USWNT Olympic roster announced

[what-happened]

Wouldn't it be nice? I have no desire to fight this fight and would prefer to just read about soccer. The problem is that there are obviously people here who refuse to comply, and who take a lot of pleasure injecting their political beliefs into this and other soccer threads. They seem to think that it's perfectly fine to insert their politics into this as their basis to constantly make personal attacks against the players. Unfortunately, this website always seems to slip back into the same cesspool of douches doing their thing.

In the spirit of disclosure, I did ask Dominic to do something before I eventually said anything, with no response. Presumably he hadn't gotten around to it or didn't see it yet.

ahhh, part of the nanny state.

 

[espola]

What I consider or don't consider is not the point. I could care less of what you think I think. You have the right to disagree with whatever someone posts on here. I have the right to have an opinion of the crap that you post on here. It's up to you if you want to respond.

The WMNT had a great run...It's now time for many of those players to step aside. There are fans that supported their on field/off field actions, and there are some that didn't. Doesn't make anyone racist. Having a different opinion on process and expression doesn't make anyone racist.

How about if it is a racist opinion?

 

[espola]

Is EOTL back under a new avatar?

Interesting question -- the "what-happened" character first appeared in May. When was EOTL banned?

 

[LASTMAN14]

Interesting question -- the "what-happened" character first appeared in May. When was EOTL banned?

On April 1. Commonly known as April Fools Day.

 

[LASTMAN14]

Decent article that touches upon comments already posted on this thread. Guess they read our posts.

How did the USWNT fall short of Olympic gold? Rating the many theories

Why did the USWNT struggle at the Olympics? Not even the players and staff seem to know. We've rounded up the main theories and graded their impact.

www.espn.com

 

[what-happened]

Interesting question -- the "what-happened" character first appeared in May. When was EOTL banned?

I like your use of the word "character". Definitely fits your persona.

 

[SoccerLocker]

Canada wins gold without scoring 1 goal from open play in the final 2 games, and 6 goals total in 6 games. Maybe the Olympic schedule (6 games in 18 days) rewards a bunker and counter style?

In any event, congrats to Canada!

 

[Dubs]

Decent article that touches upon comments already posted on this thread. Guess they read our posts.

How did the USWNT fall short of Olympic gold? Rating the many theories

Why did the USWNT struggle at the Olympics? Not even the players and staff seem to know. We've rounded up the main theories and graded their impact.

www.espn.com

Good article. Multiple factors involved that cannot be dismissed.

 

[Emma]

Canada wins gold without scoring 1 goal from open play in the final 2 games, and 6 goals total in 6 games. Maybe the Olympic schedule (6 games in 18 days) rewards a bunker and counter style?

In any event, congrats to Canada!

They learned a lot from Sweden in the last Olympics. Soccer would be so much better if we gave more fouls out and started removing players. It's very boring to watch these types of games.

 

[dad4]

Decent article that touches upon comments already posted on this thread. Guess they read our posts.

How did the USWNT fall short of Olympic gold? Rating the many theories

Why did the USWNT struggle at the Olympics? Not even the players and staff seem to know. We've rounded up the main theories and graded their impact.

www.espn.com

Good article, but sort of odd reasoning.

They discount the "too old" theory. Then they go on to say "too much rotation"- as though the heavy rotation were not a response to the age of the players.

 

[LASTMAN14]

Good article, but sort of odd reasoning.

They discount the "too old" theory. Then they go on to say "too much rotation"- as though the heavy rotation were not a response to the age of the players.

The article says it’s just theories that floated around. The biggest point is that Andonovski was not sure why the team performed below expectation. I’m calling BS.

 

[espola]

Good article, but sort of odd reasoning.

They discount the "too old" theory. Then they go on to say "too much rotation"- as though the heavy rotation were not a response to the age of the players.

Was it?

 

[espola]

The article says it’s just theories that floated around. The biggest point is that Andonovski was not sure why the team performed below expectation. I’m calling BS.

I have a theory -- they didn't score enough goals.

 

[Yours in futbol]

The question is .. how could Canada have possibly won the Gold when its team is infested with wokie wokicity woke-ness? Reading through the observations in this thread and the strategic futbol analysis by our former President, it just doesn't add up!

 

[espola]

The question is .. how could Canada have possibly won the Gold when its team is infested with wokie wokicity woke-ness? Reading through the observations in this thread and the strategic futbol analysis by our former President, it just doesn't add up!

The Swedish team, in contrast, looked like they could have been recruited from a single family reunion.

 

[LASTMAN14]

The Swedish team, in contrast, looked like they could have been recruited from a single family reunion.

That’s a really good looking family.

 

[LASTMAN14]

I have a theory -- they didn't score enough goals.

That’s not a theory. It’s just a fact. Get it right next time.

 

[tjinaz]

Good article, but sort of odd reasoning.

They discount the "too old" theory. Then they go on to say "too much rotation"- as though the heavy rotation were not a response to the age of the players.

Writer is from the Guardian.. wouldn't dare write anything bad about her darlings.

 

[watfly]

Good article, but sort of odd reasoning.

They discount the "too old" theory. Then they go on to say "too much rotation"- as though the heavy rotation were not a response to the age of the players.

Also she gives Complacency a consideration but gives a zero for politics. I don't care what you think of the protests, the fact they made a effort to protest meant their focus wasn't 100% on soccer. That's a distraction to the goal at hand. John Carlos and Tommie Smith at least waited until their competition was over.

 

[LASTMAN14]

Also she gives Complacency a consideration but gives a zero for politics. I don't care what you think of the protests, the fact they made a effort to protest meant their focus wasn't 100% on soccer. That's a distraction to the goal at hand. John Carlos and Tommie Smith at least waited until their competition was over.

what did Tommy Smith say?