PMLF Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Sweden goalie's bare backside used for training Published June 13, 2012Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine – Sweden players ended up talking about the bare backside of their backup goalkeeper rather than soccer tactics on Wednesday. Some members of the squad responded to criticism for using Johan Wiland's exposed behind for target practice after a training session. Team members dismissed as harmless horsing around among friends, but it was decried as bullying by critics who said it set a bad example for kids. After Tuesday's training session for players who didn't start in the loss against Ukraine, a group of seven players and assistant coach Marcus Allback stood in a circle playing a game of keeping the ball in the air. Wiland lost, and as punishment he had to walk over to a nearby wall, pull down his shorts and turn his backside toward his teammates. They then took turns aiming balls at him from about 20 yards away. That part of training was not open to media, but was filmed by a crew from Swedish newspaper Expressen and shown on its website. It drew a sharp rebuke from a Swedish anti-bullying organization that sponsors the team's national stadium, but several of the players said the whole thing had been blown out of proportion. "It's just a game," midfielder Pontus Wernbloom said. "It's not bullying if everyone wants to take part." Defender Martin Olsson said such games often take place during training, and that he's also been the target of teammates' shots several times. "It's just a fun thing," Olsson said. "We've been doing this since we were 12." However, not everyone was amused. Lars Arrhenius, the general secretary for anti-bullying organization Friends — whose name will be on the new national soccer stadium in Stockholm — told Expressen the players were being "incredibly bad role models." "They're heroes for thousands of boys and girls all over Sweden and I don't think they should send the signal that this is OK," Arrhenius said. "This is the kind of stuff that happens in schools and sports clubs, that people use these types of 'games.' But there are some children who get exposed in those situations." Even the prime minister weighed in on the issue, taking his own shot at the players. "People who carry expectations should be aware of that, and act accordingly," Fredrik Reinfeldt said. Wernbloom, in turn, criticized some Swedish fans and media back home for making defender Mikael Lustig the butt of jokes after he was partially at fault for Ukraine's second goal in the co-host's 2-1 win on Monday. Lustig was supposed to guard the near post at a corner but was out of position, allowing Andriy Shevchenko to sneak a header into the spot where the defender was meant to be placed. That led to an online campaign on some social media networks called "Hold a post," with dozens of Swedish fans uploading photos of themselves holding on to lamp posts, sign posts, telephone poles and pillars of all sorts. "I think that's bullying," Wernbloom said. "But Lustig takes it coolly and is just laughing about it." Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/06/13/sweden-goalie-bare-backside-used-for-training/#ixzz1xili8X3u [video=youtube;HrLIL5TuT0k] No comments...these Swedes are crazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddidiodion Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well as long as we keep them to long shots from the edge of the box we should be fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibby123 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It's a John Terry thing. They're looking to avoid the arse when getting some shots down range. Surely?? Clever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 I had never heard of that specific game before although players punishing a player with shots happens here (but the player usually has to try to protect himself, etc...). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 :thup: And once again a anti-bullying oragization looks like oversensitive idiots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejay Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 we used to play that when we were kids, but without the bareass part Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suggy33 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 We played it and called it "Red Arse". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icondacarver Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Its just a standard game of bare-ass really? You play this game a lot i guess? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Wernbloom, in turn, criticized some Swedish fans and media back home for making defender Mikael Lustig the butt of jokes after he was partially at fault for Ukraine's second goal in the co-host's 2-1 win on Monday. Tee hee... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirds4life Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 We called it Tan-Ass, brilliant game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham_aka_stam Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It wasn't a game for us as much as a punishment for whoever lost the game of heads and volleys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyTaylor Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 The standard of their attempts is pretty pathetic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner4eva Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It wasn't a game for us as much as a punishment for whoever lost the game of heads and volleys. Yeah this, we call it dogs arse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitsev Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Bare arse was the standard punishment for ten and in up here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperclips Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Red arse we called....Played it most days when i was younger. Who ever was in net when the last header or volley went it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 wouldn't want Ibrahimovic blasting a football at my ass tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukey Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Called Red Arse here. We play it where everyone has their own points. You start with 10. Conceding a volley is -1 and a header is -2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanista1994 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It wasn't a game for us as much as a punishment for whoever lost the game of heads and volleys. This, but with the shots from a far smaller distance than that and without bare asses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Its just a standard game of bare-ass really? No need for an article. The best thing about this game is when the ball hits the wall and rebounds into the persons face. Oh it's just the standard game, is it? Never played it myself. No need for an article and pretty sure Maradona did this with the Argies in the last World Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG17 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It wasn't a game for us as much as a punishment for whoever lost the game of heads and volleys. This for me. We also added the rule that after your shot (lowest points shoots first, so best player went last), you had to join the line of targets if you missed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroPhil Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 impressed at the number of people to who this is normal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'd use 'baffled' instead of 'impressed' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Tan-ass ftw, punishment for the last one in goal in headers & volleys for us, leading to on the last goal everyone crowding around the goal but nobody wanting to score, good stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpillBlood Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Red arse we called....Played it most days when i was younger. Who ever was in net when the last header or volley went it. This, I still play it now hahaha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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