@Brian_Chovanec Winning a shootout is one of the greatest feelings in football. It is unrivalled. Better than a last minute winner. It's a crown jewel for the sport.
Week 1 of WC
Americans: our stadiums are amazing, our team is amazing, we will dominate this sport. Europeans are learning.
End of group stage
Everyone else: this is the shittest World Cup in recent memory.
@ReadTheGameHQ Behave. Rice doesn't suffer at all he's well loved and respected by pundits and media. Talk to young black players getting slammed in the dailies their entire careers.
@JustinMacmahan@MadMaelstrom Attacking a low block is always difficult. These games are a result of a team going for a draw and getting it (Ghana having two attempts only for example). But when it's knockout and you need to win, you have to attack. That's when you get exposed.
@Raytrapani@LighthouseBilly@HistoryWJacob I've made a nice formal complaint to Properfixer, whatever lame service that is, that its c suite is calling strangers retards on the Internet. Like a 14 year old boy. Not a good look for a company.
@Fugazi140@timmy_perk@HistoryWJacob Yeah, this is nuts. I enjoy American sports (big basketball fan) but the stoppages in NFL are just painstakingly boring. 3 hours of broadcast for 11 mins of action? It's all ad spend, baby.
@Mr_Bibbles_@HistoryWJacob I don't think this is a clever argument. Launching your head at someone in a helmet and ending up with brain damage is far level intelligent than timing and executing a rugby tackle. You don't need 60gs to pick up an injury and you don't need an injury to be considered tough.
@StarGirlFC_ New age fans don't want players to celebrate scoring in the World Cup.
Be cool. Act cool. Beats by Dre. Dance on TikTok. Tattoos. Choose between Ronaldo and Messi. Cut match footage into micro clips to prove players are "ballers". Rewrite history. Make up stats. Awful game now.
I knew American patriotism would dominate the conversation this World Cup (mostly because Americans don't give a shit about the actual game). But this weird stadium porn thing is just far too much.