World Soccer XV: Diver Down

[JF_Gophers]

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Wait, you take off a striker for a midfielder at half and now you are taking a midfielder off for a striker?

Oh to be in Bob's brain sometimes.

 

[unofan]

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Well...on one hand we've had 2 legit goals waved off this tourny by the refs - one befuddling and the other just a missed call (albeit a close one).

On the other hand, the U.S. should've scored about 3 others today.

Edit: make it 4.

 

[bostonewe]

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Well, why don't you just go back to England then?

If I could, I would.

Work??? If you were a real fan you would've taken the day off

Too many days off lately. I'm enjoying updates via Twitter and here and have DVR-ed the game though.

 

[sagard]

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Typical USA luck. We won't lose and we'll get jobbed out of Round 2. I smell it already.

It isn't luck. It's lack of skill.

 

[Dirty]

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This is ridiculous. Equally ridiculous is that Algeria will go home having scored zero goals and should've conceded zero goals.

 

[unofan]

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It isn't luck. It's lack of skill.

In a sport where there's an average of less than 2 goals a game, having two legit ones waved off in as many games is tough to overcome.

 

[MountieBoyOz]

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It isn't luck. It's lack of skill.

You call two disallowed goals lack of skill?

 

[Terrierbyassociation]

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Joe Cole on for Wayne Rooney. Odd sub.

 

[J.D.]

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this is almost beyond belief that they haven't scored...a 2nd goal

 

[MountieBoyOz]

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Joe Cole on for Wayne Rooney. Odd sub.

England are going into a shell. Looks like Slovenia ain't scoring any time soon. It's all on us.

 

[sagard]

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You call two disallowed goals lack of skill?

Yes. They don't have the skill. Bad calls are part of every World Cup. Decent teams can overcome them vs. the likes of Slovenia and Algeria.

 

[ColbyWMHB]

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England are going into a shell. Looks like Slovenia ain't scoring any time soon. It's all on us.

Maybe...or we can see another example of how playing to not allow a goal results in the opposite.

 

[MountieBoyOz]

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That should've been a corner. Wow. We are totally getting jobbed.

 

[JF_Gophers]

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Donovan with stone feet on that first touch.

 

[MountieBoyOz]

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USA looks like they got Scotland's Disease. (Going home without losing.) Something the Scots have done a few times.

 

[JF_Gophers]

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Beasley? I didn't know the US still considered him National Team quality.

 

[sagard]

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USA looks like they got Scotland's Disease. (Going home without losing.) Something the Scots have done a few times.

Play to win vs. England and we might not have that problem.

 

[ColbyWMHB]

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Wow...that sneaky little s***.

 

[Kepler]

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Beasley? I didn't know the US still considered him National Team quality.

Nice run by him right there.

 

[ColbyWMHB]

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Beasley? I didn't know the US still considered him National Team quality.

Maybe his speed at this stage of the game will be beneficial. He can certainly blaze (like he just did upfield as I was typing!)