Comments on: Who Are These Guys?!?! Galaxy 5-2 Chivas

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:52:35 +0000

Note: it won’t resolve the what kind of U.S. media should Becks do issue, but if anyone wants links to statements and/or interviews that answer the kinds of questions PocketKing posed FYI, let me know and I’ll either send a bunch to Laurie or post them in a comment — and I’m sure mag and others have some clippings of their own.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:44:54 +0000

PocketKings, the only thing I have to offer here beyond agreeing with one or the other of the player assessments, is having followed European soccer for many years. So I’ve read Beckham’s answers to all of the questions you pose, on numerous occasions, in fact in both English and Spanish, in the international football press. He answered quite a few frequently during the period around his 100th cap last month. And I read something almost every week about how he compares MLS to La Liga and the Premiership, so he must be telling someone.

I would like to see him do more local interviews because he’s been more fun to listen to (football fun not when are you going to shave fun) in the past when speaking to local sports reporters he’s gotten to know.

Henry and Beckham are old friends. And on any given day most European and Latin American players who aren’t acquaintances have access to about as much information from Beckham as we are provided with from the opposing quarterbacks going into the Superbowl. As do most fans around the world. So I don’t think the international media is an issue — beyond the verity of their stories anyway.

FFF? A lot of football fans got too annoyed with those guys to watch anymore some time ago, and why would anyone who is not already a fan be watching?

By: ROBERT

ROBERT — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:49 +0000

Pocketkings, I couldn’t agree more

By: ROBERT

ROBERT — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:17 +0000

Pocketkings: I couldn’t agree more

By: PocketKings

PocketKings — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:51:49 +0000

Robert, you are an interesting man, and for that you deserve a beer. I totally agree about banning the people that cross the line from fan to idiot.

It’s a game. Having said that, I cursed at Guzan for not going into Gordon with a knee, and knocking him off balance. But I would never scream at opposing fans. In fact, I shudder when Chivas fans and LAG fans trade insults. Remember the AYSO pledge, be a good fan… be positive for your team…. Its corny, but it really is the way to go. Lets compete with chants back and forth instead of bottles and flares.

By: ROBERT

ROBERT — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:41:47 +0000

Pocketkings: You are right there are plenty to go around including our side. I didn’t see any of the trouble in the lot, I exit out the other end of the stadium. I believe anyone caught doing these things needs to be delt with by the law and banning from the HD. My kids play for a Chivas club team in Ventura county and we go to alot of Chivas games, (Although I am a Galaxy season ticket Galaxy holder)they can wear ther Chivas gear to a Galaxy game with no trouble but I wouldn’t feel comfortable letting them wear any Galxay gear to a Chivas game. I would be happy to share a beer with you at the HD.

By: Desconfiad

Desconfiad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:44:36 +0000

Steve Cronin needs to be replaced immediately. He looks extremely shaky in goal. The second Chivas goal could have easily been prevented by Cronin. Yeah Xavier slipped or whatever he did, but when that ball went to the goal line off to the side of the goal, Cronin should have been there to clean up the mess. First he hesitated to run over to cut off the angle, then when he got there he dove in with his feet on top of it all he dove with hands toward the goal line. Being an experienced goalie myself, he should have slid in with feet toward goal line and hands out the other way to intercept any attempted cross. Also on the first, yeah it was basically unstoppable, but seeing what Cronin did told me something. He saw the shot, cut the angle and turned and looked at the ball go into the goal. Where’s the anticipation for a shot? Where’s the reaction? Where’s the effort to at least dive and stick a hand up there? The guy is a trash goalie. I have seen to many mistakes from this guy on things that could have been easily prevented. Oh and spare me the “he’s young and inexperienced.” He lacks some basic goalkeeper 101 but most importantly he has no presence, no confidence, no anticipation and he’s scared. He plays scared.

By: PocketKings

PocketKings — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:54:31 +0000

Justin: fair enough… he shouldn’t have jumped on your car.

But the FFF guys totally admitted that it would be the softest interview, because they are star struck with Becks. I think that they are just mad that they are getting shunned.

By: justin

justin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:46:58 +0000

Oh Pocketkings I was not going to hit him just drive forward when he was on top of my car.

By: justin

justin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:46:09 +0000

Would you go on a show that is always making fun of you and others on your team. I wouldn’t I would go on everything except that show. lol