World Cup - Round of 16 Thread

[Yankee151]

Someone explain the Palacio balding rat tail, I'm hispanic and I surely cannot fathom it

 

[DeadMan]

Argentina sort of looks like a pick up soccer team. You can tell that there's talent there, but they can't seem to string anything together.

 

[ZeekLTK]

Here comes a stoppage time winner.

But from who? Switzerland catches Argentina by surprise? Or Messi bails his team out again?

 

[WingedHelmet]

Palacio has to be the worst player that sees minutes on a good team at the World Cup. The guy has played less than half an hour the whole tournament and has missed three sitters.

 

[ZeekLTK]

Guess not

 

[hayvis]

This is exactly why World Cup football is not the highest quality. In the limited time that teams have together, it's easier to drill a team defensively than in attack, so what you end up seeing is a warped sense of reality in which Senderos and Djourou look passably good, and the attacking side of the game is more lead by individual flashes of brilliance, if at all. This game is a reason never to bet on international football.

 

[Yankee151]

Lavezzi is definitely the worst player, but Palacio is up there as well.

 

[Chase]

Here comes a stoppage time winner.

But from who? Switzerland catches Argentina by surprise? Or Messi bails his team out again?

Shaqiri scores in the 119th minute and then Man City spends $80 million on him.

 

[Travis7401]

Then he pisses on your faces all season.

 

[Yankee151]

I prefer that Paul Pogba lad, I'd hate to be the team that let him go for free.

 

[GatorTD]

This is exactly why World Cup football is not the highest quality. In the limited time that teams have together, it's easier to drill a team defensively than in attack, so what you end up seeing is a warped sense of reality in which Senderos and Djourou look passably good, and the attacking side of the game is more lead by individual flashes of brilliance, if at all. This game is a reason never to bet on international football.

Stop it hayvis.

 

[fried rice]

Half of these matches are going to Extra Time, and I'm just sitting at work.

 

[hayvis]

Stop it hayvis.

I don't know why you'd want me to stop, when that's very reason that the USA have a chance of going deep.

 

[kella]

Hey guys just so you know another di Maria shot was easily blocked

 

[DeadMan]

Seriously, just like a pick up team. Messi has 3 defenders on him, and nobody else on Argentina is even moving.

 

[Milo]

Swiss taunting Argentina at 0-0. So smug in their neutrality.

 

[Bdub]

I don't know anything about soccer but to me this games looks like its going to a shootout. Neither team is generating any real chances at this point.

 

[fsuprime]

i agree as a Christmas and Easter soccer fan

 

[Yankee151]

Ale Moreno loves saying Ricardo Rodriguez. He needs as many hispanic last names as possible with Mexico out

 

[kella]

Switzerland has counter opportunities and isn't playing a guy outside of Fernandes with over 80 speed

 

[Yankee151]

Shaqiri is definitely faster than Fernandes, that's racist

 

[kella]

Oh di Maria with the 56 yard field goal. This guy is a real value add

 

[Yankee151]

And there goes di Maria

 

[dirt]

knew that was coming... thx kella

 

[kella]

It only took him 40 shots

 

[Orlando]

Kella did it this time.

 

[Yankee151]

di Maria did the ultimate possum. He was so bad that no one on Switzerland bothered covering him. @Travis7401 confirmed to actually be Alejandro Sabella

 

[Travis7401]

The classic playing possum tactic.

 

[Bdub]

Like I said I know nothing

 

[kella]

Oh no

 

[Travis7401]

bdub has been successfully brow-beaten in soccer threads

 

[dirt]

what an op ah tunity

 

[Yankee151]

lawd, di Maria just missed an open net

 

[kella]

What a massive flop

 

[Milo]

Ha. If you want someone to break down a flop/dive, no one better than Moreno.

 

[Yankee151]

This is still my favorite Moreno moment. I love how he says the goal is unexplainable and then proceeds to try and explain it

 

[TrojanMan]

Last time, the US were the only group winner to lose in the Round of 16. This time, we'll be the only group runner up to win in the round of 16.

 

[Travis7401]

wat?

Edit (directed at Moreno's "explanation")

 

[Yankee151]

At least we know the secret to stop Argentina, triple cover Messi and let Gago and Rojo roam free

 

[Karl Hungus]

Like I said I know nothing

Never bow down.

 

[kella]

These watch parties are amazing. Fifa would be retarded not to re-gift us the 2022 world cup.

 

[Milo]

Do they just have Moreno calling Mexican games because he speaks Spanish? He's from Venezuela.

That JP Dellacamera/Philadelphia Union booth pipeline doing well, doe: Twellman, Martino, Moreno. Well, except for JP, who ESPN treats like Milton from Office Space.

 

[OU11]

one hour until I head down the block, am pumped

 

[Milo]

They have poor JP doing radio with Tommy Smyth.

 

[OU11]

 

[Milo]

Uno mas:

Free JP

 

[Travis7401]

There was another awesome exchange between them the other day where Tommy Smyfff didn't know what a Mulligan was, and there was some anger about the Irish nature of the name.

 

[jdlikewhoa]

 

[Bdub]

Never bow down.

Howard is still the worst. He is going to fuck up big time today and you will all be bowing down to me.

 

[OU11]

Tim Howard is a saint