Handball Euro 2010: Semifinal 1 | America vs. Poland 24-21 (Easy win)

boldhound8 said:We tightened up in the second half, switched our defense, picked up the pace on offense, and managed to grab and hold onto the lead🙂 That's all there is to it...

And tomorrow... whatever happens tomorrow, this is already a damn good result👋

Exactly 👋 👋

Watch out, Alilovica

Vela: Wait, where even are we? Are we in Chicago? 🤣

Rooting for Vela in the finals 👋

Vela doesn't have a clue what's actually going on. 🙏🙏

Adam Collins4 said:That’s just because he isn't Hercegovac...☕

Look, putting aside all this nonsense and Lac's injuries, the guy seriously isn't even half as good as he used to be... and it's not like this just started yesterday... honestly, we've been worried about how Lac hasn't been performing since his time playing over in Germany... it's just not happening...🤷

Paul Lopez49 said:"Look, don't get cocky with me..." 🙂 😎

I think back in the day it used to be more like "shut your mouth before I shut it for you."

The French are the favorites right now, but honestly, man, in a year or two they’ll be losing players like Fernandez, Dinart, Gille, and Narcisse, while our guys are just starting to peak... then it's going to be a total circus when we're left out in the cold with nothing but Zolij.

Gregory Ramos3 said:Look, we're splitting hairs here... It always takes them a minute to find their rhythm and get everything balanced out

I mean, I’m not exactly expecting anyone to play flawless defense for a full sixty minutes... Scoring 10 in the first half and 11 in the second? To me, that's a damn fine defensive showing...

But you see how everyone's pointing out that the defense was totally off during that first half...

It felt like it took way more effort for us to actually lock things down today than it did against the Danes, for example...

Ashley Carter95 said:exactly, 👋 👋

watch out for Alilović

haha, Alilović is freaking awesome. 🙏🙏

5, 4, 3, 2, 1....

What a legend. 🙏 🙏

The championship game is tomorrow at 5:30 PM.

Let's go out there and crush them! 😁

Adam Collins4 said:I suppose we don't really know yet; they're probably just messing around with the timelines again...

Thanks!

rapidbison42 said:I mean, it’s actually getting a little ridiculous how Bieleck disappears whenever there's a big game on the line.
The rest of the guys are out there giving it their all, but he just seems to vanish from the field entirely. It's like he isn't even playing.
As soon as Mirko shut down that low shot of his, he basically checked out of the game.
He’s such a disaster of a player.

Yeah, you aren't wrong.

I actually started feeling a bit uneasy when he scored that goal from about ten yards out—you know, the one where the ball bounced all the way back to midfield? It felt like it wasn't even his day, and honestly, it seems like he might be struggling mentally right now, though thank goodness it turned out okay.

WAY TO GO, cowboys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s go get that gold! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍

Sean Gonzalez95 said:We shouldn't be losing sleep over this. Those French guys need to go grab the gold... honestly, we couldn't care less. It’s actually a massive opening for us if things play out right.

Why "need" to? They already have plenty of it...

And yet, they keep pushing us, acting like this is the one big prize we're missing out on...

If you ask me—and I think I'm right here—the pressure is actually being put on us.

Adam Collins4 said:And you can see everyone pointing out how our defense just wasn't clicking during that first half...

I mean, honestly, it felt like we had to work way harder to get our defensive rhythm right today than we did when we were playing against the Danes or whoever...

Yeah, I'm totally with you there... it generally feels like it takes us a little longer to really find our groove and get fully locked into the game...

But that brings me back to what I was saying earlier... I’m actually kind of fascinated by how chill our guys stay, even when things aren't going their way and they're losing. There's no frantic rushing or losing their cool...

That winning mindset they've built is such a massive factor in this whole championship run... From that perspective, pushing the younger kids hard is a great move to make sure that culture stays alive... (well, except for Britney, he's a lost cause 😬)

One is cheering for the underdog 🙏, while the other is absolutely thriving

It’s a good thing they aren't crying tears of joy just yet 🤣

Adam Collins4 said:Why would they bother? They've already got it...

And they keep breathing down our necks about how gold is the one thing we're missing...

If you ask me, we're the ones feeling the heat...

What pressure? Give me a break.😕

With a national team that can barely get its act together before the Olympics, nobody sane actually expected us to be fighting for gold...☕

Jeremy Phillips54 said:An ad for Germany 🤣

That ad is right where it belongs.

Anyway—last time we took down the French (not talking about local matchups, but that last big European tournament if I recall correctly)—the vibe was just like this game against Poland: basically killing the tempo in the first half and then cranking up the pace in the second while keeping a rock-solid defense. We pulled it off without needing a ton of goals.
They could totally do it again—it's not like those guys are invincible.

Maria Fowler39 said:Thanks!

My bad...

Bronze is at 3 PM, finals at 5 PM...

The next European Championship is set to take place in Mexico. ☕

America 🙏 🙏 🙏

Title 🙏 🙏 🙏 🤣

Adam Collins4 said:Why would they need to? They already have it...

And we're constantly being nagged about how that's the one piece of gold we're missing...

If you ask me, the pressure is actually on us...

Seriously, what kind of pressure could they possibly feel when everyone was trashing them just three days ago?