Handball World Cup - Group B (USA, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Argentina)

Daniel Cooper11 said:All she needs is a broom to sweep herself all the way to Sweden; her mere presence would intimidate both the refs and the opposition, and we'd be cruising straight into the finals.

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Honestly, I’m worried the French guillotine might be waiting for her once she gets there.😍

boldhound8 said:She needs a shirt☕
The kind where you have to fasten it in the back...

Personally, I'm thinking she'd be better off in one of those shirts where the sleeves tie in the back.🤣

Man, if we end up losing to Argentina tomorrow...🤣

I wonder if I’m dreaming, or did Solo really just suggest that goalkeepers should just figure things out among themselves?

I mean, Alilovic and Sego are probably our best keepers, and honestly, we couldn't ask for anyone better. Back when Pero and Dominikovic were holding down the defense, we all just stood there in awe of Alilovic's saves. I really don't think it's fair to blame him for the current stats at all. It’s hard to say how anyone could make those saves when every single play felt totally disorganized, or when Hansen and Sondergard were just shooting whenever they felt like it.

I'll say it again, there's really no point in blaming these guys for what's happening. Any one of them could have just told Goluzi "no" and spent a month relaxing in Washington, D.C., instead of burning through their health and sanity dealing with Goluz and the rest of this coaching staff. We have to start by admitting that we don't have a single cohesive play worked out, and that this isn't even the strongest version of Team America (since there's still plenty of room for players like Pero, Dominikovic, and Spoljarica).

I'm still pretty optimistic that our guys will make it to the semifinals, and I suspect Balic will step up and speak his mind since he's arguably the only one with that kind of influence on the squad. People might criticize him for playing it safe, but the guy is basically a handball God compared to everyone else; if he weren't there for so many games, we might have ended up facing a disaster similar to what happened with Denmark, and people would be constantly betting on the French, the Spaniards, or Dance in the semifinals. If they do get knocked out now, nobody has any right to complain or doubt the players' effort, because, truthfully, they could have easily spent these last few weeks relaxing somewhere tropical.

THANK YOU TO GORAN FOR FINALLY ADMITTING THAT Kopljar MIGHT NOT BE AT THE NATIONAL TEAM LEVEL. He actually said something smarter in that one sentence than Goluz and Solo have said since training camp started. Buntic definitely showed during his minutes on the court that he basically reinvented the game specifically for Kopljar.

I truly hope we see more of Buntic in the upcoming games, otherwise, I might actually have to pay for Goluz's therapy sessions myself.

I don't even know where to start with this mess... it’s just one thing after another lately. Every time you think things might actually stabilize or make some kind of sense, something else comes crashing down to remind you that nothing is ever truly settled. It’s exhausting, honestly. You spend all this time trying to build something meaningful, only to watch the whole structure wobble because of circumstances completely out of your control. It feels like we're constantly just reacting to the next crisis instead of actually moving forward... and frankly, I'm getting pretty tired of the cycle... kaže:
Jasminka Ćosić, that clairvoyant from the Midwest...
Don't even worry about it. America is going to grind everyone down until the very end and take home the World Cup trophy...

It’s basically just a reality check delivered by some typical, jaded American commentator...🙏

Anything is possible... absolutely anything...

Man, I’m telling you, once the US pulls off that win tomorrow, things are going to absolutely explode 🙂

Alilović is sticking around, and it looks like Pešić is stepping in to take over for Šega..

Joseph Clark37 said:Man, if we end up losing to Argentina tomorrow...🤣

If that actually happens, then we’ll have certainly earned ourselves a little extended break from handball!

we really need to bring Linot back...👋

Gregory Ramos3 said:Man, if Poland pulls off a win tomorrow, things are going to get absolutely heated! 🙂

Still a long shot, though.

Roger Allen3 said:it’s a tough climb, honestly.

Eh, don't sweat it... it's definitely not the first time we've seen Americans get written off right at the start of the second round.😉

Kimberly Smith69 said:Alilović is staying put, but they're bringing in Pešić instead of Šega...

For God's sake, why? At least Šega brought some energy to the net, unlike those other two disasters. Honestly, I feel like Pešić isn't even going to survive this mess...🤷

Anyway, show me some proof, send a link...

coppernomad2 said:Alilovic and Sego are our best goalies, honestly we couldn't do any better, folks.

Nah, I don't know, Šunjić isn't even better...

http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/41117...Alilovic-ostaje

Kimberly Smith69 said:http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/41117...lilovic-ostaje

Šega's thing with the goalies🤣 (only happens here in the States🙂)

Good grief, if we end up losing to the Gauchos tomorrow, we need to organize such an absolute nightmare of a reception for our boys that they’ll never live it down. I’m talking about throwing bags of cement at the goalies, having Goluža take turns swinging a heavy club at their heads until they finally learn their lesson—which, let's be honest, will take a long time—and maybe tossing bull testicles at Kopljar since he clearly isn't using his own. As for the rest of them? Well, I'm sure we can come up with plenty of other creative punishments.😁

Šega lost the even/odd bet 🤣

It’s honestly a bit of an illusion to think he’ll be a top-tier coach when he was never exactly a world-class goalkeeper to begin with, right?

Samuel Baker3 said:Did Šega really just blow it on an even-money bet? Is that how we're playing it now? 🤣

Let’s be honest for once: Šol was never actually a top-tier goalkeeper.To think that we could actually expect a head coach to be part of this equation is nothing short of pure delusion.

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dustyridge3 said:🤦

Why the facepalm? I'm with you, he wasn't exactly elite, just pretty decent.