Dtknuckles
Well-Known Member
Re: the 13 - 0 score.
I'm conflicted. On one hand, yeah, it seemed like the US was just being mean after a certain amount of goals were scored and they kept going.
On the other hand - this is the biggest stage for these players. Period. They are playing for it all. I'm not sure how you coach your players to stop playing their best. You only have a set amount of subs. There isn't really a "B" or "C" team to put on the field because the rosters are limited in number. So, what do you do? You still have HUGE names out on the field. You don't want them to get out of their groove by having them take their foot off of the gas. They have been practicing and training at a high level for years. I imagine it is hard to not play at the level you are used to. And celebrating after a goal is what you do. It just is. I didn't see anyone getting in Thailand's face after the goals and acting like an ass.
I don't know. I feel bad for Thailand. But I'm not going to say,"I can't wait for France to beat them" because the US did what they were supposed to which is win. That's a tough situation.
This reminded me of the times we would play the technical high schools. Yea maybe they would get a goal or two, but it was always double digits for us. I mean some players were even playing in baseball cleats.
Granted it must have sucked to be on the Thai team, but they know what they were up against. I mean they can hardly be professional players right. It was Men against Boys. They can go home to their jobs as builders with their head held high know they put in a good effort. (Intentionally using miss-gendered English FA cup cliches).
My friend (who is from Luxembourg) and I would always say during the early Euro qualifiers, "Hey maybe we should try out for the San Marino team. We could play for them." I mean I would gladly take beating if it was from the likes of Henry or Rooney.