From: JK on
Mehdi wrote:

Good work. Who are you pulling for and in what order?
From: Mehdi on
> Subject : FIFA World Cup 2010 Preview Groups A-D
> From : markvanderv1(a)yahoo.com

>> Time for new glasses for Mehdi ...
>
> Oh, jeez.

Blinkered idiots like Bob are the worst kind of fan and will ruin the
enjoyment of any competition given the opportunity which is why I
kill-filed him some time ago.


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From: Mehdi on
> Subject : FIFA World Cup 2010 Preview Groups A-D
> From : wanyikuli(a)gmail.com

> Great charecterization of Sweden, one of the few teams I usually dread
> to watch at a World Cup, or that I sleep in for. Won't be missed!
>
> You figure the Nigerians are patient/disciplined enough to break down
> what will be a game of attrition by the Greeks?

The coach will pull in one direction and the players in another. If they
ignore him and go into business for themselves they'll have a better chance.


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From: Mehdi on
> Subject : FIFA World Cup 2010 Preview Groups A-D
> From : bds(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de

> : ARGENTINA
>
> I think where Dieguito ruined their prospects was by leaving Zanetti and
> Cambiasso out. They're a lot of the reason Inter made it to the end.
> At least Zanetti is the reason Dieguito's chairmanship got hijacked in
> the last desperate qualifier where Zanetti took over as soon as they
> were on the field. I guess that's why Dieguito left him out. Such
> idiocy will cost them.

I'm still not sold on either of them. Motta was far more important than
Cambiasso and Zanetti did a good job on Messi but little else.

> : ENGLAND
>
> Quite amusing how you can pick them apart and then pick them for the
> last four. :-)

Yep. Ridiculously easy draw.


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From: Mehdi on
> Subject : FIFA World Cup 2010 Preview Groups A-D
> From : gabbage(a)gmail.com

> Yet they are a team that reliably makes the second round in every
> tournament.

Like that's an achievement given their population and their league.

> You can't measure the strength of a team solely by the
> number and quality of players they send to Europe.

You can if the majority of the best players in the World play there.

> I think picking Heskey over more obviously gifted goalscorers is
> actually brave management.

It's weak management.

> This team is designed to get the best of
> Rooney and Gerrard, both of whom have been excellent under Capello.
> Heskey occupies the centerbacks and gives more talented players the
> space they need to shine.

That doesn't and won't work against the good sides. Playing it upto the
big man worked in Division One in the 1980s. It's never worked at
international level.

> As much as I love his gangly elegance, Crouch can't do that because
of his comparative lack of mobility
> and his tendency to play deep.

Crouch is a goal threat


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