Coutinho and Neymar don’t play the same position. I’d say Messi and Coutinho play the same position these days. Messi went from being a forward to a playmaker and not even the classic #10 but deeper. He’s more the Xavi for Barca now. Coutinho always was an attacking midfielder. Neymar is an out and out winger. 

It’s a Pomeranian. It’s got papers and everything.

They’re “smart” workers. 

Most Russians from Brighton Beach / Bensonhurst are not real Russians but actually Jews. 

That’s true, and also black people are always late (with exceptions of course).

They’re Russian and Russians are much less PC than Americans. 

I think an important stat that you always hear British Commentators talk about is winning 50/50 balls in midfield. Basically there needs to be a stat on who owns the midfield. 

Each game can be so different. One game you may be playing a park-the-bus opponent and the next game you’re playing an end-to-end high press game. Pass distribution charts, heat maps, etc.. will look very different. I’ve read one book about soccer tactics - the Brillian Orange about the dutch soccer philosophy. I…

I’ve always wondered how much impact a soccer coach can have in a game. You have 3 substitutions, you often have to keep one of those in your back pocket for injury reasons. What else can you do, i mean In Game. So much is up to the players themselves to create, it seems. 

Sometimes you need to take a shot from outside the box to establish that threat. That way, the next time you are in that position, you can take a stab (fake the shot), the defender will bite and you can go around him and have an open path into the box. 

Find a list of top-50 players of all time on Google and find their heights. Rarely does any player crack 6-1. You know why? Because in soccer each player runs 6-7 miles each game. As a player gets taller, his or her mass increases at a cube of that height. They would have to expend too much energy to put really tall…

Whatever happened to that dude that scored 2 goals in the opening match. I forgot his name already, but he seemed like a very confident shifty striker. 

I agree, that was a great team goal! Triangle between Dos Santos, Pizzaro and Jimenez. Don’t know wtf this writer is talking about. Dos Santos initiated and his run wasn’t tracked  thru midfield. He arrived in the box and Jimenez did a fantastic no look backpass to an area where Dos Santos had space. It wasn’t a…

1st one - Ball was never getting to Aguero.

There is no guarantee of that - genetics work in strange ways.

self-pwnage!!!!

That would be inaccurate - no one remembers any of his victims names. Therefore, they are not famous. They should totally put JWG himself on that board though!

So you’re saying Emmet Till should be forgotten?

It said Famous People, not celebrities. If he became the face of the civil rights movement, then he’s a person who should be remembered. Even at baseball games.

Look up the phrase Sweeper Keeper. Goalie needs to be aware of the risk, for sure - and most believe they can track back in time if a kick like that comes in.