do you know what i mean. i mean it fececiously. is that simply a mispelling of shit?
zinedane zidane. what an emabarassment. the single player who defined the world cup for me. i watched everygame but one. i was lucky enough in my teaching to have my ap gov class done in time for the cup... every kid... graduated... and my prep... game after game.
and every game... mediocrity... EVERY game mediocrity... the occasional brilliance... but time after time... how many games... 64 i think... i missed one during finals... and another during graduation... but...
i saw 60 plus games... only from zidane did i see the brilliance...
and i'm not talking of the play here or there... great team work... i mean individual brilliance...
his work against brazil was rediculous...
cancelled by anger... too many calls... too many cards... and the horror of the best player in the finals eliminated by anger....
it's like when mike g spat on eddie... except that mike is not zidane, and eddie is not the italian guy...
but, what a travesty that the game was decided on pks...
today... ran, 5 miles in 36:15, then lifted weights, then an easy 17 mile bike ride... and frankly... the fact that the world cup ended on pk's... attrocious.
pathetic that france dominated the pitch w/ 10... and if zidane had shot... almost a gimme... would it have been different... i don't know.
ribery's brilliance... thierry's genious... but for the italians... the defense...
i ... don't know...
congrats to italy, i hope zidane plays in the US in retirement...
the end...dddddddddddddddddddd
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It will be interesting to see what comes out about what happened between Zizou and the Italian guy. But I have to admit that his performance in the Brazil game was nothing short of legendary. His ability to control the ball with seemingly effortless passes was a thing of beauty.
As for the PKs, ridiculous. France dominated the run of the game from the second half on (stupid letup after their first goal). However, Trezuguet didn't come in for Zizou and probably would have shot anyway. Idiot. NEVER miss the goal.
what about the sub for t.h... that might have mattered... whatever.... in events where 'my team'... and my team was usa, for any of you effin commies or islamofascists out there..., where my team is not in it, i unfortunately find myself cheering 'against' a team... and that was not the case this year... i watch more premiership than anything, zz was captivating, and ribery showed effort that i wished for from all players... therefore... i went france... not against italy though... no longer were they showing the what is it... cattenacio (something that means the lock)... they held on gamely in the 2nd half of overtime... and they looked tired... the french... were the inspired team... but it was not to be... the italians earned it...
here is a question.
if they moved the pk spot (what is that... 12 meters) out to even 15... what would the effect be... i suspect it would be huge... initially...
shidt...
now that id word says it all
You gotta figure that they subbed for Henri because he was exhausted. Also, do we know how he does on penalty kicks? I was cheering for the US until they were eliminated, then I shifted to my other nationality, and more than enjoyed the French run to the finals. Unfortunately, I'm not sure they'll be able to sustain this kind of effort/result, but it will be interesting to see how they do in the next Euro Championships.
Moving the PK out to 15 yards would change it COMPLETELY. Jim had a very good post about the value of diving, especially given how RARE goals are.
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