Watching England perform in todays world cup game against Algeria was heart breaking to say the least. Even the non English vicarious English football fans (read Chelsea, United, Arsenal fans world wide) were at pain watching the Brit display of football. No one expects swash buckling blitz kreig soccer, but we expect the pros to complete passes to their team mates. It is hard to explain the dismal showings of the English teams year after year in the world cups.
The way a German shirt inflates an average German player to rise above the ordinary and put on a passionate performance, the curse of the English shirt seems to have the exactly opposite effect and deflating the superstars of English football.
England 0-0 Algeria
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
FIFA World Cup 2010 Diaries : Day 1 – 3
The world cup is in its 3rd day and only one team has impressed so far. The way the Germans are dissecting the Aussies is laudable. Is it the utter german superiority or the abysmal Aussies sporting their oldest squad, it’s a question but the Germans are mercurial.
The English have lived to their reputation of flattering, but the finishing qualities of Lampard, Rooney and Heskey let them down. It is difficult to win World cups without superior goal keepers unless you have attacks to steam roll any opposition defense. So the progress of the British beyond the Quarters seems difficult.
The French too have begun on a traditionally cold note. Unless Grandpa Domenech shows some valor and attacking intent with 2 strikers, none of the French strikers seem capable of piercing opposition goal on a stand alone basis.
Still we have to see the Brazilians, Spaniards and the Dutch and the Azzuris in action, but Germany have stated their intent in this world cup like no other team.
The English have lived to their reputation of flattering, but the finishing qualities of Lampard, Rooney and Heskey let them down. It is difficult to win World cups without superior goal keepers unless you have attacks to steam roll any opposition defense. So the progress of the British beyond the Quarters seems difficult.
The French too have begun on a traditionally cold note. Unless Grandpa Domenech shows some valor and attacking intent with 2 strikers, none of the French strikers seem capable of piercing opposition goal on a stand alone basis.
Still we have to see the Brazilians, Spaniards and the Dutch and the Azzuris in action, but Germany have stated their intent in this world cup like no other team.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Fond memories.......................
With the world cup just 7 days away here are the moments from 2006 that was a dream , and still feels like a dream....
How did that Italian team did it, beats the hell out of me.....
How did that Italian team did it, beats the hell out of me.....
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