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With the World Cup starting 6/11/10 we can talk about the games here. Go Italy
 
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#129 ·
cmasia said:
Can someone please tell Alexi Lalas he is:

A) Not the host
B) Not a comedian
c) Not adding anything to the studio shows

He gets worse every single day!
How does stupid Lalas keep getting this freebie job time after time anyway? He must have access to some blackmailing information about some ESPN executives. He was nothing but a hack during his playing days. Only qualifications he had were his stupid beard and hair and inability to play his cheap guitar. "First modern generation American to play in Serie A (for Padova)", yeah right. :rolleyes: In today's professionalized American scene he wouldn't be able to hold a candle to any Serie A. He has always been and always will be a wannabe hack in all respects - player/broadcasting/music/managerial.

It was embarrassing on Sunday with him and Juergen Klinsmann sitting side by side. I recall Bob Ley mentioned Juergen's pedigree as a coach, taking Germany to 3rd place match in World Cup 2006, as well as his illustrious playing career both for Germany and several top level clubs. Lalas gave this goofball look to Juergen and as usual some guttural diarrhea was about to start spewing out of his mouth. It was as if he was some authority to be able to make a comment. (And Lalas has a conviction that he's obliged to barf like a donkey about anything and everything under the sun, most of which he has no clue about.) Exactly at this point, Juergen gave this coolest, nonchalant look to him like: "Shut the **** up you moron, as always you don't know what the **** you're about to say". It was the funniest moment which totally shut him up. It wasn't an unprofessional moment from a broadcasting sense, but I just got a big laugh out of it!! :D

If ESPN at least wants an entertaining American voice, they may have to wait until Jimmy Conrad retires. He doesn't have a big pedigree either, but far better, entertaining personality. ESPN managed to mutually piss off Eric Wynalda. But Wynalda's problem was as if he always had chips on his shoulders, with his "crusade versus rest of the world attitude" that got tiring very fast.
 
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JACKIEGAGA said:
31 holy crap!
if i were the ref i would have asked for an end of the game after the 15th goal
 
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Chandu said:
France don't deserve to be there in the first place. It should've been the Republic of Ireland playing there in their place. What goes around comes around. I hope France have a repeat of their pathetic showing in 2002, and not like being 2006 runners-up.
JACKIEGAGA said:
I hope France dosent make it out of this round
Oh yeah, BTW forgot to say: Good riddance!!! Nobody will miss them, not even the French public.
 
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And continuing with the theme:

naijai said:
Go Nigeria!!!
They were way over there heads, after stupidity of indiscipline red-card against Greece. But to be fair, in spite of that they were alive till the last moment. Yakubu had one of the most embarrassing misses I've seen, something a kindergarten kid could've scored on. Although he did make amends for it immediately on a penalty, all in vain.

This continues disastrous showing by African teams. Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon all gone. Hopefully Algeria will be joining the line later today!!! :lol: Cote d' Ivoire are not secure. Ghana looks somewhat secure, but we'll find out later today if they can survive.

Chandu said:
Also, Park Ji Sung is fantastic! After USA, I'll be rooting for South Korea.
Chandu said:
Fantastic to see solid performances from both South Korea and Japan so far! Clearly shows that the 2002 success they both had as co-hosts were no flukes. They both have a lot to show for about the fundamentals of the game. Should be enough to shut up the whiners that such "weak" teams are crowding up the World Cup...
Well, how about that for South Korea!!!!! I'll continue rooting for them as my 2nd choice after USA. Nothing sure about Japan as they still need to face Denmark. But it's incredible that South Korea and Park Ji Sung's heroics have made it to the second round on African soil, while African teams have been dropping like flies.

Fun to be continued in few more hours.

GO USA!!!!!
 
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Chandu said:
And continuing with the theme:
They were way over there heads, after stupidity of indiscipline red-card against Greece. But to be fair, in spite of that they were alive till the last moment. Yakubu had one of the most embarrassing misses I've seen, something a kindergarten kid could've scored on. Although he did make amends for it immediately on a penalty, all in vain.

This continues disastrous showing by African teams. Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon all gone. Hopefully Algeria will be joining the line later today!!! :lol: Cote d' Ivoire are not secure. Ghana looks somewhat secure, but we'll find out later today if they can survive.
They were disorgarnized, played without any enthusiasm and there is no forgiveness for Yakubu's miss :mad:. They can do better and have done better before. This new team does not have the discipline of the older Super Eagles; all they want to do is showcase their individual talents but hopefully they have learnt from this and we shall be waiting for 2014 and hopefully we do better than this horrible outing
 
#138 ·
Jozy Altidore doing his best with his Yakubu impersonation there, with an open net begging. Thank you coach for continuing to insist on this slowpoke and not giving a chance to Edson Buddle who was red hot as a forward before the competition started.

Keeping tally of points USA has been robbed off in 2 consecutive matches so far: 4. Yeah, but it's no big deal really. :rolleyes:
 
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Chandu said:
USA better than England, topping the group!

Next up is whoever of Srbija, Deutschland or Ghana (or even Australia technically alive). We'll find out next opponent later today.
I really hope Germany wins their group. I don't want to be torn between USA/Germany in the round of 16.
 
#148 ·
Excellent work from the Entire Team, Persistent to the end they deserve their win
 
#150 ·
Chandu said:
Hahahahaha, there you go now to my discussion earlier in the beginning of this thread. If you're an American citizen and not a German citizen, you cannot possibly even think about rooting against us!!!
I wouldn't root against either of them. I'd be torn...
 
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sigma1914 said:
I wouldn't root against either of them. I'd be torn...
Yep,
I am in the same boat. Come on Germany, win the game today, so US plays Ghanna, and I put of being torn until later.
I am so happy for Team USA today.
I think this World Cup, with the controversy in the Solevina game, about the goal that should have counted, the amazing comeback in that same game. The late drama scores vs England and Algeria, will go along ways in getting attention to even more American's.
 
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