when did penalty kicks get so slow??? In the 90s it was kick it as hard as you can to a corner... now it's tap it and hope the goalie jumps the other way
France just scored twice in the final game in two minutes real time while trailing 2 to 0 to tie it up with Argentina with only twelve to eight minutes remaining plus about 6 minutes of extra time.
will be pretty epic probably in the future looking back.
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
Next goal in wins the world cup, for the country for 4 years, it was only tied for the last few, soccer will never get more exciting than the last few minutes, whether it's extra time or penalty kicks
extra time rules they just said , regardless if a goal is scored there will be two extra fifteen minute periods.
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
Unbelievable, both teams have scored and Arg. threatening again, 3 to 3 stoppage time plus 30 seconds until the shootout. France with a chance. 3 min stoppage.
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
Many years ago, I sat down and turned a match on (because there was nothing else on) and as soon as I heard the announcer say: "This has to be the most exciting nil-nil match of al time", I turned it off and never watched another. Bleh.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
All those hours of soccer came down to whether or not a goalie could guess which direction to jump.
It's the way it is. It's brutal, and the reality is there is much more pressure on the penalty taker than the keeper... But you have to have a winner. 120 minutes of open play with the players running nearly 8 or even 9 or 10 miles, the idea of just keep playing has been raised and dismissed because by that long running and sprinting, players are cramping and often simply exhausted.
Unlike American sports most EU or Rest of the world have limits on substitutes, rugby is the same, aussie rules etc.... To them the idea of limitless substitutions and players who ever come on to play one side of the game or just to kick is lol funny and odd... Different sports and different cultures. Just as exciting imo - this year's final is one of the best ever.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
We love watching the World Cup. My wife and daughter got really into it this year. For some reason they root for Brazil- big let down when they got bounced. - I heard that they were crying in the streets down there when they lost. The championship today was awesome. I was rooting for Argentina so that Messi could get his trophy. I’m not a soccer guy but it looked like France was the better team- Could play 10 times and France would have won 9 of em. Anyway, It was great seeing Argentina win. What an awesome trophy presentation as well. I loved it.
I started this thread as a joke because from what little I saw the games were boring as hell with most of them ending in a tie and players flopping all over if somebody brushed up against them. I caught the end of this final after getting some notification on my phone that France scored 2 goals to tie it up after the 80m mark. It was one exciting finish to a game. Both teams were very aggressive and there were a lot of scoring chances. I love hockey shootouts and thought this ending was cool.
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I don't know how people watch this sport and get excited. It's like watching paint dry to me.
My daughter started playing soccer the last couple of years so I have a better appreciation for and more in interest in the game. Plus, I like all kinds of competition. One of my favorite things to watch on TV is professional cornhole. It's funny and awesome all at the same time.
The finals were amazing. Probably the greatest game I've ever seen. Six goals scored, 2 remarkable comebacks by France... then the PKs.
That said, I do understand why Americans struggle to embrace the sport. During the group round, the US played 3 games. We scored twice..... in almost 5 hours of soccer, we scored twice. 2 of our 3 games were a tie and America hates a tie. Which football coaches are highly regarded? The ones who go for 2 at the end so there is a winner and a loser, but never a tie. So I get it, hey, on the bright side, it's still more exciting than fishing.
The finals were amazing. Probably the greatest game I've ever seen. Six goals scored, 2 remarkable comebacks by France... then the PKs.
That said, I do understand why Americans struggle to embrace the sport. During the group round, the US played 3 games. We scored twice..... in almost 5 hours of soccer, we scored twice. 2 of our 3 games were a tie and America hates a tie. Which football coaches are highly regarded? The ones who go for 2 at the end so there is a winner and a loser, but never a tie. So I get it, hey, on the bright side, it's still more exciting than fishing.
I don't agree with this. I think the action within the game, scores or not, is exciting. Breakaways are exciting. Good defense is exciting. Near goals are exciting. Competition is exciting. How is this much different than a 2-1 hockey score? And hockey is exciting as hell.
I think Americans don't embrace it as much because we have other sports too...baseball, football...there's just a lot more offerings. A lot more to take up our finite attention span. If it was just soccer Americans would be all over it because we love to watch competition. We love the emotion of it all.
My daughter plays soccer. They had a three game stretch this past season where they only gave up 1 goal in three games. It was awesome. Most fun three game stretch of the whole season.
So I get it, hey, on the bright side, it's still more exciting than fishing.
And bowling. You forgot bowling.
Bowling rocks. Recently joined a league to get out of the house and drink beer. Quickly turned into "wow, it sucks to suck". Got some lessons, new ball, and bowled a 211 last night (for me this is good). I'm addicted. Would play every day if my wife would let me.