Bellingham. I was kind of hoping France would pull out an equalizer, but it's appropriate that this match ended with a goal on the last kick.
Lalas saying this is one of the greatest WC games ever lol. It's a glorified friendly bro. What a schmuck.
Probably another trophy he can win tomorrow he cares more about. Would be appropriate, Messi wins what really matters and Mbappe just wins individual awards in a team sport.
The concept, as you understand it, is that it's always better to win, especially if it's the last game. Does someone actually "win" silver or do they lose the gold medal game? Did George Carlin say similar? Win gold = you're the best Win bronze = hey, at least you won something "Win" silver = you lost the gold medal game and it's not your anthem being played And yeah, there's no way any starter plays that game. It'd be as meaningless as many of the college bowl games. Players would be opting out of the third place NFL game, just as they opt out of whatever they're calling the Orlando and Tampa college bowl games.
Did you happen to hear the second half of his explanation where he said it could be called the greatest farce? Or did you just make up your mind because you can’t stand Lalas?
I wonder if there’s ever been a survey among Olympic medalists if they prefer to win silver or bronze. Just speaking for myself, I would forever until death rue missing out on gold, coming thisclose. So, I guess I’d prefer bronze.
This match reminds me of early MLS All-Star Games where the score would also be like 6-4. Fun for the spectators and viewers.
History will forever declare someone or some team the silver medalist or the bronze medalist. I’ll take silver.
And what did he say after that? He said it was an amazing game and praised it to high heaven. I think his opinion was pretty clear. Defending Lalas... I expect better from you
I think they used to do something like this before the Super Bowl existed. Edit: Yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playoff_Bowl Wish my memory for current stuff as as good as my memory for old stuff.
Guess what? He was right. It was an amazing game. I don’t take anything I saw seriously, and I don’t think it’s any reflection on the stature of the teams involved, but that was a fun watch. There was absolutely nothing objectionable in Lalas’s comments unless you’re looking to find something to object to.
Wanna know how I know it was a friendly (a fun friendly)? Look at how hard France tried in the first half. England ain't that good, come on. We saw what France trying looked like in the second half. It's ok to find a cash grab game fun everyone. We are adults after all.
So you don't have an answer. Good to know. This is one thing about sports fans that really drives me nuts. Fans get it in their heads that they just don't like certain announcers, for whatever reason, and they just decide in advance that everything they say has to be wrong. I can't stand Zlatan's attitude, but I don't dismiss everything he says as incorrect. Is there a single (non-homer) announcer in the history of college football that Ohio State fans haven't hated?
I already gave you my reasoning a few posts back, you didn't accept it, that's on you. Feel free to move on from defending noted douchebag, pro-moving the crew, and pro-maga Alexi Lalas whenever you feel like. If you wanna align yourself and die on the hill of what he said, which is that England v France might be one of the greatest WC games ever, or it might be a total farce, you go right ahead. I suppose if it's worth it to defend incredibly bold takes like that, then you gotta do what you gotta do. I salute your commitment to Alexi Lalas' honor.
OK... here comes the Final. Who's everyone got? I feel like I should be picking Spain. They play too well together as a team, and their defense is a tough nut to crack. But... I'm not. I think Argentina repeats. I've seen too much magic from them in this tournament to pick against them. And this is going to be Messi's last World Cup hurrah as a serious contributor. I think the planets are aligning for them.