FIFA World Cup 2010

Skybird · 06-26-10, 04:50 PM

That was fun to watch. I like to see an African team continuing, however I hoped the US would win. Football is on the rise in the US, ABC broadcasted live it was said on German TV, and sems to cover the championship several hours per day. And although the American system for youth work is so very different from that in europe and south america (sports is only a means to secure access to college/university), and specialisation starts so late that when talents reach that age of around 22 years most talented players already have left for clubs in overseas, the US is showing a constant climb to the upper ranks of international football since quite some time now. They even became 2nd in the Confed Cup, losing only to Brazil. In two or three world championships they could very well advance amongst the final 4, maybe. but in 8 or 12 years, that will be a new generation of players then. Much depends on the progress made not being lost during the transition.

I also see them comparing to German teams regarding one quality, and that is that they compensate individual technical deficits of their players by team spirit and fighting spirit. That is a bonus during tournaments.

US team fought with all it was capable of, until the end. The team could return home with heads held up. And that is more than Italy and France can do.

for the audience in South Africa it is great that one African team still is playing. and who knows: Uruguay is the slightly better team, but they are not invincible and are not beyond reach of Ghana's abilities.

06-26-10, 04:50 PM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,718 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	That was fun to watch. I like to see an African team continuing, however I hoped the US would win. Football is on the rise in the US, ABC broadcasted live it was said on German TV, and sems to cover the championship several hours per day. And although the American system for youth work is so very different from that in europe and south america (sports is only a means to secure access to college/university), and specialisation starts so late that when talents reach that age of around 22 years most talented players already have left for clubs in overseas, the US is showing a constant climb to the upper ranks of international football since quite some time now. They even became 2nd in the Confed Cup, losing only to Brazil. In two or three world championships they could very well advance amongst the final 4, maybe. but in 8 or 12 years, that will be a new generation of players then. Much depends on the progress made not being lost during the transition. I also see them comparing to German teams regarding one quality, and that is that they compensate individual technical deficits of their players by team spirit and fighting spirit. That is a bonus during tournaments. US team fought with all it was capable of, until the end. The team could return home with heads held up. And that is more than Italy and France can do. for the audience in South Africa it is great that one African team still is playing. and who knows: Uruguay is the slightly better team, but they are not invincible and are not beyond reach of Ghana's abilities. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.