I suppose it's possible that this current tournament includes some non-Team-Sweden stuff to be snarked at. For instance there's this quarterfinal tonight, host country versus some other country with a tri-color flag. I don't really know much about them except that both teams' fans have penchants for wearing funny bird hats. But I suppose there could be some drama.
Being in the Women's Rivalry forum (almost never used these days) means that here we can unleash all of our anti-USA feelings?
To be purposefully abstruse (while using the past exonerative, no less), it is conceivable that this thread was initiated for the express purpose of the furtherance and facilitation of activities that might be sanctioned elsewhere. (cough)
Oh! My goodness, Team USA takes the field shortly now. Predictions, anyone, about the headline of Hope Solo's next article in The Guardian? If the US wins: "Small goals are worthless" [sounds like it's another goal-size rant, but no; she means that a quarterfinal victory against a European team is meaningless, not that she'd know anything about that in recent memory, ha ha] If France wins: "Le Sommar was too hot" [as an excuse for Dunn failing to get back on defense fast enough (but seriously, let's hope no one collapses tonight)]
Majri bouncing off of "Brick House" O'hara was amusing. I presume France will complain about the arm ball in the box; whether this "your arm must be taped to your body" rule is good or not is not the issue (I personally don't think it is), it's more an question of consistency. As far as the first US goal, was it "luck"? It was lucky, for sure, but I don't think it was "luck" in the same way that a ball that bounces around and around in the box and eventually goes in (or out the back) is "luck" -- the shot was driven hard and low and Bouhaddi was completely screened. Maybe it's more that the defender was unlucky than that the shooter was lucky. Linguistic musing: "It was a lucky goal" sounds considerably less pejorative to me than "it was a luck goal." The former is something you might cheerfully admit when you score; the latter is something you might grump when they score.
Knowing us, knowing you (a-ha) There is nothing we can do Knowing us, knowing you (a-ha) You'll just have to face it This time we'll win too Defeating you is never easy, we know But we have to show Knowing us, knowing you You're the ones who will lose
Whelp. At least the championship game will involve the European champions. And it's a little too soon to really feel it, but I bet that by Sunday I will be a Netherlands fan again, despite the semifinal tonight.
The most boring thing would be if the USA win the World Cup again. Of course, it will happen, because this life is mostly made of boring things!
An interview with a Dutch player was just flashed across the screen here, and she said the US is arrogant. So maybe they are getting in their own bashing while they can... otherwise, I rather agree with you.
Well, I suppose it was better than we had been fearing, anyway. Someone should tell the US players that when they hike their shorts up like that, they look like they are wearing diapers. Ummm...
Talking especially about Rose Lavelle, aren't you? She looked indeed quite embarassing in that outfit.
Well, isn't this the "rivalry" forum? It was just made to have a place to freely, carelessly pile up.
Nobody asked for you to post here. This is the rivalry forum. If you want constant praise Team USA, go to their forums.
So you got any words in defense of Droopy Drawers there? Did they manage to look better for their parade? Too bad I couldn't watch it, I was too busy imagining what it would be like to watch David Tennant watching paint dry.