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Oh you got jokes.
Erika's fake injury alone was the dirtiest bull on the day. I would be so ashamed to see any American player do that.
I saw the US girls play much dirtier.
Oh you got jokes.
Erika's fake injury alone was the dirtiest bull on the day. I would be so ashamed to see any American player do that.
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i didn't even see the point of the play other than to purposely look like a giant .Oh you got jokes.
Erika's fake injury alone was the dirtiest bull on the day. I would be so ashamed to see any American player do that.
don't they just add on the extra time anyway? (i dont know much about soccer)
She wasted more time than they added. If I remember correctly, she ended up wasting like 4-5 minutes but they only added 3. Also, it runs the run of play. Soccer is hugely momentum driven and you can liken that acting to the Hack a "x" strat in that it just kills the rhythm of the game.
It benefited both teams. Both teams were spent at that point and got a little rest.
Not dirty at all. Common strategy in the mens game to waste time and get some rest.Oh you got jokes.
Erika's fake injury alone was the dirtiest bull on the day. I would be so ashamed to see any American player do that.
Dirty cheap shots are flying elbows, grabbing jerseys and sliding tackels into legs is what the Americans were doing.
Not true . Your biased perspective here. Injury time was added to the end and that was what happened.
Not dirty at all? Thats just laughable. Hard to take anything you say seriously after that. The Americans had some jersey grabs here and there, but they even got some bull yellows. One that comes immediately to mind was the one to Rapinoe when she had a sliding tackle - got the ball - then got a yellow. Totally clean play - yet got carded. Marta had a nice horse collar tackle that was worse than anything the US did to any of the Brazilians.
I don't think you and I watched the same game. There's a reason the crowd - which was not mostly Americans - turned on Marta and the Brazilians very harshly.
About as cynical a last 20 minutes as I've ever seen in a match of that magnitude, men's or women's.
It's one thing to remain on the ground after a challenge and milk it as time runs out; while it should be prohibited, it's clearly become part of the fabric of the game. The Brazilian's act was ridiculous, even by those lenient standards, and it was uplifting to see that nonsense punished with the karmic result of a loss. That she was carded in the process was also good to see, even if the card means very little.
With that, the US earned the win in the end -- Rapinoe's service was amazing and Wambach's finish made me lament the inability of the US men to find athletes who can be that effective in the air.
As an aside, I was stunned at how off Ian Darke and Julie Foudy both were about the length of an extra time game. As that clock neared 115:00, they both started panic talking as if the end were imminent -- as if extra time made it a 115 minute game. At just past 115, Darke talked as if there were merely seconds left and as if the US attack would surely be it's last chance.
Yes! At the 114 mark Foudly literally said the last minute. I was pretty shocked at that. Almost as bad as Taylor Twellman saying that Benny Feilhaber was offsides on a Goal Kick in an MLS game televised on ESPN July 4. Really its embarrassing when commentators - and all 3 of those should know better considering 2 played at very high levels - don't know simple rules.
I wasn't as stunned by Foudy's gaffe as I was by Darke going along with it so vehemently.
Does anybody else think that Hope Solo is hot?
The Women's game is tougher than the Men's, that's just sad.
He corrected here earlier when she incorrectly said there was 24 mins left (instead of 14 mins). Darke probably didn't want to embarrass her any further. Her emotional levels were in the s. Overal, I think Foudy is a good commentator and doesn't make too many errors. The facts are usually left to the play by play guy anyway. I'd take her over Balboa, Wynalda, Chastain and many other US commentating schmucks out there.
I agree with this. I actually really like Foudy -- she's certainly credible and frequently insightful; she's definitely not completely bound to cliche in describing the game, which is refreshing.
I just thought Darke's willingness to go along was noteworthy. I didn't catch him correcting her on the 24' v. 14', but that seems likely. His alarm at 115', however, doesn't jive with a concern for embarrassing Foudy. He seemed to be genuinely concerned that full time was imminent.
Yeah, my ears bleed when I have to listen to John Harkes.
She looks good all sweaty!
She looks good all sweaty!
Good story on the Women's Game and how men could learn from it:
http://theshinguardian.com/2011/07/1...-thing-or-two/
The Yanks are Coming had an amazing write up yesterday on the win. Really really good stuff. I'm about to read the SG's posts. Thats my favorite soccer blog.
Hope there's no emotional let down today. I just want to see a smashing of the French.
what time is this ? El Che is liking them es chasing that ball
I think coverage starts on ESPN / ESPN3 at like 11:30 ET. Kickoff will happen 15-30 minutes after that.
I'm watching it on ESPN3 since I have work. Not 50 yards down the hall, the University has a big screen set up to watch all the WWC games so I expect there to be the largest crowd to date. So far most US games have had 30 or so people sitting there to watch the game and most other games have had 10 or so. They get fairly loud during the US games. Hopefully I can step away from the desk to join them.
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