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A couple of sentences about the US v Czech game. The US looked absolutely pitiful. They came out flat and stayed flat the entire game. The Czechs out-played us in every category (especially the diving. Good lord, if Demarcus Beasley can knock you over with all 5 foot 6 inches and 145 pounds of himself, you should not be playing the game). Every single one. Absolutely abysmal showing by the US team. It seems that this US team has bought into the hype that they are the best team we have ever fielded. What the US did not realize is that just because it is the best we have ever fielded does not mean that we are going up against the same level of competition. Reality check everyone, the rest of the world is better as well. I wish I could say that they played a really good game and were just unfortunate, but I can’t even do that. That was just plain painful to watch. Absolutely abysmal.
Enough of that game. I deny that it ever happened.
So I wanted to settle into a nice World Cup viewing this weekend, but instead had to vacate the house during the game times because some people wanted to look at the house. In 4 years remind me not to have my house on the market when the cup is going on. It is really quite annoying trying to both at the same time. Stuff needs to be picked up and cleaned, but Sweden is playing rather flat against T and T. The underdogs are a man down and holding off a much more skilled team, but the laundry needs to be put away in a room without a TV. We have a showing in 10 minutes but England is getting ready for a dead-ball set piece about 35 yards from Paraguay’s goal. Little Man needs to get his shoes on but the Dutch have the ball and are pressing the Serb Montenegrins something fierce. The bathroom is not going to clean itself while Iran goes into a defensive posture versus Mexico. You can see my dilemma.
I am glad that the World Cup only lasts for a month. Wifey is glad that it only happens every four years. If we could just get the house in contract, I could watch so many more games.
Speaking of the house front, other than interrupting my Cup obsession, we had a total of 6 showings on Saturday, luckily all 6 showings occurred during 2 time slots, but those 2 time slots were from 10:00 to 11:00 am and from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Set up perfectly to interrupt 2 of the 3 games. Just plain lovely. At least people seem to be kind of interested in looking at our house. We also had an open house on Sunday coupled with a showing early that evening. All in all we had 10 “groups” go through our house this weekend. Offers so far? Nary a one. This selling the house thing is very inconvenient.
On to happier topics.
Okay, I got nothing. Stupid World Cup intruding on all my thoughts
To Recap:
Czech 3 – USA 0
It hurt to watch. It was like watching the US play in 1990
And that was a painful undertaking
I wasted a long lunch for that?!?!
Trinidad and Tobago tied Sweden 0 – 0 after being a man down for about 42 minutes
TNT = dynamite
We have averaged about 1 group per day since we have had the house on the market
Keeping a house in “showable” condition with an almost 3 year old is taxing
I think there is some allergen out there that is just kicking my ass at the moment
Getting out of bed has been difficult for the past couple of days
Enough of that game. I deny that it ever happened.
So I wanted to settle into a nice World Cup viewing this weekend, but instead had to vacate the house during the game times because some people wanted to look at the house. In 4 years remind me not to have my house on the market when the cup is going on. It is really quite annoying trying to both at the same time. Stuff needs to be picked up and cleaned, but Sweden is playing rather flat against T and T. The underdogs are a man down and holding off a much more skilled team, but the laundry needs to be put away in a room without a TV. We have a showing in 10 minutes but England is getting ready for a dead-ball set piece about 35 yards from Paraguay’s goal. Little Man needs to get his shoes on but the Dutch have the ball and are pressing the Serb Montenegrins something fierce. The bathroom is not going to clean itself while Iran goes into a defensive posture versus Mexico. You can see my dilemma.
I am glad that the World Cup only lasts for a month. Wifey is glad that it only happens every four years. If we could just get the house in contract, I could watch so many more games.
Speaking of the house front, other than interrupting my Cup obsession, we had a total of 6 showings on Saturday, luckily all 6 showings occurred during 2 time slots, but those 2 time slots were from 10:00 to 11:00 am and from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Set up perfectly to interrupt 2 of the 3 games. Just plain lovely. At least people seem to be kind of interested in looking at our house. We also had an open house on Sunday coupled with a showing early that evening. All in all we had 10 “groups” go through our house this weekend. Offers so far? Nary a one. This selling the house thing is very inconvenient.
On to happier topics.
Okay, I got nothing. Stupid World Cup intruding on all my thoughts
To Recap:
Czech 3 – USA 0
It hurt to watch. It was like watching the US play in 1990
And that was a painful undertaking
I wasted a long lunch for that?!?!
Trinidad and Tobago tied Sweden 0 – 0 after being a man down for about 42 minutes
TNT = dynamite
We have averaged about 1 group per day since we have had the house on the market
Keeping a house in “showable” condition with an almost 3 year old is taxing
I think there is some allergen out there that is just kicking my ass at the moment
Getting out of bed has been difficult for the past couple of days
6 Comments:
It nice to hear an American as excited about the world cup as the people over hear some men i know have taken the week of work so they can watch all the matches, its crazy. but kinda fun.
Jaimie:
He is a "chip off the old block" so to say
Peachy:
There are a few of us on this side of the pond who really get into watching some good football.
There are actually millions and millions of us Americans who enjoy watching good football. Unfortunately this football takes place from September to January of every year. Don't get me wrong, I will watch the world cup every 4 years and i always have a rooting in Italy. I am from Italian decent and remember the glory days of Roberto Baggio. They never should have lost that nil-nil championship to brazil. I even woke up before my normal noon time this past weekend to watch some 'soccer'. The biggest problem i have is the wimps that play. I have an extremely tough time taking these guys seriously. If these games were in America, they would all be up for Oscars. They flop all over the field with very little contact, and they act like they have been both shot and mauled in the groin for minutes at a time while rolling on the ground. Just when you think they may seriously be injured, they get back up and take off sprinting like nothing happened. What gives? I say, any time someone is on the ground, writhing in fake pain, the opposition is allowed a free kick. a free kick into the ribs. that should solve that problem.
I have friends who have been going on and on about the US being the team this year. They spout our #5 fifa world ranking and talk about our experience. Bullcrap. Our best athletes play football (not to be confused with soccer), baseball and basketball. I have 50 WoW gold wagered on the US getting blanked in the 3 games. When this happens i will get back 200 gold from my foolish guildmates. I am already a third of the way there. -Ksig
Ksig:
Whislt some of your comments are indeed correct, some are a bit off the mark, shall we say. Every 4 years the team the US sends is always touted as "the team." In the 98 cup where we were blanked out it was "the team." Everyone who actually follows international soccer knows that the FIFA rankings are pure bunk and can name at least 10 teams consistently better than the US
The issue is not with the players "embellishing" their injuries, the issue is the offciating that allows that kind of tom-foolery to continue.
As to atheleticism of soccer, seeing as how you have never played soccer and run the 5 to 10 miles that a high school player runs in a typical game, I will suspend my thoughts on this matter further.
American football is an explosive yet static game. Baseball is a tactical yet boring game. Basketball is a fast paced and defensively devoid game. Anyone can knock any game. Soccer is a fluidly tactical game that is boring to most who don't watch it for the nuances.
PS might I suggest the concept of paragraphs in your commenting. It was a bit difficult to wade through all in one mass of words like that.
PPS Baggio was way over-rated in that Cup anyway. If Italy coiuld even remotely figure out how to create an aggressive style of soccer, they would be better than Brazil.
I never questioned the athleticism or soccer players. . i called em wimps. Just becomes someone can swim or run or whatever does not make them tough. That is like saying 'jimbo can count to 300, he is real smart'. Now jimbo may be smart but just because he can count does not necessarily mean he is smart. i would think he prolly is not if he goes by jimbo and not jim. i did play soccer. like most american children i was forced into playing it for 2 years when i was a much wee'r lad. It was roughly when i was 8 & 9. I was on the red team. I hated it. My dad tried to brainwash me and i am sorry but i hated every minute of it. The best part is when they took us to canton invaders soccer games. now those were the shit. Kia was something fierce and Rudy Pikuzinski was the MVP of the league. I could get into some indoor soccer. Maybe if the world cup was played indoors and you could have matches end in 14-12 games, then this great country would get behind them. Throw in a 2 point line and sideboards and who wouldn't love that. And i do not use paragraphs. I don't critique your writing style. I would think you extend me the same courtesy. and besides, you look petty when your greatest comeback is, i use paragraphs and you do not =) -ksig
ksig:
It was not meant to be a criticism of your writing style, it was more of a tip for making your comment more readable. Honestly I get 4 lines in and almost lose interest in reading due to eye strain;)
I don't like the "gamesmanship" in soccer either. It is an ugly stain on that which is the beautiful game. I just cannot get into indoor soccer though. many times the game ends up looking like team table tennis. It is just too easily back and forth.
Again just my opinion.
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