cloudimani
Acrobat
France, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark (to name but a few) all out, of the teams left, who do you think wants it most and deserves to win in the true spirit of the game. Not necessarily the same thing.
Its not just about wanting to win, its about being able to swallow your pride (and your multi-million-euro price tags) and muck in for the team, personally one of the thing that disappointed me most about Portugal was Figo's attitude, he seemed insulted that he had to play group games, and actually try, and if the ball didnt come straight to his feet he wouldnt bother moving his arse to get it himself. This really disappoints me and I think highlights everything thats wrong with the game today.
For pure team spirit I think the likes of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Senegal have really shown the others what its all about, definitely a case of the team being greater than the sum of its parts. Of the big teams that have suffered, this seems to be their biggest obstacle.
Although I'll be supporting Italy now, I hope for a deserving champion, and not just someone who played ok during the championships. I hope for Senegal, and at their best I have no doubt they are good enought to reach the final, and the way the likes of Brazil, England, Italy, Germany et al are playing, who knows what could happen?
Its not just about wanting to win, its about being able to swallow your pride (and your multi-million-euro price tags) and muck in for the team, personally one of the thing that disappointed me most about Portugal was Figo's attitude, he seemed insulted that he had to play group games, and actually try, and if the ball didnt come straight to his feet he wouldnt bother moving his arse to get it himself. This really disappoints me and I think highlights everything thats wrong with the game today.
For pure team spirit I think the likes of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Senegal have really shown the others what its all about, definitely a case of the team being greater than the sum of its parts. Of the big teams that have suffered, this seems to be their biggest obstacle.
Although I'll be supporting Italy now, I hope for a deserving champion, and not just someone who played ok during the championships. I hope for Senegal, and at their best I have no doubt they are good enought to reach the final, and the way the likes of Brazil, England, Italy, Germany et al are playing, who knows what could happen?