The [Horribly Unpopular] Soccer Thread

[BrewKnurd]

Put pads and a Dallas cowboys helmet on them and you've basically got T.O. out there wanting a flag.

Don't bother.


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[bford]

Hopefully tomorrows matches are a bit more exciting... wasn't the best soccer today, though at least there was a bit of drama at the end of each match as teams tried for the equalizer...


Not a lot of pretty play from Brazil and Colombia...which was surprising... three goals, but none from the run of play.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

all this crying in soccer, confirms it for me. it's a girls sport

Yeah, those handegg guys sure are tough with their 50 pounds of padding.

You try running 10-15 miles and then have somebody crack you in the leg at full speed. It's going to f**king hurt. Not only that but it's the only break they get aside from halftime.

The average handegg game has 12 minutes of actual play. TWELVE MINUTES for a game that should take an hour but lasts four. And they only play half of that or less depending if they're on offense or defense (what, you can't play both?) And they play for 5 seconds at a time and take a break. And can swap players out on a whim.

Sounds like a girly sport to me.

 

[aygov]

all this crying in soccer, confirms it for me. it's a girls sport

Try harder next time...

 

[aygov]

In other news Neymar out for the rest of the WC with a fractured vertebrae. Missing him and Silva means the Brazilians are going to have a very hard time against the Germans.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I dig fútbol

Futbol? :smack:

 

[HoppyDaze]

So I guess this is just a normal bug in Brazil ?

 

[aygov]

So I guess this is just a normal bug in Brazil ?

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I think it's a baby...

 

[bford]

In other news Neymar out for the rest of the WC with a fractured vertebrae. Missing him and Silva means the Brazilians are going to have a very hard time against the Germans.

Yeah.... the Germans are certainly the favorite to reach the finals now... and Brazil's home winning streak is in dire jeopardy.

 

[FlyDoctor]

So I guess this is just a normal bug in Brazil ?

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Trying to not be naive, but was this a real screenshot?! Wow


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[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Yeah, those handegg guys sure are tough with their 50 pounds of padding.

You try running 10-15 miles and then have somebody crack you in the leg at full speed. It's going to f**king hurt. Not only that but it's the only break they get aside from halftime.

The average handegg game has 12 minutes of actual play. TWELVE MINUTES for a game that should take an hour but lasts four. And they only play half of that or less depending if they're on offense or defense (what, you can't play both?) And they play for 5 seconds at a time and take a break. And can swap players out on a whim.

Sounds like a girly sport to me.

waa waa waa....too much crying and flopping for me. I knock you down, you grab your shin, you begin to show agony, then your teammates help you up on your feet, play resumes, wow look at you run, you never got hurt. How come the rugby guys don't cry like your team does?

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

So I guess this is just a normal bug in Brazil ?

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I had a cricket that size jump up my trouser leg in South Africa. It was how I learned to dance. :rockin:

 

[aygov]

waa waa waa....too much crying and flopping for me. I knock you down, you grab your shin, you begin to show agony, then your teammates help you up on your feet, play resumes, wow look at you run, you never got hurt. How come the rugby guys don't cry like your team does?

Are we really going to do this again?

If you don't like the game no one is making you watch it and no one is making you post in this thread. If all you're going to do is regurgitate all the tired anti-soccer talking points then kindly do us all a favor and GTFO!

 

[bford]

Ok, I'm taking:

Belgium

and

The Netherlands today....

I will be rooting for:

Argentina

and

Costa Rica


Happy final quarter finals day!

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

all this crying in soccer, confirms it for me. it's a girls sport

They don't always cry.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

waa waa waa....too much crying and flopping for me. I knock you down, you grab your shin, you begin to show agony, then your teammates help you up on your feet, play resumes, wow look at you run, you never got hurt. How come the rugby guys don't cry like your team does?

Is it 1994 again?

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

That was an impressive goal from Higuain.

 

[bob1852]

That was an impressive goal from Higuain.

I love one touch goals when there's some power behind the kick. Anyone can deflect in a goal off their shin or heel, but one touch blasts take some skill.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I love one touch goals when there's some power behind the kick. Anyone can deflect in a goal off their shin or heel, but one touch blasts take some skill.

A few things, AZ:

1) Indeed

2) I love your new avatar. I've been wanting to say something for a while but always space it.

3) Is it weird that I always read your screen name as "AH-ZEH IPA"? You know, like the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar that Aron Johannsson plays for and Jozy used to play for.

4) Can I have a cookie?

 

[Tamarlane]

Really disappointed with Colombia yesterday, they blew it. None of the heart and pizzazz of their previous matches. And Brazil wins at the cost of silva and neymar? That is what I call a Pyrrhic victory

Would loooooove to see Costa Rica upset the Netherlands today.....


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[Reno_eNVy]

Really disappointed with Colombia yesterday, they blew it. None of the heart and pizzazz of their previous matches. And Brazil wins at the cost of silva and neymar? That is what I call a Pyrrhic victory

Would loooooove to see Costa Rica upset the Netherlands today.....


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I'm rooting for them. I've been cheering for every CONCACAF country. They're our last hope :rockin:

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Are we really going to do this again?

If you don't like the game no one is making you watch it and no one is making you post in this thread. If all you're going to do is regurgitate all the tired anti-soccer talking points then kindly do us all a favor and GTFO!

the title of this thread is? If you can't handle the truth, maybe you should leave?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

the title of this thread is? If you can't handle the truth, maybe you should leave?

I can't tell if you're trolling or just really dense.

Let me give you a little clue about the title:

 

[lgilmore]

"the title of this thread is? If you can't handle the truth, maybe you should leave?"
packerfanindegio

Did you happen to catch the date this thread was created?

And before you declare something is the "truth" you should really figure out if it's your opinion more than "truth".

Like it or not, Soccer is the world's favorite sport with Rugby right behind. Played both for many years and American style football as well. Enjoyed Rugby the most and American Football the least of the three. In Rugby and Soccer just about anybody can score (including GKers) in American football not so much. American football came from Rugby and was designed to eliminate individual creativity and rely on a guy in a suit and tie to tell you what to do while the game went on. Outside of Peyton, who calls their own plays? Aaron has to audible and change what he is told to do even, so don't go there, the original play is called by the guy in the suit.

Most of the people who don't like soccer or rugby can't understand why they aren't coached during games except at halftime. These are people who need someone in their lives to tell them what to do. They accept authority as the best decision makers rather than their own thoughts. Football needs to reset after play so the guy in the suit can tell the workers what to do. Neither Soccer or Rugby need that. Coaches teach at practice and players play the game. Football players are taught that someone else has to think for them.

So here you go, another "truth" about sports in America.

Neither soccer nor rugby "need" America to be successful, and that may rub a person like yourself the wrong way. Like many others I always find it funny the NFL declares themselves world champion in a sport nobody else plays. I don't even think the Aussie declare themselves world champion in Aussie rules, or the Irish with their Hurley.

So of course you're correct with your comments in a manner of speaking, for your world something 209 of the 216 countries on the planet compete in trying to qualify for 3 years because only 32, make it is just unimportant, cause it's murica dammit.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Don't sweat that packerfan wanna be biker guy/chick. He can't even hold his own in the truly obnoxious football trash talk thread.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

"the title of this thread is? If you can't handle the truth, maybe you should leave?"
packerfanindegio

Did you happen to catch the date this thread was created?

And before you declare something is the "truth" you should really figure out if it's your opinion more than "truth".

Like it or not, Soccer is the world's favorite sport with Rugby right behind. Played both for many years and American style football as well. Enjoyed Rugby the most and American Football the least of the three. In Rugby and Soccer just about anybody can score (including GKers) in American football not so much. American football came from Rugby and was designed to illuminate individual creativity and rely on a guy in a suit and tie to tell you what to do while the game went on. Outside of Peyton, who calls their own plays? Aaron has to audible and change what he is told to do even, so don't go there, the original play is called by the guy in the suit.

Most of the people who don't like soccer or rugby can't understand why they aren't coached during games except at halftime. These are people who need someone in their lives to tell them what to do. They accept authority as the best decision makers rather than their own thoughts. Football needs to reset after play so the guy in the suit can tell the workers what to do. Neither Soccer or Rugby need that. Coaches teach at practice and players play the game. Football players are taught that someone else has to think for them.

So here you go, another "truth" about sports in America.

Neither soccer nor rugby "need" America to be successful, and that may rub a person like yourself the wrong way. Like many others I always find it funny the NFL declares themselves world champion in a sport nobody else plays. I don't even think the Aussie declare themselves world champion in Aussie rules, or the Irish with their Hurley.

So of course you're correct with your comments in a manner of speaking, for your world something 209 of the 216 countries on the planet compete in trying to qualify for 3 years because only 32, make it is just unimportant, cause it's murica dammit.

I see you avoided the flopping and crying in soccer

 

[aygov]

the title of this thread is? If you can't handle the truth, maybe you should leave?

I'm fine here. Maybe if you can't understand sarcasm, you should stop using the internet.

Good to see I wasn't wrong about Packer fans though. It takes a special kind of stupid and you my friend have got in spades!

 

[Tamarlane]

I see you avoided the flopping and crying in soccer

So what? Part of the game. Don't see what's so shameful about it



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[Punity]

I see you avoided the flopping and crying in soccer

Your bridge is calling

 

[aygov]

Your bridge is calling

I think you mean his Uncle's basement.