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From: Abubakr on 12 Jun 2010 03:07
On Jun 12, 5:00 pm, "Mark V." <markvande...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> South Africa vs.Uruguay  16 June 2:30 PM ET Loftus Versfeld
>
> Uruguay will probably have to modify its tactics. They need to score
> goals as they are likely to be the sacrificial lambs (if the
> conspiracy theory is even remotely true) for host advancement. On
> neutral turf with a non-partisan crowd they'd likely beat South Africa
> with their counter-attack. Here, though, that approach runs the risk
> of not bagging a goal for them. A team like Uruguay that gets
> themselves into trouble with the refs anyway and is not a FIFA golden
> child like RSA's next opponent, France (chill out, my Gallic friends
> -- there are other nations that enjoy that status as well), cannot
> leave anything to chance and should come out on the offensive. That
> being said, they will not break down South Africa's defenses so
> easily.
>
> I predict a 1-1 draw in this group that may shape up to be Netherlands/
> England/Ireland/Egypt 1990 redux.
>
> France vs.Mexico   17 June 2:30 PM ET   Peter Mokaba
>
> Both teams will have to be a bit more cautious than they were today,
> yet will still have more space than they were afforded by their
> bunkering opponents on the first matchday. The winner will be the team
> that has unkinked its first-day snarls the best. France lacks
> creativity; Mexico lacks for decent finishing from their strikers.
> This time, though, I expect Mexico to take better advantage of space
> given, all the while not ruling out a brilliant adjustment by
> Domenech, who while often horrible seems to have a penchant for
> devising schemes that shut down creative midfields (see Spain, Brazil,
> Portugal '06).
>
> Mexico 2 - France 1

Domenech's a fool. Malouda has been in great form for Chelsea this
season yet this bozo still sees it fit to start with that ever
mediocre Govou who has never played a matching game for either club or
country. Thankfully, Domenech doesn't have Zidane and Co. to pull his
nuts out of the fire this time and they'll go down in flames again
like in the Euros.
From: Abubakr on 12 Jun 2010 03:10
On Jun 12, 5:07 pm, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 12, 5:00 pm, "Mark V." <markvande...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > South Africa vs.Uruguay  16 June 2:30 PM ET Loftus Versfeld
>
> > Uruguay will probably have to modify its tactics. They need to score
> > goals as they are likely to be the sacrificial lambs (if the
> > conspiracy theory is even remotely true) for host advancement. On
> > neutral turf with a non-partisan crowd they'd likely beat South Africa
> > with their counter-attack. Here, though, that approach runs the risk
> > of not bagging a goal for them. A team like Uruguay that gets
> > themselves into trouble with the refs anyway and is not a FIFA golden
> > child like RSA's next opponent, France (chill out, my Gallic friends
> > -- there are other nations that enjoy that status as well), cannot
> > leave anything to chance and should come out on the offensive. That
> > being said, they will not break down South Africa's defenses so
> > easily.
>
> > I predict a 1-1 draw in this group that may shape up to be Netherlands/
> > England/Ireland/Egypt 1990 redux.
>
> > France vs.Mexico   17 June 2:30 PM ET   Peter Mokaba
>
> > Both teams will have to be a bit more cautious than they were today,
> > yet will still have more space than they were afforded by their
> > bunkering opponents on the first matchday. The winner will be the team
> > that has unkinked its first-day snarls the best. France lacks
> > creativity; Mexico lacks for decent finishing from their strikers.
> > This time, though, I expect Mexico to take better advantage of space
> > given, all the while not ruling out a brilliant adjustment by
> > Domenech, who while often horrible seems to have a penchant for
> > devising schemes that shut down creative midfields (see Spain, Brazil,
> > Portugal '06).
>
> > Mexico 2 - France 1
>
> Domenech's a fool. Malouda has been in great form for Chelsea this
> season yet this bozo still sees it fit to start with that ever
> mediocre Govou who has never played a matching game for either club or
> country. Thankfully, Domenech doesn't have Zidane and Co. to pull his
> nuts out of the fire this time and they'll go down in flames again
> like in the Euros.

that is to read "match winning game" not "matching".
From: Mark V. on 12 Jun 2010 04:45
On Jun 12, 1:37 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
> Quoting Mark V. in rec.sport.soccer:
>
> >South Africa vs.Uruguay  16 June 2:30 PM ET Loftus Versfeld
>
> >Uruguay will probably have to modify its tactics. They need to score
> >goals as they are likely to be the sacrificial lambs (if the
> >conspiracy theory is even remotely true) for host advancement.
>
> Heh! I didn't see this before my earlier post, promise!

I believe you, and in fact now feel a bit less paranoid.



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