World Cup Update
2:10 AM
Yeah yeah. I found out, accidentally, That Italy and USA had a 1 - 1 draw.Absolutely disappointing. All I can say is it's either complacency or an off day. I want to watch to see which it is, but then again, I don't really feel like watching USA feeling happy over a draw, or watching sloppy Italian football. Well I don't have a choice, Dad took over the telly.
But contrary, I do think that Czech has a chance. Ghana did overwhlem them, but between Ghana and USA there is a stark difference. Because Czech actually made use of the chance that USA sucks shows that Czech is a team who tries hard, and has potential. They were struggling fairly against Ghana, but they could have been much worse off, because Ghana is on par with Italy, only luckless when they lost. I believe that although Czech is not of the same class as Italy or Ghana, they do try very hard and they have marvellous players, or at least, stable players of Gerrard level like that baldie whom I forgot what his name was. Rosicki can be good if he's given good service, like Owen. You must remember that the Italian Serie A is one of the more popular leagues, and Ghana's players are of European base. Czech - difficult to compare, but considering all their backgrounds they are doing well. If they really try, I believe they can put up a decent fight, given some luck as well.
No really good team will waste any chances they have. How good can italy be if they wasted such a good chance like USA to get ahead? Big names don't equate to anything, which is why I can't stand blind supporting of big names and I fervently do not do it. Of course I support teams based on an even more ridiculous basis, like loyalty, but because a team's skills go up and down fairly often I find it hard to say that a certain team will always be one of the best ones in a league. I support England out of loyalty to Gerrard, Japan because it will be my future home, and Czech because they try very hard. I don't believe for a second that any of these teams can actually make it to the finals but some of the teams really do try very hard, like Czech and Japan. England has a huge attitude problem sometimes. I hate supporting teams like Brazil and Portugal - Portugal who's overrated because of one Figo who's gonna grow old soon anyway and Brazil who's just too full of themselves. I thought their World Cup in '02 was a piece of shit. They may have many so called world-class players, but I don't see them ringing goals off Croatia.
Argentina's a more stable team if you want to say so, even Spain is more impressive. Teams that just don't take their chances don't have my respect and I don't think they should be around. People who thought that the last World Cup had many upsets - the underdog teams that managed to get there worked hard to, and they were able to use their luck to their advantage. Not many top teams can say that. Luck is important in any sport, it's whether you make use of your opportunities and whether you have the skill to create those opportunities. You may have all the skill in the world but if you didn't exploit it enough to beat some underdog team, how good can you be?
Frankly I'm sick of people just expecting the big names to go into the final 16. I love upsets in a World Cup. Because big names are just big names, that's all they are. If some underdog team were lucky and were determined enough, then I'll be happy to watch them play. The best joga bonito to watch is when determination rankles in the play.