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piala dunia 06 germany - a time to make friends
piala dunia aku bermula lambat dari semua orang gara-gara tuntutan kerja yang tak kenal masa dan ketika ni. lima hari empat malam aku habiskan di kelantan jauh dari kemeriahan sambutan piala dunia di kuala lumpur.
aku hanya sempat menonton perlawanan pembukaan jerman vs costa rica aje bersama-sama beberapa kerat wakil media yang turut serta dalam lawatan tu. terima kasih banyak2 pada pok cik pa yang baik hati kerana membantu mempermudahkan kami menonton beramai-ramai game tu di skrin besar kat coffee house perdana beach resort. tv kat bilik tu kecik sangat, apa pun tak nampak. hehehe...nasib baik game pukul 12 malam, kalau tak ganggu orang nak makan malam lak.
siang tu aku siap beli rambutan kat pengkalan kubor untuk makan masa tengok bola. hahaa...lepas habis game aku terus tidur sebab sabtu nak bangun awal, jadi aku missed game pukul 3 pagi. masa football fans seluruh dunia sibuk menonton game england - paraguay, aku dan yg lain2 dibuai keasyikan menonton wayang kulit, menora dan persembahan joget kelantan di gelanggang seni kota bharu sehingga lewat malam. tapi aku ada tipu2 sikit sebab dah mintak liza sms bagi tau result from time to time. hehehe...
balik resort, konon nak tengok game argentina tapi pengsan kepenatan sampai lambat bangun menyebabkan semua orang kena tunggu aku. ampun! mesti dia orang cakap officer tak guna aku ni.
ahad malam, ketika semua orang leka menonton game belanda vs serbia, kita orang meredah hutan malam2 buta tu untuk acara night walking sambil disambut dengan penuh mesra oleh pacat-pacat di kuala koh tu. tangga kat pejabat perhilitan kuala koh tu dah macam casualty ward dah penuh dengan darah yang berjejeran. masing-masing membawa balik empat lima ekor pacat sorang. aku cuma dikeronyok oleh tiga ekor pacat aje. nasib baik.
akhirnya, hari isnin dari kota bharu aku tak terus balik kl tapi balik seremban untuk ambil kereta. lagi pun hari selasa aku cuti. game yang betul2 aku tengok ialah australia vs jepun. kecewa aku dgn permainan jepun yang entah apa2 entah.
germany vs costa rica
it's like a clash between david and goliath. i dont think costa rica was ready for such big tournament like the wc final. on the other hand, i was surprised at how well germany played. their passings were accurate and beautiful to look at unlike their usual robotic and mechanical style of attacking. torsten may have an ugly hairstyle but his shot was superb man! one thing for sure, if a certain team has a former striker for manager, the team will have a leak in the heart of its defence. and what a huge leak the germans had in their defence. if costa rica were a better team and great at counter attacking, germany will be in a lot of trouble babe! anyway, the game was entertaining enough for an opening game. costa rica wasnt a weak opponent really, they gave as good as they got but didnt have enough experience i guess.
italy vs ghana
hey did u guys manage to look at what nesta did while defending the azzurri's half line? with a beautiful back flick that worth watching over and over again. i was very impressed with his performances, very solid at the heart of the italian defense. back in 2002, the combination of cannavaro and nesta werent as solid as during euro 2000 but during the ghana's game, they were almost impenetrable. i just love watching cannavaro did the covering on essien if i wasnt mistakenlah kan. the italian style of defending never failed to excite me. i didnt know how the italians made defending so stylish to watch during a football game. if u could only remember franco baresi's style of defending, you'll be drooling on the mouth man! i love baresi.
the difference between iacquinto and gilardino was iacquinto used his brain when he was in front of the goal but gilardino acted purely on instinct. oh god! if only gilardino would twist and turn a little bit instead of kicking the ball straight to the goalkeeper, italy would have been on top of the table but now they were in the 2nd place because czech had scored one goal more than the azzurri. i do think that lippi should put inzaghi together with either one of the younger strikers. inzaghi - gilardino or inzaghi-luca toni. pirlo was like a breath of fresh air. after giving below-par performances throughout the whole season in the serie a, he suddenly became a change man. this rich kid from brescia who is so wealthy that he didnt need to work for life has shown the performance that set the azzurri tifosi's pulses racing. his role is simply pivotal in the central midfield area. PIRLO is the consumate deep-lying playmaker. and that goal of his was really breathtaking i tell you.
anyway, i do believe fabio grosso makes a good fullback. the man from palermo has something special that made me noticed him during last tuesday's game. maybe not as good as zambrotta but he has potential except for his pace. he was a little slow, IMHO. hey i couldnt wait for gattuso and zambrotta to join the game. if italy play their card right, they will be able to make a mincemeat out of the US of A. Forza Azzurri!
england vs trinidad & tobago
england struggled for 85 minutes to break the deadlock in the trinidad and tobago's defensive line. gosh! i do think im the ultimate paradox because i love jamie carragher and steven gerrard only when they play for liverpool but i couldnt force my self to like them when they don the national team jersey. sorry mate! i just hate england very very much. as for trinidad & tobago, apart from dwight yorke and hislop, i didnt know much about the rest of the players. but i do think that if u based your team fully on the defensive mechanism, you'll ended up like trinidad & tobago. when u dont have at least a single prolific striker at your beck and call, dont dream on doing a counter attack on experience and good defenders like terry and ferdinand.
it was a pity to watch T&T beaten in the dying minutes like that. i was so sure they could hold england for a draw and shut the hell of the fans mouth once and for all but it wasnt meant to be.
p/s: terima kasih kepada kulat2, vovin, wahyu, the muse, abang man, liza and a few others for the world cup message. we may support a different team but like the world cup motto : it's A Time To Make Friends. hehehe...errr, team aku jgnlah kalah, nanti aku kena belanja seorang kawan lama cum mentor makan. haha..aku masih simpan faks gambar pemain bola yang dia hantar 10 tahun dulu dengan soalan siapa pemain tu? silap lah babe, itu gambar franco baresi, defender agung. senang2 ajelah aku jawab.
last modified Jun 18, 2006 at 3:43
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