"Curses!" is in place of a swear word, like "Darn!" or "Rats!" You know, "Curses, foiled again!"jim wrote:So the Brits call choking curses?
Who is next and what time? I'm watching. Count me in on this whole world cup thing.
What is a c.ock-up?
sighyoung wrote:"Curses!" is in place of a swear word, like "Darn!" or "Rats!" You know, "Curses, foiled again!"jim wrote:So the Brits call choking curses?
Who is next and what time? I'm watching. Count me in on this whole world cup thing.
What is a c.ock-up?
Far less luck, I would think. After all, it wasn't "luck" that scored the US's goal. It was a serious error. You can get a lucky bounce in or touch on a corner every now and then, or a defender could slip and allow an inferior forward to score. A ball can hit a cross bar (see Altidore) or a goalie can guess right on a shot. Luck plays a part, no doubt, but you can usually only keep a good club down for so long.jim wrote:How much "luck" (I hate that word, but I think you know what I mean) is there in soccer. When a 31 plays a 14 in baseball, nobody would be surprised in the least if the 31 ranked team beat the 14th. In soccer I assume it's less likely for "luck" to come into play?
I mean how often do the equivalent of the Pirates beat the equivalent of the Yankees? The Pirates would probably do it 1/3+ of the time. That often in soccer?Fat Strat wrote:Far less luck, I would think. After all, it wasn't "luck" that scored the US's goal. It was a serious error. You can get a lucky bounce in or touch on a corner every now and then, or a defender could slip and allow an inferior forward to score. A ball can hit a cross bar (see Altidore) or a goalie can guess right on a shot. Luck plays a part, no doubt, but you can usually only keep a good club down for so long.jim wrote:How much "luck" (I hate that word, but I think you know what I mean) is there in soccer. When a 31 plays a 14 in baseball, nobody would be surprised in the least if the 31 ranked team beat the 14th. In soccer I assume it's less likely for "luck" to come into play?
It would be a real surprise, imo, if either Algeria or Slovenia beat us. A tie is possible with either team, just as it was with England. I think it was obvious that England was the better club today. Well, theoretically, it should be just as obvious or more obvious that America is better than Slovenia and Algeria.
Less often. I think college football and its frequency of upsets would be the closest comparison.jim wrote:I mean how often do the equivalent of the Pirates beat the equivalent of the Yankees? The Pirates would probably do it 1/3+ of the time. That often in soccer?Fat Strat wrote:Far less luck, I would think. After all, it wasn't "luck" that scored the US's goal. It was a serious error. You can get a lucky bounce in or touch on a corner every now and then, or a defender could slip and allow an inferior forward to score. A ball can hit a cross bar (see Altidore) or a goalie can guess right on a shot. Luck plays a part, no doubt, but you can usually only keep a good club down for so long.jim wrote:How much "luck" (I hate that word, but I think you know what I mean) is there in soccer. When a 31 plays a 14 in baseball, nobody would be surprised in the least if the 31 ranked team beat the 14th. In soccer I assume it's less likely for "luck" to come into play?
It would be a real surprise, imo, if either Algeria or Slovenia beat us. A tie is possible with either team, just as it was with England. I think it was obvious that England was the better club today. Well, theoretically, it should be just as obvious or more obvious that America is better than Slovenia and Algeria.
Forwards benefit from the ability to fall down and writhe in agony.thrill wrote:You're totally right, outside of elite speed, there really isn't one talent you can go far with. You have to have balance.
When the announcer mentioned this was the first goal the US had scored against England in games played outside of the US since 1950, I figured that said something about the luck involved.jim wrote:How much "luck" (I hate that word, but I think you know what I mean) is there in soccer. When a 31 plays a 14 in baseball, nobody would be surprised in the least if the 31 ranked team beat the 14th. In soccer I assume it's less likely for "luck" to come into play?
