- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
IYO, Are Americans as individual players underrated by the Football World?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:40 pm
FIFA's ratings for the Natl team sparked this argument amongst my friends and it's about 50/50 yes/no.
I personally feel like they are slightly underrated, what are your thoughts?
I personally feel like they are slightly underrated, what are your thoughts?
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 10:41 pm
4
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:44 pm to TFS4E
Maybe slightly. Certainly not as much as they were previously
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:45 pm to TFS4E
quote:
FIFA's ratings for the Natl team sparked this argument amongst my friends
Well the US was ranked 4th before the 2006 world cup and bombed out..
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:48 pm to The Boat
Sorry, I meant the video game's ratings of the players (and how it relates to international perspective)
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:50 pm to TFS4E
quote:I think most guys are overrated for the US.
Sorry, I meant the video game's ratings of the players (and how it relates to international perspective)
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:54 pm to The Boat
quote:
Well the US was ranked 4th before the 2006 world cup and bombed out..
back to the rant with ya
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:04 pm to acgeaux129
Like that didn't happen or something?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:08 pm to The Boat
I'm joking, but there is no way the US were even close 4th in the world. Those rankings are pretty terrible.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:25 pm to The Boat
quote:
Like that didn't happen or something?
We didn't "bomb" out, so no it didn't happen. We won the group for Christ's sake.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:29 pm to BleedPurpleGold
quote:
We didn't "bomb" out, so no it didn't happen. We won the group for Christ's sake.
..Says the guy with the soccer avi and sig... We're talking about 2006.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:33 pm to The Boat
quote:
Says the guy with the soccer avi and sig
Good call brah
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:34 pm to acgeaux129
I don't know why that one fact hijacked the thread so much.
To get back on topic it seems like the best US players are rated pretty correctly. The average to below average guys don't really matter as much so they just slap a random average rating on them.
To get back on topic it seems like the best US players are rated pretty correctly. The average to below average guys don't really matter as much so they just slap a random average rating on them.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:42 pm to The Boat
I have no idea why you haven't wiped that from your memory by now. If someone mentions WC I immediately think 2010. 2006 didn't happen.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:46 pm to BleedPurpleGold
No, Americans aren't underrated. Its right where we should be. frick, 75% of them ball watch and don't make runs, and most of the time they don't first time pass anything.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:52 pm to UASports23
You forgot about our first touch. It's like we have baseball bats for legs and life is one big batting cage.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:44 am to BleedPurpleGold
quote:
You forgot about our first touch. It's like we have baseball bats for legs and life is one big batting cage.
I find this quote to be highly underrated.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:49 am to TFS4E
i think they are, and other than reputation of American soccer in general, landycakes 2 failures in Germany still leave a bitter taste in the collective mouths of europeans.
if jozy has another good season, i think we'll see how much the perceptions change b/c he should be a petty valuable transfer target
i'm curious what happens with bradley, too. i think he could be a good budget buy for a big club. you can't tell me that he wouldn't play a good deal at Man U, for instance (i pick them out b/c they probably buy a more expensive CM this offseason)
i'm watching zusi for the first time and i think he could get run at some mid-lower table EPL sides
the one group that i think is overrated (by americans) are our german-americans
if jozy has another good season, i think we'll see how much the perceptions change b/c he should be a petty valuable transfer target
i'm curious what happens with bradley, too. i think he could be a good budget buy for a big club. you can't tell me that he wouldn't play a good deal at Man U, for instance (i pick them out b/c they probably buy a more expensive CM this offseason)
i'm watching zusi for the first time and i think he could get run at some mid-lower table EPL sides
the one group that i think is overrated (by americans) are our german-americans
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:18 pm to SlowFlowPro
Jozy is above a 72. Bradley is above a 75. Facts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:20 pm to NewtonReb
i thought bradley was at/around an 80 on the last update
Posted on 6/8/13 at 1:58 pm to SlowFlowPro
You are probably right. That is much more accurate
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News