WC 2006 Official Thread - Page 278

redmarkYankees · 06-19-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by blgoblue2

Soccer is a sport. It takes talent, I can understand that. When I someone doing all the tricks with a ball I'm impressed. But I don't care if the rest of the world likes it, its boring to watch. People can say the same thing about 2-1 Hockey games but they are exciting because there are scoring chances.

I have exactly the same opinion in reverse. I cannot bear watching hockey, except one old US-USSR Olympics game where they battered each other instead.

canadiancreed · 06-19-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

The technical ability of the Togo players is pretty good at times, not quite as good as Ghana's. Considering how Ghana/Togo/Angola etc aren't Africa's strongest nations, the technical and tactical ability is a huge advance on where the stronger African nations like Cameroon were 10-15 years ago. Ghana could still cause a shock and get to the QFs, maybe even the semis, I reckon.

while I cnat' see them getting to the semis, the fact that they are not the strongest team speaks volumes for the future of African footie.

bababui · 06-19-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

The technical ability of the Togo players is pretty good at times, not quite as good as Ghana's. Considering how Ghana/Togo/Angola etc aren't Africa's strongest nations, the technical and tactical ability is a huge advance on where the stronger African nations like Cameroon were 10-15 years ago. Ghana could still cause a shock and get to the QFs, maybe even the semis, I reckon.

Quoted for truth

However based on this performance Africa doesnt deserve more slots for 2010

Chisanga · 06-19-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Fixed

lol

theasfl · 06-19-2006, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Having this thread deleted would be beyond stupid.

echoed

Chisanga · 06-19-2006, 10:32 AM

If the Swiss just sit back they are in danger of being scored on

canadiancreed · 06-19-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Chisanga

A bit more energy being injected into the game now

COnsideirng the convo here, any energy would be nice

redmarkYankees · 06-19-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

while I cnat' see them getting to the semis, the fact that they are not the strongest team speaks volumes for the future of African footie.

The semis might be a stretch, but if they avoid the 3 or 4 top teams who are actually on form (Argentina, Spain, Holland, maybe Italy), who knows? I remember Cameroon in the early 90s announcing the "arrival" of African football, and technically even Togo are much better than they were then. The tempo and energy with a bit of skill is a powerful combination.

canadiancreed · 06-19-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

You are just now coming to this conclusion??

The post count never lies

theasfl · 06-19-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

However based on this performance Africa doesnt deserve more slots for 2010

agreed...though Id like to see an expansion of teams with the level of competition throughout the world nowadays...but I doubt itll happen anytime soon because of logistics...

canadiancreed · 06-19-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Chisanga

I wonder what the OOTP Forum records for the most posts by a single user in a single thread is

We must be getting close here.

Not counting OT posts of course

Actually not even. The record is something like 4,000 in the talk music or talk lunch thread.

Sdpm100 · 06-19-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by blgoblue2

Soccer is a sport. It takes talent, I can understand that. When I someone doing all the tricks with a ball I'm impressed. But I don't care if the rest of the world likes it, its boring to watch. People can say the same thing about 2-1 Hockey games but they are exciting because there are scoring chances.

I think if you're brought up on sports where this is more scoring then of course you're not going to like soccer, that's fair enough.

I think the NASL is a major cause though for soccer to be so far behind the other four. They brought in all these foreign stars at the end of their career to play, but once they'd gone, they hadn't brought any American star soccer players through, and so people just didn't want to turn up to see a load of junk American players.
If they had done the league then, like the MLS has done now, especially as the amount of TV coverage of other sports then was much less than it is now, I feel that soccer would have had a much better chance of gaining a much bigger foothold on the American psyche than it does now.

Sdpm100 · 06-19-2006, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

However based on this performance Africa doesnt deserve more slots for 2010

I've heard that if one of them reaches the quarterfinal, Africa will get an extra, sixth, slot in 2010.

bababui · 06-19-2006, 10:36 AM

Would anyone support more interregional WC qualifying?

Chisanga · 06-19-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

The post count never lies

Just like the President

canadiancreed · 06-19-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Chisanga

If you travel beyond stupid and through lunacy, don't you eventually get to America?

I though the answere to that was OT

Sdpm100 · 06-19-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Would anyone support more interregional WC qualifying?

Asia and Oceania should merge into one group, and after Australia moving to the AFC they probably will in the future, but other than that it's fine as it is IMO.

Chisanga · 06-19-2006, 10:37 AM

I like long range speculative shots like that one

theasfl · 06-19-2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I think the NASL is a major cause though for soccer to be so far behind the other four. They brought in all these foreign stars at the end of their career to play, but once they'd gone, they hadn't brought any American star soccer players through, and so people just didn't want to turn up to see a load of junk American players.

they may have been foreign stars, but here the average American had no idea who they were...they needed to build American talent from the start

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Originally Posted by sdpm100

If they had done the league then, like the MLS has done now, especially as the amount of TV coverage of other sports then was much less than it is now, I feel that soccer would have had a much better chance of gaining a much bigger foothold on the American psyche than it does now.

agreed for the most part

theasfl · 06-19-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Would anyone support more interregional WC qualifying?

probably not

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