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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love the “don’t criticize three players to miss a penalty”.  They’re professionals.  Not criticizing them is the bigotry of low expectations [/quote]

There is criticizing and there's heaping racist abuse. The latter is disgusting and needs to be better monitored on social media platforms.

With that said, three missed PKs didn't lose the game. What's worse, even if 19 year old Saka had made his penalty, England still would not have been guaranteed a win. They would have continued with penalties.

The real failure was England's failure to score a goal in the 120 plus minutes of play before penalties. Criticize that. [/quote]

A lot of people in the know are criticizing the coach's selection of kickers.

Putting a 19-year old, novice of the big matches in the most critical position since the 1960s was a daft move.

Experts agree, England was out-coached.  They also question they way the Coach jerked around Rashford.[/quote]

Poor coaching.

Nobody is putting a novice on the line in the highest level game in decades.  That was idiotic.

Dealing with pressure and control in big matches is learned with experience.  AND COME ON it wasn't even the worst penalty kick taken that day---nowhere near as bad as that awful stutter dance and complete flub.

And the guy that WAITED AN ETERNITY TO kick...psyched himself out.    Basic teaching of penalty kicking 101 in the little leagues was not there.[/quote]

My siblings and I were just talking about how painful it is to be on a youth soccer sidelines in 2021.   Parents lose their absolute sh*t for any amount of physicality...a little jersey tug, arms out, etc.  American soccer players are taught to play like wimps. It is a CONTACT sport.[/quote]

When I was a parent new to the sport, I had a tendency to lose my mind. My problem then (and still a little bit) is that the type of physical contact that's permitted usually isn't describe explicitly enough. If my kids are allowed to extend an arm to push the other guy off, don't tell me that's not allowed. If grabbing jerseys is permitted, make that clear. Eventually, I took to telling my kids, "if the ref doesn't call it, it's legal. Whatever the kids are doing to you, do it back only a little harder until they call something." Seemed like the only way to ensure a level playing field. [/quote]

Well, looks like you got there on you.  Yes, what you told him is exactly right.

They aren't going to go and say taking out someone's knees or tugging on their shirt is allowed.  DUH.

Have you seen professional basketball up close.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND watching the special on the Detroit Pistons 'Bad Boys' NBA team.  DAMN.   But, don't do what I did and let your tween and teen boy go to the gym right after viewing. OUCH.[/quote]

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