The Soccer Thread

[hohenfelsvol]

Originally Posted by MG1968

Germany looked like they had no idea what they were doing. It was a pathetic effort and you'd have thought the score would have been far worse (it almost was on a few occasions).

looking forward to the 2010 World Cup.

Agree 100%. I am huge Germany fan of course but the Germans were so out of synch today. Some days are just like that. Spain deserved to win.

[rwemyss]

Nice goal by Torres. Definitely the type of goal he scored all year at Liverpool. He had at least two other chances that I thought were going to be in, but the luck didn't turn for him.

On the goal he did score, it was amazing how he got around Lahm. Lahm is one of the quicker players on the Germany side, but he looked to be in slow-mo as Torres pushed around him.

[hohenfelsvol]

Originally Posted by rwemyss

Nice goal by Torres. Definitely the type of goal he scored all year at Liverpool. He had at least two other chances that I thought were going to be in, but the luck didn't turn for him.

On the goal he did score, it was amazing how he got around Lahm. Lahm is one of the quicker players on the Germany side, but he looked to be in slow-mo as Torres pushed around him.

Lahm didn't think he could get the outside position on him. Torres played it beautifully and chipped it over a slow Lehman.

[tvolsfan]

Originally Posted by hohenfelsvol

German team overall is young. Couple of the stars are older but they have good replacements behind them. They'll be ok.

I'm concerned about who will play goalie. Lehman would be 40. Klose is getting older too, along with Ballack, and they have been the most effective world cup players for the Germans. They have some older guys on defense, too.

[utvolpj]

Originally Posted by hohenfelsvol

Lahm didn't think he could get the outside position on him. Torres played it beautifully and chipped it over a slow Lehman.

Lehmann got himself way out of position on that goal and paid the price. Just one of several times in the tourney he made a mental error. But the control Torres had on that chip was amazing

[tvolsfan]

Originally Posted by bleedorange0037

Argentina is currently the number 1 team in the world rankings, and has several really good players, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, and others, but they didn't really impress me when they played the US to a 0-0 draw about a month ago.

Argentina should be stacked. The key for me is Lionel Messi. I think he is one of the better players in the world. He will be 22 when the next world cup starts. I think he has potential to be as good or close to as good as Diego Maradona, who has named Messi his successor.

[MG1968]

FOX Sports on MSN - SOCCER - Fans clash as West Ham United beats Crew 3-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A halftime brawl between more than 100 fans marred an exhibition match Sunday between West Ham United of the English Premier League club and the MLS' Columbus Crew.

The fights, which overshadowed West Ham United's 3-1 win, began when a handful of West Ham supporters, some wearing the team's claret and blue colors, entered the northeast corner of the stadium where the Crew's most boisterous supporters typically gather.

Crew supporters began directing chants toward the rival fans, and fights quickly broke out between more than 100 Crew fans and at least 30 West Ham fans. Columbus police officers and Crew Stadium security staff eventually separated the groups.

30 vs. 100? I bet the English Soccer Hooligans beat the snot out of the Buckeye soccer fans.

[hohenfelsvol]

Originally Posted by utvolpj

Lehmann got himself way out of position on that goal and paid the price. Just one of several times in the tourney he made a mental error. But the control Torres had on that chip was amazing

Lehman has been suspect his whole career. Too bad he was the best the Germans had to offer.