world cup- time to make friends
i bet they are gushing over england's 6-0 win. this is after all, england country. but that is how they are, erratic. and that's the reason why jamaica arent in the world cup.
my mum asked me where the next world cup would be held. i realised i din noe. den she commented that if i were studying in germany now, i would be at the world cup.
it was only then that i realise how close i was. either way, it was two years. early or late, there are 2 ways of seeing it. i went to germany in 2004. i was early by two years. but the consolation was that i got to watch euro at normal times. if i do leave in 2008, it would depend on whether i leave in april or october. better be april, cos euros in june. and austrias pretty near.
but still, i am missing out on the world cup. more than just not being there. even watching here would be a problem. and it would be the first tournament i am missing since 1998.
i dun believe there is any clear favourites for this world cup. i mean, people are probably gushing about brazil, england and argentina. but everytime i think of brazil, i think of argentina's 4-1 victory. it says how vulnerable brazil actually is, even though that was like so long ago. there is a way to beat brazil. personally, i think soaking up and hitting them on the counter is too risky, after all, what if they really score? and they are perfectly capable of scoring. going at them right from the start is like dangerous too, because they can hit u on the break, and they can probably do it better than you? so it is about the balance. the right amount of caution. the first goal. exploit their defence, don't let them attack. brazil is quite an imbalanced team. that is their biggest flaw. face it, the best team don't always win.
i don't think highly of england. i think people think they are so good is only because they only watch epl and don't see other leagues. i am not very impressed by their 6-0. jamaica were WEAK. as simple as that. and rooney is still a question mark.
argentina? they look best on paper, i must say. the thought of combining five generations of youth world cup winners is tantalising. it was what ought to be done. but my gut feeling, if you can believe it, after it had been wrong twice( on the champs league final and thierry henry), is that they wun really perform. there is jsut this lingering doubt whenever i try to tell myself that they are the favourites. you can see it as herns(was that his name? its the tortoise in over the hedge) tail twitching whenever somethings not right.
italy also has a good team. they are showing what italians have been missing out on thanks to their obsession about defence. they have always had the potential to play attacking football, and now they are realising that potential. but the scandal comes along, and psychologically they are taking a beating.
germany is too young. the defence especially. hasnt looked stable.
france is in a stage of rebuilding, i am excited by ribery. i think their run will not actually hinge on zidance, but on ribery and henry. henry has never really delivered on the international stage, partly because the french players arent as fantastic as arsenals. but theres ribery. the new zidance. but they are still rebuilding.
mebbe the czechs were the best team in 2004. but that was about it. i think that was their peak. even though they just beat TandT 3-0, it wasnt quite enough to convince me that they can reach the heights of 2004 again. czech now was like france and holland. but of the three, the dutch rebuilding progress was the most in progress, while czech, the least.
spain is very talented, but that's about it. they arent really scoring. they arent really impressive. of course i hope tehy will do well, i like them, of course not as much as holland. and i wish vicente would be playing, but he wun. but if spain can get their act together, they will be promising. but thats a big IF. though in life, even soemthing tahts 0.0000000001 percent chance can happen.
portugal. haven heard alot about them. they are another team in transition, i suppose. scolari is wily. deco is wily. ronaldo, until he starts to pass better, is not much of a threat, frankly. he will just run himself down. i think they are like czech: their best shot at success was in 2004.
ORANJE- the reserves just beat mexico 2-1. people are quite impressed. i am not that impressed. i mean, of course it's good to see that the second team is ready. but the first team is still the most important. i still wish de jong and huntelaar would be playing. i do hope van der vaart will quickly recover. this is supposed to be his year. why he moved to hamburg. it was to be the man they say he was going to be. it was to play at the world cup. you can't miss it just like that. what is wrong with holland's team? too young, maybe. but thinking about it, maybe not. you can never be too young. and cocu's there. van der sar's there. van the man is there. it should be ok. and some of the young players were in portugal. so it should be ok. i think the 2 pressing issues are form and our grouping. like i say before serbia is defensively solid, ivory coast is like very explosive, and argentina is tricky and classy. form wise, its hard to say.
i think we are really banking on the saying that form is temporary, class is permanent. so it is really down to you, ruud van niistelrooy, to show us how classy you are. and van basten is actually right on strikers not really needing form. you just need one chance to make yourself the hero. the defender can be on top for 89 minutes 55 seconds. but that 5 seconds may be all that you need. in fact, even that might be too long. whatever the case, the defender can win 9/10 challenges. the striker just need one chance. and he wins. van basten's insight on defenders needing games to build up form more than strikers consolidated my trust in him, just as it was sinking alittle, due to huntelaar's omission. but he himself said he was looking at 2008. and if so, huntelaar's omission reflects taht. huntelaar will play with the youth team. i think as an overage player. but in any case, it will be to get experience. after all, he might not be playin at all in germany, so why not send him to play with the youngsters and to lead them? whatever the case, there are people who say we are the Crockwork Machine.
We are the Naranja Mecanica. Orange Machine. Clockwork Orange. The Rembrandts. (the artist). The Koolhaas(the architect).
and maybe the Kampioen, come July.
my mum asked me where the next world cup would be held. i realised i din noe. den she commented that if i were studying in germany now, i would be at the world cup.
it was only then that i realise how close i was. either way, it was two years. early or late, there are 2 ways of seeing it. i went to germany in 2004. i was early by two years. but the consolation was that i got to watch euro at normal times. if i do leave in 2008, it would depend on whether i leave in april or october. better be april, cos euros in june. and austrias pretty near.
but still, i am missing out on the world cup. more than just not being there. even watching here would be a problem. and it would be the first tournament i am missing since 1998.
i dun believe there is any clear favourites for this world cup. i mean, people are probably gushing about brazil, england and argentina. but everytime i think of brazil, i think of argentina's 4-1 victory. it says how vulnerable brazil actually is, even though that was like so long ago. there is a way to beat brazil. personally, i think soaking up and hitting them on the counter is too risky, after all, what if they really score? and they are perfectly capable of scoring. going at them right from the start is like dangerous too, because they can hit u on the break, and they can probably do it better than you? so it is about the balance. the right amount of caution. the first goal. exploit their defence, don't let them attack. brazil is quite an imbalanced team. that is their biggest flaw. face it, the best team don't always win.
i don't think highly of england. i think people think they are so good is only because they only watch epl and don't see other leagues. i am not very impressed by their 6-0. jamaica were WEAK. as simple as that. and rooney is still a question mark.
argentina? they look best on paper, i must say. the thought of combining five generations of youth world cup winners is tantalising. it was what ought to be done. but my gut feeling, if you can believe it, after it had been wrong twice( on the champs league final and thierry henry), is that they wun really perform. there is jsut this lingering doubt whenever i try to tell myself that they are the favourites. you can see it as herns(was that his name? its the tortoise in over the hedge) tail twitching whenever somethings not right.
italy also has a good team. they are showing what italians have been missing out on thanks to their obsession about defence. they have always had the potential to play attacking football, and now they are realising that potential. but the scandal comes along, and psychologically they are taking a beating.
germany is too young. the defence especially. hasnt looked stable.
france is in a stage of rebuilding, i am excited by ribery. i think their run will not actually hinge on zidance, but on ribery and henry. henry has never really delivered on the international stage, partly because the french players arent as fantastic as arsenals. but theres ribery. the new zidance. but they are still rebuilding.
mebbe the czechs were the best team in 2004. but that was about it. i think that was their peak. even though they just beat TandT 3-0, it wasnt quite enough to convince me that they can reach the heights of 2004 again. czech now was like france and holland. but of the three, the dutch rebuilding progress was the most in progress, while czech, the least.
spain is very talented, but that's about it. they arent really scoring. they arent really impressive. of course i hope tehy will do well, i like them, of course not as much as holland. and i wish vicente would be playing, but he wun. but if spain can get their act together, they will be promising. but thats a big IF. though in life, even soemthing tahts 0.0000000001 percent chance can happen.
portugal. haven heard alot about them. they are another team in transition, i suppose. scolari is wily. deco is wily. ronaldo, until he starts to pass better, is not much of a threat, frankly. he will just run himself down. i think they are like czech: their best shot at success was in 2004.
ORANJE- the reserves just beat mexico 2-1. people are quite impressed. i am not that impressed. i mean, of course it's good to see that the second team is ready. but the first team is still the most important. i still wish de jong and huntelaar would be playing. i do hope van der vaart will quickly recover. this is supposed to be his year. why he moved to hamburg. it was to be the man they say he was going to be. it was to play at the world cup. you can't miss it just like that. what is wrong with holland's team? too young, maybe. but thinking about it, maybe not. you can never be too young. and cocu's there. van der sar's there. van the man is there. it should be ok. and some of the young players were in portugal. so it should be ok. i think the 2 pressing issues are form and our grouping. like i say before serbia is defensively solid, ivory coast is like very explosive, and argentina is tricky and classy. form wise, its hard to say.
i think we are really banking on the saying that form is temporary, class is permanent. so it is really down to you, ruud van niistelrooy, to show us how classy you are. and van basten is actually right on strikers not really needing form. you just need one chance to make yourself the hero. the defender can be on top for 89 minutes 55 seconds. but that 5 seconds may be all that you need. in fact, even that might be too long. whatever the case, the defender can win 9/10 challenges. the striker just need one chance. and he wins. van basten's insight on defenders needing games to build up form more than strikers consolidated my trust in him, just as it was sinking alittle, due to huntelaar's omission. but he himself said he was looking at 2008. and if so, huntelaar's omission reflects taht. huntelaar will play with the youth team. i think as an overage player. but in any case, it will be to get experience. after all, he might not be playin at all in germany, so why not send him to play with the youngsters and to lead them? whatever the case, there are people who say we are the Crockwork Machine.
We are the Naranja Mecanica. Orange Machine. Clockwork Orange. The Rembrandts. (the artist). The Koolhaas(the architect).
and maybe the Kampioen, come July.
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