Pasta La Vista

After a relatively slow start the world cup is shaping up nicely, already the last world cups finalists are on the way home and today the pre tournament favourites Spain could be joining them, though I don’t realistically expect Spain to lose to Chile but who knows.

Italy and France deserved what they got both sides performed terribly France with a fractured camp and the Italians with an ageing squad, so its pasta la vista to the Italians and Bonsoir to the frogs.

This opens up the tournament beautifully for Brazil or so it would appear but Brazil have not been firing on all cylinders yet  either,  they have played fantastic football in parts but not nearly consistently enough.

My pre tournament fancy Argentina still look the team to beat though my heart is with England, as expected they got past Slovenia the score flattering the opposition, England were better value than just 1-0 but it made for an exciting final 10 minutes.

If or should I say when England send the Germans packing it will set up a mouth watering clash with Argentina, we have waited a long time to settle the score with Maradonna and his” hand of god goal” 24 years to be exact but July 3rd could be when we get our revenge.

COME ON ENGLAND

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Vuvuzela

What a shame that the World cup though it isn’t firing on all cylinders yet is being ruined by the “Vuvuzela” it’s a kind of trumpet that emits an irritating sound when blown, apparently very popular in Africa.

This though it may be acceptable in Africa is not elsewhere and is ruining the premier football tournament for everyone else, there is a simple solution, cancel out crowd noise and let the viewer  only hear the commentary. Problem solved.

It has also been suggested that the games have been below par because the players are being put of by this sound to, I would not be surprised if this were true.

By the way I stick by my pre tournament tip that Argentina will win the tournament, so called favourites Spain were humbled by Switzerland yesterday and Brazil were very pedestrian in their opening match against the North Koreans, I am sure there are many twists and turns still to come but for now Maradona’s boys look to be the ones, though my heart still says England my brain says otherwise.

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England

Congratulations to the England football team we are on our way to South Africa, a brilliant performance last night and now they have a real chance of competing , the way the Manager Fabio Capello has them playing they can beat anyone. it’s great that at last we have a manager who picks players on merit rather than reputation, with maybe the possible exception of David Beckham.

I don’t object to his being in the squad as a tool for qualification as long as he does not have long term plans for him after all Beckham will be 35 by the time the finals come around.

We have always had the quality of players in this Country to win a World Cup, but we didn’t always get the mix  or style of play right  Capello has sorted all that out, and with the possibility that the Dutch, Portuguese and Argentineans not even qualifying, and the French team looking so poor I think that England would be in the top 3 of sides that have a chance of winning alongside Spain who will likely be favourites and  Brazil who you can never ignore.

So roll on South Africa and watch the three lions roar.

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