Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: radar

Does anyone even know where the word "soccer" comes from? Any etymologists out there?

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

the fact that i'm starting to enjoy watching this dumb game while sitting at the George and Dragon pub doesn't mean i'm turning English.

Death to SOCCER.

i'm a RED BLOODED AMERICAN. I like cars, monster truck rallies and wet t-shirt competitions!

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ORIGINAL: Mynok


We've got Dempsey and Donovan who are both top players. You'd better watch out for Jozy Altidore as well. He's young and inexperienced but a deadly finisher.

I'm much more concerned that we will be organized on defense. We play a counterattacking style so England will have the possession advantage.

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ORIGINAL: Dixie
Dempsey is (IMO) probably the best player you've got. Landon Donovan though runs hot and cold. He's done well in the MLS but hasn't really made an impact when he played in Germany (or England this winter). Tim Howard is a pretty good player as well, the US seems to have several good 'keepers at the moment. There's a decent midfield with the squad they've taken to SA. Not sure about yout Jozy, he was pretty anonymous for Hull last season.

Looking at your squad I can't help thinking it's a decent side, but it's short of that extra 'something'. I'm not sure how the defence will hold up against Rooney, Lennon and Milner. Or Gerrard if he actually decides to play well for a change.

Our right-back is not too good on the defence though...

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ORIGINAL: Dixie
I'm ENGLISH, and I like cars and wet t-shirt competitions. Monster trucks though? I prefer something like touring cars.

Until you can understand the pleasure of a 0-0 draw on a rainy day against Bradford City you'll never really understand football

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

the fact that i'm starting to enjoy watching this dumb game while sitting at the George and Dragon pub doesn't mean i'm turning English.

Death to SOCCER.

i'm a RED BLOODED AMERICAN. I like cars, monster truck rallies and wet t-shirt competitions!

I'm ENGLISH, and I like cars and wet t-shirt competitions. Monster trucks though? I prefer something like touring cars.

Until you can understand the pleasure of a 0-0 draw on a rainy day against Bradford City you'll never really understand football

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ORIGINAL: radar

Does anyone even know where the word "soccer" comes from? Any etymologists out there?

soc-cer (sok'uhr)  n. 
                  1.  a form of football played by two 
                       11-member teams, in which the ball may 
                       be kicked or bounced off any part of the 
                       body but the arms and hands: only 
                       goalkeepers may use their hands to 
                       maneuver the ball.
             [1890-95; (As) soc (iation football) + - ER 7]

Prior Preparation & Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance!

A & B: WitW, WitE, WbtS, GGWaW, GGWaW2-AWD, HttR, CotA, BftB, CF
P: UV, WitP, WitP-AE

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ORIGINAL: JWE

That's a pretty smart take, Dixie. I think we got some decent keepers, and the midfield is fairly solid, but we ain't got doo doo for strikers. We can't pass - we just frikkin don't know how. And we can't 'team' it. We don't know how to spread the defense and go outside-in for a shot, or how to bunch the defense and go inside-out. Much as I like our side, I gotta agree, they ain't got that extra 'something'. They are more like reasonable 'clockwork oranges' - don't see any really good intuitive moves.

btw, is it clear that I think Bradley has his head so far up his brookie he's come out the other end and thinks he's seeing clearly?

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ORIGINAL: Mynok


No, that's an excuse. They'll praise a 1-0 baseball game for being a masterpiece but curse a 1-0 soccer game as boring. Don't worry. Once the baby boomer generation and their stupid prejudices have died off, America will become a football power. Just about every kid born after 1970 has played soccer growing up. It's the 40 and up's that don't like the game. Because they are idiots.

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

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ORIGINAL: Mynok


No, that's an excuse. They'll praise a 1-0 baseball game for being a masterpiece but curse a 1-0 soccer game as boring. Don't worry. Once the baby boomer generation and their stupid prejudices have died off, America will become a football power. Just about every kid born after 1970 has played soccer growing up. It's the 40 and up's that don't like the game. Because they are idiots.

A few years from now it'll be the USA and China as major teams on the world stage (along with Brazil, Argentina and Germany). They've both got a big pool to choose from and football is taking hold in those nations. They're also both fairly stable economies which means that people are able to spend their youth playing games instead of doing work. Unlike many, I don't believe that any African nation will be a major team for the forseeable future.