1. 07-26-12 03:40 PM #1
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    Senegal ties up Great Britain in Olympic soccer with less than 10 minutes to go

    Go on Senegal!
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  2. 07-26-12 03:43 PM #2
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    easy goal. total breakdown in gbr's defense.
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  3. 07-26-12 03:45 PM #3
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    WOW...I dont know much about soccer, but this has to be a massive massive blow to England's pride, both on the pitch and in general.
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  4. 07-26-12 03:45 PM #4
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    GBR hit the crossbar!
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  5. 07-26-12 03:46 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    WOW...I dont know much about soccer, but this has to be a massive massive blow to England's pride, both on the pitch and in general.
    Their national team has been in decline for years.
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  6. 07-26-12 03:46 PM #6
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    But Senegal??? Didnt England just place pretty well in the EURO.
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  7. 07-26-12 03:48 PM #7
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    No surprise here.
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  8. 07-26-12 03:50 PM #8
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    What am I missing....like I mentioned I dont know soccer.....but I would expect England to beat Senegal by 3 or 4 goals.
    England made semis in EURO right? Maybe quarters?
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  9. 07-26-12 03:51 PM #9
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    1-1 draw.
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  10. 07-26-12 03:53 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    What am I missing....like I mentioned I dont know soccer.....but I would expect England to beat Senegal by 3 or 4 goals.
    England made semis in EURO right? Maybe quarters?
    They made it to the Quarters but they beat Sweden, Ukraine and Belgium each by only 1 goal. Not exactly the best teams in Europe.

    They did well against Italy losing on penalty points.
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  11. 07-26-12 03:54 PM #11
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    Wouldnt Sweden, Ukraine and Belgium still be worlds ahead of Senegal though? And playing in front of the home town crowd.

    Seems a bit embarassing to me.
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  12. 07-26-12 04:08 PM #12
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    Home crowd was non existing, as much atmosphere as to a baseball game i 'merica.

    Besides that the teams are not the same as at Euro2012, only 3 players over 23 are allowed.
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  13. 07-26-12 04:09 PM #13
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    Yeah these rosters are way different from euro....not even close.
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  14. 07-26-12 04:22 PM #14
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    Chuckygoat is sharp. Good call guy
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  15. 07-26-12 04:23 PM #15
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    Half guys on teams are not good enough to make Fifa national teams.
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  16. 07-26-12 04:23 PM #16
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    I hope anyone who bet on this game understands the structure of the competition
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  17. 07-26-12 04:31 PM #17
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    Team GB is not that good.

    Brazil is going to win Gold
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  18. 07-26-12 04:46 PM #18
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    -103 faves don't always win.

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  19. 07-26-12 08:41 PM #19
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    -103 was the line on GB??
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  20. 07-26-12 08:53 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    Wouldnt Sweden, Ukraine and Belgium still be worlds ahead of Senegal though? And playing in front of the home town crowd.

    Seems a bit embarassing to me.

    African teams are very strong.
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  21. 07-26-12 08:56 PM #21
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    Kids tournament guys. Big nosedive in senegal odds on this match 2
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    I love that most guys in here are talking shit but can't explain to regul8r why Olympic soccer is so different..

    ...and completely irrelevant.
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    First of all great britain isnt even a fifa team lol its england scotland wales n north ireland i think combined
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  24. 07-26-12 09:00 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    What am I missing....like I mentioned I dont know soccer.....but I would expect England to beat Senegal by 3 or 4 goals.
    England made semis in EURO right? Maybe quarters?
    Senegal is actually a good side. Many african nations have really strong soccer squads.
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  25. 07-27-12 06:43 AM #25
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    Olympic soccer is completely irrelevant because you can only bring 3 players older than 23.

    This means the teams have very little cohesion and must develop the ability to play together on the fly.

    GB could lose every game and not many in England would give two shits as the start of the EPL is 3 weeks away.

    The only team who has taken this competition seriously is Brazil. Olympic gold is the only prize Brazil have never captured. When Menzes started building this team it was with an eye for this tournament. This team has been together for almost 18 months while others played 3 friendlies to warm up for London.
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  26. 07-27-12 07:27 AM #26
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    I could be wrong, but I dont ever remember an African Nation making it to the Final Four of a World Tournament (World Cup, Olympics, etc)
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    Quote Originally Posted by RubberKettle View Post
    Olympic soccer is completely irrelevant because you can only bring 3 players older than 23.

    This means the teams have very little cohesion and must develop the ability to play together on the fly.

    GB could lose every game and not many in England would give two shits as the start of the EPL is 3 weeks away.

    The only team who has taken this competition seriously is Brazil. Olympic gold is the only prize Brazil have never captured. When Menzes started building this team it was with an eye for this tournament. This team has been together for almost 18 months while others played 3 friendlies to warm up for London.
    we have a winner

    olympics soccer = completely worthless
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  28. 07-27-12 12:35 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    I could be wrong, but I dont ever remember an African Nation making it to the Final Four of a World Tournament (World Cup, Olympics, etc)
    Cameroon won olympic gold in 2000.

    Nigeria won gold in 96, silver in 2008.

    Ghana won gold in 82.
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    Shows what I know about soccer! Usually the only time I ever get a glimpse is World Cup.
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  30. 07-27-12 12:42 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by MatI View Post
    Senegal is actually a good side. Many african nations have really strong soccer squads.
    They seem to have played rather well yesterday. They had good passing and they set up the plays rather well.
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  31. 07-27-12 01:08 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    Shows what I know about soccer! Usually the only time I ever get a glimpse is World Cup.
    They have a lot of information on the interweb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footbal...ummer_Olympics
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