Laughing_Gnome_Invisible
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Apparently KLM got a little carried away on twitter...
I larfed!
Apparently KLM got a little carried away on twitter...
I larfed!
People are so sensitive. Um, newsflash: Mexicans wear sombreros...explain to me again how that's offensive?
Also, does "larfing" mean farting and laughing at the same time?
It's my local dialect....I find that remark offensive.
I've always found the world "dialect" offensive... so I too am offended.
Because a dyslexic person could read that word and think someone is making fun of them?
That being said, Robben admitted to diving in the first half, but insisted the one that won them a penalty was a legitimate foul. FIFA needs to do a heck of a lot better at policing diving. Supposedly it's a yellow card offense, but how often do you see them give a card for it? The most you usually see is an admonishing stare from the ref as he signals for the player to get up.
If you dive in the box, even once, it should be a yellow. Outside the box you should get a warning and then a yellow. The only way they can eliminate it is if it has real consequences and those consequences are enforced...
So how would the game change if they essentially did away with the penalty area? Make most penalties inside the box an indirect kick from outside the box. Intentional hand balls and taking someone down who is unimpeded to the goal remain penalty shots. Would that stop guys from diving as much? Would it entice defenders to foul more in the box?
I have not really thought it completely through so don't chew on me like Suarez does his Italian food! Would like to hear your take on it. The diving is an embarrassment to the game.
Wow. Swiss were inches away from tying the game at the very end. Hard fought on both sides.
Oh yeah, I never posted the stuff from the SJ vs LA match at Stanford Stadium this past weekend. This trip was freaking amazing. Aside from the bumper-to-bumper traffic in Dixon on the way to the Bay, everything went as smoothly as possible.
- Great hotel at a great price 2 miles from the stadium.
- Took a nice stroll down to a Cuban restaurant, maybe one of the best restaurants I've ever been to. If you're ever in Palo Alto, you must go to La Bodeguita Del Medio.
- Nice a full and slightly tipsy, stepped out of La Bodeguita and the bus was right there like it was waiting for us.
- Bus driver was nice enough to drop us as whatever he thought was the best stop for Stanford.
- Walked towards the tailgate area, got heckled by a ton of people in blue and black. But lo and behold, we ran into a dude in an LA jersey. Turns out he works in the same industry to we chatted in our jargon while drinking from the six-pack he just gave us.
- Got to our seats easily (great seats), but sadly found out that Stanford is a dry campus. It's weird being to college stadiums that don't sell beer.
- Ran into this amazing lady named Linda Pickle that we stood next to at the USA vs Azerbaijan match in SF. She's an "unofficial" photograph for the Galaxy but her photos pop up everywhere. She dragged us down to the front row with her.
- Yelled and sang our asses off to the point of exhaustion and laryngitis. Our boys pulled out a 0-1 victory in hostile territory. Awesome turnout for the traveling fans.
- Afterwards, Linda Pickle introduced us to the Galaxy GM, Chris Klein. AWESOME!
- On our way back to the hotel we realized we didn't have enough for bus fare since we bought some waters for the capos (they were great.) But... BUT!! The dude we met beforehand who gave us beer actually saw us, honked his horn, and pulled over to pick us up and give us a ride. I love the soccer community!
CAN YOU HEAR THE EARTHQUAKES SING?!
Whooaaa, whoooaa
CAN YOU HEAR THE EARTHQUAKES SING?!
Noooooo, Nooooooo
CAN YOU HEAR THE EARTHQUAKES SING?!
WE DON'T HEAR A F**KING THING!
Whooaaa LA GALAXY!
Palo Alto is an awesome town
And that guy at the end was several inches away from any contact at all.:
Yes, yes it is.
It's hard to believe I could make a Lambic in less time than it will take to see the USMNT in another World Cup. But I'm excited about the idea of a Green-Yedlin-Zelalem led team in 2018.
A bit gutted but tbh I thought it was a big ask to get out of the group so I can't really complain.
I just keep thinking what might have been if wondo had buried that chance...
Yeah.
BTW what's better than Klinsmann's decision making huh? All 3 of his subs were put into positions to succeed. Yedlin killed it on the right side. Green was great in his very short burst. Wondo was put into there to poach and got into a position to poach then missed.
Cannot help but feel how much better we would have been with Jozy. We just had too few in the box all too often.
Boyd isn't quite ready yet. I guess the US's flaw was being so dependent on Jozy. Because there is no replacement for him. Boyd wouldn't have been able to do what Jozy did. He probably wouldn't even have been able to do what Clint did.
On a different note. Does anyone else think penalty rules are absurd? I don't et why goalies can't come off the line but a kicker can start and stop.
Not a fan of this guy, but this is spot on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6z7-u7EZ1g&feature=youtu.be
On a different note. Does anyone else think penalty rules are absurd? I don't et why goalies can't come off the line but a kicker can start and stop.
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