NeilJLeonard
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Starts today: France v Korea Republic.
NJL (..Let the good times roll....)
NJL (..Let the good times roll....)
So.....I take it that the USA played well today?
Well except apparently they shouldn’t have celebrated so much
I am waiting for the new rules from the US Olympic committee or some such organization about how America athletes are no longer supposed to try to win everything and instead just be polite and gracious
Running up the score on a clearly weaker opponent is generally considered poor form in sports. Even in a sport in which goal differential can count, celebrating like you just won the World Cup when it becomes a blowout is ridiculous. I suspect that despite the public comments I have seen, the US women know this.Well except apparently they shouldn’t have celebrated so much
I am waiting for the new rules from the US Olympic committee or some such organization about how America athletes are no longer supposed to try to win everything and instead just be polite and gracious
Running up the score on a clearly weaker opponent is generally considered poor form in sports. Even in a sport in which goal differential can count, celebrating like you just won the World Cup when it becomes a blowout is ridiculous. I suspect that despite the public comments I have seen, the US women know this.
What happened in that game mostly shows that there are huge disparities in women's soccer, and that not everyone who gets to the World Cup really belongs there. But maybe Thailand will go on to a Chinese pair like ascent in the future and become a powerhouse...
I think it was less the scoreline and more like the massive celebration and the bragging about the scoreline. Yes, yes, well done, you put a big score on Thailand. Come back to us with the celebration when you beat someone on your level by that many.
It sort of reminds me of the big kid beating up the tiny kid in the playground and then going "YEAH, LOOK AT ME, I'M THE BEST BECAUSE OF THIS!"
Plus, if the US women now lose to anybody else, this is gonna blow back in their faces in a big way.
I think we got the easier Round of 16 match by losing that game - Japan is a team I would think most would like to avoid in the knock-out phase - so I'm okay with the result. They will need to be sharper to advance beyond Sweden though.Would love to see Canada in the final. But my faith in the team has been shaken a bit but hopefully they will still make it.
Sweden may be too difficult for them, but seems possible. Next would be Germany. Good luck with that. Considering the opposition in that side of the bracket I see Germany in the final.I think we got the easier Round of 16 match by losing that game - Japan is a team I would think most would like to avoid in the knock-out phase - so I'm okay with the result. They will need to be sharper to advance beyond Sweden though.