We're going to watch it in the conference room at work. 42" flat screen baby.
> -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 10:47 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: WC thoughts from the weekend > > Some of the goals have been good. Real good in fact. Heck, the first goal > of > the tournament was a thing of beauty. > > I thought a couple of the games were rather mundane though. Perhaps i just > expect too much, want every game to be like the T&T match. Specifically, i > thought the England and the Portugal matches were sloppy at best. > > Im heading home for a couple of hours to watch the US game live. I'd love > a > win, but would be more than satisfied if we could pull a tie. > > On 6/12/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > First up.....GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > Ahem, anyway.....thoughts from the weekend of soccer: > > > > > > - T&T was very impressive, overcoming a superior Sweden team and one > > > horrible ref. > > > - The Brits should be preparing themselves for yet another WC > > > disappointment. They were tentative. > > > - Portugal may be overrated yet again. > > > - Mexico is strong. They've got a shot at the finals. Ugh. > > > - African soccer seems to have regressed if anything. > > > - The Germany/Costa Rica opener was by far the most enjoyable match so > > > far. > > > Other matches have been more tentative, with teams more worried about > > > preventing a mistake than attacking their opponents. > > > - The US/Czech tilt today has the potential to be a classic. > > > > > > All and all, i'm a tad disappointed so far in the quality of play. > > > However, > > > I expect that to pick up significantly as teams start to face possible > > > elimination. > > > > > > Watchoo all think? > > > > I'd say Mexico and Iran, or Sweden vs. TT was more enjoyable. I mean > > those > > were exciting games. > > > > The Germans looked like you would expect the German team to look, > > disciplined, almost military in their formations and passing. Although > > their back field was surprisingly open, with holes I wouldn't have > > expected, > > thankfully their boys kept the ball upfront for the vast majority of the > > game. > > > > Today is going to be scary. I mean, Czech Republic is a solid good > team. > > Italy is going to be a bitch as well. Don't know anything about Ghana's > > team, but I imagine they are pretty good. > > > > I don't know how you can be disappointed with the quality of play. > There > > have already been huge upsets, the games have been moving fast as hell, > > especially when compared to MLS soccer. Also some of the goals have > been > > incredible; Christ that Mexican header for their second goal was > something > > that will be on the history channel some day :) I thought it was that > > good. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208776 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
