tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post115231143229739610..comments2023-09-12T14:49:27.414+01:00Comments on Some People Are On The Pitch: The End of the World (Cup)Chris Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152441849417248332006-07-09T11:44:00.000+01:002006-07-09T11:44:00.000+01:00Yes Chris, but only because that swede has a turni...Yes Chris, but only because that swede has a turnip for a brain. For his club he usually has a partner up front or plays just behind Saha/Van Nistolburger. He needed Owen/Crouch in frontof him, as just about everybody in the country, except Sven, realised.<BR/>I think Sven lost interest in the competition the moment Sweden went out (or maybe even earlier).Kedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634799246495796347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152381623802026652006-07-08T19:00:00.000+01:002006-07-08T19:00:00.000+01:00Lets not do the fond farewells just yet!! We still...Lets not do the fond farewells just yet!! We still have 2 games left, one of which is the small matter of the Final!Smarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808569130484035978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152377165836054292006-07-08T17:46:00.000+01:002006-07-08T17:46:00.000+01:00An attacking midfielder?!? Isn't that someone who...An attacking midfielder?!? Isn't that someone who plays behind the front man? He IS the front man, for crying out loud!!!!Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152376296181637542006-07-08T17:31:00.000+01:002006-07-08T17:31:00.000+01:00The whole domestic football season to look forward...The whole domestic football season to look forward to? Can't wait.<BR/><BR/>On the point of strikers and article in todays Telegraph pointed out that strickly speaking Sven only took 3 out and out strikers. Owen, Crouch and the invisible one. They reckoned Rooney should be classed as an attacking midfielder, which means that until he was sent off, we played Portugal with NO strikers. Svens tactics make sense now! Pack your team with midfielders and you're going to keep the ball. Therefore you opponents can't score.<BR/><BR/>It worked up until the penalty shoot out. Wonder if Sven had been to the bookies before the game "£10 on a goalless draw please!"Kedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634799246495796347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152370468662390092006-07-08T15:54:00.000+01:002006-07-08T15:54:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comments, Emma! And as you say Sma...Thanks for the comments, Emma! And as you say Smart, it <I>has</I> been fun - but that's down to all of you that have left comments, taken the time to read the articles or even written the articles.<BR/><BR/>Essentially a blog is a place to read someone's writing, but if you leave feedback too, it adds a wonderful level of interactivity. So thanks to everyone that's visited, and stay tuned to this channel even after the World Cup's over as <B>Some People Are On The Pitch</B> will be running right the way through the coming domestic football season too!Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152352510885585512006-07-08T10:55:00.000+01:002006-07-08T10:55:00.000+01:00Well said, Emma! It has been fun.In response to Ch...Well said, Emma! It has been fun.<BR/><BR/>In response to Chris' points...<BR/><BR/><B>1. Never write off the Africans</B><BR/>GO ANGOLA!<BR/><BR/><B>2. Sexy Football gets you nowhere</B><BR/>.. and Brazil apart, it never has. Arguably the sexiest football team of all time, the Dutch 'Total Football' side never quite made it. <BR/><BR/>Also check out the Premiership Champions now. Chelsea have 7 players behind the ball, 3 fast forwards on the counter-attack. Effective? Yes. Dull? Very<BR/><BR/>And no one is going to get near them this season.<BR/><BR/><B>3. There’s no place for sportsmanship in the modern game</B><BR/>Agreed, and I said as much re:FIFA's rulings only a few days ago.<BR/><BR/><B>4. Ignore the FIFA Rankings - they’re worthless</B><BR/>I wonder what algorithm FIFA will cup with this time? Its all very well the USA being that high, but you you are playing the likes of Haiti and El Salvador to qualify, its no suprise the US didnt win a single game.<BR/><BR/>I have always asked what <I>exactly</I> is the World Cup? Is it the best 32 teams in the World - which it clearly cant be if a teams such as Denmark and Turkey werent there whilst Saudi Arabia and Iran are. <BR/><BR/>Or is it the best teams from each continent in another money spinning attempt from FIFA to make it a 'Global Game'?<BR/><BR/><B>5. If you think you’ve got enough strikers in your squad, take one more</B><BR/>.. or failing that, take some GOOD ones, and preferably ones you have seen play.Smarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808569130484035978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-1152341801676307032006-07-08T07:56:00.000+01:002006-07-08T07:56:00.000+01:00I'm not a huge fan of football, I'll admit. I'll ...I'm not a huge fan of football, I'll admit. I'll watch a few games here and there and usually wouldn't watch them all the way through either. But this year, I have sat and watched most of the World cup games and must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. As you say, watching teams who you expect to crush the other teams in their group, struggle to even get a goal has kept me on my seat (doesn#t take much does it!!).<BR/><BR/>What has made it all the more enjoyable however, is coming upstairs to the computer and reading the entries put on this blog! Long may it continue?...<BR/><BR/>EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com