Soccer

[NCCUknow]

That was the most shocking result I have ever seen in all my years watching Soccer.

I have no words.

Trying to think of a comparison in sports, but I got nothing. Closest I've seen (a few times) is the assassination of JFK. Like.... Brazil as a country will never be the same. Unreal.

 

[CK86]

I have no doubt that Germany could've put up double digits if they had wanted to, never seen anything like it.

 

[dkst0426]

That was the most shocking result I have ever seen in all my years watching Soccer.

I have no words.

Trying to think of a comparison in sports, but I got nothing. Closest I've seen (a few times) is the assassination of JFK. Like.... Brazil as a country will never be the same. Unreal.

Seriously...........30+ years, and this was easily the most shocking game/result I have ever seen.

Brazil as a country will never be the same.

That actually may not be a bad thing - if Italy/Rossi killed off Samba Football in '82, then maybe Germany killed off the Anti-Samba Football that crept into the Brazilian game after that and took full hold from '94 onwards. There's going to be an entire generation of young professionals, kids at academies, and kids in the favelas who will wake up tomorrow and should be bound and determined that a day like today never happens in Brazilian football ever again.

 

[dkst0426]

Argentina vs. Germany.

Oh joy, it's an English fan's dream WC final. I just hope it's not a repeat of the 1990 disgrace.

 

[dkst0426]

World Cup Final: A Tactical Overview

My own thoughts about how I think the final will play out on Sunday, in case anyone's interested.

 

[dkst0426]

:lol: at Scolari in his postgame interview today:

"I continue to emphasise that in the last year and a half, we won [the Confederations Cup] and we were among the best four in the world.
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We were in the top four teams in the world. What we must do is to continue working as it has been working.
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"Today's match, I don't see how to criticise the Brazilian team. They ran after the result. They tried to play the game and I don't think it was a bad match by losing 0-3."

 

[DukeNukem05]

 

[DukeNukem05]

and my favorite angle:

 

[dkst0426]

Definitely a goal worthy of winning a World Cup final.

 

[Topher]

Man Utd falls further behind Arsenal. Liverpool too. Wenger be pwning.

 

[NCCUknow]

Hi. Yes, this is Arsene. I'd also like to order a world-class defensive midfielder please. Bender? Kheidera? Sure, which do you recommend? Do you perhaps have a left back off menu this evening?

 

[dkst0426]

Conte resigns as Juventus manager - had previously identified Pogba and Vidal as keys to his vision for the club. Maybe that means something. :shrugs:

van Gaal said he wants all transfer dealings done before US tour prep begins, which means either something's going to happen this week, or we're done for the summer. Still really want Vidal and another defender. The Di Maria rumor was something concocted by the media and/or his agent to drive his price up, really.

 

[dkst0426]

Saw this promoted during the World Cup, and had to check it out tonight:

El Rey Original: Matador

Pilot synopsis:

Tony Bravo, a DEA agent from Boyle Heights, is recruited by a little-known branch of the CIA for a top-secret mission: investigate the LA Riot—a professional soccer team—by going undercover as one of their players. Tony will need the espionage skills to impress his handlers and some fast footwork to make the team, or The Beautiful Game could end in sudden death. Is Tony in for the win?

Yes, it's every bit as cheesy as it sounds. :lol: :P

 

[NCCUknow]

Hi. Yes, this is Arsene. Thank you very much for the Kheidera gift-basket. I will put him on my shelf next to my Wilshere and my Cazorla.

FWD- Alexi Sanchez/ Olivier Giroud/ Joel Campbell/ Sanogo
CMF- Ramsey/Wilshere/Kheidera/ Ozil/ Cazorla/ Rosicky/ Flamini/ Arteta/ Diaby
Wing- Podolski/ Gnabry/ Ox /Theo Walcott
Def: Per/ Koscielny/ Jenkinson/ Gibbs/ Nacho

If Arsenal add one or two defenders, that's your EPL favorite.

 

[NCCUknow]

Oh yah, also likely Debuchy and Manquillo on defense

 

[Topher]

I know nothing about Manquillo but I like Debuchy a lot. Look at that speed on the outside and quality in the midfield and pure sex at forward and the Wall on the backline.

fucking lol

 

[dkst0426]

If Arsenal add one or two defenders, that's your EPL favorite.

So they'll contend all the way through to May instead of falling apart after the new year as per usual during the drought?

 

[dkst0426]

Premiership coverage schedule through November:

Ok, so here's the full schedule through November:

Full NBCUniversal schedule for the first three months of the Premier League season

(NOTE: TBD indicates that there will be one match in that time slot on NBCSN, in some cases one match on mun2, and remaining non-NBCSN games on Premier League Extra Time. Final channel assignments for those matches will be made in the coming weeks.)
Date Time (ET) Home Away Network
Sat., Aug. 16 7:45 a.m. Man United Swansea City NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Aug. 16 10 a.m. Leicester City Everton TBD
Sat., Aug. 16 10 a.m. West Ham Tottenham TBD
Sat., Aug. 16 10 a.m. Stoke City Aston Villa TBD
Sat., Aug. 16 10 a.m. Queens Park Rangers Hull City TBD
Sat., Aug. 16 10 a.m. West Brom Sunderland TBD
Sat., Aug. 16 12:30 p.m. Arsenal Crystal Palace NBC, mun2

Sun., Aug. 17 8:30 a.m. Liverpool Southampton NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 17 11 a.m. Newcastle Man City NBCSN, Telemundo

Mon., Aug. 18 3 p.m. Burnley Chelsea NBCSN, mun2

Sat., Aug. 23 7:45 a.m. Aston Villa Newcastle NBCSN
Sat., Aug. 23 10 a.m. Chelsea Leicester City TBD, mun2
Sat., Aug. 23 10 a.m. Crystal Palace West Ham TBD
Sat., Aug. 23 10 a.m. Southampton West Brom TBD
Sat., Aug. 23 10 a.m. Swansea City Burnley TBD
Sat., Aug. 23 12:30 p.m. Everton Arsenal NBC, mun2

Sun., Aug. 24 8:30 a.m. Tottenham Queens Park Rangers CNBC
Sun., Aug. 24 8:30 a.n. Hull City Stoke City Extra Time
Sun., Aug. 24 11 a.m. Sunderland Man United NBCSN, Telemundo

Mon., Aug 25 3 p.m. Man City Liverpool NBCSN, mun2

Sat., Aug. 30 7:45 a.m. Burnley Man United NBCSN
Sat., Aug. 30 10 a.m. Man City Stoke City TBD, mun2
Sat., Aug. 30 10 a.m. West Ham Southampton TBD
Sat., Aug. 30 10 a.m. Aston Villa Hull City TBD
Sat., Aug. 30 10 a.m. Newcastle Crystal Palace TBD
Sat., Aug. 30 10 a.m. Swansea City West Brom TBD
Sat., Aug. 30 10 a.m. Queens Park Rangers Sunderland TBD
Sat., Aug. 30 12:30 p.m. Everton Chelsea NBC, mun2

Sun., Aug 31 8:30 a.m. Tottenham Liverpool NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Aug 31 11 a.m. Leicester City Arsenal NBCSN, Telemundo

Sat., Sept. 13 7:45 a.m. Arsenal Man City NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Sept. 13 10 a.m. Chelsea Swansea City TBD
Sat., Sept. 13 10 a.m. West Brom Everton TBD
Sat., Sept. 13 10 a.m. Sunderland Tottenham TBD
Sat., Sept. 13 10 a.m. Southampton Newcastle TBD
Sat., Sept. 13 10 a.m. Crystal Palace Burnley TBD
Sat., Sept. 13 10 a.m. Stoke City Leicester City TBD
Sat., Sept. 13 12:30 p.m. Liverpool Aston Villa NBC, mun2

Sun., Sept. 14 11 a.m. Man United Queens Park Rangers NBCSN, Telemundo

Mon., Sept. 15 3 p.m. Hull City West Ham NBCSN

Sat., Sept. 20 7:45 a.m. Queens Park Rangers Stoke City NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Aston Villa Arsenal TBD, mun2
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Tottenham West Brom TBD
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Swansea City Southampton TBD
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Newcastle Hull City TBD
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Burnley Sunderland TBD
Sat., Sept. 20 12:30 p.m. West Ham Liverpool NBC, mun2

Sun., Sept. 21 8:30 a.m. Leicester City Man United CNBC
Sun., Sept. 21 11 a.m. Man City Chelsea NBCSN, Telemundo
Sun., Sept. 21 11 a.m. Everton Crystal Palace Extra Time

Sat., Sept. 27 7:45 a.m. Liverpool Everton NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Sept. 27 10 a.m. Hull City Man City TBD, mun2
Sat., Sept. 27 10 a.m. Man United West Ham TBD
Sat., Sept. 27 10 a.m. Chelsea Aston Villa TBD
Sat., Sept. 27 10 a.m. Crystal Palace Leicester City TBD
Sat., Sept. 27 10 a.m. Sunderland Swansea City TBD
Sat., Sept. 27 10 a.m. Southampton Queens Park Rangers TBD
Sat., Sept. 27 12:30 p.m. Arsenal Tottenham NBCSN, mun2

Sun., Sept. 28 11 p.m. West Brom Burnley NBCSN

Mon., Sept. 29 3 p.m. Stoke City Newcastle NBCSN

Sat., Oct. 4 10 a.m. Liverpool West Brom TBD, mun2
Sat., Oct. 4 10 a.m. Tottenham Southampton TBD
Sat., Oct. 4 10 a.m. Swansea City Newcastle TBD
Sat., Oct. 4 10 a.m. Hull City Crystal Palace TBD
Sat., Oct. 4 10 a.m. Leicester City Burnley TBD
Sat., Oct. 4 10 a.m. Sunderland Stoke City TBD
Sat., Oct. 4 12:30 p.m. Aston Villa Man City NBC, mun2

Sun., Oct. 5 7 a.m. Man United Everton NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Oct. 5 9:05 a.m. Chelsea Arsenal NBCSN, Telemundo
Sun., Oct. 5 11:15 a.m. West Ham Queens Park Rangers NBCSN

Sat., Oct. 18 7:45 a.m. Man City Tottenham NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Oct. 18 10 a.m. Crystal Palace Chelsea TBD, mun2
Sat., Oct. 18 10 a.m. Arsenal Hull City TBD
Sat., Oct. 18 10 a.m. Everton Aston Villa TBD
Sat., Oct. 18 10 a.m. Newcastle Leicester City TBD
Sat., Oct. 18 10 a.m. Southampton Sunderland TBD
Sat., Oct. 18 10 a.m. Burnley West Ham TBD

Sun., Oct. 19 8:30 a.m. Queens Park Rangers Liverpool NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Oct. 19 11 a.m. Stoke City Swansea City NBCSN

Mon., Oct. 20 3 p.m. West Brom Man United NBCSN, mun2

Sat., Oct. 25 7:45 a.m. West Ham Man City NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Oct. 25 10 a.m. Sunderland Arsenal TBD, mun2
Sat., Oct. 25 10 a.m. Liverpool Hull City TBD
Sat., Oct. 25 10 a.m. Tottenham Newcastle TBD
Sat., Oct. 25 10 a.m. Southampton Stoke City TBD
Sat., Oct. 25 10 a.m. West Brom Crystal Palace TBD
Sat., Oct. 25 12:30 p.m. Swansea City Leicester City NBC

Sun., Oct 26 9:30 a.m. Burnley Everton NBCSN
Sun., Oct 26 Noon Man United Chelsea NBC, Telemundo

Mon., Oct. 27 4 p.m. Queens Park Rangers Aston Villa NBCSN, mun2

Sat., Nov. 1 8:45 a.m. Newcastle Liverpool NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Chelsea Queens Park Rangers TBD, mun2
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Arsenal Burnley TBD
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Everton Swansea City TBD
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Hull City Southampton TBD
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Stoke City West Ham TBD
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Leicester City West Brom TBD

Sun., Nov. 2 8:30 a.m. Man City Man United NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Nov. 2 11 a.m. Aston Villa Tottenham NBCSN

Mon., Nov. 3 3 p.m. Crystal Palace Sunderland NBCSN, mun2

Sat., Nov. 8 7:45 a.m. Liverpool Chelsea NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Nov. 8 10 a.m. Man United Crystal Palace TBD, mun2
Sat., Nov. 8 10 a.m. Tottenham Stoke City TBD
Sat., Nov. 8 10 a.m. West Ham Aston Villa TBD
Sat., Nov. 8 10 a.m. Southampton Leicester City TBD
Sat., Nov. 8 10 a.m. Burnley Hull City TBD
Sat., Nov. 8 12:30 p.m. Queens Park Rangers Man City NBC, mun2

Sun., Nov. 9 8:30 a.m. Sunderland Everton NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 9 8:30 a.m. West Brom Newcastle Extra Time
Sun., Nov. 9 11 a.m. Swansea City Arsenal NBCSN

Sat., Nov. 22 10 a.m. Man City Swansea City TBD, mun2
Sat., Nov. 22 10 a.m. Chelsea West Brom TBD
Sat., Nov. 22 10 a.m. Everton West Ham TBD
Sat., Nov. 22 10 a.m. Newcastle Queens Park Rangers TBD
Sat., Nov. 22 10 a.m. Stoke City Burnley TBD
Sat., Nov. 22 10 a.m. Leicester City Sunderland TBD
Sat., Nov. 22 12:30 p.m. Arsenal Man United NBC, mun2

Sun., Nov 23 8:30 a.m. Crystal Palace Liverpool CNBC
Sun., Nov 23 11 a.m. Hull City Tottenham NBCSN

Mon., Nov. 24 3 p.m. Aston Villa Southampton NBCSN, mun2

Sat., Nov. 29 7:45 a.m. West Brom Arsenal NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Nov. 29 10 a.m. Man United Hull City TBD, mun2
Sat., Nov. 29 10 a.m. Liverpool Stoke City TBD
Sat., Nov. 29 10 a.m. West Ham Newcastle TBD
Sat., Nov. 29 10 a.m. Swansea City Crystal Palace TBD
Sat., Nov. 29 10 a.m. Burnley Aston Villa TBD
Sat., Nov. 29 10 a.m. Queens Park Rangers Leicester City TBD
Sat., Nov. 29 12:30 p.m. Sunderland Chelsea NBC

Sun., Nov. 30 8:30 a.m. Southampton Man City NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 30 11 a.m. Tottenham Everton NBCSN

 

[Topher]

If Arsenal add one or two defenders, that's your EPL favorite.

So they'll contend all the way through to May instead of falling apart after the new year as per usual during the drought?

 

[dkst0426]

So they'll contend all the way through to May instead of falling apart after the new year as per usual during the league drought?

Emphasis added.