tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post7896415495855961095..comments2023-09-12T14:49:27.414+01:00Comments on Some People Are On The Pitch: The SPAOTP Confederations Cup 2009 Pull-outChris Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-19450412971907074522009-06-14T18:31:29.017+01:002009-06-14T18:31:29.017+01:00Thoroughly enjoyed that. Great preview, and very d...Thoroughly enjoyed that. Great preview, and very detailed :-)<br /><br />I always find it odd that Egypt seem to dominate the African Cup of Nations but then flop when it comes to World Cup qualifiers. Anyone with any ideas as to why??<br /><br />JonJonathan (Just-Football)http://www.just-football.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-13706857670122697102009-06-14T10:18:07.305+01:002009-06-14T10:18:07.305+01:00Spain are certainly well worth putting your money ...Spain are certainly well worth putting your money on where this competition's concerned.<br /><br />Keep up the good work with your site, Ian!Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-39469117311167410432009-06-13T20:05:57.344+01:002009-06-13T20:05:57.344+01:00From not too far away, Ireland :)
Spain to win fo...From not too far away, Ireland :)<br /><br />Spain to win for me!Ianhttp://threefiveone.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-51076525372690965562009-06-13T11:32:12.349+01:002009-06-13T11:32:12.349+01:00Far from it, Ian, and thank you. So where in the w...Far from it, Ian, and thank you. So where in the world will you be following the event from?Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-51653528932427309352009-06-12T17:30:51.528+01:002009-06-12T17:30:51.528+01:00Great preview - Interesting to see I won't be ...Great preview - Interesting to see I won't be the only one following it.Ianhttp://threefiveone.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-89767523467996191832009-06-12T11:19:47.256+01:002009-06-12T11:19:47.256+01:00Thanks for your insight Kartik. I hope you enjoy t...Thanks for your insight Kartik. I hope you enjoy the tournament despite your concerns.Terry Duffelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497567108075601329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-15421087517306935822009-06-11T22:32:03.158+01:002009-06-11T22:32:03.158+01:00Torres is probably the most gifted American from a...Torres is probably the most gifted American from a technical standpoint. Pachuca for those who don't follow football in this part of the world is pretty much the elite team in North America, much like a Barca, Man U, etc in UEFA- they've won CONCACAF's Champions League in 2006 and 2007, won the Mexican League a number of times and won the regular season Clausura title this year before falling in the final two weeks ago. They also won the Copa Sudamericana in 2005 (The South American version of the UEFA Cup). <br /><br />Thus Torres is really the only current American getting significant playing time at a top club abroad. We've had Claudio Reyna at Rangers, Hejduk at Leverkusen, Kirovski at Dortmund or Beasley at PSV back in the day, but now other than Torres your term "journeyman player" fits this squad like a glove. <br /><br />So that's where we are. Our most creative players are Torres (21), Adu (19) and an out of form Benny Feilhaber. <br /><br />I had high hopes for our side in this competition several months ago but now just feel happy to be participating.Kartikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637710449573222655noreply@blogger.com