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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 3, 2022 20:30:40 GMT
Even thou the dutch controled the game and bossed it .I think the yanks can hold there heads up high they gave it a good go against a much superia team come now lets be sensible and reasonable. The usa doesnt take football , what they call soccer , seriously , perhaps a bit more serious than they used to to be fair.
If they did , as the worlds foremost economic and military superpower of some 330 million souls inhabiting a country with states bigger than the netherlands or even the yookay , they could possibly be world beaters.
My point is this isnt some sporting backwater struggling to compete against a european team . On the flip side though , they are currently a workmanlike team and performance without having the quality of the european teams.
Generally the knockout stages sort the wheat from the chaff
A lot of the USA team now play in Europe. They aren't too short of high quality players these days. What they are really short of is a quality home team and a larger percent of the population who GAF. All in all not a bad show to get out of the group stages. The gap is closing. Only 2 south American teams in the knockout stage. The others must be embarrassed that the US did what they couldn't. |
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 3, 2022 20:33:57 GMT
We did a better job than the Romans though and pushed the border North of their wall. Not really monte. A little known fact is that the romans actually had a line of forts along the edge of the highlands , before withdrawing to the antonine wall which runs through north glasgow , and then finally retreating to hadrians wall.
The reason the anglo saxon border was north of the wall is becasue the anglo saxons invaded Britain along east coast river valleys , rather then marching north overland.
Obviously the furthest north river valley they invaded was the tweed , where they founded the kingdom of bernicia which became later part of northumbria , then was later divided between scotland and england.
Back to the football , i see a poor quality yank team has now just been put out by the dutch. I think maybe im being a little unfair , i would say the yanks are more "workmanlike" , with a good player in pulisic, but overall severely lack quality needed at this level.
I stand by my comment the other day england , and southgates timidity made them look better than they actually are. Wasnt that yank goal against the dutch literally the flukiest goal in world cup history?
To be fair to the Romans, they had a look around and decided with all those bloody midges, terrible weather for sandals and the stroppy natives, it wasnae wurth tha bortha. |
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 3, 2022 20:36:15 GMT
The Empire strikes back.
2-1
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 3, 2022 21:12:42 GMT
LMFAO. English whiskey? hope its better than that pish you call warm ale. Actually we call it served at just the right temperature to taste all the subtleties of flavour that distinguish it from that over chilled tasteless piss water the Krauts came up with and called lager. With a mere Scotsman's palette I wouldn't expect you to know about such things. I'm disappointed you've not returned the generosity of my thoughtful gift though. It's true what they say about you porridge eaters and you short arms and long pockets. No whisky though please. If I want the taste of disinfectant served off a wooden floor I'll go and lick the toilet seat. |
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Post by Steve on Dec 3, 2022 21:15:30 GMT
Quite a match for the last 30 minutes, all a bit unambitious the first hour
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 3, 2022 21:25:13 GMT
Quite a match for the last 30 minutes, all a bit unambitious the first hour Glad I slept through it then. Argentina didn't look that impressive though. Only 2-1 against a nation that thinks footie is a game for poofters. |
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Post by Dan Dare on Dec 3, 2022 22:08:20 GMT
It's a curious thing but Anglophone countries with the possible exception of England are totally crap at playing football aka 'soccer'.
Any theories why that might be?
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 3, 2022 22:44:31 GMT
It's a curious thing but Anglophone countries with the possible exception of England are totally crap at playing football aka 'soccer'. Any theories why that might be? Because all our best people play rugby? |
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Post by buccaneer on Dec 4, 2022 0:57:02 GMT
A fella in the pub just asked me to name 3 Qatar players….
I said George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix.
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Post by buccaneer on Dec 4, 2022 1:16:16 GMT
"Actually we call it served at just the right temperature to taste all the subtleties of flavour that distinguish it from that over chilled tasteless piss water the Krauts came up with and called lager".
This is true.
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 4, 2022 1:17:35 GMT
"Actually we call it served at just the right temperature to taste all the subtleties of flavour that distinguish it from that over chilled tasteless piss water the Krauts came up with and called lager". This is true. Everything I ever say is true and that's a lie. |
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Post by buccaneer on Dec 4, 2022 1:40:40 GMT
It's a curious thing but Anglophone countries with the possible exception of England are totally crap at playing football aka 'soccer'. Any theories why that might be? They don't like football as much. Grid-iron, baseball, AFL, NRL, Rugby Union, cricket, tennis, ice-hockey, basketball and athletics even, are considered the go-to sports in other Anglophone countries. |
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Post by totheleft3 on Dec 4, 2022 4:59:09 GMT
What forward line up will you start with For England today ,
I definitely have folden starting then rashford and maybe kain
Prediction score 3-0 or 4-0 England
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Post by Montegriffo on Dec 4, 2022 5:02:37 GMT
Leave Kane on the bench.
He's past it.
Bring him on as a sub if they get desperate later.
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Post by totheleft3 on Dec 4, 2022 8:59:26 GMT
Leave Kane on the bench. He's past it. Bring him on as a sub if they getwhats desperate later. Thats why I said maybe for kane who would you play up front instead of him or would you go for a two field attack. Whats happend to the new wonder boy Grealess he had so much promise |
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