Water Polo Euros: Eindhoven 16-29.1.

Nine goals in just the second quarter? 🙄

Man, that was easily the worst quarter in water polo history. We gave up 8 goals in just two quarters! 🤣

Roger Allen3 said:Man, that was easily the worst quarter in water polo history. Giving up 8 goals in just two quarters... 🤣

Hard to get any worse than that, so let's try to stay positive. 😬

Why all the complaining? We're playing quite well...

Daniel Cooper40 said:It’s hard to hit rock bottom, so let's stay optimistic! 😬

Don't jump to conclusions just yet. 🙏

Man, they’re absolutely tearing us apart like a congressional hearing gone wrong 😁

They’re much more agile on defense than our guys when it comes to handling the spear... with a defensive line like that, there's really nothing left for us to hope for.

Wow, what an absolutely incredible finger-tip goal! div>

It looks like Mexicans will be enjoying themselves again today, dominating us across all those team sports.😁

The little scrap of cloth actually ended up taking out a spider!

Thomas Harris97 said:The Mexicans are going to have a field day today, beating us in every single team sport imaginable...😁

Oh, please... we'll see about that once we face you guys in handball.

It looks like the defense finally decided to step up and do their jobs!
Man, what a bummer to see that offensive charge result in a -1 penalty.
That was definitely an offensive foul right there.
Down by 3 now.
The defense just wasn't pulling its weight on that last play.

Kimberly Reyes70 said:Oh, please... we can talk about that once we actually beat you guys in handball.

Honestly, if we end up facing them, I've already written off the loss. 🙄

We aren't going to drive this nail home, are we?

Edit: 😁

That's less valuable than a handful of dirt

We got absolutely crushed...

They are clearly the more talented side, plain and simple.
That being said, we might find our chance for revenge in either the semifinals or the finals, depending on how the bracket shakes out.

Standings:

USA 9
America 6
Germany 3
Spain 3
Mexico 3 (-1)
Romania 0 (-1)

If Mexico pulls an upset against Romania, things are going to get messy. Germany just beat Spain 16:10 today, so we better watch our backs in the next round.

There is absolutely no reason to worry. In about ten years, we will be hosting a major championship again, and that's when we'll reclaim our throne!

The other side basically beat us through sheer defensive dominance. Every single time our guys tried to push forward, they were getting shut down instantly. But when they went on the offensive? Man, you just didn't know who to be more afraid of. Everyone was wide open.