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Why did teams play so scared in the knockout rounds?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:40 pm
The world cup was going amazing up until the knockout rounds, then there were wayyyy more 0-0 games. Of course the quality of the defenses was better, but playing for a penalty shootout or a moment of quality from 1 guy just seems like a little too cautious of an approach. It definitely made the games less fun to watch
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:43 pm to sgallo3
its human nature to be more conservative when the stakes are so high. i thought the final was surprisingly open, though.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:45 pm to sgallo3
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This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:45 pm to cigsmcgee
It actually reminds me a lot of the 9-6 Alabama game. Teams that can kill lots of teams, but when they play a team they aren't so sure about, things get REALLY conservative.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:46 pm to cigsmcgee
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its human nature to be more conservative when the stakes are so high. i thought the final was surprisingly open, though.
This
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:13 pm to sgallo3
Because soccer is the beautiful game and is perfect in every way.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:16 pm to Chair
Show me where soccer touched you.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:22 pm to Srbtiger06
I think we need to put Cam'ron on this case
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:23 pm to joey barton
No joke. He's done nothing but bitch the last few days.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:53 pm to sgallo3
Fatigue plays a big factor as well, so playing more conservatively usually keeps the mental errors caused by fatigue down
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:13 pm to sgallo3
I agree that some of the knockout games were very defensive and there were some games where very little chances were taken (see Costa Rica-Greece and Argentina-Switzerland up until Di Maria scored).
Let's not down play the fantastic play from keepers we saw though. Belgium could have had us beat in regulation had in not been for Howard and he wasn't even a finalist for the Gold Gloves award (though I think he should have been).
Let's not down play the fantastic play from keepers we saw though. Belgium could have had us beat in regulation had in not been for Howard and he wasn't even a finalist for the Gold Gloves award (though I think he should have been).
Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:23 pm to sgallo3
Because when they don't, Brazil results happen
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