Football/Soccer Thread

[Cville-Raven]

This is easilly the worst set of penalty kicks I've ever seen

[52520Andrew]

They were just completely exhausted at the end of that

[Cville-Raven]

Yikes what an awful penalty. Mexico were the better team though.

[rmw10]

Bradley has looked so awful.

[rmw10]

And I also feel stupid for saying Beckerman is underrated.  He's fine as a defensive mid for the most part, but he cannot handle the pace of Jamaica… at all.

[Cville-Raven]

My god how have we let this happen

[Cville-Raven]

And I also feel stupid for saying Beckerman is underrated. He's fine as a defensive mid for the most part, but he cannot handle the pace of Jamaica… at all.

yeah dude is just slow

[Cville-Raven]

Get yedlin in

[Cville-Raven]

Bradley has been pretty bad this game. He just gambles away US possession all game.

Edited July 22, 2015 by Cville-Raven

[Cville-Raven]

Just a bad performance. Still need to find someone to replace Bradley.

[rmw10]

Just a bad performance. Still need to find someone to replace Bradley.

 

Bradley is so inconsistent.  There are times where he is that touted playmaker, but when it matters, the dude is a turnover machine.  He has an awful first touch.

[Cville-Raven]

Bradley is so inconsistent. There are times where he is that touted playmaker, but when it matters, the dude is a turnover machine. He has an awful first touch.

Thats my problem with him. He also seems to just take shots at goal from way the hell out and see if he can score. Some of the players on that back line can go to (Alvarado just looks baaad). While I give Jamaica credit, this was a complete failure of a performance.

[rmw10]

Thats my problem with him. He also seems to just take shots at goal from way the hell out and see if he can score. Some of the players on that back line can go to (Alvarado just looks baaad). While I give Jamaica credit, this was a complete failure of a performance.

 

Yeah Jamaica didn't do terrible, but that's still a very beatable team.  Klinsi didn't make the best decisions in this game, either.

 

Beckerman should have come out for Mix at the half.

Gordon was useless out there.

Yedlin was brought on way too late.  We were playing long ball by time he came on, so no chance at making a run for him.

[Cville-Raven]

lol even up a man, Mexico are still getting outplayed

[Cville-Raven]

lol I kind of feel like these Mexico matches are rigged. That's another potentially game changing BS penalty at the end of the game. This is definitely getting ugly.

Edited July 26, 2015 by Cville-Raven

[rmw10]

Wikipedia never fails...

[Cville-Raven]

Wikipedia never fails...

lol

[Mt. Crushmore]

That was a fail by the USMNT

[Cville-Raven]

Another fail by the USMNT.

[George70]

How does anyone here rate Everton's chances in the Premier League this campaign?

 

Second in the EPL - to me - is Tottenham Hotspur, followed by West Ham United and finally, because I have a friend who loves this club, Swansea City.

 

I welcome your responses.

[arnie_uk]

You think spurs and west ham will be 2nd and 3rd?

[Cville-Raven]

You think spurs and west ham will be 2nd and 3rd?

lol I was thinking the same thing

[rmw10]

Yeah this was all confusing to me lol.  Who is #1, in this case?

[George70]

To be honest, my first love in the EPL is the Toffeeboys from Everton; my second choice is the Spurs - Tottenham, and my third is the Hammers from West Ham.  My final choice is Swansea City, mostly because I have a friend who favors the Swans.

 

I hope this clarifies things in my view of the EPL.

[arnie_uk]

That clears it up.

[mc_red23]

To be honest, my first love in the EPL is the Toffeeboys from Everton; my second choice is the Spurs - Tottenham, and my third is the Hammers from West Ham.  My final choice is Swansea City, mostly because I have a friend who favors the Swans.

 

I hope this clarifies things in my view of the EPL.

You support a fair few teams then haha

 

[Cville-Raven]

Another fail by USMNT

[George70]

How does the Champions League look as of now?

 

I suppose Bayern Munich will be looking good - but do any other clubs look good?

[mc_red23]

How does the Champions League look as of now?

 

I suppose Bayern Munich will be looking good - but do any other clubs look good?

 

Some of the usual suspects are doing good and are top of their groups (Barca, Real Madrid, Man City) but there are some some lesser teams who are top of their tricky groups (Porto, Benfica, Zenit). I'm looking forward to watching the knockout rounds in a few months. 

 

As a Liverpool fan I'm still buzzing about yesterday. We've managed to take 6 points from away games at Chelsea & Man City which we didn't expect really. All of the toughest away fixtures are out of the way and find ourselves only 6 points off the top 4 so fingers crossed we can kick on. 

[allblackraven]

Some of the usual suspects are doing good and are top of their groups (Barca, Real Madrid, Man City) but there are some some lesser teams who are top of their tricky groups (Porto, Benfica, Zenit). I'm looking forward to watching the knockout rounds in a few months. 

 

As a Liverpool fan I'm still buzzing about yesterday. We've managed to take 6 points from away games at Chelsea & Man City which we didn't expect really. All of the toughest away fixtures are out of the way and find ourselves only 6 points off the top 4 so fingers crossed we can kick on. 

Good to see another Liverpool fan around here. From Manchester - that's a real bonus.