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Ladies World Cup Final

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« on: <07-17-11/1837:02> »
A 2-2 victory for Japan.

Lesson learned: Yukari Kinga + Megan Rapinoe = Too much gorgeous for one frame.
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« Reply #1 on: <07-17-11/1859:14> »
is it possible to make a comment on something involving females without involving their looks?
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« Reply #2 on: <07-17-11/1907:31> »
It is, but it wouldn't be in my character.

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Nobody can compete with the US women on a physical level (maybe Brazil)... but soccer isn't a game of pure, physical competitio­n. You don't win based on your shots off goal or your shots defended or by being bigger and stronger than your opponent.

You win with tactics, ball handling, perseveran­ce, and shots undefended (I'm ignoring the defensive end of competitio­n theory here, it'll wonk up comparison­s for the less academic in the crowd).

Japan outplayed us the entire time I had the game tuned (I'll have to watch the first half later). Better group movements, effective defense, few miscues, little reliance on physical play, absolutely beautiful. America, on the other hand, looked winded, frequently out of position or scrambling to get to position, shots off goal, poor crosses.

The PKs highlighte­d the difference­. A composed, confident, accurate Japan easily took advantage of a flustered, off target, America.

Cutting this short since Rapinoe is interviewi­ng now, but even she's joking about US inaccuracy in the game. (She's so pretty.)

That one mostly ignores how they look.
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« Reply #3 on: <07-17-11/1946:19> »
Without moving (quickly) into the NSFW channel, I really don't watch women's soccer unless it looks like this:



I know this makes me a heathen in most parts of the world, but I know what I like and the mechanics of the soccer game itself don't really rate on my give-a-crap-o-meter...

Players (or fans) as above though? Oh hell yes ;)
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« Reply #4 on: <07-17-11/1949:07> »
Maybe if they had sticks...
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« Reply #5 on: <07-23-11/2255:06> »
Man, I was so disappointed. My brother and I were cheering for the US the entire time, and I thought we had it when Wambach scored the second goal, but alas it did not turn out how we had hoped.