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World Soccer XVI: The Sadness

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Terrierbyassociation said:
Also, I like how it turned out with 3 Euro teams and 1 South American teams in the semis.

Suck on that, Euro-hater Lalas.
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There are a lot of reasons to rip on Lalas. Accusing him of being a "euro-hater" certainly isn't one of them.

The fact that 3 of the semifinalists ended up being European doesn't diminish the fact that a good number of European teams completely embarrassed themselves in the group stages.
 
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Red Cloud said:
There are a lot of reasons to rip on Lalas. Accusing him of being a "euro-hater" certainly isn't one of them.

The fact that 3 of the semifinalists ended up being European doesn't diminish the fact that a good number of European teams completely embarrassed themselves in the group stages.
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Its always fun when the big boys go down... its always fun to see the South American teams. That's all there is to it.
 
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Red Cloud said:
There are a lot of reasons to rip on Lalas. Accusing him of being a "euro-hater" certainly isn't one of them.

The fact that 3 of the semifinalists ended up being European doesn't diminish the fact that a good number of European teams completely embarrassed themselves in the group stages.
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Italy, England, and France come to mind here.

dxmnkd316 said:
Yeah, but my guess is he's too stupid to get the high end ones. He's got the cheap ones.
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I'm sure his dealer/pimp is giving him the hook up for the high end ones. ;)
 
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Perhaps Portugal should have started some of these guys. :D

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dxmnkd316 said:
Quite frankly, I have no problem with a ref that swallows the whistle. As long as he keeps it under control.
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Completely agree. We don't need unnecessary fouls called and cards given out.

JF_Gophers said:
Speaking of Germany, I think pretty much everyone was wrong about them before this tournament started.
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Not me. :p

I'm a top the group as I had Holland-England and Spain-Germany semifinals.
 
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USA-Algeria is on ESPN2 and in the 86th minute right now.
 
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3W said:
USA-Algeria is on ESPN2 and in the 86th minute right now.
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Ironically, if the refs hadn't blown two calls, Donovan's goal wouldn't have meant anything...
 
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The little 'get on outta here' motion by the ref is rather entertaining.
 
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Good thing Buddle didn't get a lot of time in Africa.
 
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Really pains me to see Kasey Keller pick himself off the ground after a goal like that, on the 4th of July.
 
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Irmatov of Uzbekistan and Kassai of Hungary are the two referees assigned for the semifinals.
 
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I finally picked up the book "Inverting the Pyramid" today. So far a pretty good read.

The earliest tactics (used lightly) are pretty funny by today's standards. For example the first International game played between Scotland and England. Here were the formations:

Scotland: 2-2-6
England: 1-2-7

Yep, 7 forwards. 4 on the left, 3 on the right. :D
It ended in a goaless draw.
 
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