Interesting yung comments ng American lady that I saw sa TV a few days back. Hindi raw totoong sports ang soccer kasi it doesn't give so much emphasis on individual talent. Masyado raw team effort tapos maraming no-point games. Kaya hindi raw sisikat sa US despite the current World Cup fever.
Sabagay it's a sport na malaki chance ng weaker team to win. Play defense only then 0-0 tapos penalty shoot-out.
I'm rooting for Lil Messi and the US.
why should there be emphasis on individual talent if its a REAL team sport? Didn't the San Antonio Spurs just school an in prime and obviously more talented and more physically gifted Miami Heat Big 3 with excellent team play? I'm almost certain the lady knows little about "Football". She can stick to watching NFL, which hardly uses the foot in tandem with the ball, and they insist on calling it football..what a joke.
ALso, I cant totally agree to weaker teams having a larger chance to win by just playing defense, although I see the logic of such an argument. Its just that in reality, it hardly works. There are 2 very recent examples (Bayern Munich vs Manchester United at the UEFA final eight and Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid at the UEFA semis) that even if you "park the bus" in front of the goal, the opposing team may still find a chance to score because they have no fear of a counter.
And if does result to a penalty shoot out, chances are the defensive team fielded defensive players that have little to no experience in taking penalties.