Comments on: Off till the fifth http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:31:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Hugo http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23746 Hugo Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:50:13 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23746 Well, if Portugal's win over Holland wasn't a triumph of brutality over finesse, I don't know what was. Not that Holland represented all that much finesse. The "jogo bonito" may be played in South America, but not in Iberia as far as I can tell. (And don't get me started on Euro 2004.) I look forward to Portugal quite possibly beating England tomorrow, largely by dives in the penalty area that fool quick-on-the-draw refs. I pray I'm wrong. I'm delighted Argentina is out -- give me workmanlike Northern European football any day of the week... Well, if Portugal’s win over Holland wasn’t a triumph of brutality over finesse, I don’t know what was. Not that Holland represented all that much finesse. The “jogo bonito” may be played in South America, but not in Iberia as far as I can tell. (And don’t get me started on Euro 2004.)

I look forward to Portugal quite possibly beating England tomorrow, largely by dives in the penalty area that fool quick-on-the-draw refs. I pray I’m wrong.

I’m delighted Argentina is out — give me workmanlike Northern European football any day of the week…

]]> By: perplexed http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23745 perplexed Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:36:49 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23745 <i>Hey! What do you have against Portugal?!</i> Exactly. Any lover of <b>football</b> surely will want the Beautiful Game kept alive with a Portuguese or Brazilian triumph in this World Cup. I live in England, but I hate the way England play. It's so bad. It's all physical. So little intelligent play. Hey! What do you have against Portugal?!

Exactly. Any lover of football surely will want the Beautiful Game kept alive with a Portuguese or Brazilian triumph in this World Cup. I live in England, but I hate the way England play. It’s so bad. It’s all physical. So little intelligent play.

]]> By: mercedes http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23744 mercedes Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:15:03 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23744 Second half of that game this morning was really exciting. Although I'm not a big Argentine fan, I hate to see a team that plays that well lose in shoot-outs. It's too bad they lost their goalee also, it would have been a much more equitable match. Anyway, Germans are happy and they are the host country. On to England tomorrow.... Second half of that game this morning was really exciting. Although I’m not a big Argentine fan, I hate to see a team that plays that well lose in shoot-outs. It’s too bad they lost their goalee also, it would have been a much more equitable match. Anyway, Germans are happy and they are the host country. On to England tomorrow….

]]> By: aphrael http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23743 aphrael Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:03:27 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2006/06/29/off-till-the-fifth/#comment-23743 Hey! What do you have against Portugal?! Hey! What do you have against Portugal?!

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