So far I have resisted posting anything on football on the blog, but I noticed there's already been some healthy football discussion happening on the Chat Box. Well, since we are about five hours to the Final match between HOLLAND and SPAIN, I've decided to succomb and mark the momentous event with a posting.
This was a large Match Schedule/Score poster I saw at the Resorts World Sentosa, the other IR which I visited this weekend. I'll tell you more about the visit in a future posting, but for now, let's just use this post to discuss anything related to the World Cup or soccer in general ...
You can share your views, your favoured team, why you think they will win, any comments on the World Cup competition so far .... anything except try to blow the vuvuzela !
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Viva Espana !!! Woooooo !!!!!!
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OLE OLE OLE !!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's also a battle between the coaches.
ReplyDeleteOn HOLLAND side, there is Lambertus "Bert" van Marwijk who seems to be the glue that holds the team together. Born in Deventer, Netherlands in 1952, he has managed MVV Maastricht youth (1982-1986), RKVL Limmel (1991-1995), SV Meerssen (1995-1998), Fortune Sittard (1998-2000), Feyenoord (2000-2004, 2007-2008), Borussia Dortmund (2004-2006) and Netherlands (2008-).
On the SPAIN side, there is Vicente del Bosque Gonzalez, born in Salamanca, Spain in 1950. He has managed Real Madrid Castilla (1985-1990), Real Madrid (1994, 1996, 1999-2003), Besiktas (2004-2005), Spain (2008-).
the DUTCH will clobber the SPANISH with their wooden clogs lah!
ReplyDeleteAnybody taking bets?
ReplyDeleteI think Spain is the younger team.
ReplyDeleteWe are the champions of the World!
ReplyDeleteORANGE will take over the game!
ReplyDeleteThe oldest player in Dutch team is 39 (tho he is on the bench) while the oldest in the Spain team is 32.
ReplyDeletewaka waka, this time for sjs.
ReplyDeleteWalau ! He made it there !
ReplyDeleteLucky guy! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteso Dtk AM loves dutch lady ...
ReplyDeleteOne more hour to mortal combat !!!!!
ReplyDeleteGuess the Spanish lasted long enough to score the winning goal....
ReplyDeletePoor Dutch and Poor me!!!!
Steak and Red wine on you...WJ....
Even Datuk AM last hour posting did not help!!!
Paul predicted it. My doggy Jazz predicted it. I told you it was Spain's year! Viva Espana!
ReplyDeleteSpain's year? Their F Alonso finished far behind at 14th at the British GP after falling foul of the safety car for the second race in a row. He even collided with his own teammate.
ReplyDeletePaul & Jazz, your predictions for the next race pls.
Spain won fair and square... in extra time too
ReplyDeletehey Anthony, bring us back some vuvuzellas as souvenirs ... hahaha
ReplyDeleteanyone fancy some grilled actopussy?
ReplyDeletewait till the germans get their hands on paul.
C'mon Anthony, show us your vuvuzela ... hehehe
ReplyDeleteLipp Kee, how much did you lose??????
ReplyDeleteYoyo! how's our Mulu Trip? Anyone care to comment?
ReplyDeleteIf not going then I'm going else where, maybe to see WJ. Got flower show in S'pore this weekend WJ?
Anyone interested to go to Brazil in 2014 for the world cup final?
ReplyDeleteMust book hotel first, then book plane ticket, then we all go. Braaaaaazil, here we come! We are St. Joe 76ers, make way, make way for us!
The final was an anti-climax after all the pre-match hype and what-not. I guess the Dutch undid themselves by trying to unsettle the Spaniards through a more physical approach. That didn't work, though. The Spanish players kept their cool and just concentrated on playing football and won. The Dutch players were psychologically affected by Paul's prediction and their past World Cup failures at the final hurdle. The "so-near-yet-so far" syndrome must have got into them.
ReplyDeleteI thought the match between Uruguay and Germany should have been the Final match instead. Uruguay won many fans with their attractive football and Diego Forlan deservedly bagged the Golden Ball award as "best player of the Tournament." I knew he would be one of the leading contenders for the award. His ATTITUDE and SPORTSMANSHIP were exemplery and that augers well for the game. Our youths need good role models and he did that with distinction ! Ronaldo....Rooney....they deserved what they got..."Over-inflated" egoes...thank God Portugal, England, France, Italy and Brazil went home early.No tears shedded for them. They were over-rated and thought they could steam-roll over everyone..but it didn't happen. Three cheers too for New Zealand.....they were the revelation of the tournament - the only unbeaten Team in World Cup 2010. Three cheers to South Africa for being great hosts and showing everyone that the vuvuzelas can be equally entertaining as well !..and Sarawak was well represented at the World Cup....remember the "Jabu-lani" ball ? That name does sound familar, right ?
Things that we've learnt from World Cup 2010...
ReplyDeleteBehind every successful footballer, there's a woman...behind every unsuccessful one, there are 3 men...the referee and two linesmen.
A great football player doesn't necessarily make a great coach - as Maradona and Dunga have proven.
Having perfect eyesight is not a criteria for selecting a World Cup referee - ability to flash cards (yellow or red) is.
A new ball is introduced in almost every World Cup Finals - Fifa must have a very good reason for this. The reason: when everything else fails..blame the ball. The ball cannot talk !
Spain may have won the World Cup but many Christians will be heading for confession this week-end. Reason: they believed in an Octopuss rather than putting their faith in God.Some even argued that the Octopuss is a Christian - afterall, his name is PAUL !
A South African witch-doctor prophesied that Argentina would not win the World Cup because of LIONEL. He made things MESSY for them ! How ironic !
Unknown to many, Fifa made a last-minute change to the referee for the South Korea/Argentina game. The original referee informed Fifa that he had a hearing problem. He did not want to confuse the South Koreans' surnames "PARK" for a another four-lettered swear word ! (in case they shouted to each other,amid the vuvuzela din)
Fifa must have been very relieved that Colombia did not qualify for World Cup 2010. With so many refereeing blunders, it would be a miracle if any of the officials made it home safely, had Colombia featured in any of the matches.
While many world-class goalkeepers complained about the "Jabulani" ball, New Zealand's goalkeeper showed a safe pair of hands by his excellent displays between the posts. When asked why, he answered - we practised with Rugby balls...when you can catch an oval ball cleanly, what's the fuss with a round one ?
The Nederlands players must be having problems understanding English. When the referee told them that "injury time" is played, they gleefully went after the Spaniards - like a mad metador running after an equally mad bull.
There is a belief that whoever scored first in regulation time would lose the World Cup Final - hence the result 0-0 ( 90 mins )
A free kick is not necessarily "free" - it comes at the expense of a yellow or red card !
Some players at the World Cup would be representing their countries at the 2012 Olympics in London. The Venue:The London Aquatics Centre. Their event: DIVING !
Forecast for World Cup 2014 - Brazil. Italy and France will meet each other at the 2014 World Cup Finals. The venue: Rio De Janerio Airport ! ( for an early flight home ! )
Cheers !
more than 5,000 people across Asia arrested for illegal World Cup gambling!!!
ReplyDeleteELAS; brazil also have to go to Rio de Janiero airport kah? De-ported is it?
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