What actually makes a great coach? You can really see the fingerprints of a manager in how the Canadian national team plays. They play this high-octane, run-and-gun style of handball that looks like it was lifted straight out of Serdarusicev's Kiel. It’s impressive because you don't even notice they're lacking in raw individual talent; they just play such cohesive, beautiful team handball instead.
Honestly, looking at how things are going, we’re probably just going to get crushed by the Spaniards in the semifinals, yet here we are rooting for them anyway.
The North American teams have never had an easy ride against the Scandinavians, and honestly, it looks like we’re going to be struggling just as much against the Americans or even the folks from Iceland.
I was actually just saying on another thread that this whole situation reminds me of how things play out in Switzerland. It feels like we're headed for a matchup with Iceland or the US in the next round.
In theory, playing against Mexico is actually pretty straightforward. If you just run a deep zone defense and make sure you can outpace them—since they’re notoriously slow on the transition—you’ve got a real shot at winning.
The only real question is how effectively an opponent can actually pull that off. So far, the Danes seem to have it figured out.
I caught most of it on a stream, but I missed the very end—it looks like they might have ended in a draw.
The Germans totally blew their chance to clinch it, and those Canadians? They spent the last few minutes playing it safe like Iceland did yesterday. It’s like they were terrified of actually winning or something.
The refs are totally playing favorites with the Canadians, and Bitter just absolutely leveled the goalpost with his foot. You seriously need to see this.
Look, I know the Danish guys and those guys from Valladolid are doing it too, but Lin is really the one who set the trend for this tournament. At this rate, his next big move will probably be putting on a marker jersey and stepping in as a second center.
Philip missed the shot to equalize with just a minute left on the clock—completely wide of the net. It’s pretty obvious he was playing scared because of Omeyer.