#484
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Spain have about 10 mins to score before Italy goes into the prevent defense/victory formation. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

07-06-2021, 04:30 PM	#485
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I swear I just saw Bobby Valentine in full incognito mode on Italy's sideline. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

07-06-2021, 05:33 PM	#486
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Luis Enrique is all of us who has forgotten to set our penalty takers in FM. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 Last edited by miami_fan : 07-06-2021 at 05:33 PM.

07-06-2021, 10:18 PM	#487
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	What's the most painful way for this to go down for England? Would it hurt more to lose to Denmark or to lose in the finals? __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

07-06-2021, 10:40 PM	#488
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Either in a penalty shootout, with slight bonus marks for losing the final I think. Normally you'd say it would be losing to the underdog Denmark in the semis, but there's an Eriksen factor this year that would soften the blow I think. Last edited by bhlloy : 07-06-2021 at 10:40 PM.

07-07-2021, 03:34 PM	#490
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Nice strike, but was Pickford positioned correctly? It wasn't all that close to the corner.

07-07-2021, 04:08 PM	#491
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	If anything was off it’s the setup for the wall but I think you have to tip your cap to the strike. As a goalie you know if somebody gets it over the wall and to dip with any pace, you are basically fucked. But I was always bad at setting up the wall in the right place, so it’s entirely possible that was off to begin with.

07-07-2021, 04:35 PM	#492
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	So I just saw the team selection for the US for the Gold Cup. This is the biggest tournament the US participates in. And it's like 75% scrubs or guys who won't really figure into plans for several years. I don't get it __________________ My listening habits

07-07-2021, 04:57 PM	#494
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	I think we’re seeing that yesterday was the semi final for the strong half of the draw, and today is the weaker half. The Danes are decent TBF, but I think both Spain and Italy would be confident of beating either of us __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

07-07-2021, 05:10 PM	#495
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	No pen __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!