Oh woe is… everybody
Thursday, 18 October 07, 10:36 AM
First the Scots though, and Gordon McQueen cut a sad figure on Sky Sports News as he relayed Scotland’s plight out in Georgia (though obviously not as sad a figure as someone like me who was actually watching Gordon McQueen look glumly at a TV screen). Shorn of several first team regulars they lost in a place where in any other qualification campaign since 1998, it might have just been seen as another embarrassing blip. This time though, it mattered.
Scotland however, still have everything in their own hands and should they have a full compliment against Italy next month they have a chance. One game, win and your through. Would they have taken that at the start of the campaign? Well actually no, that would be insane, they’d prefer to qualify much earlier but it’s the question posed at this time by most pundits so I thought I’d throw it in there.
England. Ah England. One offside goal for good old Blighty. One dodgy penalty for the nasty Russians. Then one legal goal for them too. So that’s eh… little to complain about. After the penalty they crawled into their shells with only one half-chance, whereas smarter passing from the Russians on the break could have seen them win by one or two more. The end for McClaren? Well Israel might do them a favour but most likely not. In other news, Jamie Redknapp showed up with the biggest black scarf in the world. Triffik fella Jamie. Triffik.
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the euro cup comment is played out and stupid, everyone says that, so i guess teams from Africa, and countries like South Korea and USA have not contributed to the recent worlds, more specifically
2002 when both made quarterfinal appearances.They are both not from Europe, and while Mexico and other Iberian American countries just must fill up space then, How many great 2nd round games Mexico
has played against the USA, Argentina, Bulgaria to name a few recent ones. So I guess they add nothing to the world cup. look at how Argentina and Brasil crashed out, sure the power house countries
will always get calls and credit, Not every European team is great, many of them are all hype because they have a few star players, WOOOO, one player cant win a game, unless you're the great Diego!
so saying that just shows how much that person don't know about the world football. Very narrow minded.
I think Lempira's comment is something that was true a decade ago but certainly no longer. Mexico are building a strong side under Hugo Sanchez, while Uruguay gained some credit at the Copa America
too. The top African sides like Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria now have most of their players plying their trade in Europe (instead of playing their hearts out for decent contracts abroad like cameroon
in 1990 and nigeria in 94).
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The Euro Cup is a World Cup without Argentina and Brazil!
football is unpredictable and the underdog always has a chance to win, it just takes one mental lapse or defense mistake to send the better team packing home. Thats why the sports are so interesting
and exciting, england is hype, Scotland has been playing better than 10 years ago. Egos are what i think destroys teams, Brasil great players, they should be stomping everyone but they are not, same
in England's case. but unlike Argentina were its players will live and die out on the field, thats what makes the difference "Heart". England don't have it.