no it isn't

you made the sweeping generalisation that "African teams can't shoot", not "a couple of the African teams we've seen so far in the World Cup couldn't shoot" 2 games is a bit of a small sample to condemn a whole continent.

Posted By: mr carra on June 13th 2006 at 10:37:24

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Two blatent apparent things at the World Cup 4 African nations, 3 already played (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 09:43:27
- ANother apparent thing (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 10:09:38
  - England's wasn't great (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:10:38
    - Another apparent thing (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:13:22
      - Im not being stereotypical or racist before you lot start (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 10:19:24
        
        Can't say I've ever seen N. Ireland, Scotland or Wales in a pen shoot out (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:24:08
        
        No, but you have seen N.I internationals take bad penalties in normal games (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 10:30:40
        
        Probably. Can't remember though, unless you mean Mullers and Pocket, but (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:31:20
        
        Sweden were pretty rubbish too (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:22:40
        
        SO what i said is still right (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 10:31:06
        
        no it isn't (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:37:24
        
        Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast were all terrible at finishing (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 10:44:05
        
        yes (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:57:12
        
        I have seen evidense that Gerrard CAN shoot, im yet to see evidence that the (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 11:07:14
        
        surely they wouldn't be here if they couldn't shoot??? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 11:10:51
        
        Unless the african nations they played in qualifying are even worse at shooting (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 11:13:34
        
        You have not seen evidence outside this world cup that (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 11:09:23
        
        9 times out of 10 the african sides so far (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 11:12:41
        
        I suppose, it boils down to whether you think Paraguay are any good (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:33:27
        
        I didnt mention the groups! (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 13, 10:35:22
        
        yeah sorry, I mixed (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:39:11
      - What are you getting at? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:18:15
- It's fantastic to see Totti getting kicked all over the field (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:01:50
  - my point isn't about an individual though, it's about officials allowing another team (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:03:35
    - Mine is about an individual. No point complaining about refs. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:12:16
      - why should an Egyptian or Senegalese ref be any worse? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:18:51
        
        Don't quite get your argument... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:23:01
        
        what sh*te (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:29:25
        
        agree (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:30:59
        
        was it Poll who f***ed up Latvia v Germany in Euro2004? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:38:23
        
        think so (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 10:57:40
        
        might have been riley (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:43:36
        
        Oh God, I think you're right... (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:58:19
        
        Yes well I disagree that the standard is better. Better than (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:30:17
        
        reffing has been almost flawless so far (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:34:49
        
        I wouldn't say flawless but it's very good to see officials completely in control of games (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 11:14:59
        
        agreed (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 10:58:11
      - Until (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:13:28
        
        Yeah but that's different (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:24:33
        
        I thought so (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:27:34
- Another apparent thing (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 09:53:03
  - Overstatement of the day (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:02:13
    - In the manner of a small child... (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 10:12:45
      - You only have to look at France's group to see what I mean! (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:14:05
  - I'd have stuck spain and frances in there but you are right its not very strong (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 09:57:16
  - France's? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 09:56:03
  - germany's is poor too (n/m) (Other Football) - earlydoors, Jun 13, 09:55:40
  - Portugal's is pretty weak too ... (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 13, 09:53:50
- god your as bad as Motson with that... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 09:49:59
  - I didn't hear him say anything (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:00:13
    - that's bollocks (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 11:00:09
      - oh, ok (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 11:13:49
    - racist (n/m) (Other Football) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jun 13, 10:08:48
  - he was very patronising last night (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 09:52:31
    - Pretty ridiculous seeing as Essien cost ?26m and Kuffour won the Champs League ... (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 13, 09:53:29
      - Kuffour was gash. Essien looked good I thought, as did Appiah at times (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:02:55
        
        If only Essien could hit the target (n/m) (Other Football) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jun 13, 10:08:09
        
        and could tackle someone without trying to end their career (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:08:45
        
        He was hardly the worst last night was he ? His shooting is (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:14:54
        
        being groomed to be Makalele's successor (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 10:24:07
        
        Not only that (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:27:09
        
        disagree (n/m) (Other Football) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jun 13, 10:09:02
        
        racialist (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:10:23
- there were a few bad challenges (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 09:46:02
  - There was one tackle on Totti where he was stamped on, and was then subbed (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 09:49:02
    - I didn't think that was a deliberate stamp (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 09:50:47
      - neither did I...Lippi wasn't complaining after the game... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 09:51:47
        
        It wasn't a stamp. He was off balance and was looking at and trying to get (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 10:15:30
  - Totti really is loathsome, isn't he? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 13, 09:47:10
    - has a lot to prove after disgracing himself in 2002 and 2004 (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 09:50:39
      - I really hope he and the Italians fall flat again to be honest. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 13, 09:52:29
        
        To be honest though, that South Korea game was a complete stitch up (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 10:01:32
        
        It wasn't Norwich, but I am still talking about it now. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 13, 10:05:16
    - he is, even though he doesn't have such bad hair now (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 09:50:13

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