GarageDweller said:good points all. this must be the most civil discussion i've ever had about sports.
Well come on now. Soccer is the civilized sport haha
GarageDweller said:good points all. this must be the most civil discussion i've ever had about sports.
Well come on now. Soccer is the civilized sport haha
Reno_eNVy said:.
The only (even slightly) heated discussions I've had about soccer are with anti-soccer people.
On the college sports front I think that's were a large difference lies. College sports is HUGE business over here in the states. England not so much. Professional teams over there already have well established youth academies packed with up and coming youngsters.
A decent showing by the USWNT against North Korea. Yup, North Korea... because "Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea" is beyond laughable.
And officiating stays consistently awful.
FlyDoctor said:BTW - what's up with the Chastain-Solo feud? Pretty funny.
Personally, I expect commentators to be neutral and report what's going on. Brandi Chastain is not an awesome commentator (understatement) but even a good one should keep his/her opinions to his/herself, a la Arlo White (best MLS commentator, IMMHO.)
Solo shouldn't have said that but still...
Ah, no way. The best commentators are the completely harsh European commentators who will call a play absolutely wretched with no second thought.
As far as Chastain, all I really remember her saying was that defenders had a particular job and that the player in question didn't do that. I respect that you think that's out of line, but I absolutely do not agree. I want commentators to add context. I find them useless if they just say what's happening on TV. I'm watching. I can see what's happening. If all you can do is tell me what I'm watching, you're not adding anything.
At least not for me.
mrgstiffler said:I agree, but I think the problem is that she just isn't a good commentator. She doesn't phrase things right and she says them at the wrong time. That comment about the defender came significantly after the play. If I hadn't been thinking the same thing during the play, I wouldn't have any idea what she was talking about.
Brandi Chastain is not an awesome commentator (understatement)
aygov said:Is she as bad as Alexi Lalas?
A bit worse, I would say.
We need more ex-player commentators like Kasey Keller.
LA Galaxy 1 - 5 Real Madrid
mmkay....
Punity said:Where you at LA? Muhahahah
No news on Urso... they're not releasing any information until the autopsy, which is a good thing (to discourage rumors.)
As sad as it is to say, my hope is that it was some kind of congenital ticking-time-bomb thing and not anything malicious or self-inflicted...
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