I'm not sure if we're just bad because whenever we kick bad the coaches will be like great kick! we only got one goal the whole season and it was because the opposong goalie wasn't paying attention! Our coaches were college graduees (very hot) and went to a community college, not because they're poor, but lack of brains. Other seasons we would win some and lose some. Who's at fault?
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Sometimes everyones at fault. The coaches may be at fault for not teaching you the right way to play or good techniques. Your team may also be at fault. There may be really good players on your team but if you all can't work together then that can be a problem. My brother was on a team that lost every game except for their last game which was a tie (0-0..). There were some very talented players but the coaches never really worked on teamwork but instead on just those good players. Instead of looking at both the strenghts AND weaknesses he only looked at their good things and made them work on that. What he really needed was to also work on what they werent good on do everything could balance out and they could play on both sides of the field.If you play soccer next year make sure you get familiar with your teamates and with your coach. Also, talk with your coach if he/she isn't doing such a great job. Hope you win some next year...
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As much as I agree with you, we did deserve to get beat because we were crap with a capital C. I mean, how could Saha miss that penalty. Why didn't he get Rooney to take it?
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If you're on the team then there is nothing wrong with asking the coach why you don't have your uniform.  He may have just forgot!  If he does snap at you when you ask and he doesn't give you one, then he's a bad coach.
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I don't think they were good. They need better performance against the other teams in the group... But let me watch now the other game! :)
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The Redwings have really no choice but to keep Legace in goal.  Osgood is injured and Howard does not thave much game experience let alone playoff experience.  Legace can't be the total reason the Wings are playing lousy.  He has been very average and needs to step up his game but he needs some offensive help as well. I do feel the Wings need to be hungrier at playoff time and maybe the President's Trophy is more of a curse than a blessing.  When you have your division/conference wrapped up so early hard to keep the competitive edge.  Keep the faith they have two games to go and stranger things have happened in the playoffs!
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No.  I think they'll struggle in the lower half and end up somewhere between 12th and 15th, but they'll find some wins, especially if they can get some people healthy.  For now, Rossi is doing his best, though he probably won't be able to stay with the club after the loan.  Hopefully the Palermo match is a sign of better things.  If Luque could find some form, we wouldn't have to depend on guys like Duff to put it in the net when he should be setting up plays.  Martins has got to step it up.  Sibierski has shown some form too.  We should dump Bramble and try to make a good back line signing in January.  Even when Given comes back, the defense has been as pourous as a seive and unable to put 90 full minutes together.  We've just got to hold it together this season, try to find a lineup that can work together and reward the hard work of Emre, Solano, Parker, Zoggy, and Milner.  Heck, Milner worked his butt off in Palermo and is the only reason Luque had any chance to shine.  Ramage looks like an up & comer as well... anyway, rambling, but I think we have enough to keep afloat.  I'd like to think that we can get Owen back at the end of the season or the beginning of next, see some improvement of the defense, and make the midfield's effort pay.\n\nGo Toon!\n\nRe:  Shearer, I think there's something in his commitments that prevents him from coming on for another year or so, but I can't recall.  I don't they'd talk about it anyway right now, would just undermine Roeder.\n\nOh, and I forgot Dyer.  There's a guy we've got to keep healthy... if we can keep the slalom sticks out of his eyes!
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bofo and blanco have similar way's of playing and with the refferees not calling ardly any penalties it would't have been not usefull since it's what they do most of the time is dive in the inside area to get a penalty kick. the line up is what dind't help and like allways the last game is the one that they played the hardest and still managed to lose. lavolpe did a great job but we still need a national coach like el brodi campos, or hugo sanchez.
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That's one of the worse ideas I have ever heard of!! They would be scoring like crazy which would mean a whistle blowing all the time.  You would never get any momentum built up in the game.
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I'm very upset to see thhe great season down the drain. but hopefully this will teach them a lesson for next year. I'm not gonna make excuses here, just facts. Lets see, Edmonton, first off, did one hell of a job. Pronger played like he needed to and Roloson showed up hungry. The Wings went in overconfident I think and Edmonton stunned them for the first 2 and 1/2 games with their great teamwork, goaltending, and lets not forget that tricky neutral ice trap style defense that worked out great. Detroit was not slow at all. In every game since game 2, Detroit controlled the tempo, had way more ice time in the offensive zone, and nearly doubled Edmonton in Shots on goal. The wings did great, they got great scoring chances but just weren't finishing on them. Stevie Y and Lang were in the trenches of every play of their shift. Zetty scored at least one goal every game. Maltby did one hell of a job blocking the passing lanes and forceing turnovers on the power play. Shanny had many of opportunities. It's not that we didn't play well. We had the chances, but just could not convert them into points. Now don't get me wrong on this next part, I like Manny Legace a lot, but every game, he allowed over his goals per game average and in nearly every game he allowed 2 goals within the first 10 shots and one game where he allowed 2 goals within the first 7 shots. Ya can't do that in the playoffs. They couldn't pull him and let ozzy play, cause ozzy was injured. I think Manny is an excellent goaltender, but he just had a really bad playoff run. Possibly due to inexperience. I just hope they don't fire manny for it. He got us the Presidents Trophy and he's been one hell of a backup for the past few seasons. lets not forget when we had Hasek and Kujo, Legace was third string and both Kujo and Hasek were injured and Manny played nearly as many games as Dom and Kujo combined, and we won the presidents trophy that year too. I say keep Manny, he just needs more experience as a starter. Hats off to Edmonton for a series well played. they won fair and square. All except for the third goal that was reviewed in game 6. It was def hit down with a high stick that the refs didn't call and then a very controversial kicking motion. but oh well. Maybe next year for the Wings. (((( KEEP MANNY LEGACE ))))
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todd bertuzzi had a bad year only scoring 25 goals..................but remember todd has risen and fallen with this team he's a thick guy, yes he gets mad on the ice and it ha led to bad things (Moore) but look at the guy previos stats its amazing........... Markas Nasalund would not be the player he is without todd in th e02/03 season he led the team with 46 goals and you might not think thats very good but hes a deep player all around..................CHOOSE ME PLEASE ;)
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Yes, it is time to change the  USA coach,. even though the team has good players the strategy is incorrect, or already known. The USA Fed. has to look for a Coach with experience in this kind of competitions, and in European football, totally different from MLS
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I JUST THINK HE GAVE UP. HE NEW IT WAS ONLY SECONDS AWAY FROM THE GAME BEING OVER.IT WAS A VERY GOOD GAME. TEXAS DEFENSE WAS PRETTY GOOD. HOWEVER THEIR GOAL KICK WAS OFF!! OR MAYBE IT WAS RIGGED, I DONT KNOW  BUT THAT PLAY THAT THEY WER TRYING TO COUNT IS AS INCOMPLETE I THINK IT WAS A FUMBLE HE HELD IT FOR TWO SECONDS. HEY BUT WHO KNOWS, ONLY THEM...
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nope \nits more like "how many own goals can you score before your coach takes you out the game and before your teammates take you out."
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The team is definitely one of the fastest and most aggressive out there,  they can definitely score and they are fun to watch.  However it is a very young and inexperienced team.  There defense has looked shoddy at times and to win the cup, a team needs a defense that can get it done.  Another key is goaltending, again you see that they are inexperienced in this area, while Gerber has looked excellent at times, its hard to say how he will hold up in the playoffs. We need to remember that the last Cup winner was the Lightning, a young talented team riding hot scorers and a hot goalie.  We can't count out the 'Canes but you need to remember that if they don't get it done this year, this is a team that will be good for many years.
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I think there's a few factors to look at. We've got a really strong team this year (Yes, I'm in Seattle), and while it seems possible that they choke, I doubt it for a couple reasons. First and foremost Holmgren is a hell of a coach, and if anyone can keep them going, it's him. And really, they aren't giving any indication of looking like they're slowing down. \n\nI think when you get that much momentum behind a team that's strong either way with such a great coaching team, you're going to be movin quickly :)
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Yeah i know, its riduculous verging on maximum stupidity...thats the first theory.\nThe 2nd theory being that maybe these teams have stage fright? Going in front of millions of ppl, fanatic fans, and the rest of us football-crazy ppl around the world is no small feat. Maybe they get the jitterbug and just cant perform?........\nNah, FIFA is just messed up.
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I think one of the only things Leyland is going to accomplish this season is inflating Pudge's ego even further than it already is. How many "managers" are we going to rely on to try to turn this horrid losing season streak around??? I think we need to start focusing that question to Dombrowski and Ilitch. My one hope for this season is that Leyland really stresses the "basics of baseball" and focuses the ENTIRE team on playing "small ball"