The Trinidadian and Toboggan Draw
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Five games into the World Cup and I'm already seeing a theme. The Europeans are struggling to score! Sweden couldn't break down Trinidad and Tobago and England didn't trouble Paraguay too much after taking the early lead. However, last night's Argentina vs Cote d'Ivoire game had some open, end-to-end stuff. Even down 2-0 at half time, Cote d'Ivoire's strike force looked able and willing to pinch a goal.
There just aren't enough Europeans with flair. Having two quality strikers on paper is still quite a gap from being able to produce a moment of magic that conjures a goal. Plus, I'm glad Australia's not a favourite. It was tough to watch Sweden throwing everything they had at the "Trinidadian and Toboggan" goal without getting anywhere. The fans looked quite anguished. They didn't show the flair, they couldn't find a goal.
With a few night exams left, I decided last night to make the switch to World Cup time. It's amazing how well you can study when it's the middle of the night waiting for the next game to commence. So quiet. Goodbye mornings (with light)!
Props to the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL too. Losing their goalie Dwayne Roloson in game 1 sucks, but congrats for putting in Jussi Markkanen over Ty Conklin and winning game 3. They've got more work to do to keep that Cinderella thing going, but good on 'em.
The moment the Oilers' goaltending went from Conn Smythe to Conklin.
3 comments to this post
I saw the Sweden game and it was the most enjoyable 0-0 draw that I have ever seen. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it and was glad to see Trinidad & Tobago get a point. Hislop was awesome.
I did some study before the game and it worked well, so I too think that I will start studying a bit at night.
Hopefully T&T can do the same to England.
Against England, whoa, that'd be mental.
Hislop was truly the man.
Woo Australia!
I did a lot of my uni studying at night. You're right - it's quiet, and there's not really much to do except study or wait for something semi-almost decent on late night TV, so you get a lot done. Good luck with exams!
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