Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Soccer World Cup MLS Euro Champions League etc -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (429)	6/21/1998 8:38:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5130

US coach vows to fight on despite Iran humiliation by Angus MacKinnon >>Oh oh LYON, France, June 22 (AFP) - US coach Steve Sampson has ruled out quitting in the wake of a humiliating defeat by Iran that ended his side's interest in the World Cup and could do untold damage to the sport's future in America. >>Does not even have the brains to do the honorable thing, don't worry Rothenberg will do it for him. "Although Americans love to win I think they will appreciate the effort and the way that we played here," Sampson said after watching his side hit the woodwork three times without reward on a frustrating night in the Stade Gerland. >>Yeah, yeah effort what effort u complete ass...you managed to waste all the talent we had. You sacrificed Dooley where u had him play, u brought on Regis three weeks before the Cup and u expected him to anchor the defense with Pope like they played together for years, you completely wasted Cobi Jones'and Stewart's talent and speed when you had them roam the field and help out in defense when their natural positions are in the wings where they could do some damage, You brought Wegerle the tourist/bureaucrat with you and you cut Harkes because you had a grudge against him, you did not start Ramos against Germany and you took him out after 60 mins against Iran, you opened your mouth before the games and asked respect without backing it up on the field, you made everyone so stressful about the WC performance which meant to take the game up another notch, you made the team so scared and confused with your brilliant 3-6-1 system nobody plays in the world, you clearly took the fun out of playing the game, on and on and on...This team would have been in the second round with Bora as a coach, there is no doubt in my mind. Asked if he would step down voluntarily, Sampson said: "You're kidding. Come on, give me a break." >Please give us a break and go back to your community college coaching job. You don't deserve to be the coach of the US National Team period. "The team was prepared well and they played well. It just a question of finishing the chances. >Hahahahahahahhhahaahahaaahahahhahahahah. buuuuuuuuuuubuuuuuuuuuu. YOu just don't get it...please do us a favor and get lost before we get humiliated by the Yugos. "If I had it all to do over again, there is not one thing that I would have done differently." >Aaarghh, oh please someone shoot the Moron!! Whether the directors of US Soccer will take the same relaxed view about Sampson's performance in France remains to be seen however. >They better not! In particular, there must be question marks over Sampson's decision to make no less than five changes from the starting line-up that lost 2-0 to Germany in the United States opening match. >The whole team he put on the field twice was a confused question mark? "From the start of the tournament I'd planned to play a more attacking line-up against Iran," he said in defence of the move. >Really?U sure? Veteran striker Roy Wegerle said the US squad had only been short of a little luck. "Some things are just not meant to be and it seems like it was one of those nights for us." >The guy who should not be playing soccer anywhere opened his mouth, the guy USA could play better without him with 10 men, at least that would create some space for the players' confused spacing assignments. The former Queen's Park Rangers forward insisted: "US Soccer can survive this. Its not a tragedy. No one has died. It is a lesson in a learning curve. > I hope it survives. Just like my wife said during the game: "Maybe soccer in US needs to allow Michael Jordan to play!"!!!! "There are going to be 16 countries leaving here in the next week and we are going to be one of them. That is no disaster. We just keep moving upwards and hope for better results in the future." >Not a disaster, so why Sampson kept saying our goal is in the second round, it will be a failure if we dont make it there, respect, blah blah blah. At least keep your mouths shut and work your butts on the field. At least today we showed we can go down fighting!!Wow, that's progress. But Kasey Keller, the English-based goalkeeper who is the Americans' only truly world class player, acknowledged however that a lack of top-level experience had ultimately cost the Americans dear. In both the game against Germany last week and against Iran on Sunday, the US defence conceded goals to headers from unmarked opponents. "At this level you cannot afford to leave people unmarked eight yards out," Keller said. "We have done that in two games here and we got punished for it." >Kasey, they were just too confused. Be happy, Iran and Germany scored only two. Thank you. Oh, the Vietnamese food I had was awesome! George