May 17, 20205 yr Have these guys been training during the quarantine? I work with HS baseball players in the summer and one of the major concerns is how fit they are without a spring season and if it'll cause injuries going back to game speed/schedule without an adequate training runway. I dont think it'll be a problem but the reyna injury is interesting.
May 17, 20205 yr They've been training since early to mid April. A soccer show I listen to occasionally on the Ticket likened this to summer preseason matches. It might take a few games to get their bodies back into match form.
May 20, 20205 yr really good look for Jermaine Jones and Geoff Cameron here, coming out as anti-vaxxers. Aside from Clint Dempsey, name a single likable USMNT player from the last 10-12 years. And please don't say Landon Donovan. edit: Beasley. he's the only other one I can think of.
May 20, 20205 yr Ummmm.. Tim Howard Weston McKinnie CP Zack Steffen Gooch Bradley Omar Gonzalez Jordan Morris Will Trapp John Brooks Zardes Arriola Sargent Llettget Adams Bill Hamid Mihailovic Dest Fabian Johnson I mean, there are plenty of likable players. Good might be another thing. The only players that I'm not a big fan personality-wise are Yedlin, Guzan, and Tim Chandler.
May 20, 20205 yr And a bigger question - do we really know these people? We see them on TV and in an interview here and there. If people like Lance Armstrong prove anything, it's that they can hide the fact that they are assholes really well. Even being stupid doesn't make these guys not likeable. Given what I've seen of these guys, most of them seem pretty likeable, including Landon Donovan. I would just say get back to me when I've really met them in person.
May 21, 20205 yr On 5/17/2020 at 1:42 PM, mdmost said: They've been training since early to mid April. A soccer show I listen to occasionally on the Ticket likened this to summer preseason matches. It might take a few games to get their bodies back into match form. It has looked like there's a bit of a gulf in terms of conditioning between certain teams. Bremen looked beat to shit against Leverkusen by the end (of course, they're a much worse team, and getting beat badly in a silent empty stadium has to be especially demoralizing).
May 21, 20205 yr On 5/18/2020 at 8:56 AM, Captain Ron said: After that weekend of Fox broadcasting soccer... i dunno. I tried watching last weekend and i have to admit i had trouble staying engaged. Not sure if was the style of play, the rustiness of the players, the tomb-like atmosphere, not really being invested in any particular team, the broadcast production quality, or maybe a combination of all of it. Will be interesting to see how differently i feel if the Premier League comes back. Still can't believe they are attempting to come back so soon. the UK is in worse shape than France, Italy, and Spain at the moment, although they have been seeing a steady decline in deaths the last 3 or 4 weeks.
May 22, 20205 yr On 5/18/2020 at 9:56 AM, Captain Ron said: After that weekend of Fox broadcasting soccer... That's a great observation. Can't spring for a scaled down studio show? At least on the first day? Pretty major event for those of us that aren't into motor sports, UFC or impressed by a handful of dudes playing golf.
May 22, 20205 yr Fox is losing the rights when the season is over. They do not want to sell a league for another network. Also, the Fox Studios are in California which was a lot more restricted than other places. They've furloughed a lot of their staff and talent.
May 23, 20205 yr Beautiful first touch goal in the Gladbach/Leverkusen match by Thuram. Gladbach with cardboard cutouts of fans in the goal ends
May 24, 20205 yr It’s actually Fox broadcasting “enhanced audio”, but I think it is really good and makes the game much more enjoyable. Edited May 24, 20205 yr by IPoopOnWhoop
May 24, 20205 yr 52 minutes ago, IPoopOnWhoop said: It’s actually Fox broadcasting “enhanced audio”, but I think it is really good and makes the game much more enjoyable. i loved it. totally changed the tone of the game. too bad Leipzig has already played Bayern twice. Leipzig does have Dortmund on June 20.
May 26, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, Zepol87 said: Damn thank you reminding me. no worries fam. i missed the first 8 minutes. i knew it was on Tuesday, but fucking Memorial Day screwed me up. i thought today was Monday.
May 26, 20205 yr Unpopular opinion: I like the "fake" crowd noise. Popular option: Alphonso Davies is amazing. Edited May 26, 20205 yr by Cheeseweasel
May 26, 20205 yr what a goal by Kimmich. beautiful chip. Bayern deserves to be up. totally dominating.
May 26, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said: Unpopular opinion: I like the "fake" crowd noise. Popular option: Alphonso Davies is amazing. It is definitely a huge step up over no noise at all
May 26, 20205 yr Am I wrong for thinking they missed that? He definitely moved his elbow in the way of the ball
May 26, 20205 yr Just now, Zepol87 said: Am I wrong for thinking they missed that? He definitely moved his elbow in the way of the ball Yeah. That was handball
May 26, 20205 yr they didn't even look at it. dude definitely moved his arm to block the ball. i thought Haaland should have done better with it.
May 26, 20205 yr BvB got screwed on the handball. Fun match. BuLi is done and dusted now unfortunately.
May 27, 20205 yr Weston McKennie scores for Schalke. Damn I just came to post this. A badass diving header.
May 29, 20205 yr Chandler scored in his last game as well. I believe the tying goal late, in a 3-3 game. BTW, what in the holy F is Fox doing? There's like 6 games today, and they're showing one. They've got the rights. They don't even have to send anyone to the stadium. Hell, just show the game w/o announcers. Unless I'm missing something, there's no reason that these games shouldn't - at least - be on FS2.
May 29, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, mdmost said: There's only one game today. There's 5 tomorrow Right. I get that. I'm just saying, if there are 5 games, then, A) show all of them - at least on delay and, B) put a little effort into it. You've paid for the rights. Put Bayern v. Dortmund on Fox, put today's game on FS1. (They're showing a replay of something called, "2003 Gold Skills Challenge".) Even those that don't watch soccer like many us are starving for live content. I watched effing cornhole (no pics) last night. Edited May 29, 20205 yr by Knoxtnhorn
May 29, 20205 yr Again, Fox losing the rights to ESPN+ means they aren't going to actively market a league for their competitor.
May 29, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, mdmost said: Again, Fox losing the rights to ESPN+ means they aren't going to actively market a league for their competitor. Their Bundesliga coverage sucked ass prior to Corona.
June 6, 20205 yr Author How has Bayern lost 4 league games this year? The amount of talent on this team is absurd.
June 13, 20205 yr ESPN 2 is showing the 2012 Euro final. Spain v. Italy. This Spain team is one of the greatest ever. This capped their run of 2008 Euro, 2010 World Cup, and 2012 Euro winners. This starting lineup is sick. Off the bench in the final were Pedro,Torres, and Mata. Edited June 13, 20205 yr by Jive Turkey
June 13, 20205 yr Frankfurt taking it to Hertha Berlin this morning. Were down 1-0 and now up 3-1. Hertha playing with 10.
June 13, 20205 yr Gladbach Bayern Munich piped in loud fan whistling after a Gladbach goal was disallowed. Nice Then Bayern handed the opening goal on a foolish keeper turnover Edited June 13, 20205 yr by Bartles
June 17, 20205 yr Really gonna enjoy soccer today. English Premier League MATCH TIME (CT) TV AVLv SHU 12:00 PM MNCv ARS 2:15 PM Italian Coppa Italia MATCH TIME (CT) TV NAPv JUV 2:00 PM
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