My plan to make soccer watchable

[Miaoww]

Did you really just called Benni McCarthy a great player?

[Bobby]

Okay, by South African standards.

[Jangler]

tits

[Raskle]

I had a big post ready to roll on this is the only sport truly worthy of. The title world champion, how we Americans are considered a laughingstock due to our disdain, and how our instant-gratification society has a hard time keeping our sound-bite induced attentio spans following the true nuances of the sport.... but I figured it wasn't worth it. Doubt a change of mind is in the works.

[Matt Foley]

Okay, obviously you don't watch many matches, I'll explain to you what happened.

South Africa is not a great attacking team, they just aren't. They have a great striker by the name of Benni McCarthy who didn't get picked because he has attitude issues. As a result of their weakness in attack South Africa relies on defensive stability to frustrate their opponents out of their game plan, which is what they did with Mexico. Unable to breakdown South Africa's defense -- and the goalkeeper is a defensive player -- Mexico decided to push defenders forward in an effort to put pressure on South Africa's defense, South Africa noticed this and switched to counter-attack mode by pushing two men forward from the midfield to support the striker. It worked. The South Africans successfully exposed the gap left in the Mexican back four and scored.

It wasn't lucky.

I guess if you really want to, and you're determined to make a point, you could say that Mexico were unlucky rather than saying Khune played well in the South African goal. But then I could ask, why couldn't Perez make the save for Mexico?

You act as if the ball got caught by a wild gust of wind and hit Tshabalala in the crotch and went in. When in reality he timed his run fantastically, held off the defender and finely placed his shot in an area where Oscar Perez couldn't get a hand on it.

So we have what is supposed to be a showcase of the most talented players in the world, and we get the soccer version of the Four Corners?

Wake me when it's over.

[Dpantherman]

I love sports and try to watch them all, but I get aggravated watching it. I respect the players and sport but I have to warm up to it. Probably ignorance on my part, silly pettiness. I do plan to watch USA vs. England. USA, USA, USA!!!

[Jangler]

Sorry, couldn't hear you over the 300 million or so viewers cheering on their team.

[Hawk]

The best offense of all time was actually the 1950s Rams, and no one is close. They called it the Point a Minute offense.

The Rams have obviously redefined suckage since Martz left. But the new coach will have them back in the playoffs.

jesus h christ...and you give me poo for living in the past whenever I bring up the fact that we've beat you 10 times in a row!!!!

WTF is a World Cup? Must be pretty big. Bleh, the Braves play the Twins tonight.

ya...just that one true world championship...how can they call MLB champs the world champs when every team except one is US based?

[Dpantherman]

I had a big post ready to roll on this is the only sport truly worthy of. The title world champion, how we Americans are considered a laughingstock due to our disdain, and how our instant-gratification society has a hard time keeping our sound-bite induced attentio spans following the true nuances of the sport.... but I figured it wasn't worth it. Doubt a change of mind is in the works.

it wasn't

[Raskle]

it wasn't

well, at least someone read it...

More than I was expecting

[Dpantherman]

well, at least someone read it...

More than I was expecting

i actually had to read it twice for what its worth

[Matt Foley]

ya...just that one true world championship...how can they call MLB champs the world champs when every team except one is US based?

There comes a time....when we heed a certain call....when the world must come together as one....

[Delhommey]

About true execept it seems to suggest that the rest of the world gave two shits about what the US thinks about the sport.

[Mayor Qumiby]

Dude if your not watching abc's coverage now then your missing the best highlight of the whole damn thing... Shakira is on right now anddddd so so damn sexy!