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THEINCREDIBLEdork · 06-25-2010, 08:14 PM

groupthink, mob psychology

DJ FC · 06-26-2010, 07:48 PM

We finally deserved to lose. No complaints. Other than we were dogshit at defense.

Beebs · 06-26-2010, 08:16 PM

It's always going to end in heartbreak with the US, but yea, nothing to be ashamed of.

Ugly Bastard · 06-26-2010, 10:06 PM

I wouldn't say we "deserved" to lose; I thought we were the better side for the most of the game in terms of creating opportunities. Unfortunately, we were shit when it came to converting on our opportunities whereas Ghana found two goals out of the only three or four decent chances they created.

Dent · 06-27-2010, 06:20 PM

I'm ashamed of my country.

f3lix · 06-27-2010, 10:00 PM

I enjoyed watching soccer for this world cup. It was fun. But why this will not become mainstream in America is the absolute pussy flopping going on. These guys are a fucking joke. It ruins the game for me watching them flop with fake injuries and even more so when the refs FALL FOR IT. Instant Replay CLEARLY is needed by the number incorrect disallowed goals in this World Cup.

Fruitacious B · 06-28-2010, 12:19 AM

I couldn't agree more. I would've gotten benched for diving the way the 'professionals' do, and that was in youth league. It's a betrayal to the sport.

Ugly Bastard · 06-28-2010, 12:59 PM

IMHO, the US squad doesn't flop nearly as much as a lot of other nations if at all.

DJ FC · 06-28-2010, 03:33 PM

I can't help but feel racist when I accuse people of diving and flopping... seems like the darker the team the more likely they are to flop around.

Mr. Blonde · 06-29-2010, 09:49 PM

Hey kids, i'm like brand new into soccer, so my questions may sound a bit dumb. Just started watching the WC here in Asia because they're batshit about it, been picking up bits and pieces along the way. How does everyone feel about implementing "goal-line technology" aka slowmo instant replay in soccer? Are any of you English folk pissed about that goal?

BigDongedHoe · 06-29-2010, 10:00 PM

More importantly for the English guys how do you feel that I found concrete evidence Wayne Rooney loves wiener?

nsfwnsfwnsfw

Silly English soccer players.

Ugly Bastard · 06-29-2010, 10:14 PM

They need video review or anything to decrease the game's current exposure to human error.

Beebs · 07-04-2010, 10:26 PM

Basically they just need a "common sense official" to watch a monitor for any glaring errors.

Nobody from FIFA will admit, but it has already happened, and it worked perfectly.

In the 2006 final when Zidane headbutted Materazzi, none of the officials saw it, but magically somebody informed the ref through their headphone system what had happened. The official story is the fourth official, who just stands by the benches and does nothing saw it, but several videos and pictures showed that he didn't.

It was plainly obvious that somebody watching a monitor contacted the ref, and it worked perfectly.

That is what is needed, just somebody watching replays, and if there is an obvious error, fix it, simple. If the guy watching the video can't be sure, let it stand as called.

What's really offpissing is that they clearly and obviously already used it, but won't admit it for some stupid reason.
It wouldn't add any extra time, as it would only happen on serious incidents, or if it did add time it would only be 30 seconds at most at times in play when the benefits outweigh the costs.

Beebs · 07-04-2010, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dent

I'm ashamed of my country.

That is the thing about the US squad that I love.

There are inevitably going to be times when they break your heart because they lack the highest level of quality, but they are never, never going to embarrass themselves by not fucking trying.

When you compare our effort to that of France, Italy, and England, you have to feel just huge amounts of pride at the attitude of our players. Tons of international media have compared our team favorably with their own in terms of all the slightly cliche but important things; basically just the huge fucking brass balls of a guy like Dempsey to be spitting up blood all over the place and only being concerned with being able to get out on the pitch as soon as possible, or Donovan taking the game by the throat and smashing a ball at light speed into the Slovenian keeper to start the comeback.

You could see it written all over their face how much it meant to them.

I want everybody to remember the pride you felt with this team, and compare it to the most pathetic excuse for human beings on the shambolic USA basketball team.

Remeber Dempsey with a mouth full of blood, despondent to get back out there for his country, while that fucking overrated, ego maniac Lebron James SKIPS THE FUCKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO SHOOT A FUCKING MOVIE. instead of play for his country in the world championships. What a disgusting piece of shit, sub human traitor.

I want you to remember the pure joy the country felt when Donovan scored against Algeria when another worthless, ungrateful, faggot Dwayne Wade decides he doesn't want to play in THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF HIS SPORT because he is too busying getting divorced.

The amount of shame these worthless cunts should feel when they are compared to real athletes in a sport that the rest of the world actually fucking plays, rather than one that Nike pays the rest of the world to play so everybody can fake like the sport matters at all on the world stage.

Lebron and Wade should hang their fucking heads in shame for the rest of their life, and should look to people who actually did their country proud, rather than act like complete fucking cunts.

Beebs · 07-11-2010, 04:22 PM

Well done Spain, sad to see Holland lose a 3rd, but the right team won.

Touching tribute by Iniesta.

Scores winning goal in world cup, rips off jersey, has T-shirt on under that has a tribute to Dani Jarque, the Espanyol (the other club in Barcelona) captain who died before the season this year.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 07-11-2010, 08:10 PM

Was definitely an entertaining match. There were so many close shots on goal that didn't go.

f3lix · 07-12-2010, 03:51 AM

Goalies were great and clutch. I wish it had gone to penalty kicks to see what the goalies could do in an even more high-pressured environment.

thekremlin · 07-12-2010, 06:09 AM

I'm not sure what game you guys were watching, but I was very disappointed in the final match. For the most part, both teams played not to lose, and instead of going for a shot, strikers were just looking for a PK. There were really no "Wow" moments, and lots of negatives... flops, too many yellows, and a lack of red for the one really vicious foul of the game (the knee to the chest.) Games like this are why I don't think soccer will ever really catch on in the states.

Cocktooth · 07-12-2010, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beebs

I want everybody to remember the pride you felt with this team, and compare it to the most pathetic excuse for human beings on the shambolic USA basketball team.

Remeber Dempsey with a mouth full of blood, despondent to get back out there for his country, while that fucking overrated, ego maniac Lebron James SKIPS THE FUCKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO SHOOT A FUCKING MOVIE. instead of play for his country in the world championships. What a disgusting piece of shit, sub human traitor.

I want you to remember the pure joy the country felt when Donovan scored against Algeria when another worthless, ungrateful, faggot Dwayne Wade decides he doesn't want to play in THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF HIS SPORT because he is too busying getting divorced.

The amount of shame these worthless cunts should feel when they are compared to real athletes in a sport that the rest of the world actually fucking plays, rather than one that Nike pays the rest of the world to play so everybody can fake like the sport matters at all on the world stage.

Lebron and Wade should hang their fucking heads in shame for the rest of their life, and should look to people who actually did their country proud, rather than act like complete fucking cunts.

I couldn't agree more about the NBA players not wanting to represent the country. This is what turns me off to international basketball. While every other country is improving their basketball, the US can't get the best 12 players here to wear the Stars and Stripes. They won't have a single player from the Olympic team on the World Championship team this summer. I think they should go back to all college players. Not even give these NBA guys a shot at winning a gold medal, they don't deserve!

Ugly Bastard · 07-12-2010, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaw

I couldn't agree more about the NBA players not wanting to represent the country. This is what turns me off to international basketball.

It should be what turns you off to NBA players.

f3lix · 07-12-2010, 12:42 PM

I don't believe the 12 best USA players should make up the USA roster. I preferred the approach they took for the last olympics when they put together a TEAM filled with stars and role players.

06-25-2010, 08:14 PM	#101 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,352 Internets: 290966	groupthink, mob psychology
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06-26-2010, 07:48 PM	#102 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	We finally deserved to lose. No complaints. Other than we were dogshit at defense.
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06-28-2010, 12:19 AM	#107 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	I couldn't agree more. I would've gotten benched for diving the way the 'professionals' do, and that was in youth league. It's a betrayal to the sport.
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06-28-2010, 03:33 PM	#109 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	I can't help but feel racist when I accuse people of diving and flopping... seems like the darker the team the more likely they are to flop around.
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

06-29-2010, 09:49 PM	#110 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Hey kids, i'm like brand new into soccer, so my questions may sound a bit dumb. Just started watching the WC here in Asia because they're batshit about it, been picking up bits and pieces along the way. How does everyone feel about implementing "goal-line technology" aka slowmo instant replay in soccer? Are any of you English folk pissed about that goal?
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06-26-2010, 08:16 PM	#103 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	It's always going to end in heartbreak with the US, but yea, nothing to be ashamed of.

06-26-2010, 10:06 PM	#104 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I wouldn't say we "deserved" to lose; I thought we were the better side for the most of the game in terms of creating opportunities. Unfortunately, we were shit when it came to converting on our opportunities whereas Ghana found two goals out of the only three or four decent chances they created.

06-27-2010, 06:20 PM	#105 (permalink)
Dent Lost in Hilbert Spice Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Surrounded by knaves and fools Posts: 3,528 Internets: 183146	I'm ashamed of my country.

06-27-2010, 10:00 PM	#106 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	I enjoyed watching soccer for this world cup. It was fun. But why this will not become mainstream in America is the absolute pussy flopping going on. These guys are a fucking joke. It ruins the game for me watching them flop with fake injuries and even more so when the refs FALL FOR IT. Instant Replay CLEARLY is needed by the number incorrect disallowed goals in this World Cup.

06-28-2010, 12:59 PM	#108 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	IMHO, the US squad doesn't flop nearly as much as a lot of other nations if at all.

06-29-2010, 10:00 PM	#111 (permalink)
BigDongedHoe Sex Kitten Milf fuuucck Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,704 Internets: 55974	More importantly for the English guys how do you feel that I found concrete evidence Wayne Rooney loves wiener? nsfwnsfwnsfw Silly English soccer players.
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06-29-2010, 10:14 PM	#112 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	They need video review or anything to decrease the game's current exposure to human error.

07-04-2010, 10:26 PM	#113 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Basically they just need a "common sense official" to watch a monitor for any glaring errors. Nobody from FIFA will admit, but it has already happened, and it worked perfectly. In the 2006 final when Zidane headbutted Materazzi, none of the officials saw it, but magically somebody informed the ref through their headphone system what had happened. The official story is the fourth official, who just stands by the benches and does nothing saw it, but several videos and pictures showed that he didn't. It was plainly obvious that somebody watching a monitor contacted the ref, and it worked perfectly. That is what is needed, just somebody watching replays, and if there is an obvious error, fix it, simple. If the guy watching the video can't be sure, let it stand as called. What's really offpissing is that they clearly and obviously already used it, but won't admit it for some stupid reason. It wouldn't add any extra time, as it would only happen on serious incidents, or if it did add time it would only be 30 seconds at most at times in play when the benefits outweigh the costs.

07-11-2010, 04:22 PM	#115 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Well done Spain, sad to see Holland lose a 3rd, but the right team won. Touching tribute by Iniesta. Scores winning goal in world cup, rips off jersey, has T-shirt on under that has a tribute to Dani Jarque, the Espanyol (the other club in Barcelona) captain who died before the season this year.
	Last edited by Beebs; 07-11-2010 at 07:26 PM.

07-11-2010, 08:10 PM	#116 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	Was definitely an entertaining match. There were so many close shots on goal that didn't go.

07-12-2010, 03:51 AM	#117 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	Goalies were great and clutch. I wish it had gone to penalty kicks to see what the goalies could do in an even more high-pressured environment.

07-12-2010, 06:09 AM	#118 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	I'm not sure what game you guys were watching, but I was very disappointed in the final match. For the most part, both teams played not to lose, and instead of going for a shot, strikers were just looking for a PK. There were really no "Wow" moments, and lots of negatives... flops, too many yellows, and a lack of red for the one really vicious foul of the game (the knee to the chest.) Games like this are why I don't think soccer will ever really catch on in the states.

07-12-2010, 12:42 PM	#121 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	I don't believe the 12 best USA players should make up the USA roster. I preferred the approach they took for the last olympics when they put together a TEAM filled with stars and role players.

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