The Los Angeles Lakers walked off their home floor with another loss on Saturday night, leaving
the team down 3-1 in the series and on the verge of playoff elimination. And though Kobe Bryant
missed eight of 10 shots in the fourth quarter, he insists the 103-100 loss to the Oklahoma City
Thunder wasn't his fault.
There are rumours abound that he hasn't signed/isn't going to sign, there are rumours that he's
holding out for more money, that he wants assurances about signings, that he wants this, that and
the other.
It's all dross and hyperbole, no one outside Arsène's house knows what happened on Wednesday
morning.
There are rumours abound that he hasn't signed/isn't going to sign, there are rumours that he's
holding out for more money, that he wants assurances about signings, that he wants this, that and
the other.
It's all dross and hyperbole, no one outside Arsène's house knows what happened on Wednesday
morning.
Soccer is a blame game. Goals aren't common, so when you give one up, everyone goes looking for
someone to blame. But is it that simple?
Long-time PSP readers know I like to dissect goals. (I play center back. What do you expect?) So
let's play.
We'll pick out the first San Jose goal, shown in the video below, not just because it's an
absolute clinic of good attacking soccer, but also because the defensive breakdown may not be where
it seemed to be.
Image: REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker.
Let's offer a hearty, handsy Kickette welcome to Chen ZhiZhao, who has just signed for Brazil
side Corinthians.
Happy Friday, y'all!
GOOD WEEK
Click here to view the embedded video.
Hey Man, Nice Shot: Spineless acts of retribution over perceived personal
slights are a way of life at Kickette Towers.
Before we even dip a toe into the blame game that is WPS vs Dan Barislow, I have one serious
question.
Who represents WPS?
Legally, I mean.
Indulge me for a minute, if you will.
Let's assume that I got a new job. On my first day in the new office, rather than set up my
email, read the personnel manual and display a photo of my adorable puppy, I instead chose to
smash my computer, spray paint my name on the wall, and subject my coworkers to a vicious series
of guerrilla wedgie attacks.
If you are like me and didn't grow up in a college football hot-bed, you are probably amazed at the
level the teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are able to compete at.
Terms used in the media phrases like 'major' and 'mid-major' were coined to describe the top
college football conferences, which are now 'BCS' (Bowl Championship Series) and 'non-BCS' schools
- the have's and the have-not's when it comes to revenue and resources.
Finally, the Arsenal board responds. And in a positive way. This should be a huge shot in the
arm for Arsene Wenger. However, there are some words that Ivan Gazidis uses that seem such obvious
deflections of the blame game.
" It's nonsense based on the need to always create a mini-crisis .
Tottenham's American goalkeeper Brad Friedel still shocked by English blame
game
American insists savage criticism of his fellow goalkeepers is so unfair.
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Missed this one. A Muskoka weekend without cable and I forgot to record. When I heard that DC
scored first and then Toronto ended with a tie on the road, I thought it was acceptable.
Then the DeRo hat trick and the Iro blame game took to the air.
Never dull in Toronto FC land, never dull.
By Saheli RC, writing from Singapore
You know you're a fan of Argentina when you no longer feel that massive heartbreak upon seeing
your team lose out on a penalty shootout and therefore get eliminated from a competition. After
last Sunday's underwhelming performance, which could only be sorted from the spot, the question on
everyone's lips is "Where did it all go wrong?
During the fanzine explosion of the late 1980s a magazine was brought out with a title that drew
attention to Liverpool's most glaring weakness of that era. Another Wasted Corner was its name but
if a similar publication had been launched at any time during the last three years it would have to
have been called Another Wasted Summer.
By Chris Wright
You may be interested to know that Aaron Ecclestone, i.e, the poor soul who was shown a red card
during an Australian amateur game for the crime of having a metal stud through his jiblets, has
finally broken his silence over the incident.
Macclesfield-born Ecclestone and the rest of Old Hill Wanderers gathered to form a 'kangaroo
court' over a few beers (it sounds like everyone is at least a few laaaahgers in) after the game,
as the post-match blame game was played out in the local boozer.
You've got to hand it to Kanye. When he plays the Blame Game, he at least gives himself an equal
share of the responsibility, unlike these damn calcio figures who keep on falling all over the
place.
Vincenzo Montella had an accident today. See, he fell down. Doing nothing really, just walking
around Roma's training ground, the Trigoria.
At times, it seems that coaches in professional sports are shuffled more often than the decks at
Vegas blackjack tables. And when the cards finally land, the hand can be a raw deal: with even a
hint of distress, managers take heavy fire from team brass, sponsors and fans, all of whom have
different stakes at risk and their own set of expectations for success.
Written by CarlitoII
They say familiarity breeds contempt. Yesterday's game saw a familiar pattern reassert itself.
Out of 3 competitions in quick succession and what looks like a season-ending injury to one of the
main reasons for continued belief in what remains of the season.
