June 29, 200917 yr Good play by US. Wish they could have pulled it out but I suppose the best team won at the end of the day.
June 29, 200917 yr Wait, USA lost? What the hell. When it flipped through it was 2-0 at halftime or w/e you call it. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers!
June 29, 200917 yr I'm shocked USA even scored on Brazil, much less twice. But Brazil scoring 3 (should've been 4) goals in about 20 mins once again proved why the US is one of the most disappointing teams in the sport...
June 29, 200917 yr In the end the expected happened. I tought brazil was gonna outscore USA hard, was very surprised at the 2-0, but in the second half brazil showed its supremacy. was a nice game. person who won the most awards: GeneraldesorRETIRED
June 29, 200917 yr ...once again proved why the US is one of the most disappointing teams in the sport... they really aren't
June 29, 200917 yr ...once again proved why the US is one of the most disappointing teams in the sport... they really aren't They have the potential but have never won a FIFA final and this is the first they've even been to. Losing after having a 2-0 lead at halftime is disappointing to me.
June 30, 200917 yr They certainly showed that they can score on top caliber teams, but they still got outclassed because just like the Spain match, they put everyone back on defense and tried to defend their lead and hope for counters.
June 30, 200917 yr here i thought US was gonna win it all :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 ::
July 3, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low.
July 3, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. The FIFA rankings are a nonsense anyway. Nobody should ever really read that much into them. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
July 4, 200917 yr Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Yah, only the world champions. :|
July 4, 200917 yr Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Yah, only the world champions. :| Yeah lol, can't expect the last world cup winners to be out of the top 5 tbh. The thing is, they always seem to have england in the top 10, i'd say top 20 yeah, maybe 15th ish, but noway top 10. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^
July 4, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. USA was already overrated as it was, but the rankings don't mean much as far as the quality of the team at a particular time anyways.
July 4, 200917 yr Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Yah, only the world champions. :| 3 years ago...
July 4, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. I know you didn't say it, but are you implying the US is on par with Italy? :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 ::
July 6, 200917 yr Yah, only the world champions. :| 3 years ago... That team is pretty much still together I believe. I can only think of Nesta who has retired.
July 6, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. I know you didn't say it, but are you implying the US is on par with Italy? Nah, wasn't implying that at all. I wouldn't say US is far off though. It's not that I hold US up high, just that I don't think Italy is what they are cracked up to be.
July 6, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. I know you didn't say it, but are you implying the US is on par with Italy? Nah, wasn't implying that at all. I wouldn't say US is far off though. It's not that I hold US up high, just that I don't think Italy is what they are cracked up to be. That's the thing about Italy though nobody gives them a chance going into the big tournaments (ie World cup or the Euros) but they seem to still grind out results. They tend to struggle early on and then pick up in the later stages, like they did in 2006. Contrast that with Holland who tend to impress early in the tournament but never seem to make the final (up until 2008 I would have used Spain as the example of this). He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
July 7, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. I know you didn't say it, but are you implying the US is on par with Italy? Nah, wasn't implying that at all. I wouldn't say US is far off though. It's not that I hold US up high, just that I don't think Italy is what they are cracked up to be. That's the thing about Italy though nobody gives them a chance going into the big tournaments (ie World cup or the Euros) but they seem to still grind out results. They tend to struggle early on and then pick up in the later stages, like they did in 2006. Contrast that with Holland who tend to impress early in the tournament but never seem to make the final (up until 2008 I would have used Spain as the example of this). Italy didn't struggle much at all during the 06 cup. Beat a pretty good Ghana team 1-0 and then tied to the US (in which US played very well in and for that matter, the only game they played well in the '06 cup) and then man handled Czech for their final group game. Looking back at more recent results, being destroyed by Brazil and defeated by a mediocre Egypt team just really isn't impressive. They've got a year to re-group though so maybe they will get it going before next summer. Just won't surprise me if they don't though.
July 10, 200917 yr Looking at the newly updated rankings, I was surprised that US didn't move much. I was certain they would break the top 10. Another thing was Italy's position. They aren't top 5 quality in my opinion. Ah well, Gold Cup should be interesting as to whether United States will dominate it. Especially since Mexico is on a low. I know you didn't say it, but are you implying the US is on par with Italy? Nah, wasn't implying that at all. I wouldn't say US is far off though. It's not that I hold US up high, just that I don't think Italy is what they are cracked up to be. That's the thing about Italy though nobody gives them a chance going into the big tournaments (ie World cup or the Euros) but they seem to still grind out results. They tend to struggle early on and then pick up in the later stages, like they did in 2006. Contrast that with Holland who tend to impress early in the tournament but never seem to make the final (up until 2008 I would have used Spain as the example of this). Italy didn't struggle much at all during the 06 cup. Beat a pretty good Ghana team 1-0 and then tied to the US (in which US played very well in and for that matter, the only game they played well in the '06 cup) and then man handled Czech for their final group game. Looking back at more recent results, being destroyed by Brazil and defeated by a mediocre Egypt team just really isn't impressive. They've got a year to re-group though so maybe they will get it going before next summer. Just won't surprise me if they don't though. The egyptian team is really good this year^^ But yeah, i don't think Italy will do well next year. Their recent results aren't very impressive.
July 10, 200917 yr Yah, only the world champions. :| 3 years ago... That team is pretty much still together I believe. I can only think of Nesta who has retired. Actually, I agree with Pan here: Italy was at least one of the 2 best teams in the world 3 years ago (I thought France was better at the time), but in football, and in any sport, 3 yrs is a long time. Players like Zambrotta, Totti, Cannavaro, Toni, Gattuso, Camoranesi, Materazzi and this year even Buffon are really going downhill. The only 'oldie' that I still consider world class, is Pirlo. The same for France: several of their former core players are now approaching their last playing days and they are obviously not as good as they once were. If you've seen the games Italy played recently, you could notice how Zambrotta, who was renowned for his speed and both offensive as defensive qualities, is seriously lacking on all fronts these days. He gave away possession far too easily, could no longer keep up with the pace of younger players and generally failed to reach his old glory. And that goes for most of the Italian team. They should give their younger players a chance, because, -although Lippi disagrees here- they have quite a lot of talented youngsters. Giovinco is inspiring and could be a very useful creative force in the currently uncreative team (without Pirlo they wouldn't even spot a chance when the goal was empty). Then there's Balotelli, who might become a world class striker if he can control himself a little more, both on and off the pitch. Giuseppe Rossi and him together would be a very complementary pair of strikers. Then there's Santon, that wing back from Inter, who has proven he can compete with the very best this year. And De Rossi, Aquilani, Barzagli, Palombo, ... are all players with great qualities that can go on for at least 6 more years. I don't understand why Lippi, or their former coach (forgot his name) never tried them out after Italy kept struggling with over aged players. Oh, and my top 5 would currently look like this: 1/ Spain 2/ Brazil 3/ Argentina 4/ England 5/ Holland I wish I could add France to it, but Domenech is the worst thing that happened to France's international football since Zidane quit, and before that. Bill Hicks[/url]":dhj2kan9]Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such.
July 10, 200917 yr The egyptian team is really good this year^^ They are definitely up from recent years and were impressive against Italy and Brazil during there first two matches. But I wouldn't consider them good enough that a top 10 team should struggle over. (even though Brazil did indeed struggle against them but Brazil really looked apathetic during that game until the last half of the second half) When do the group stages start? Tournament lasts from June 11th to July 11th. So group stages start June 11th.
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