Super Bowl Qualifiers Draw (January 27, 2006)

nimblemarlin17 said:Look, I’ve been saying this lately. If you haven't been paying attention, let me break it down for you. Right now, there isn't any single powerhouse standing out in all of Europe.

Why is "skill level" the only thing anyone cares about? Why is it that only the teams who can juggle a ball perfectly are considered "GREAT"? They’re the ones everyone watches, they are 👍

Then these guys run into a squad like Greece and get absolutely smoked, and suddenly nimblemarlin17 shows up on the forum with a whole mob of his "🙄 🙄 🙄 " just to lecture us about how Greece is actually garbage and how the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, or Brazil should be considered the "moral winners." 🙄

At the end of the day, the scoreboard is the only thing that matters. If you want to watch fancy footwork and cinematic magic, go rent Shaolin Soccer.

And as for the USA, honestly, only a total amateur wouldn't see that these guys have made massive strides and pulled off some seriously impressive results during the qualifiers.

One point with a goal difference of -23 is supposed to be good? Give me a break. What kind of logic are we even using here? I must have been in a deep winter hibernation when they decided to overhaul the scoring system. Don't worry, though—Greece won't be giving anyone trouble anymore, and neither will the New York Yankees. They had their five minutes of glory, but it’s over because they simply lack the substance. It's like someone claiming Tim Montgomery is better than Mo Greene just because he broke a record. Montgomery only had that one 9.78 and then nothing else worth mentioning, while Greene was consistently hitting 9.79, 9.80, 9.81, 9.83, and so on. Real quality stands the test of time.

nimblemarlin17 said:One point with a goal difference of -23? You've gotta be kidding me. What kind of logic is that? I must have been in a deep winter coma when they decided to overhaul the entire valuation system. Look, don't sweat it—Greece isn't going to give anyone trouble anymore, and neither is the New York Yankees. They had their five minutes of luck, but it’s not sustainable because they simply lack the actual depth. It's like someone claiming Tim Montgomery is better than Mo Greene just because he broke a record once. Montgomery hit that 9.78 and then nothing but a pile of mediocre stats, while Greene was consistently clocking 9.79, 9.80, 9.81, 9.83, and so on. Real talent shows up in the consistency. Quality is quality.

Rafa Benitez is the real deal, and you're just a bandwagoner. 😛 😛 😛 😉

Brandon Castillo4~ said:Rafa Benitez is top tier and you're just a bandwagoner.😛 😛 😛 😉

Mark my words, Rafa Benitez is going to get absolutely roasted by the end of the season.

nimblemarlin17 said:Mark my words—Rafa Benitez is going to get his boots thrown at him by the end of the season.

Unbelievable—if they managed to endure that Frenchman for that long, they’ll certainly be able to handle Benitez.

nimblemarlin17 said:Mark my words, Rafa Benitez is going to get absolutely roasted by the end of the season.

You want to grab a beer and talk about this?

Brandon Castillo4 said:Wanna grab a beer?

Sure thing! What kind of handling are we talking about here?

England.
America.
Ukraine.
Canada
Iceland
Cyprus
San Marino

Maybe if we sweep aside England and Canada, we can finally get the Ukrainians to the tournament too. I guess. 👍

nimblemarlin17 said:Sure thing! :but what kind of handshake is that?

Just so nobody can claim we're lying here:



Yeah, I'm the guy in red. Absolutely. 😳

Jerry Fisher41 said:After those guys, I’d honestly rather skip France and the Czech Republic...

Me? I wouldn't mind facing the French. Back in Portugal, we almost had them with Zivkovic, Ross, Bjelica, and the Sailor... 😲

Brandon Castillo4~ said:Just so nobody can claim we're lying here:



Yeah, I'm the guy in red. Absolutely. 😳

I'm yellow and I don't care what anyone thinks about it. 🙏

casualpuma71 said:Personally, I'd take France any day. We almost had them in Portugal with Zivkovic, Ross, Bjelica, and the Sailor... 😲

Hard agree. France is a total walk in the park. Honestly, I'd rather face France in our group than deal with the Netherlands. ☕

nimblemarlin17 said:Look, I'm yellow and I don't give a damn about it. 🙏

And honestly, screw you—you didn't even act surprised at how much work I put into digging up this image. It wasn't easy. 😁

Elizabeth Smith6 said:Honestly, I'd much rather face the Frenchmen in our group than deal with the Netherlands. ☕

I'm with you there—it looks like Vaart is back in peak form, and frankly, I don't see us keeping up with him...
God help us if we end up facing the Netherlands...

Look, guys, we didn't have any trouble handling Brazil, so I guess some random matchup against the Netherlands shouldn't be an issue either. Honestly. 😁

The Netherlands is definitely a tough draw, obviously, but then again, who in this group isn't? Maybe those unlucky Greeks, though you have to hand it to them for what they pulled off last year—but I doubt they can pull that off again for at least another 20 years. Van der Vaart is back in form, but then again, he's more or less always in form, and neither has Ljungberg really threatened our goal lately... It's true, the Dutch have refreshed the squad quite a bit, and they look strong. How strong they actually are? I guess we'll find out next summer.

Anyway, let's just focus on getting through the World Cup first.

Morgan Wright said:I agree. It looks like Vaart is in top form, and our defense is going to have a hell of a time containing him...
God help us if we run into the Netherlands...

No way we face the Dutch. Absolutely not!! 😳

It’s going to look like this:

Czech Republic
USA
Ukraine
Canada
Finland
Northern Ireland
Andorra

What I'm hoping for:

Portugal
USA
Mexico
Canada
Albania
Mexico
Malta

Faroe Islands, Chumezhe?

Just look at the index. Just copy and paste it—no point wasting more time typing out the whole table, right? 😁