dr lopez Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 well brazil look reallllllllly average Link to comment
poblequadrat Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 It bothers me that people talk about "we" when talking about a sports team they cheer for.Why? It's a well established social construct. Perfectly normal inclusive language. Also the match was flattering to the Germans, but Muller is a machine. To answer mirezzi: because Portugal have managed some decent results in recent international tourneys. does it being well established make it less problematic? the nationalism and boastfulness one sees in athletic competitions is quite worrying, also given the situation in many of the competing countries daring to say "we" is pretty disgusting imo tbqh roflol Link to comment
YO303 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 It bothers me that people talk about "we" when talking about a sports team they cheer for. the song is called WE are the champions Link to comment
beerwolf Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Mexican goalie did a great job. Link to comment
chenGOD Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Let's keep the political bullshit and discussions on social construction of language out of this thread (guilty on this count myself). So long and thanks for all the fish. Brazil played decently, Ochoa was outstanding, and Mexico played a really disciplined match. They didn't really offer much going forward, beyond peppering long-range shots at the Brazil goal - I think I only saw one in the second half that was on target? Still, as one of the commentators on CBC said - for a team that's supposed to win the tourney - Brazil need to offer a lot more. Link to comment
Guest Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 It is we when the team wins, them when the team loses. Also, Brazil get your act together or gtfo. Link to comment
YO303 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 lol wow this russian keeper has been spilling all game, it was a matter of time. Link to comment
dr lopez Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Akinfeev used to be good. Wtf happened Link to comment
YO303 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 damn, the korean women screaming during every korean attack sound like a bunch of harpys Link to comment
chenGOD Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 damn, the korean women screaming during every korean attack sound like a bunch of harpys Protip - they are. Link to comment
gmanyo Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Mexico played like The USA: badly, but with a great goalkeeper. Apparently it's a North American thing. Link to comment
Guest Mirezzi Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Mexico played like The USA: badly, but with a great goalkeeper. Apparently it's a North American thing. Disagree. Mexico played very well today. They deserved that point 100%. Link to comment
dr lopez Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 yeah mexico dominated that game for the first 25 minutes of the second half - no chance in hell USMNT could manage that against brazil. I was really impressed with Mexico and proud to support CONCACAF teams. Getting amped for spain chile tomorrow. the stakes are incredibly high for both teams Link to comment
azatoth Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 For a scoreless draw the BRA-MEX game was entertaining. Props to Ochoa and the Mexican team for playing such a disciplined game. Brazil did not look like championship caliber team and I expect trouble for them when they face a strong team. Link to comment
pcock Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 did anyone see that ludicrous display last night? the thing about arsenal is, they always try and walk it in. Link to comment
gmanyo Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Really? I thought Mexico didn't play very well, although they were playing Brazil. If their goalie hadn't been so on-it the score could have been much different. Mexico had 3 shots on goal and Bazil had 8, although Mexico had possession for more than I thought they did (47%). Regardless, if USA doesn't get their act together for Portugal we're fucked. Link to comment
Npoess Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Jumping to conclusions:Brazil isn't going to win this, it's going to be Germany. Link to comment
Guest Roksen Creek Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Jumping to conclusions: Brazil isn't going to win this, it's going to be Germany. I think it's going to be someone unexpected like Italy or France. Or maybe Spain will make a comeback. The world cup winner is rarely someone obvious. I think south america has fallen way behind europe in the last decade. This post is the official kiss of death for europe, and it is now guaranteed that a SA team will win it. Link to comment
Fred McGriff Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yes. Colombia will win quietly. In fact they've already won it in the future without us noticing. Link to comment
chenGOD Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 That was a terrible decision. Link to comment
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