OT: Gooooooal!! The Association Football Thread #124 - USMNT, PL, MLS, etc.
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BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
Yeah, I'm rooting for the smallest nation left.
Plus, it's fun to say, "England has only won one more World Cup than America".
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NJDevs26
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I half want to see Croatia win ANOTHER shootout, just to see if someone can actually win four straight do-or-die shootouts in a row to win the World Cup.
BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
Croatia hasnt used a single sub, that could be big in extra time.
Croatia deserves this anyway, they've been playing to win, whereas England is playing not to lose.
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njdevils1982
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This was a pretty entertaining game from start to finish. As is the case with hockey, the game is a lot more exciting and nerve-racking when he really know how important build-up play is. People that don't watch hockey don't know to get nervous following a great break-out pass or to get anxious when a dump-in is going to mean trouble for the defense.
blood gin
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true. Or an ill advised pinch and the start of a 2 on 1, or somebody lurking out of the box about to be sprung
Man I miss hockey
Pinch is a perfect example. Watching and knowing when a defender should pinch adds drama to the game that the casual hockey fan isn't experiencing.
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Not per se but generally in the last minute or two goalies will come up for free kicks and corners. You can't really sub in a forward for a goalie though, on the fly subs aren't allowed and I don't think you can really use a sub to take out a goalie without putting the backup in, especially if there's a chance you get to a shootout.
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njdevils1982
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chickens….even rubber ones deserve better…….see ya england…gfys
7 wacky photos of England's World Cup team training with a rubber chicken
…moving on…..hoping its france in bleu vs croatia wearing the glorious red/white tablecloth….we havent worn it since the opening match vs nigeria…….hope its not france white and croat black and blue
7 wacky photos of England's World Cup team training with a rubber chicken
…moving on…..hoping its france in bleu vs croatia wearing the glorious red/white tablecloth….we havent worn it since the opening match vs nigeria…….hope its not france white and croat black and blue
As it turns out England used all their subs and were stuck, via injury, playing with 10 guys for the final few minutes.
Oddly, that thought did float through mind as the game was in the 2nd half. Do you conserve a sub in case of injury?
And while I couldn't help but root for Croatia in this game, especially with them being down a goal early, France vs England would have been fun.
njdevils1982
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in croatia's case they can confidently save their subs…when you have kovacic waiting on the sideline ..its a good thing
i cant wait for the match!
please win it for my recently passed father. i learned to play from him….and to play hard too
this is very emotional for me and my whole family seeing the team get this far …..and looking very good on the way……not happy about using the penalty shots to move past denmark and russia…. but, here we are.
ready to take the cup…
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Every World Cup and Euro tournament people say "could you imagine how good Yugoslavia would be if they stayed together?!" Hopefully this ends that stupid discussion.
BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
It's a tactic not commonly used in soccer, but it should be in the last minute of stoppage time. Mexico used to have a goalie named Campos who I saw a few times go on attack in the last minute or so if they were losing an elimination game, but he actually did have some (minor) offensive skill. But even if the goalie has zero offensive skill, he could still be used to mark off a defender in the box to theoretically create space/opportunity for one of your star forwards. I have no idea why virtually no soccer teams do this in elimination games.
OmNomNom
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croatia is such a beautiful country and their people are amazing.
HRVATSKA! HRVATSKA! HRVATSKA!
HRVATSKA! HRVATSKA! HRVATSKA!
blood gin
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Yea. Seemed kind of strange. I was also wondering though if you can have a skilled player run onto the field to join play in the offensive zone and the goalie run off but I guess you can only make lineup changes during stoppages like football and basketball.
njdevils1982
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the development of players would likely different if yugoslavia still existed…..a lot has to do with how you run the country's soccer program…..look and canada, 35 millon people and hasnt qualified since '86…..croatia has just over 4 million people, theyre doing something right with what little they have
…anyone saying they would be better only thinks in the sense of tossing "the best" players together to create an all star team and going on the assumption it would be world beaters….it doesnt work that way….just look at the rags for years bring in "stars" and still amounting to jack f***ing shit
although i will admit i would have loved to see prime ibrahimovic play for croatia instead of sweden
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