every save he made was a routine save for a world cup goalie

I would but I'm not on a world cup team roster

I'm not sure there was a save there that every goalie in the world cup wouldn't have made. If you find one please point it out.

I'm very certain you have no idea what you're talking about. I'll defer to jk

sorry but every save Howard made were routine saves. There wasn't a single save there that every goalie at the world cup wouldn't have made. If you doubt this find one exceptional save and let be know which.

I have no idea what this is talking about.

Neither its a some director thought it would be a good idea just like MNF and SNF have different intro shindigs every year. Its not a soccer or FIFA thing

hey met for three-and-a-half hours, then vapidly announced that the game's result couldn't be altered by any outside body because, well, um, it couldn't.

what if it's a 3 way tie

You realize that if it was really that simple Barcelona would buy this aerial threat and score bunches off this single coverage you speak of.

2 defenders running to a spot says more about the strategic importance of the spot than the offensive player occupying it. 2 guys can't jump any higher than one. an open welbeck in the box is a much bigger problem than a single covered persie. Everyone on the field can score on a header if left open.

There are many qualities of a good soccer player fabulous dribbling will be behind ball control, first touch, stamina, passing and acceleration to name just a few. More importantly good soccer players are better seen than described.

how many such partners does messi have at Barcelona? The point is of course if I'm 6'4 with a 40 inch vertical I would win more aerial balls but this is really not as much an advantage as simply fielding a good soccer player.

"Many "hold-up strikers" have none of these, and it shows"

so in other words good strikers.

not really. It sounds like a good strategy only if you believe a striker physically and literally needs to do a lot of holding up. Next time you watch a soccer match try to identify the number of times the traits described above help.

sure if you're not good enough to work the ball through the midfield you can pay a long ball strategy but the point man just needs to be a good player not necessarily a limited lumbering striker. The words we use to describe these strikers end up being euphemisms for what they can't do.

assuming there were no symptoms on what basis does a pediatrician go looking for a rare genetic disease? This is exactly why medical doctors ultimately do things that result in worse outcomes for patients but prevent against the type of lawsuit you are suggesting

this idea of big hold up strikers as something required or even helpful in soccer is only something that basketball fans will come up with. Sorry there is no significant back to the basket play in soccer. And for the minimal such play that exists lower body strength is far more important than size.

If its really this obvious why wasn't this article written 2 weeks ago?