Does Spain have the most overrated athletes in the world?

[anonymous]

nadal wil destroy anyone on any surface *******

[ShweezyBTFO]

do you have all the threads you start bookmarked?

you got firefox? if I type in keywords associated with the thread in the address bar it automatically shows up. And every time some team/athlete from spain loses or underperforms I think "SPAIN" and "OVERRATED" at the same time.

Why the hatred for Spain? Is this black fellow a racist?

laughing at a country doesn't make someone a racist. Potato, you went there.

nadal wil destroy anyone on any surface *******

yeah bro he destroyed ferrer yesterday, good point.

[ShweezyBTFO]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/south-a...0948--sow.html


lol



omg





this is too good.

Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) - World champions Spain suffered only a second loss in 17 matches this year after losing 1-0 to South Africa in a friendly international on Tuesday.
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Midfielder Bernard Parker scored the early second-half winner, chipping goalkeeper Victor Valdes from close range and a desperate lunge from a defender could not keep the ball out.

Spain rarely threatened to equalise until Alvaro Arbeloa came close deep in stoppage time at the Soccer City stadium where they defeated the Netherlands 1-0 to win the 2010 World Cup.

The shock defeat came five months after the only other reverse for La Roja (The Red Fury) this year -- a 3-0 hiding from hosts Brazil in the Confederations Cup final.

"It was a fantastic result," said South Africa coach Gordon Igesund. "The players were great and our tactics were spot on.

"We knew what Spain would do and planned accordingly. The supporters needed a result like this after our failure to qualify for the 2014 World Cup."

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, who signed a two-year contract extension until 2016 last week, offered no excuses after only his eighth defeat in 83 matches.

"We deserved to lose," he conceded. "The team started the game very well and maybe we should have been better when it came to finishing.

"However, I cannot fault the attitude of my players. South Africa got better as the game progressed.”

Spain brought seven of the team that started in the World Cup final and they all began against Bafana Bafana (The Boys).

South Africa included left-back Thabo Matlaba and midfielders Andile Jali and Oupa Manyisa from the Orlando Pirates side that finished runners-up to Egyptian side Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League this month.

Striker David Villa had the ball in the South African net twice within seven minutes of the kick-off, but the assistant referee correctly ruled offside on each occasion.

The world champions dominated possession in the opening stages with goalkeeper Iker Casillas often the lone figure in the Spanish half.

But South Africa nearly snatched the lead on 18 minutes when a long-range Manyisa shot went over off the top of the crossbar after taking a deflection.

Parker then stung the fingers of Casillas with a snap shot that the captain could not grasp, but the ball was hastily cleared

Other chances saw Fernando Llorente head wide off a cross and Bongani Khumalo did likewise after a corner in first-half stoppage time.

Tokelo Rantie was wildly off target when he should have done better early in the second half after being put through by substitute Siphiwe Tshabalala.

However, that was forgotten 11 minutes into the second half when slick Rantie and Manyisa passes left Parker facing substitute Valdes.

The diminutive midfielder, who has played for Dutch, Serbian and Greek clubs, calmly chipped the ball over the shot-stopper and the ball landed in the net.

Valdes was forced to retire injured with 10 minutes left, creating a problem as Spain had used all six substitutes allowed.

But after touchline discussions, third-choice Pepe Reina was allowed to come on, much to the annoyance of Igesund.

Rantie squandered a great chance to double the lead five minutes from time as he broke clear only to allow Reina block a timid strike.

[ballzofpeaze]

As soon as I saw Spain lost to SA, I thought of you shweezy

[Berries1]

Forgets the GOAT sport





Not spanish but to confirm GOATness of sport

[ShweezyBTFO]

-2000 atletico madrid just had a draw with some poverty team. Not sure if this falls under "overrated spanish athlete" or "rigged soccer poverty sport of peace"



EDIT:


wow, the shweezy jinx is REAL.

[rampageMS]

jesus what is wrong with op?

athletico narrowly beats another spanish team and he starts hatin. get a life

[Future24]

Lmao poverty barca...

[travellingbrah]

jesus what is wrong with op?

get a life

He's a hater/troll.

[MajesticLion]

- OP doesn't understand football
- therefore can't bet on it
- magically hates football
- still posts about football as much as possible



Such a loss to the footballing community I'm sure.

[ShweezyBTFO]

- OP doesn't understand football
- therefore can't bet on it
- magically hates football
- still posts about football as much as possible



Such a loss to the footballing community I'm sure.

Location: Georgia, United States

[ShweezyBTFO]

lol @ poverty barcelona losing at home

[maokoto]

As a person from Spain, I think they are a little overrated.

But still, they are great sport players. All of them.

[JoeOldman96]

We are a bit overrated but taking into account the size and current economic situation of Spain, we have done extremely well in the international stage.

[L69]

this thread is blatant attention whoring

[ShweezyBTFO]

We are a bit overrated but taking into account the size and current economic situation of Spain, we have done extremely well in the international stage.

yeah you guys were exceptional at the Australian Open last month.

[dlegeay]

Miguel Indurain was overrated, without EPO he was an average racer...

[Future24]

[MajesticLion]

Location: Georgia, United States

LOL @ this, I'd forgotten about this thread.

Keep on quoting the location though, we'll pretend it matters.

[13sBRAHH]

Not soccer but maybe everything else.

2 Euros + a World cup in succession is pretty awesome.

[ShweezyBTFO]

LOL @ this, I'd forgotten about this thread.

Keep on quoting the location though, we'll pretend it matters.

[ShweezyBTFO]

Nadal -4000 favorite against some scrub....going to a third set tiebreaker. Whether he wins doesn't even matter at this point.


#fadeSpain

[ShweezyBTFO]

Lmao at Barcelona basketball. Up 12 at halftime and then blown out in the 2nd half.

Overrated paper tigers just like all of their fellow spaniard athletes

[Future24]

RIP Barcelona.

[Baghdadassup]

Spain hahahaaa bunch of lazy *******s who take daily 8 hour siesta's and then wonder why their economy is in the tank.

Also celebrating non American related basketball achievements is like bragging about winning the special olympics.

I suppose it could be worse, at least you're not England.
brb overhyped sports teams that always choke
brb deformed teeth
brb deformed women

[ShweezyBTFO]

brb nadal losing to dolgopolov in the Paribas Open.

[Future24]

brb nadal losing to dolgopolov in the first round of the Paribas Open.

Spanish athletes are also good comedians

[ShweezyBTFO]

Spanish athletes are also overrated comedians

fixed

[ShweezyBTFO]

On cue, fc Barcelona basketball up 15 at halftime as -900 favorites outscored 31-10 in the third quarter.


RIP Spain. Pathetic country with pathetic excuses for athletes.

[SmurfCrusher]

Great question OP!