[ITA] Serie A 2008/2009 (30 Viewers)

[Seven]

If the top Belgian players are good enough, they'll leave for a better league just like our players.

They will. Because the Belgian league blows. And I've always said that. But at least we've got Standard, Anderlecht, Club Brugge. Teams that have a history in the sport.

It's not hard to follow the Belgian NT. I've seen the top players in action.

They show them all the time on FSC as they can't get the better matches.

Then you are underestimating them.

 

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[Alen]

It's not hard to follow the Belgian NT. I've seen the top players in action.

They show them all the time on FSC as they can't get the better matches.

Their u21 team was sick. They did great bothe at the Euro (for u21) and at the olympics.
Some of those players are now regulars for the senior team and they play in strong leagues.

 

[Enron]

Belgium is actually starting to look quite okay. I am well aware of the fact that most of you wouldn't know about it as you don't particularly care about the Belgian NT, but it is in fact pretty decent. We deserved to beat Spain last year, but were very unlucky.

I saw you guys play a few times last year and I was impressed. Belgium has a lot of young talent. I don't think anyone is denying that. At least I am not.

At the same time I wouldn't underestimate US soccer(we don't play football). A lot of teams have underestimated the US NT at times and usually end up paying the price.

 

[Enron]

They will. Because the Belgian league blows. And I've always said that. But at least we've got Standard, Anderlecht, Club Brugge. Teams that have a history in the sport.

DC United has a history dating back to 1996.

 

[Seven]

I saw you guys play a few times last year and I was impressed. Belgium has a lot of young talent. I don't think anyone is denying that. At least I am not.

At the same time I wouldn't underestimate US soccer(we don't play football). A lot of teams have underestimated the US NT at times and usually end up paying the price.

Oh, but I'm not underestimating the American NT. Far from actually. Andy is the one claiming that the USA could take Belgium any day. And I doubt that.

 

[Enron]

We would beat Belgium. We beat Poland, Sweden, et cetera. Mexico is a far better footballing nation than them too, so I'm confident we would beat them.

Correction we did beat Sweden. The week before we beat Mexico.

 

[Bjerknes]

Their u21 team was sick. They did great bothe at the Euro (for u21) and at the olympics.
Some of those players are now regulars for the senior team and they play in strong leagues.

Yes, they were. Our U-21 team was also sick a couple summers ago. Best talent we've ever had.

I saw you guys play a few times last year and I was impressed. Belgium has a lot of young talent. I don't think anyone is denying that. At least I am not.

At the same time I wouldn't underestimate US soccer(we don't play football). A lot of teams have underestimated the US NT at times and usually end up paying the price.

Hopefully they will continue to underestimate us. It works out well.

 

[Bjerknes]

Oh, but I'm not underestimating the American NT. Far from actually. Andy is the one claiming that the USA could take Belgium any day. And I doubt that.

And you doubting that means you're underestimating us.

You think Belgium is better than Sweden? They're better than Poland but don't think so with Sweden.

 

[Seven]

And you doubting that means you're underestimating us.

So the only way for me not to underestime the USA would be to acknowledge the fact that the USA would easily beat Belgium?

 

[blondu]

DC United has a history dating back to 1996.

del piero's kid is older than that club

 

[Bjerknes]

So the only way for me not to underestime the USA would be to acknowledge the fact that the USA would easily beat Belgium?

We've played similar sides and won, so...

 

[Enron]

Oh, but I'm not underestimating the American NT. Far from actually. Andy is the one claiming that the USA could take Belgium any day. And I doubt that.

It's Andy.

To be perfectly honest our coach is an idiot who refuses to play our best players together. Freddy Adu hardly gets a call up these days and the same with the former U 20 guys. Instead we get MLS guys who aren't even in season during the match they're called up for.

Still even with those jokers, we tend to stay competitive against the majority of the competition we play. That said, I don't think we would roll over Belgium. The US could definitely beat them, but Belgium could beat us as well. We'd stomp Poland, Austria, and Switzerland though.

 

[Seven]

We've played similar sides and won, so...

Spain beat us 2-1 after a hard fought game, but you think the US would have no problems whatsoever?

You fancy your chances against Spain?

 

[Seven]

It's Andy.

To be perfectly honest our coach is an idiot who refuses to play our best players together. Freddy Adu hardly gets a call up these days and the same with the former U 20 guys. Instead we get MLS guys who aren't even in season during the match they're called up for.

Still even with those jokers, we tend to stay competitive against the majority of the competition we play. That said, I don't think we would roll over Belgium. The US could definitely beat them, but Belgium could beat us as well. We'd stomp Poland, Austria, and Switzerland though.

Exactly. You could beat us, we could beat you, but for the moment it is slightly more likely for you to beat us.

 

[Bjerknes]

It's Andy.

And?

 

[Enron]

Yes, they were. Our U-21 team was also sick a couple summers ago. Best talent we've ever had.

And how many of those players have had full NT experience? 2?

Belgium actually has their talented young player actually playing with the NT.

 

[Enron]

Spain beat us 2-1 after a hard fought game, but you think the US would have no problems whatsoever?

You fancy your chances against Spain?

We lost 1-0 before the Euros. Xavi scored.

 

[Enron]

And?

You tend to go over the top.

 

[Sadomin]

We would beat Belgium. We beat Poland, Sweden, et cetera. Mexico is a far better footballing nation than them too, so I'm confident we would beat them.

You beat Sweden's C team in a friendly. Big difference, Andy.

 

[Bjerknes]

And how many of those players have had full NT experience? 2?

Belgium actually has their talented young player actually playing with the NT.

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