If America is able to beat Belgium then this will have been a wildly successful World Cup instead of just a good one like it is now.
You guys were lucky you paid the ref more than we did
Beckerman, Jones and Bradley were running around like lumberjacks...
A lot of seafood, also very Spartan meat and potato dishes.
We'll see... Your defense is rock solid though.
And congrats on advancing!
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Damn he is sucking
How good is Belgium? What are our chances?
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They were one of the top 8 or so highest favored teams to win the World Cup at the start of the tourney. We can def beat them, but it would be one of the biggest wins in US history.
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Well, that sucked. We got out there late, then it was all of a sudden a total downpour, so we hopped in some taxis and headed for Potsdamer Platz, where it is partially covered and supposed to have a large screen, which was on a loop showing the inside of the structure we were in, so we watched the 2nd half in a super-crowded bar.
So help me understand, see if I got this right. The US just flat out sucks, right? I mean that or the Germans are just flat out dominant. It seemed like 90% of the entire game was played within 30 meters of the US goal. The Germans had so many good looks at the goal it was just a matter of time before one went in. I was surprised they only scored 1, to be honest.
And in soccer fan terms, was this an exciting game? The Germans love beating the Americans at anything so to listen to the crowd it was a seriously exciting game for Germany. I still just can't see it. Meh, not everything is for everyone.
But I didn't fall asleep, standing there watching the buxom bar maid in the low-cut tight fitting outfit draw beers and bounce around behind the bar all night. That was way more entertaining than the game.
So help me understand, see if I got this right. The US just flat out sucks, right? I mean that or the Germans are just flat out dominant. It seemed like 90% of the entire game was played within 30 meters of the US goal. The Germans had so many good looks at the goal it was just a matter of time before one went in. I was surprised they only scored 1, to be honest.
And in soccer fan terms, was this an exciting game? The Germans love beating the Americans at anything so to listen to the crowd it was a seriously exciting game for Germany. I still just can't see it. Meh, not everything is for everyone.
But I didn't fall asleep, standing there watching the buxom bar maid in the low-cut tight fitting outfit draw beers and bounce around behind the bar all night. That was way more entertaining than the game.
Wasn't a game for people who don't watch football regularly. Two very good defensive teams eliminated themselves for 90 minutes. Germany had some good pass sequences that could have resulted in very good shots, but a lot of times timing was totally off, a misunderstanding happened on the final pass or a defender intercepted it last second.
The USA tried counters but Germany's defense was way better most of the night compared to their first two games, especially the addition of Schweinsteiger and a good performance by Lahm helped. Also weren't afraid to use tactical fouls to disarm counters.
USA and didn't manage to get a lot of corners and free kicks. Think they would have liked having that option.
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Thanks for the response that helps a lot. Too bad there are those on the site that put themselves above everyone else and never have anything constructive to say besides lololol and lulz and other tired "look how with it I am" catchphrases. It's hard to pretend to be 20 all the time I imagine. Even the tards need their mascots I guess.
Anyway, so did you view this game as a fairly close one? From someone not used to soccer it seemed to be more in Germany's favor the whole game, but maybe there are things I was missing.
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They beat us last time we played 4-2
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I think germany is the much better team and they showed it for the moat part..... like you said, they controlled possession most of the game and were always a threat to score
I think Germany and Netherlands have the best playmaking in this tournament. Best passing game, most creative execution of collapsing defenses by finding open space.
The USA tried to aggressively attack the opening of the German passing game by pressing on Schweinsteiger and Lahm. With their 3 lumberjacks they tried to win duels in the midfield and counter after it. But both players were very good in the duels and their passing yesterday, so the USA couldn't capitalize on mistakes. I thought Zusi, Davis and Dempsey were really invisible and couldn't create opportunities in the half court offense
From what I've seen from Belgium the create offense through defense strat will work better against them.
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Germany is in a different stratosphere in soccer than the US. Anything less than winning the World Cup will be a disappointment for the Germans.
I was not upset at all with how the US played.
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But it is nice to see that the US is a team on the rise. The talent and support are increasing. Hopefully this will lead to more fans for soccer and in turn more base level support to find and trian new talent when they are young. Would love to be a world power in soccer like we are in basketball.