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rock_knutne

Jun 8, 2010 11:14 PM
slingshot4ever;383541 wrote:You also act like you know everything about hockey for someone that has probably never even put on hockey gloves. Stop embarrassing yourself.
The only thing that's embarrassing is your post. Some of you dolts are laughable, I'm sure I could skate circles around you!
Jun 8, 2010 11:14pm
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captain_obvious

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Jun 9, 2010 1:26 AM
Both backlines are a disaster, but the US' 3 goalkeepers are better than England's starter. I recently just changed to US winning despite Dempsey not helping out defensively and Ricardo Clark getting a stupid Red Card iin the first half for mooning the referee. Why do we keep playing him...
Jun 9, 2010 1:26am
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Jun 9, 2010 1:57 AM
The only thing that does concern me is the shaky play by our defense, especially when pit against an all-world goal scorer like Sir Wayne Rooney.
Jun 9, 2010 1:57am
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Jun 9, 2010 3:26 AM
We are gonna lose 2 to 1... but at least I root for my country unlike Knute.... he can continue to root for his Italian bitches, who will be lucky to make it past the round of 16 this year.
Jun 9, 2010 3:26am
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Jun 9, 2010 5:36 AM
US wins 2-1. I got the feeling.
Jun 9, 2010 5:36am
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Jun 9, 2010 11:07 AM
Laley23;383534 wrote:Right, but if youve been watching their games recently they havent been able to get him the ball. Thus, the offense has been stagnant.

I haven't watched their games, I just know we are the US and when these games come around, we seem to get picked apart aside from a very small percentage. Hopefully my gut feeling is wrong, but that's just how I see it happening with this team. There isn't a little bit in you that thinks rooney is goign to go off?
Jun 9, 2010 11:07am
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Jun 9, 2010 12:46 PM
DeyDurkie5;384145 wrote:I haven't watched their games, I just know we are the US and when these games come around, we seem to get picked apart aside from a very small percentage. Hopefully my gut feeling is wrong, but that's just how I see it happening with this team. There isn't a little bit in you that thinks rooney is goign to go off?

Depends on what you mean by "going off". A VERY small part of me thinks he could net a hat trick. But a slightly bigger part of me sees him not scoring. I think he will probably get a goal, and I think Carragher or Heskey gets the second off of a corner. For me, going off would be AT LEAST a brace, but even that isnt going off unless he completely dominates in our third of the field, which I doubt happens. He just isnt the type of player who controls the ball for long spells of time and he usually doenst do it on his own, someone like Messi controls the balls for large amounts of time and can dominate the game unlike a Rooney. That is the difference, and why I dont think the USA needs to completely be focused only on Rooney. If they do, Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Heskey, etc will burn them.
Jun 9, 2010 12:46pm
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Jun 9, 2010 12:50 PM
rock_knutne;383416 wrote:but you're to stupid to realize it.

I'm to stupid to realize it? OR I'm too stupid to realize it?

Which one is it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXGhvoekY44
Jun 9, 2010 12:50pm
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rock_knutne

Jun 9, 2010 1:02 PM
^^^^Wow, and I'm a know it all.......now you're the "punctuation police"? Don't you have burgers to flip?
Jun 9, 2010 1:02pm
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slingshot4ever

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Jun 9, 2010 7:31 PM
rock_knutne;383693 wrote:The only thing that's embarrassing is your post. Some of you dolts are laughable, I'm sure I could skate circles around you!

Haha, funny shit. Skate circles around an actual hockey player? That's funny.
Jun 9, 2010 7:31pm
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Jun 9, 2010 7:43 PM
rock_knutne;384269 wrote:^^^^Wow, and I'm a know it all.......now you're the "punctuation police"? Don't you have burgers to flip?

Haha you just sound like an arrogant prick when you start a post with "Just an FYI, England's coach is..."

And I'm not punctuation police or anything, but when you're making fun of someone, at least do it properly
Jun 9, 2010 7:43pm
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Jun 9, 2010 8:42 PM
USA! USA! USA!


It's not our sport, so I'm not expecting a win.
Jun 9, 2010 8:42pm
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rock_knutne

Jun 9, 2010 9:32 PM
slingshot4ever;384760 wrote:Haha, funny shit. Skate circles around an actual hockey player? That's funny.


LMAO........air hockey? Just like you don't believe me, I sure as hell don't believe you!
Jun 9, 2010 9:32pm
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rock_knutne

Jun 9, 2010 9:35 PM
SportsAndLady;384783 wrote:Haha you just sound like an arrogant prick when you start a post with "Just an FYI, England's coach is..."

And I'm not punctuation police or anything, but when you're making fun of someone, at least do it properly


I believe for only the second time ever in England's history, they don't have an Englishman coaching the team, which means they aren't playing the traditional fast paced/hard tackling English style......get it? Alot of people don't realize this but hey, you obviously know it all!:rolleyes:

Now go dump another batch of fries in that hot grease!
Jun 9, 2010 9:35pm
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Jun 9, 2010 10:17 PM
Lennon is the one guy we simply won't have an answer for on our back-line.
Jun 9, 2010 10:17pm
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I Wear Pants

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Jun 11, 2010 7:36 PM
Hopefully this doesn't happen.
Jun 11, 2010 7:36pm
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I Wear Pants

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Jun 11, 2010 7:39 PM
Yeah, people seem to be forgetting that Lampard is wonderfully capable of putting the ball in the net. Hopefully the team isn't overlooking him.
Jun 11, 2010 7:39pm
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Jun 11, 2010 8:08 PM
I Wear Pants;387262 wrote:Yeah, people seem to be forgetting that Lampard is wonderfully capable of putting the ball in the net. Hopefully the team isn't overlooking him.

Everyone on that team can score. Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Heskey, Cole, etc.

I think the more important thing is to not lose the shape of the backline and holding mids (see Uruguay for perfection and Mexico for atrociousness). That will be the key in slowing down the English attack, not trying to focus on their individuals.
Jun 11, 2010 8:08pm
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Jun 11, 2010 8:27 PM
Uruguay did awesome on defense.
Jun 11, 2010 8:27pm
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Jun 12, 2010 12:11 AM
I wasn't that excited for tomorrow until I watched Uruguay and France today (missed the opener). I cannot wait for tomorrow, even though I feel our best bet is a draw in the fashion that Uruguay had today. That was a tense last ten minutes with that send off.
Jun 12, 2010 12:11am
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Jun 12, 2010 12:45 AM
we will take a draw and be happy with it...

but I realistically think there is a chance for a 1-0 or 2-1 win for the US.......

England is to be respected, and frankly, their offensive and attacking midfield strength probably leaves us cold, however...
the US defense is solid and keeper play is 2nd to none...

if this is the epic struggle that engages the entire US of A into soccer, that would be a bonus.

if not, at least I will enjoy the match.

BTW...neither US nor England have any chance to whiff the finale...
you would have to travel to Spain or Netherlands or Argentina to get that priveledge.




(and this was my 900th post , so there).
Jun 12, 2010 12:45am
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Jun 12, 2010 2:41 AM
The USA has already beat Spain, Argentina is headed by Maradona, and Netherlands isn't 100% and their defense is very suspect.

I'm not picking the USA to get to the Final, but it's not as if this is a terrifyingly strong field this year. Spain and Brazil are legit, Argentina may have the best striking combo and the Dutch are always strong on the attack, but it's hard for me to pick one clear cut favorite.

I did pick Brazil to win though I have my doubts now.
Jun 12, 2010 2:41am
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Jun 12, 2010 8:48 AM
rock_knutne;384923 wrote:I believe for only the second time ever in England's history, they don't have an Englishman coaching the team, which means they aren't playing the traditional fast paced/hard tackling English style......get it? Alot of people don't realize this but hey, you obviously know it all!:rolleyes:

Now go dump another batch of fries in that hot grease!
Jealous, unemployed alcoholic?
Jun 12, 2010 8:48am
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Swamp Fox

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Jun 12, 2010 10:49 AM
If it were baseball or basketball or "American" football, the choice would be simple. Those three sports sort of belong to the US. As much as we have tried and as excited as many have gotten over American soccer, the sport just doesn't seem to have ever really caught on in this country. I know all about the thousands of soccer facilities opening around the country and so forth and so on, but the bottom line says that the effort has, on an international scale, been pretty much a bust. If we win, it's almost always considered an upset and how many years do we continue to use the fact that soccer is somehow new in this country. It is no longer new. We just aren't very good at it despite the best efforts of many who hope that we will become this huge soccer power. I just don't think it's ever really going to happen. As far as the England-US match is concerned, I'll go with a 1-0 England victory and there-in is the other huge problem. The game moves too slowly for us and the scoreboard hardly ever has to have bulbs replaced due to massive scoring. I'd really like to see the US win. I always root for the American team, but some things just weren't meant to be. Soccer is an English game, not an American game.
Jun 12, 2010 10:49am
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Jun 12, 2010 10:55 AM
You can attribute the low scoring problem to hockey as well. The majority of Americans are retarded and their interest cannot be held long enough to appreciate how difficult something like soccer and hockey are.
Jun 12, 2010 10:55am