Olympics

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 05:19:07

I wish Sarge were announcing.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 05:19:55

So Altidore isn't playing then? It's taken me 18 minutes to come to this realization.

by **mpmcgraw** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 05:20:43

swishnicholson wrote:

how could they possibly think this is a good idea?

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 05:21:41

Uh...

by **mpmcgraw** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 05:40:46

Things more intimidating:

A fuzzy kitten
Kyle Kendrick
karn's mustache
that guy from What's Happening

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 06:03:57

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RssIN3ustUw[/youtube]

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 06:25:42

Into the last quarter of the game.

USA Japan soccer on MSNBC in case people are just waking up and were looking for something non Favre in their morning.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 08:02:21

We were alright I guess. We won anyhow, and that's what actually counts. Our back four is terrifying. Edu got away with a couple of fouls in the box. He looked good for a lot of the time, but it's an unfamiliar position for him and it showed. The goal was nice. Altidore looked dangerous when he came on. Adu was frustrating, and is sort of a ball hog. Always seems he prefers to try and beat his man rather than pass, and he failed to beat his man an awful lot today. I guess the moral of the story is we aren't very good, or at least weren't today.

The worst part of the whole thing were the announcers. Holy hell is Marcelo Balboa terrible. Every decision the ref made was the correct one, until he decided against giving a penalty for Edu's second questionable foul in the box. Every sub the coaches made was the right one. Every statement was prefaced with "As a defender..." Almost made one long for Tommy Smyth.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:25:53

This Ivory Coast-Argentina game is good.

by **Woody** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:27:36

Don't the Olympics start tomorrow? Or is it already tomorrow in China? The Olympics are in China right?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:29:54

It started before the opening ceremonies.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:29:56

Women's soccer started yesterday. Men's soccer started today. I think some other prelim stuff might get going as well. Opening ceremonies are on TV tomorrow tape delayed at like 7:30 I think.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:41:37

Messi is absolutely disgusting. Also the other game in our group ended in a draw.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:45:55

jerseyhoya wrote:Messi is absolutely disgusting. Also the other game in our group ended in a draw.

??? I thought Barca wasn't letting him play.

by **jeff2sf** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:46:47

That's probably a bad thing right? If we assume both of those teams are better than us. It would have been better if the best of those two teams had taken all 3 points. Now we probably can't get by with two draws unless Japan gets some sort of result.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 09:50:17

Why are you assuming Nigeria is better than us?

I can't remember what previous Olympic tournaments have been like I feel like quality will be pretty fluid in these games. Our U-23 team have been worldbeaters at times and also lost to some real scrubs.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:04:29

I think you have to like where we're at. I mean I can't imagine the Dutch or Nigerian defenses are all that, and neither could break the other down. Plus the Dutch had a guy sent off, so that's one man they'll be without for our match Sunday.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:05:59

Houshphandzadeh wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Messi is absolutely disgusting. Also the other game in our group ended in a draw.

??? I thought Barca wasn't letting him play.

I don't know whether they were just trying to set a precedent or whatever, but they ended up letting him play after all that. He was phenomenal today.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:08:52

Dude cuts through Champions League defenses; I can't wait to see him against youngins.

by **jeff2sf** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:11:00

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Why are you assuming Nigeria is better than us?

I can't remember what previous Olympic tournaments have been like I feel like quality will be pretty fluid in these games. Our U-23 team have been worldbeaters at times and also lost to some real scrubs.

I'm just going by the way most commentators have rated our chances. I have no particular insight into the quality of Nigeria's U-23. It's a good point though about the fluidity of quality for kids though.

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