Iran played good defense. They did nothing else the entire game aside from that offsides goal they scored and had over turned.Iran played very well, that's a brutal way to lose against Spain - via a deflected goal by a Brazilian.
Iran played good defense. They did nothing else the entire game aside from that offsides goal they scored and had over turned.
71 minutes possession for Spain and 21 minutes for Iran.
Iran got stomped.
If you think those are bad did you watch the Spain Iran game today? lol, I haven't seen this much diving in an Olympic high dive competition.
Bodies are flying this game and if it wasn't such a deliberate fake it would be amusing.
Smh Barca.
It's pure rubbish. I appreciate the skill and endurance it takes to play and succeed at soccer but I hardly get excited for it, outside of the WC and other large international tournaments. Mainly because of that kind of nonsense.
I understand that perspective. It's still my favorite sport, but sometimes it's just brutal watching these guys act like they took a .50 cal to the chest. Same thing with the NBA.
I'll watch Premier League or international stuff over the NBA. I just can't anymore with that league. I'm a golden age guy. MJ, Magic, Bird, Stockton, Malone, etc, etc. The **** today is unwatchable. Soft, more perimeter than ever, etc.
BTW, the only people who say LeBron James is better than Jordan are A, too young to remember Jordan at all or certainly during the mid 80's through dynasty years, and B, use the misguided, "well James is so much bigger, stronger, faster, blah, blah, blah"....
Jordan was all world everywhere on the court and had the greatest killer instinct I've ever seen from any athlete, anywhere, ever (I'm well into my 30's). You think any Jordan led team would have been embarrased like the Cavs just were? Noooope. Plus the depth of talent in the 80's and 90's/very early 2000's was vastly better than the past decade. IMHO. I could go on and on, but shouldn't really need to.
Edit: BTW, I wasn't a fan of the Bulls or Jordan at all. Couldn't stand them. But damn did you simply have to respect Mike. To me, watching him growing up would have been like a older kid-younger man watching Babe Ruth in his prime.
They got stomped I say because they had no possession and lost. Hard to win when you never had possession. Not to mention half that possession they did have was in the defensive zone.Spain had good possession. They did nothing else the entire game aside from that deflected goal that they scored. They had 5 shots on goal with 78% possession.
Of course Iran set up defensively, they'd be insane not to. They still attacked when the opportunity presented and they had a number of good scoring chances.
1-0 is not a stomp. Empty possession is nothing to be proud of.
They got stomped I say because they had no possession and lost. Hard to win when you never had possession. Not to mention half that possession they did have was in the defensive zone.
Spain didn't set up any good chances you are right. But for Iran to win that game they had to do much much more.
They were millimeters away from a draw and another inch or two away from a win with the shot that hit the side netting. They really didn't have to do that much more to win.
I understand your point regarding possession, but there is literally no other way to play Spain. They're a side that is built from the ground up to dominate possession, there are only maybe 2 or 3 teams in the world that have the ability to beat Spain at their own game. Iran played to their strengths and almost won. They deserved a point IMO.
Yeah, you're right. I don't act like I know national futbol teams strengths weaknesses and that would explain why Iran did what they did. I just comment on what I seen.
For how good Spain was with possession they really had no good chances. Iran almost tied it with that header that missed by 2-3 feet near the end there too.
Do the top two teams progress to the knockout stage or only the top team?
Well I am, and lmao @ anyone that still thinks Jordan > LeBronThere's certainly a strong argument to be made for LeBron, but I'm not a fan of comparing players across eras. There are too many variables so the entire exercise ends up being extremely subjective.
"Just wow" and "in awe" isn't a real argument.Jordan>Lebron
Lebron is a generational player.
Just like Jordan.
But he will never be Jordan, and I can admit that growing up during the Jordan era i may just be a little biased because as a kid he was just.... WOW.
Lebron has had big moments but I was never in aw of him like i was watching Jordan.
"Just wow" and "in awe" isn't a real argument.
Lebron makes his teammates better and processes the game at a level Jordan simply couldn't, on top of being possibly the greatest athlete to ever walk this earth.
"Just wow" and "in awe" isn't a real argument.
Lebron makes his teammates better and processes the game at a level Jordan simply couldn't, on top of being possibly the greatest athlete to ever walk this earth.