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I listened to it on the radio but it seemed like Ghana just threw it away. The announcers kept saying Ghana is pressing but they aren't giving it their all and making the shots count. Perhaps it was the crowd, and they didn't feel energized. There is probably a more technical explanation. Of course the Americans did a great job of making the plays when it counted and that won them the game. Congrats on the victory, and at least you know you are FREE!*  * to win it all
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dkj posted:lol at how mad everyone gets when we win The United States will top their group with nine (9) points.
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FowlTheOwl posted:I listened to it on the radio but it seemed like Ghana just threw it away. The announcers kept saying Ghana is pressing but they aren't giving it their all and making the shots count. Perhaps it was the crowd, and they didn't feel energized. There is probably a more technical explanation. Ghana kept whiffing their shots. US goalkeeping was decent, but what saved them more often than not was the fact that every nicely-set shot sailed high over the crossbar or a little wide of the goal. Ghana did well to position their players and get shots at the goal, but they just kept missing. How many times did a Ghana cross get blasted high off towards the corner by an errant header?
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Jun 17, 2014 07:34
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gotta say I didn't expect that this was ghana happen and it might be a bit controversial around here but the US team looks much better than the #1 contender for winning the world cup, the English team
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Jun 17, 2014 07:48
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Teron D Amun posted:gotta say I didn't expect that this was ghana happen and it might be a bit controversial around here but the US team looks much better than the #1 contender for winning the world cup, the English team Book it; Engerland vs America world cup final, unfinished business.
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Jun 17, 2014 08:00
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Teron D Amun posted:gotta say I didn't expect that this was ghana happen and it might be a bit controversial around here but the US team looks much better than the #1 contender for winning the world cup, the English team England isn't concerned with trivial tournaments like the World Cup. They're looking forward to more important things like Euro 2016, where they will totally dominate because Sturridge looked good in a match that they lost.
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Jun 17, 2014 08:02
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Sterling looked great too.
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Jun 17, 2014 08:09
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gently caress Yeah America
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Jun 17, 2014 08:13
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FAUXTON posted:Ghana kept whiffing their shots. US goalkeeping was decent, but what saved them more often than not was the fact that every nicely-set shot sailed high over the crossbar or a little wide of the goal. Ghana did well to position their players and get shots at the goal, but they just kept missing. How many times did a Ghana cross get blasted high off towards the corner by an errant header?
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Jun 17, 2014 08:25
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FAUXTON posted:Ghana kept whiffing their shots. US goalkeeping was decent, but what saved them more often than not was the fact that every nicely-set shot sailed high over the crossbar or a little wide of the goal. Ghana did well to position their players and get shots at the goal, but they just kept missing. How many times did a Ghana cross get blasted high off towards the corner by an errant header? Ghana never got into dangerous areas because the defense strictly policed them in a brutal yet necessary way
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Jun 17, 2014 08:36
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why were there so many american fans at a game that americans dont give a poo poo about
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Jun 17, 2014 08:52
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:why were there so many american fans at a game that americans dont give a poo poo about Bugchasers.
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Jun 17, 2014 08:53
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i believe it hello pissflaps
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Jun 17, 2014 08:54
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You know all the hipster jokes we make about soccer fans in the US? They are 0% hyperbole and those people exist in the tens of thousands and wore scarves in 90 degree weather in Brazil. They call themselves the "American Outlaws." They are "Huge Fags."
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Volkerball posted:You know all the hipster jokes we make about soccer fans in the US? They are 0% hyperbole and those people exist in the tens of thousands and wore scarves in 90 degree weather in Brazil. They call themselves the "American Outlaws." They are "Huge Fags." i didn't know the entire city of portland was in brazil
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Jun 17, 2014 09:00
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dkj posted:lol at how mad everyone gets when we win It's like how all the beta nerds get mad when the rich, smart, successful and good looking guy gets the girl
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:i didn't know the entire city of portland was in brazil Fat craft beer loving IT workers with ivy league attitudes toward gender realized they could live the "portland lifestyle" while staying in their third tier flyover cities so unfortunately Portland has gone viral nationwide, like AIDS.
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:i didn't know the entire city of portland was in brazil They're everywhere bud. Could be your grocer. Your neighbor. Guy you buy drugs from. They're like juggalos. You can sort of suspect it just by the way they talk and how you have an unexplainable urge to punch them, but it's not until they don the facepaint and start singing annoying poo poo that you really see them in all their pathetic glory.
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vaginal culture posted:http://old.theamericanoutlaws.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Screen-Shot-2013-06-13-at-4.03.22-PM.png lol
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USA ain't nuttin to mess with.  Also haha "Dale USA." Bitch we don't speak spanish or w/e here.  
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Jun 17, 2014 09:24
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Volkerball is much cooler here than in other forums named for a type of ball
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Jun 17, 2014 09:26
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i remember going to an FC dallas game and there were several different supporters clubs including one who called themselves the "elite" and were only for the True FC Dallas fans. wow you're at Pizza Hut Park we're so impressed.
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Volkerball posted:Also haha "Dale USA." Bitch we don't speak spanish or w/e here. Actually it's a tribute to a true American patriot taken away to soon....2/18/01 never forget
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U.S. soccer has a weird complex where fans look to (mainly) Europe and don't like other aspects of U.S. sports cultures, they're hipster europhiles and they think a lot of what makes American sports unique (if applied to soccer) is embarrassing. But you're not fooling anyone. Honestly the U.S. should just slap a giant bald eagle on their uniforms and unofficially call themselves the American Fightin' Bald Eagles and roll out with that Hulk Hogan song blaring gently caress the planet consume destroy annihilate.
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Omi-Polari posted:U.S. soccer has a weird complex where fans look to (mainly) Europe and don't like other aspects of U.S. sports cultures, they're hipster europhiles and they think a lot of what makes American sports unique (if applied to soccer) is embarrassing. But you're not fooling anyone. Honestly the U.S. should just slap a giant bald eagle on their uniforms and unofficially call themselves the American Fightin' Bald Eagles and roll out with that Hulk Hogan song blaring gently caress the planet consume destroy annihilate. This post is more correct than most of us would like to admit. Personally I like football because it was the one sport as a kid I did not hate playing. That and the jerseys are pretty swank in a eurotrash sort of way.
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Omi-Polari posted:U.S. soccer has a weird complex where fans look to (mainly) Europe and don't like other aspects of U.S. sports cultures, they're hipster europhiles and they think a lot of what makes American sports unique (if applied to soccer) is embarrassing. But you're not fooling anyone. Honestly the U.S. should just slap a giant bald eagle on their uniforms and unofficially call themselves the American Fightin' Bald Eagles and roll out with that Hulk Hogan song blaring gently caress the planet consume destroy annihilate. This is because for a long time, the majority of MLS/USA fans were only doing it because it was counter culture. The opposite to the standard US oo-rah manlyness of chest bumping football/hockey. It was the sport of the picked upon, the nerds and the non-jock. This is how you end up with the retarded family guy/mario tifos. They go to the game not to watch it, but to finally be a part of what they've always wanted to be. The group. With their silly scarves in 35 degree weather. Now that football is gaining traction with the wider populace, they're starting to spit their dummies out about football not being the special snowflake sport now. Go on any of the MLS supporters groups forums (Particularly the Timbers Army) And you'll see loads of posts by people complaining about people not singing along to their stupid songs, telling the idiot 'capo's' to sit down and crying to security about getting a mouth full of abuse when they're pointing out people for ridicule because they wont do the tetris dance. They'll move on to something else fairly shortly.
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Omi-Polari posted:U.S. soccer has a weird complex where fans look to (mainly) Europe and don't like other aspects of U.S. sports cultures, they're hipster europhiles and they think a lot of what makes American sports unique (if applied to soccer) is embarrassing. But you're not fooling anyone. Honestly the U.S. should just slap a giant bald eagle on their uniforms and unofficially call themselves the American Fightin' Bald Eagles and roll out with that Hulk Hogan song blaring gently caress the planet consume destroy annihilate. This would own.
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serious gaylord posted:They'll move on to something else fairly shortly. chicago, hopefully
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serious gaylord posted:They'll move on to something else fairly shortly. but nobodys gonna see their tifos on tumblr
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Pissflaps posted:This would own. Agreed.
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serious gaylord posted:This is because for a long time, the majority of MLS/USA fans were only doing it because it was counter culture. The opposite to the standard US oo-rah manlyness of chest bumping football/hockey. It was the sport of the picked upon, the nerds and the non-jock. This is how you end up with the retarded family guy/mario tifos. They go to the game not to watch it, but to finally be a part of what they've always wanted to be. The group. With their silly scarves in 35 degree weather. I would also say that football in the US has excellent youth penetration (ahahaha), but it tends to be that later on it gets badly sidelined by the more mainstream US sports. That and we do not have the developed systems like South America/Europe have, where they are basically pumping out tons upon tons of dedicated players. We have college which is a smorgasbord of sports where football is far from a major focus/draw. The people I know who watch the game are less counter culture hipsters but on/off fans who often follow other sports more seriously. Also / / / / / / / / / /
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Omi-Polari posted:U.S. soccer has a weird complex where fans look to (mainly) Europe and don't like other aspects of U.S. sports cultures, they're hipster europhiles and they think a lot of what makes American sports unique (if applied to soccer) is embarrassing. But you're not fooling anyone. Honestly the U.S. should just slap a giant bald eagle on their uniforms and unofficially call themselves the American Fightin' Bald Eagles and roll out with that Hulk Hogan song blaring gently caress the planet consume destroy annihilate. The irony is that if you really enjoy the sport, you want to see it played by the best in the world, and the best 4 leagues in the world (probably the best 7 or so) are in Europe. The Champions League pits them all together, and is the best soccer you're going to see anywhere. So European stuff is going to play a role in how you watch the game whether you're legitimately interested or just want to feel smug telling people it's a kit, not a jersey. I'm going to see Man U and Roma play in the States for some little sham cup they do for all of us because they feel bad we're stuck with poo poo leagues, and I'm interested to see what the fans will be like outside of the MLS which I don't give a single gently caress about. I hope there's a bunch of Man U bandwagoners in replica jerseys who pretend to be ultras for a day while not knowing who anyone but Rooney is. 
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unlawfulsoup posted:That and we do not have the developed systems like South America/Europe have, where they are basically pumping out tons upon tons of dedicated players. Yep. No academy system, no scouting, no nothing. American school athletics probably hurt more than they help when it comes to developing soccer players too.
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I would personally like to thank our soccer moms for building the USMNT into the group stage force that it is.
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CubanMissile posted:England isn't concerned with trivial tournaments like the World Cup. They're looking forward to more important things like Euro 2016, where they will totally dominate because Sturridge looked good in a match that they lost. Well of course. I mean look at how well they did at Euro 2012... I mean uh... Yeah.
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Lots of racist anti-English sentiment on display in this thread. No surprise that its reached it's peak in the Germany/USMNT matchday thread. Shameful.
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Pissflaps posted:Lots of racist anti-English sentiment on display in this thread. No surprise that its reached it's peak in the Germany/USMNT matchday thread. Shameful. That's because the Scottish are the only Englishmen worth a drat.
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