cortez the killer
Pretty much a regular
does this make me a shitty patriot? probably, and i will be rooting for the usa 100%--how could you not as this team has shown alot of courage and been entertaining to watch all through qualification and the world cup (minus the last few seconds of the portugal game--anyone else remember that the extra official first put up a 3 before changing it to 4 minutes of added time--if that 3 stayed up we would already be through).
here is my logic--germany is so deep and so talented--even when throwing their B team out there, and their goal difference is so strong it is almost impossible for them not to advance, even with a loss, ghana would have to win by like 4 goals if germany were to loose by 1, which is a very remote possibility.
2nd. i think the germans really don't want to see klinsmann have any success at all--much less at their expense, and for that reason alone we will see their a game.
3rd---we are the usa, i have no fucking idea what the overall soccer record between these 2 nations are (i think we drew against their B team under klinsman with a comeback a year or two ago, but that is nothing compared with tomorrow. the real score--the one that they surely remember is usa 2 germany nil in the 2 20th century world wars (i will spare everyone the history diatribe except to point out that while our participation in WWII was both inevitable (after pearl harbor--the friend of my enemy is also my enemy) and also moral (with the whole hitler/holocaust deal) our participation in WWI flew in the face of a very successful 150 Monroe doctrine that basically said we would pay complete attention to our western hemisphere and totally ignore and stay out of any international business in the eastern hemisphere--especially europe. WWI was more about our trade partners especially brittain and the progressive thinking of good old woody wilson). anyways, surely this talking point doesn't mean a damn thing to us, but anyone from the south knows there is gonna be bad blood from this.
4th- i believe klose needs 1 goal to become top goalscorer in WC history. for this reason i LOVE any prop with him being anytime goalscorer and 1st goal scorer if he starts but more likely last goalscorer if he doesn't as he prolly comes in for muller (not goetze this time as rest trumps winning for your star goalscorer past the 45th minute and germany can take out muller and replace him with a guy that can get behind the US cbs much like the final goal portugal scored in the 94th minute. i c klose getting over 30 and more like 45 minutes this game even if he doesn't start--beyond this game, maybe 15 minutes at the end of a game if germany is trailing or even + extratime. none if germany are up by 1 going down the stretch.
5th-portugal is a total mess and their goaldifferential so poor due to that germany game, i don't give them a chance,
6th -west germany was the team that had the 1-nil result years ago where collusion was apparent and which resulted in the simultaneous final game of the group stage at the world cup ever since. germany doesn't want to be associated with this type of play (collusion) like suarez is with biting--especially with the klinsmann connection.
anyways, ghana to advance past group stage +450-1 unit ghana to be eliminated in round of 16 (prolly vs belgium, giving me a chance to play ghana +1/2 and hope for extra time if those 2 teams do meet) +600 1 unit
here is my logic--germany is so deep and so talented--even when throwing their B team out there, and their goal difference is so strong it is almost impossible for them not to advance, even with a loss, ghana would have to win by like 4 goals if germany were to loose by 1, which is a very remote possibility.
2nd. i think the germans really don't want to see klinsmann have any success at all--much less at their expense, and for that reason alone we will see their a game.
3rd---we are the usa, i have no fucking idea what the overall soccer record between these 2 nations are (i think we drew against their B team under klinsman with a comeback a year or two ago, but that is nothing compared with tomorrow. the real score--the one that they surely remember is usa 2 germany nil in the 2 20th century world wars (i will spare everyone the history diatribe except to point out that while our participation in WWII was both inevitable (after pearl harbor--the friend of my enemy is also my enemy) and also moral (with the whole hitler/holocaust deal) our participation in WWI flew in the face of a very successful 150 Monroe doctrine that basically said we would pay complete attention to our western hemisphere and totally ignore and stay out of any international business in the eastern hemisphere--especially europe. WWI was more about our trade partners especially brittain and the progressive thinking of good old woody wilson). anyways, surely this talking point doesn't mean a damn thing to us, but anyone from the south knows there is gonna be bad blood from this.
4th- i believe klose needs 1 goal to become top goalscorer in WC history. for this reason i LOVE any prop with him being anytime goalscorer and 1st goal scorer if he starts but more likely last goalscorer if he doesn't as he prolly comes in for muller (not goetze this time as rest trumps winning for your star goalscorer past the 45th minute and germany can take out muller and replace him with a guy that can get behind the US cbs much like the final goal portugal scored in the 94th minute. i c klose getting over 30 and more like 45 minutes this game even if he doesn't start--beyond this game, maybe 15 minutes at the end of a game if germany is trailing or even + extratime. none if germany are up by 1 going down the stretch.
5th-portugal is a total mess and their goaldifferential so poor due to that germany game, i don't give them a chance,
6th -west germany was the team that had the 1-nil result years ago where collusion was apparent and which resulted in the simultaneous final game of the group stage at the world cup ever since. germany doesn't want to be associated with this type of play (collusion) like suarez is with biting--especially with the klinsmann connection.
anyways, ghana to advance past group stage +450-1 unit ghana to be eliminated in round of 16 (prolly vs belgium, giving me a chance to play ghana +1/2 and hope for extra time if those 2 teams do meet) +600 1 unit
