I can’t believe my streak is over…i need a tissue
8 for 8…then the hammer falls on the Swiss pick…i was right about one thing…when i said the Ukrainians couldn’t score on the Swiss
Somebody tell me how a team gets eliminated from the World Cup without giving up a goal, that will be the answer to a trivia question one day
I thought both teams deserved to be eliminated today…at least i was able to enjoy the Portugal/Holland game…but this game…geez what a disaster
I really thought the Swiss would luck their way through in this one…now i don’t know what to believe
I could’ve sold my futures ticket on them when Sevchenko missed the first PK, but decided to eat it instead
One question though…why did the Swiss coach pull Frei with one minute left in extra time and put in Lustranelli…that makes no sense at all…he didn’t even take a penalty kick(the only reason you would do something like that), and besides that, Frei takes PK’s and free kicks…totally had me confused with that move
I thought both teams were just terrible and Italy will eat either one
I expect a different Italy team next time out…Italy is 2 wins away from the finals, no more holding back, it’s gonna be a rout, Italy by 2-3 goals, maybe more…they got their “stupid” game out of the way today
Ukraine has yet to score on a decent team, never mind a team like Italy…unless somebody considers Saudi Arabia and Tunisia decent(then you have serious problems)…they will not score on Italy either
I thought the Ukraine benefited a lot today from playing those 2 crappers i just mentioned, they had more legs today…i thought the game Switzerland played vs Korea took a lot out of them and it showed today, having lost their best player in that one and having to play hard til the end…they looked a bit gassed today
That won’t be the case against Italy…this will be Italy’s easiest game by far in this tournament
They have played twice…Italy won both games, 2-0, 3-1
Italy will come out strong and put this baby to rest early…Italy is the ultimate heartbreaker for these dreamers…because when you play them, they let you play, and you have chances, and the games are usually close…but in the end you lose…and its much more painful than the other top teams who put you out of your misery early
When i say put this baby to rest, that means one goal, and that’s all they’re gonna need…then they’ll let the Ukraines run at them thinking all we need is one goal, and create the illusion that they might get it…but the tank will hit empty for Ukraine, and then Italy will pound them at will near the end.
It’s quite demoralizing actually
I know these guys…believe me, i know when they’ll throw in a stinker, and when they’ll hit the gas…i thinked i’ve called all their games perfectly for over a decade…they come out like a Ferrari against the Ukraine…they know in their heads that they can’t lose to the Ukraine, they know Sevchenko, they know what to expect…and they are coming in on a major high…this game killed the Ukraine, they just went 2 more hours without being able to score, that’s not good for their heads
As for the “dive” by Grosso…i have one word for it, “brilliant”…what a damn genius
Notice how no Aussies were complaining when Materazzi got booted out on a very questionable call(totally undeserving in my opinion)…everything worked out in the end…imagine if it was reversed and Italy had the extra player for an hour…i can assure you Italy would have scored