Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[Scottie Drippin]

It's kinda funny, even with how much the game has developed in this country in the years since, that 02 squad is still easily the best. That team was nice mix of grizzled european journeyman leadership and fearless youngins.

 

[mastermind]

It's kinda funny, even with how much the game has developed in this country in the years since, that 02 squad is still easily the best. That team was nice mix of grizzled european journeyman leadership and fearless youngins.

yeah, except in defense Eddie Pope was a rock but Berhalter and Agoos were donkeys.

 

[yoyoyo1]

was this there "take us serious now" game

pretty much. usa never looked back from that game and that tournament. after that simply "being there" wasnt accepted as success anymore


i remember being extremely nervous watching the second half of the korea/portugal game (thank you park ji-sung) when the portuguese hit the post a few times, my goodness

and of course frings. and the usa comprehensively outplayed germany too.

Damn. Even yoyoyo doesn't give a shyt about the CONCACAF Champions League.

not in this silly "8 groups of 3" format. whats the point then, just have a usa/mexico final eight and get it over with

 

[gameover82]

pretty much. usa never looked back from that game and that tournament. after that simply "being there" wasnt accepted as success anymore


i remember being extremely nervous watching the second half of the korea/portugal game (thank you park ji-sung) when the portuguese hit the post a few times, my goodness

and of course frings. and the usa comprehensively outplayed germany too.



not in this silly "8 groups of 3" format. whats the point then, just have a usa/mexico final eight and get it over with

yeah I glad there not just happy to be there anymore and try to go the distants

 

[NSSVO]

Don't worry... USA will become a powerhouse in soccer. It's only a matter of time before the physically gifted short nikkas start seeing a paycheck in that shyt.

 

[Gilver]

Americans in here pretending they watched football in 2002

 

[yoyoyo1]

Americans in here pretending they watched football in 2002

 

[concise]

Americans in here pretending they watched football in 2002

since 94

Spoiler

 

[yoyoyo1]

so Pep is moving to NYC (manhattan) to run away from it all, interesting

 

[yoyoyo1]

this open cup nyrb vs harrisburg stream is bare jokes m8s

"and its a goal kick" (announcer: CORNER KICK)
"come and see montpellier and lion at the red bulls arena"

the announcer calls out stats during the game "corner kick ny" "shot by dax mccarty" "beer sales end in 3 minutes"

you heard the announcer crack open a few beers throughout the game

the speaker system blares random music in the middle of the game

real football Watch Live: Red Bulls vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (7pm ET) | New York Red Bulls

 

[frush11]

What i want to know about Brazil is, why do they keep playing all of these bums from the brazillian leagues?

Keep it at Neymar and Ganso and sack the rest, they're shyte.

Cause they don't have much of choice, nothing to do with the Olympics, they just don't that many good players around.

But according to Holli, there's an abundance of talent in Brasil.

 

[frush11]

Frush, i really dont know where to begin with you, ill just get one point across and that the World Cup isnt for another two years and right now our promising players are at their make it or break it point.

Our biggest problem is Mano trying to play the 4-3-3 when everyone knows that national teams arent like clubs, where you can play attacking football. If he'd stuck with the same 4-3-3 during all these years of building then we'd be playing some sexy football but since hes gotta test new players, formations, olympics, etc. then he should adopt a more conservative line-up.

Hulk, i believe should play up top, hes got the build to win aerial challenges and can take on a defender or two, and i hope he does go to England, he needs a higher learning curve and i think he can adapt quite well, hes got a canon on his left foot but for godsakes he isnt Messi

This is all well and good, but you are just avoiding my actual point, face it, these players for most part are just functional average players, and you and most Brasilians know this.

 

[mastermind]

if you look at Brazil's squad from the last few Olympics, you can see a clear drop in quality

 

[frush11]

As one of the few people who supported Dunga, he was right in his approach. I was actually thinking about this today(yes I know, what a life I have), while Dunga will always be pragmatic in his approach, maybe just maybe, he looked around and said. We don't have the players to tippy tappy football.

 

[yoyoyo1]

watching the jubilee concert on abc, it was pretty good. love the ceremonial stuff, laugh and mock the whole tradition but i can dig these displays