USA 2 Brasil 3 : afterthoughts

The US side was impressive in just about all points of the game in the first 45 minutes. The Brasil side was frustrated by their inability to penetrate down the center and take players on 1 v 1, evidenced by a lot of shots from 25 ft out or more. While the US didn’t have [...]

forgot where I found this recreation of Zidane’s head butt

It’s on flickr

Tres’ mal.

Forget Trezeguet missing the penalty. Forget Zizou being sent off on a ghetto foul. Keeping was the difference, and my caveat posted here earlier rang true. Zidane was clear and square and had a great header on goal that Buffon sent flying over the top post. Matzeratti’s similarly struck header went whizzing over Barthez’s head. [...]

Final-ly here

It’s been a pretty good tournament despite the piss poor officiating. Some may say the final four was a surprise, however, was it really? These teams have all been here before, all the teams with the exception of Germany have players with years of Cup experience and success. So, Brasil and Argentina didn’t make it through, yet one could [...]

Well played!

I thought I’d posted that I would be in Seattle for the weekend, but I suppose I forgot. The post is sitting in my drafts section. Anyway, Seattle is a beautiful city, and I’ll have the pictures up as proof later. Everyone said I was lucky to be there during a time when the weather was great, however seems [...]

And the Orangje

Hang your heads in shame. Yes, the Portuguese side held on admirably, however, you really should have won this one. You were two goals better at least. van Niestelrooy watched from the side the entire match. Granted, he has not been the man he was two campaigns ago with Manchester. Was he hurt? Did he say something [...]

Yellow and Red

Wow, this is amazing. The Dutch have lost all control, and Davids NOR Kluivert are anywhere around. Bottom line is their totally frustrated by being unable to finish, twice now with a man advantage. Now the Portugal goalie is down, acting badly. Get up Ricardo. Jeez.

Done

Well, I begged them not to turn it into a laugher, shikata dayo. Brasil gets Ghana next, and if anyone in the JFA has a brain, Japan will get a new coach. Zico imparted some joca bonito to the Japanese side, however, he could have also imported some Dutch shape and discipline (and kept a [...]

dame da yo

the long ball is NOT the move.

I really like

How Brasil is rallying around Ronaldo. Perhaps they wouldn't be doing this if it were the Netherlands and not Japan, but still . . .