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Retired US Soccer / World Cup Thread (RIP)

TownieDeac said:
Only non-footy fans would suggest "everyone does it"

tired argument against the sport, and when it does happen, it makes it all the more disappointing
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I don't have anything against the sport. I'm just saying that it seems like the logical thing to do in that situation. Except, it looks like he was going to fall anyway. Wouldn't it be the refs job to catch that?


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That dive by Jones was shameful. What a goon he is.

The goal from Donovan-Juan-Dempsey was sexy though.
 
TWDeac said:
I don't have anything against the sport. I'm just saying that it seems like the logical thing to do in that situation. Except, it looks like he was going to fall anyway. Wouldn't it be the refs job to catch that?
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yeah sure. it's still against the spirit of the game.
 
TownieDeac said:
yeah sure. it's still against the spirit of the game.
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I dont watch as much of this stuff as you guys do, but I've seen quite a few of those dives in the games I've watched.

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TWDeac said:
I dont watch as much of this stuff as you guys do, but I've seen quite a few of those dives in the games I've watched.

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first, change the settings so we don't have to see tapatalk, noobface.

second, sure, it's still a bit rampant. like the flop in basketball, it distracts from the pace of the game and is against the spirit of the rules. fans dislike it as such, even/especially when they see their own doing it.
 
Every team has players that will do it, it's not really a huge argument against what you said rather that it's a trend that is disappointing for fans of soccer.

On the other hand, and what I think Townie was alluding to, is that there are many many more players that don't dive than those that do. Teams and individuals that do have built up reputations for doing so, but it's these players and situations where people jump on soccer for being "all about the dives".
 
There are a lot of dives, but it is still against the spirit of the game. I hate it when we do it just as much as I hate it when Mexico does it.
 
TWDeac said:
I dont watch as much of this stuff as you guys do, but I've seen quite a few of those dives in the games I've watched.

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There are probably fewer dives than you think. Players often go down when they feel contact, but that's not a "dive" per se.

In this Jermaine Jones situation, there was literally zero contact. That's what makes it so retarded.
 
TownieDeac said:
first, change the settings so we don't have to see tapatalk, noobface.

second, sure, it's still a bit rampant. like the flop in basketball, it distracts from the pace of the game and is against the spirit of the rules. fans dislike it as such, even/especially when they see their own doing it.
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understandable. I do like that they can penalize people for it.
 
TexasDeac10 said:
There are probably fewer dives than you think. Players often go down when they feel contact, but that's not a "dive" per se.

In this Jermaine Jones situation, there was literally zero contact. That's what makes it so retarded.
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Oh, I thought he was touched a little
 
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