Hoping the folks here who follow soccer can help me appreciate this morning’s matches. My only other resource is a 14-year old whose knowledge of German soccer is mostly derived from video games.
Gio Reyna is the 17 year old son of former USMNT great Claudio Reyna. Extremely skilled player who is one of our best prospects, getting his first Bundesliga start today. Potential superstar in the making.Hoping the folks here who follow soccer can help me appreciate this morning’s matches. My only other resource is a 14-year old whose knowledge of German soccer is mostly derived from video games.
As the most casual of observers, I’m always surprised at how much attention is paid in soccer to the goal scorer, relative to the players who set it up. Absolutely brilliant touch by the guy who fed the ball to the crosser, and I don’t think the announcers even mentioned it.Great goal!
I think they read your post...talking about it now.As the most casual of observers, I’m always surprised at how much attention is paid in soccer to the goal scorer, relative to the players who set it up. Absolutely brilliant touch by the guy who fed the ball to the crosser, and I don’t think the announcers even mentioned it.
They're keeping social distance from the ball as well.Good to see that the Schalke squad are still adhering to social distancing guidelines.
I look forward to at least a year of coronavirus themed sports puns. Anytime someone is playing bad defense in any sport - "social distancing hardeharhar", plenty of flattening the curve jokes in baseball, vaccinated against scoring etc. I would like to see the announcers get these out of their systems in one game.Good to see that the Schalke squad are still adhering to social distancing guidelines.
Interesting use of "looking forward to" there.I look forward to at least a year of coronavirus themed sports puns. Anytime someone is playing bad defense in any sport - "social distancing hardeharhar", plenty of flattening the curve jokes in baseball, vaccinated against scoring etc. I would like to see the announcers get these out of their systems in one game.
I'm the opposite, feeling reassured by some small return to normalcy.I’m experiencing a constant low-level anxiety at the sight of these guys coming at each other full speed without masks.
Is that weird?
I think Fox is using the global feed for these games?I think the NBC/Fox announcers may be contractually obligated to say that any American player has played well on any given day.
Not that McKennie was bad per se but he was loose with the ball on several occasions and way overshot a couple balls to the corner. On the other hand his defending near the ball was solid and he broke up a number of possible connections with great positioning. Up and down half, and a struggle overall for Schalke.
FOX is going a very decent job considering the complicated production plan they put together in the name of staff safety. Lack of fans was a little awkward at the start, but of minimal impact once the race began. Not a huge NASCAR fan, but the theater helps the psyche.NASCAR about to start from Darlington; Ryan Newman back behind the wheel after his incredible crash at the Daytona 500.
Is it the PA system or is it the broadcast?The PA system is pumping in crowd noise. It’s a really strange contrast with the empty stands.
They were doing this earlier this week, I actually really like it, especially the jeering at the appropriate time, like when Bayern just started passing the ball aimlessly around the back.The PA system is pumping in crowd noise. It’s a really strange contrast with the empty stands.
I'm guessing broadcast. It's being done quite well, mind you. Chanting most of the time, some whistles and boos on back passes and claps for exceptional play. Must be fun to DJ.Is it the PA system or is it the broadcast?
It's the broadcast. Sky (Broadcast in Germany) offers the game with fake audience or real sound. There is def. no sound playing in the stadium itself.I'm guessing broadcast. It's being done quite well, mind you. Chanting most of the time, some whistles and boos on back passes and claps for exceptional play. Must be fun to DJ.
How can you tell? The way they have whistles and boos for back passes seems to indicate that it’s the stadium PAIt's the broadcast. Sky (Broadcast in Germany) offers the game with fake audience or real sound. There is def. no sound playing in the stadium itself.
A thousand times this.If I could go back in time the first thing I would do is find a way to get Alphonso Davies family to America before they ended up in Canada.