Why can't any of the U.S. commentators scream gooooooal???? Even the brits commentators add some passion when they see goooooal. But noooooo...the U.S. commentators have to stay dumb crap like "it's in the net!" or worse yet sometimes nothing. P.S. Isn't time that they (espn or whom ever) axe Ty Keough I mean common this is (US. vs argentina) a soccer game and the moron is taking about someother thing. Thankfully I understand spanish so I switched to Telemundo and I got to hear better Commentary.
Why must we be the same as everyone else? Keep your mouth shut about the British commentators emotion. They barely show emotion and kill the game of soccer. Andres and Norberto we're talking about other things as well.
you're criticizing an announcer for not using a cliche? i for one don't really care to hear another gooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaLLLLLlllllllLLLllllll LLLLllll calll ever.
what is wrong with saying "goal"?- what is wrong with borrowing from others if they know how to do things correctly or better? Do you remember your basic economics? It is called comparative advantage.. borrow from the best..it is efficient and it is a very american thing to do
Nothing wrong with saying "goal" but nothing wrong with not screaming "goal" either. Commentators should do whatever they're comfortable with rather than forcing themselves to conform to a style. I personally like the English commentators. They're dry witted and let the action speak for itself most of the time. But I can see the appeal of the Latin style too. Different folks, different strokes. Um.... looks like you snoozed through Econ 101. Not to get all nerdy, but here's an example: Country A needs 10 man hours to produce one product X and 30 man hours to produce one product Y. Country B needs 5 man hours to produce one product X and 10 man hours to produce product Y. Assuming both countries have identical resources and capital, Country B has a comparative advantage in producing product Y, since Country A has to give up 3 units of product X to produce 1 unit of product Y while Country B only gives up 2 of X to produce 1 of Y. What this has to do with commentators screaming "Goooooaaaaallll", I have no earthly idea.
skipshady -- putting the Business into Business and Media. Agreed. But, just to be mischievous: IIRC, Ray Hudson was a British commentator -- I mean, he was from Newcastle -- and he doesn't exactly strike me as the laid-back type.
Originally posted by skipshady Country A needs 10 man hours to produce one product X and 30 man hours to produce one product Y. Country B needs 5 man hours to produce one product X and 10 man hours to produce product Y. Assuming both countries have identical resources and capital, Country B has a comparative advantage in producing product Y, since Country A has to give up 3 units of product X to produce 1 unit of product Y while Country B only gives up 2 of X to produce 1 of Y. What this has to do with commentators screaming "Goooooaaaaallll", I have no earthly idea. _____________________________________________________________________________________ I think I know... the people of Country B will have extra time to relax, have more energy and scream Goooooaaaaallll!!! The people of Country A work more hours and will be too tired to scream, so they will just let out a barely audible: goal... hooray. Seriously, folks. Passion and excitement is synonymous with soccer; and this should apply to commentators. Not necessarily scream their lungs out whenever a goal is scored, but at least get into the spirit of the excitement, the euphoria. It can only liven up the atmosphere in everyones' livingrooms(or wherever the game is being watched). And isn't this what it's all about: excitement and a festive atmosphere. I mean, you don't go to a game just for the sole purpose of seeing your team win, and whenever they score just clench your fist in victory for two seconds, with nary an emotion, and then sit down again as if nothing just happened??? Whippidy doo!! On the other hand, if you are the type that celebrates, jumps up and down and makes weird faces to people around you every time your team scores, you'll want the commentator to scream there with you, join in the euphoria. Otherwise, no wonder the game, when on TV, is being perceived as DULL; the commentators can definately have an affect on this perception. I say we should get someone like Cantor for all our games, but scream Goooooaaaaalll!!! only once, not his usual three times. And a back-flip wouldn't hurt either!
Those ggggoooooooooaaallllllllllllllll celebrations would sound stupid coming from an english speaking commentator. I remember when somebody tried it and he sounded like a complete idiot. I cant remember the name of the guy but it just didnt sound right.
nothing could possibly be worse than J. edwards' voice breaking every time he scream SCooooRE! or SCoooOoooORES!!! jesus. at least it wasn't as bad as that home of the brave crap... he needs to be taken out into the street and beaten with sticks.
i'll take a good beating to see jack edwards mangled to the point where he never wants to call another game. the home of the brave was entirely planned and thus cheesy as hell.
Yep. Oh, and you can keep your goooalllll calls, whoever likes the stupid things. It was bad enough having Edwards yammer away. Listening to the hispanic broacasters makes me want to stab somebody in eye.
When Carlos Machado and Christian Bozzo of Fox Sports World are commenting a game in English (they often do it in Spanish), Machado always does the "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!" Both men are fully bilingual, obviously. Bozzo has an accent, but Machado does not. Try and catch them commenting on Argentine league games if you can!
Jack Edwards DOES NOT CALL soccer games anymore. He did not call the game yesterday. Jesus Christ, give it a rest.
The whole 'goooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalll' thing is BS that has absolutely nothing to do with passion or emotion.
TWO WORDS (THE KING OF ALL US SOCCER ANNOUNCERS....) MAX BRETOS....MAX BRETOS....MAX BRETOS.... His call of the River Plate, Boca Jrs game was simply classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ESPN...Get this guy on your air!