Killer93
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RIP Paraguay
OT: Soccer thread
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MyNameIsJonas
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Some truly miserable penalties from Ze Germans.
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MyNameIsJonas
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When you miss a penalty doing a stupid bunny hop and slow run up, you look like an absolute clown
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CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Interesting soccer nerd article in the Globe and Mail…some tidbits (which are obviously skewed by the Qatar match)
>>Canadian Luc de Fougerolles topped the FIFA power rankings for defenders with a score of 7.4 out of 10, ahead of Spain’s Rodri and Aymeric Laporte, both at 7.3. Fellow Canadian Derek Cornelius was ninth at 7.1.
The rankings, new to the World Cup, are considered a measure of match and tournament performance with players receiving a score for each outing and for their overall performance in the tournament.
>>Jesse Marsch’s aggressive pressing style and the fact that the Canadian men have faced several teams playing a low defensive block is shown by the fact that Canada led the tournament in highest defensive line during the group stage.
Canada was also among the leaders in average ball recovery time. In other words, the Canadians are playing high up the field in pressing their opponent – and using the press to win the ball back quickly.
The study group points to the U.S., Ecuador, Canada and Germany as teams “with clear plans to counter-press.” And it reports that winning teams had an average ball recovery time of 14.8 seconds, compared to 18.6 seconds on average for losing sides.
>>Canadian Luc de Fougerolles topped the FIFA power rankings for defenders with a score of 7.4 out of 10, ahead of Spain’s Rodri and Aymeric Laporte, both at 7.3. Fellow Canadian Derek Cornelius was ninth at 7.1.
The rankings, new to the World Cup, are considered a measure of match and tournament performance with players receiving a score for each outing and for their overall performance in the tournament.
>>Jesse Marsch’s aggressive pressing style and the fact that the Canadian men have faced several teams playing a low defensive block is shown by the fact that Canada led the tournament in highest defensive line during the group stage.
Canada was also among the leaders in average ball recovery time. In other words, the Canadians are playing high up the field in pressing their opponent – and using the press to win the ball back quickly.
The study group points to the U.S., Ecuador, Canada and Germany as teams “with clear plans to counter-press.” And it reports that winning teams had an average ball recovery time of 14.8 seconds, compared to 18.6 seconds on average for losing sides.
