World Cup 2022 - Qatar (with SR Pick'Em league) (4 Viewers)

[guidomerkinsrules]

Japan?!?!!?!?

put your foot in the dang ball

 

[efil4stnias]

Japan?!?!!?!?

put your foot in the dang ball

first two - did NOT look like they wanted to be there.

You could see the nerves in their faces.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

not sure why more don't shoot a panenka?

 

[efil4stnias]

WTF WAS THAT CROATIA???

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

first two - did NOT look like they wanted to be there.

You could see the nerves in their faces.

or they studied too many Lewandowski takes

3 MISSES???!?!?
dang

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

the least tense gk series ever

 

[DaveXA]

That was some ugly PKs.

 

[efil4stnias]

3 of the 4 Japanese PK takers were terrible. just terrible. wow.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

3 of the 4 Japanese PK takers were terrible. just terrible. wow.

even England is like "wow that was bad"

 

[DaveXA]

Pulling for Korea in the next match. Don't like their odds vs Brazil tho.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Pulling for Korea in the next match. Don't like their odds vs Brazil tho.

they could catch brazil looking past them
probably not, but maybe

 

[DaveXA]

they could catch brazil looking past them
probably not, but maybe

Well, if they play like they did vs Portugal, could happen. Brazil is probably better than Portugal tho.

 

[LogeEndZone]

yikes, the best and worst of british journalism in one article
but it's hard to argue

I'm a casual soccer fan, but I didn't think it has been that bad. Or maybe I have been watching too much low level college football on ESPN to see what bad really is.

 

[DaveXA]

I'm a casual soccer fan, but I didn't think it has been that bad. Or maybe I have been watching too much low level college football on ESPN to see what bad really is.

Yeah, idk, the coverage has been ok. I haven't had any issues with it.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I'm a casual soccer fan, but I didn't think it has been that bad. Or maybe I have been watching too much low level college football on ESPN to see what bad really is.

i mean the article isn't really 'wrong' about anything (in particular the dearth of personality - Lalas is the only with with some personality and he brings about as much insight to the game as Ditka used to on the pre-game shows)
but the ostensible complaint about the coverage is about stuff that the author had no business to expect
Fox is going to complain about Qatar/FIFA the way NBC/FOX/CBS will complain about NFL/Goodell - as toothlessly as possible - might as well just say "i blame late-stage capitalism'