oh ciao bella
check:
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060703/1/8j4r.html for comentary on why france got so far into the finals from an interview with valdano....Twenty years after winning the FIFA World Cup™ with Argentina, Jorge Valdano remains a prominent figure in world football. A straight talker widely respected within the game, the erudite 50-year-old ex-striker has influenced an entire generation of football fans around the globe with a stream of thought-provoking books and articles
sample:
And the bad news?
There's plenty of that too. The main problem is there isn't much risk-taking going on and that's true for both coaches and players. Everyone's sticking to what they've been told to do. No one tries to go on a run or hit a crossfield ball for fear of breaking the pattern of the game. Naturally enough, the greater the pressure – from the Round of 16 onwards, for example – the harder teams play and the greater the fear of trying something different.
So that is when figures like Zinedine Zidane make their mark even more?
Exactly! In tight games like the quarter-finals someone with the zest, talent and vision of Zidane stands out head and shoulders above the rest.
I thought that might get your crankcase going
sheila
Posted at: July 06, 2006, 07:38:28 PM
here is the final's schedule:
match #64 sunday july 9th at 8:00pm( 20:00)
venue: Berlin
sheila
