A Soccer Game With a Lot of Goals!!!

But they have a passion for the game. I have to deal with American commentators for every sport. Thank god I have the CBC. I listen to the Canadian announcers and they talk about the game. Sort of like......the British.

I'd compare him more to Berman.

Back back back back back

Goal goal goal goal goal

I keep saying this, Berman sounds like a diseased chicken when he does his back back back thing.

The West Ham vs. Tottenham game was 4-3. And Arsenal against Blackburn was 6-2.

Yeah I mean 50 years ago or something. And Football League, i.e. before the advent of the Premiership. I remember (reading about) one game was 7-6 between Huddersfield Town and Charlton Athletic. Huddersfield led 5-1 but lost (or the other way around, I forget).

It's a shame that the stadium was half filled.

This was more scoring than a lot of NFL games.

There was more scoring in that game, than in any game involving the Detroit Pistons.

You seem to be forgetting, Mr. Barcelona, that the point you just made results in far more variation in football (American). If football were just one, long running-play. Nobody would watch it.

The plays, or as you call it, resets of formation, allow football to have greater depth, as a team must decide on any given play what goal they should set out to accomplish... First down, field goal, touchdown, etc. Then, they decide how they should go about doing so...

More variation = Better spectator sport. I'm not saying soccer's not fun... but it sucks to watch.

Greater depth? I have to disagree. Not that football is shallow, but rather soccer is deeper than you claim. Offensively, do you go up the middle and use pace to get past the central defense, or do you use the wings and set up a great cross into the box? Do you bring the fullbacks up to help with offense at the expense of getting exploited on a counter attack? Substitution are also incredibly strategic. Since you only get three for the match, when and who to bring people on is important (bring them out later can exploit a fatigued defense, but too late and it may be hard for a sub to get acclimated before the end of the match).

I love the NFL, but the intention of most of these players is to batter them to a pulp. Soccer is a strategic sport, because you can't stop the game and set up a winning play.

Soccer players have to find weak matchups, time passes or crosses, and protect the ball from defenders. In a lot of ways, they all have to be like a quarterback.

Except the goalkeeper. Who has to be like a punter and a defensive back.

Well said Ea34!

Rugby is a cool sport though, it's a mixture of american football, and soccer.

That's why it's called Rugby Football! :)

Yes, heck Australia beat American Samoa in World Cup Qualifying like 22-0.