• Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.

    You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!

    If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

Olympics - does anyone actually care anymore?

Meridio

Meridio

International Regular
Bahnz said:
Pains me to say it, but I don't think the hockey girls will be in the mix. They've been incredibly profligate in front of goal, and just don't look like they have the right mentality. The late goal they let in against Spain was incredibly slack, and some of the things the captain said after the loss against Germany makes me think not all is right in the squad.
Click to expand...
Yeah, agreed, unfortunately. They're very capable, but equally have a tendency to put in a terrible performance after an excellent one. The game against Netherlands was their best of the tournament - we should have won, really, the Dutch looked a bit flat and it was only our lack of finishing that cost us (though Whitelock's goal was an absolute screamer); so now watch as we stumble to a loss in our next clutch game. There's also been a number of unexpected results in the other pool, so we could easily end up with a quarter final vs Argentina/Australia, neither of whom have been in form this tournament but you wouldn't want to come up against in an early knockout game. In a way, I think I'd probably actually prefer if we fall to third in our pool; that will give us a quarter vs USA/GB who are in good form, but imo still weaker teams than the other two. The men meanwhile only have the slimmest chance to go through; superb performance against Belgium last night but our quarter will be either Germany or Netherlands, who you'd think will just be a bit too good.

Can't think of any other medal hopes past those already mentioned, so hopefully they all come through. Disappointing for Adams, but it sounds like the American women pulled something ridiculous out of nowhere.
 
Zinzan

Zinzan

Request Your Custom Title Now!
That was mental, I was positive he was just beaten at the line... Nice surprise.

Twigg unfortunately just left herself too much to do for mine.
 
Zinzan

Zinzan

Request Your Custom Title Now!
Solid row by the NZ women's 8, thought they'd be last in that final to be honest.
 
grecian

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
flibbertyjibber said:
Both together a dream lol
Click to expand...
Think that would kill me, but what a way to go.

Non-disgusting-old-man comment though, one does wonder if KJT really is cut out for this multi-event lark, she does really well but always seems to throw in a terrible performance. Consistency is the key in these things, perhaps she might do better to concentrate on high-jump.
 
flibbertyjibber

flibbertyjibber

Request Your Custom Title Now!
Does seem to have a brainfade in every competition which stops her getting a better result. She is still early 20's though so maybe she will get over that as she gets a bit older.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Top