FIFA World Cup 2014

[tjaila]

We all know what happens when a team gets a lot of chances but no goals...

 

[matante]

Come on. Baseball covers just about everything. It doesn't "rely" on power. It helps, yes. But it doesn't rely on it.

Was Jose Canseco the most skilled athlete? The pitchers used to be average size guys, now they are bigger and bigger. Look at the average height of rookie pitchers. Nothing resembling the average man.

You really do need to watch rugby (gotcha mohawk)Gaelic football but more especially Hurling.

The reason the schools created two separate sports, Rugby football and Association football, was because they could not agree on the rules. The thing they couldn't agree on wasn't the use of hands or not. They couldn't agree on the "hacking" of the player with the ball. The association football proponents wanted a game based on skill. The rugby football proponents wanted a game based on brute strength, where the player with the ball could be hacked and tripped. Are there world class rugby players who are 5'4" and 140 lbs.?

 

[Tituscrow]

He's doing a great job for them!

Unfortunately.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Howard has really been a saviour for the US, they were very close to sneaking a surprise goal in the last minute there too!

 

[chuck norriss]

I bet most of these yanks couldn't tell you who he played for, let alone point to Everton on a map.

What do you mean he's the pride of usa football

 

[MartinG1957]

"Football is about skill more than any other sport and being a big guy is a disadvantage"

My point is that there are other games which rely on incredible levels of skill and being big or small is not necessarily a disadvantage.

 

[Tituscrow]

What do you mean he's the pride of usa football

Not my point.

 

[Tituscrow]

Come on Rom.

 

[tjaila]

Yes !!!!!

 

[MartinG1957]

Bugger!
Come on USA, plenty of time.

 

[tjaila]

Finally goal !

 

[Tituscrow]

How many yanks are aware that Howard, Lukaku and Mirallas are all team mates?

Or that he and Fellaini roomed together for years?

 

[Tituscrow]

Bugger!
Come on USA, plenty of time.

Nope. I hope it turns into a rout.

 

[matante]

BAH!!!!

"Football is about skill more than any other sport and being a big guy is a disadvantage"

My point is that there are other games which rely on incredible levels of skill and being big or small is not necessarily a disadvantage.

I agree there are other sports that require a lot of skill, but not like futebol. You used rugby as an example but are there short, skinny rugby players who are world class or even professional? The game requires size and strength.

 

[Syxz_ML]

Can't blame Howard he defended that how he's been doing all game. Belgium finally realized aim for the poles, stop aiming for the goalie. Amazing what happens.

 

[Darkstrike]

I bet most of these yanks couldn't tell you who he played for, let alone point to Everton on a map.

To be fair, if the map is close enough to mark Everton, it'd be impossible to not point out.

 

[Tituscrow]

To be fair, if the map is close enough to mark Everton, it'd be impossible to not point out.

I just meant generally sticking a pin in a map of the uk.

 

[BassyBill]

Commiserations to the US – they did brilliantly well to get to this stage and take a higher quality, fitter side to extra time. Lots of positives to take home.

 

[matante]

 

[Tituscrow]

That's my boy.

Let's have another. Put them to the sword and send them back to their hot dogs, silly little flags and rounders.