too early to tell but from your first post (no offense to the following coments) I can see u know about as much of this sport as the average american does. U believe football in America is on the rise :bs: which is not happening no matter how hard someone tries to persuade me. Not even that its on the rise but that its getting better. More ppl might be playing it but it doesnt mean you will get better at the sport. England starts a qualification with some wins and have the world has gotten theirs heads in their asses again about how greatly England is playing. Calm down its just the beginning. Spain has a very prominent chance to do very well again because they have a young squad that is getting better and better.
P.s. england beating Kazakstahn or w/e isnt an accomplishment. No one was praising Croatia when they beat Andorra 7-0 at home when England only managed 3-0.
Either way its too hard to tell with league action, injuries, and everything else that happens in the great world of football
I'm Honduran. Where are you from, Canada? I think Honduras just creamed Canada :banana:
Trust me, the average American actually thinks opposite of what I think :hello:; if you don't think soccer is on the rise after only having a league for 11 years, then you are out of your mind. I'm sure that the NBA, NFL, etc. had subpar players (not to even call our players subpar; we are moving a lot more players abroad these days) when it was 11 years old. 11 years of player development; that's not that long. Again, how developed where you at 11? How developed is anything long living at 11?
And you say Spain has a chance to do very well again? How did they place last World Cup? That's right, they lost out in the round of 16 :down: I think you and every other new "spanish fan" needs more of a reality check than I do.
btw, about England beating Kazakstan: from what I understand, it's thier best start to a World Cup qualifying campaign ever. Fabio Capello is thier manager. I think the praise has a little bit more to do with the fact that thier is major potential to win the tournament now. Does Croatia have potential to win the tournament (no offense Croatians), but the answer is no.
A) I am not Canadian even though I do live in Canada, I moved here when i was 6 from Europe. So i dont care about Honduras's skill
B)11 years of MLS really? Think about how much TV time it gets and how much sports broadcasting it gets. The only reason that your league was even on par with the rest is when Pele and Beckenbauer were there along with a bunch of others
C)You do realize that the last world cup and the upcoming world cup is 4 years apart right? Well thats a big difference! Im not a new Spain fan im just saying
if they play like they can and to their fullest ability it will be hard to stop them (like any other team). I mean when u look at it, all the teams in the cup have a chance of winning but some just have better chances then other.
D)So England finally gets a good start to the campaign and all of a sudden they have the chance to be World Champions. Come on I mean how many times have I heard "England has a great chance this year with the way they're playing John" i cant count the #. Now listen to this part,
I'm not saying England are bad, im just saying that 4/4 wins doesnt mean they are another world powerhouse once again. As i say, time will tell.
D1) Now alotta people are using the fact that England beat Croatia as an excuse to say they're ready for anything. England played well, no doubt about that but a lot of people overlook the fact that 7min into the 2nd half Croatia lost their best defender to a straight red card. Now many people say it was obviously a red card but lets look at the situation. From a goal kick the ball is heading for England's half of the center circle and kovac jumps up to meet it. Yes his elbows go up but u try jumping up without making your elbows go up. Exactly. Now instead of jumping, Joe Cole ducks down and tries to turn away. Obviously unintentionally Kovac's elbow smokes Cole in the face, but as they say, Shit happens in football. He didnt mean it and while yes there was blood pouring from his wounds 20min later Cole shows up on the sidelines in a suit with the flow of blood stopped. Im not saying he was faking but 20min to stitch up a bleeding head and get dressed in a suit? Meh w/e. In the end though its hard to get the Croatians to play well when they are down 1-0 and 1 man ( best defender) home or away.
Not only that but think about how many times in qualification has a team started 4-0-0 and there isnt anywhere near this much hype this earily. But just because its England the entier world start thinking that England will win the world cup right away just because they started well.
