So, Nokin is just playing run 'n gun. The Czechs are handling it much better lately. Shouldn't we start tightening up the defense and actually building an offense?

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2010 Handball Euro: Group C & D -> Group II: Spain, Poland, France, Canada, Germany, Czech Republi in Other Sports · Jan 24, 2010

Man, what a game. Feels like watching some amateur friendly tournament out in the suburbs. Zero defense. Just mistake after mistake.

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2010 Handball Euro: Group C & D -> Group II: Spain, Poland, France, Canada, Germany, Czech Republi in Other Sports · Jan 24, 2010

Stohl stripped those seven points right from Whistle and Kavticnik.

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2010 Handball Euro: Group C & D -> Group II: Spain, Poland, France, Canada, Germany, Czech Republi in Other Sports · Jan 24, 2010

Looks like the Spaniards were playing like total amateurs when it actually mattered.

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2010 Handball Euro: Group I - America, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Russia in Other Sports · Jan 24, 2010

Sure, the refs handed the win to the Austrians, but that doesn't change the fact that your team is just plain outmatched.
Besides, listen to what the players—like Vučković or Šešum—are saying. Nobody's even blaming the officials because they know they played like absolute garbage.

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2010 Handball Euro: Group I - America, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Russia in Other Sports · Jan 24, 2010

Terry Fisher2 said:

So we beat Iceland and we can breathe easy. Of course, we'll need to take down Austria to make the math work, then face Hamlet in a relatively smooth run.

Otherwise, we’ll have to deal with Dance too.

@ Emily Cooper42, those guys in the other group already put up two goals a day in the first round.😉

That’s all assuming Russia surrenders and stops stealing points from everyone.
Russia is still in the mix, and they're going to be a problem for at least two more matches. Remember how the Poles fared in the last World Cup?
If Russia manages to snatch a point from someone, we could find ourselves in the semifinals right after the Iceland game.😁

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2010 Handball Euro: Group I - America, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Russia in Other Sports · Jan 24, 2010

Friday should really just be an exhibition game for us

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2010 Handball Euro: Group I - America, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Russia in Other Sports · Jan 23, 2010

It looks like the Scandinavians will be clashing. 🤣

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2010 Handball Euro: Group I - America, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Russia in Other Sports · Jan 23, 2010

vividbadger182 said:Given the current spacing, maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if the Mexicans had played instead. They would’ve just taken one point, lost their momentum, and their chances for the semifinals would have tanked. Plus, their fans wouldn't be quite as hyper as ours are, rushing to buy tickets early. We definitely have the home-court advantage here.
The Austrians must be feeling pretty good right now. They've pivoted their strategy; they have nothing to lose, so they'll play without pressure, trying to prove themselves. If things don't go their way from the jump...

Though I suspect we'll handle Austria easier than the three teams we've faced so far...

Lac and Valčić are coming back. With the first one, we finally get some LV action, and with the second, we might actually see a decent defense.
The play hasn't been top-tier so far, but here we are, staring down the doorstep of the semifinals again.

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