Originally posted by asromacalcioAnd he plays for Roma so leave him alone! 😛
Yes, but it wasn't as malicious as people are making out. He should get a three match ban and be responsible for paying for any treatment costs to the other player's face, but let's not condemn him totally. He DID NOT intend to mame, it was an extremely careless and irresponsible action but not a pre-meditated act of thuggery.
Originally posted by DelmerThe full quote is "America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never , and will never, lose a war".
I doubt that Jusuh remembers Gen. Patton but, if I remember correctly, that was the war in which Finland sided with the Axis (June, 1941) until the Axis had obviously lost and then sided with the Allies (March, 1945). Evidently the Finns also loved a winner and were not going to tolerate a loser.
Originally posted by asromacalcioAs an American new to World Cup it didn't bother me at all. I was happy to see him red carded but the blow was like something you see fairly often in American football, basketball and hockey. Sometimes even in baseball.
Yes, but it wasn't as malicious as people are making out. He should get a three match ban and be responsible for paying for any treatment costs to the other player's face, but let's not condemn him totally. He DID NOT intend to mame, it was an extremely careless and irresponsible action but not a pre-meditated act of thuggery.
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Originally posted by stockenI must be missing something because Sweden already have 4 points. If T&T win and Sweden lose then Sweden and T&T will BOTH have 4 points and Sweden have a better goal average right now so would go through. The only way I can see Sweden not qualifying for the knockout rounds is if Sweden lose by lots of goals or T&T win by lots of goals. What am I missing?
I hope so, but I have my doubts to be honest. Zlatan is like the swedish Ronaldo. He's supposed to be a star, but he doesn't do a whole lot yet. Freddie plays well, but he can't do everything himself. Henke is good. Kim Källström played extremely well last game so hopefully they can lift the team to prduce wonders. If not, I'm afraid I'll be cheering for Arg , and then we're onto the next round. Right? I fear and admire Beckham and Rooney though.
By the way, I think England will play better against Sweden than they have so far but so will Sweden. England always play badly against lower ranked teams but Sweden is no push over and England will HAVE to raise their game to beat them. On the other hand, England might prefer to qualify second. I don't fancy having to play Ecuador right now!
Edit: By the way. Congrats to the US. I thought they played with a lot of heart and could have had a win. Maybe they tried a bit too hard as they did go a bit wayward at times. Personally, I hope they qualify.
Originally posted by DelmerTrue.
And the will to win, which seems to have eroded somewhat over the years.
But that probably has a lot to do with why you are involved in a war in the first place. The american part in WWII didn't need any spin or lies to motivate the soldiers. They KNEW that they were there fighting a tyrannical regime which promoted violence, racism, torture, imperialism, other horrible things.
I think recently, doubts may have crept into the american soldiers minds whether they should be fighting for the liars in charge who promote violence, racism, torture, imperialism, other horrible things for the profit of the few.
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Originally posted by RagnorakAlway a pleasure to hear your opinion, Rags.
True.
But that probably has a lot to do with why you are involved in a war in the first place. The american part in WWII didn't need any spin or lies to motivate the soldiers. They KNEW that they were there fighting a tyrannical regime which promoted violence, racism, torture, imperialism, other horrible things.
I think recently, doubts may have c ...[text shortened]... e violence, racism, torture, imperialism, other horrible things for the profit of the few.
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Originally posted by Yugayou were right it ended in a tie,the us held its own with Italy
The US was horrible against the Czechs, but they will bounce back because they have to. They have strong players - the best the US has ever had (much better than the US commentators) - and they will play more urgency.
A draw is the most likely result, but I am predicting a 2-0 win for US over Italy (based on a Brian McBride header goal in the 22rd minute and an Eddie Johnson goal in the 83rd) A tall order, but they can do it.
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