So Says Rongen. . .
So says Rongen
I'm not sold on England, but I think it will find a way against a weakened Portuguese side that can't count on a 100-percent healthy Cristiano Ronaldo and an aging Luis Figo, who will be playing in his fifth match in 21 days.
As I said earlier, I favor Germany over Argentina even though I am a huge fan of José Pekerman, whom I coached against at the under-20 level. But a raucous Berlin crowd will be too much for his Argentine squad to overcome.
Ukraine simply doesn't have the horses to compete with Italy. Francesco Totti hadn't showed up at all before hitting the penalty kick that eliminated Australia, and I think that will jump-start him. And with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon playing as well as he is, there's no way Ukraine will get past the Azzurri.
Brazil is going to end Zinedine Zidane's career -- but this might be the greatest game of the tournament. France is a proud football nation and one of the best in Europe, and the French will show off all of their skill and tactical ability. But in the end, Brazil will avenge its loss in '98 and send Les Bleus home.
What do you say? Predictions, anyone?
I'm not sold on England, but I think it will find a way against a weakened Portuguese side that can't count on a 100-percent healthy Cristiano Ronaldo and an aging Luis Figo, who will be playing in his fifth match in 21 days.
As I said earlier, I favor Germany over Argentina even though I am a huge fan of José Pekerman, whom I coached against at the under-20 level. But a raucous Berlin crowd will be too much for his Argentine squad to overcome.
Ukraine simply doesn't have the horses to compete with Italy. Francesco Totti hadn't showed up at all before hitting the penalty kick that eliminated Australia, and I think that will jump-start him. And with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon playing as well as he is, there's no way Ukraine will get past the Azzurri.
Brazil is going to end Zinedine Zidane's career -- but this might be the greatest game of the tournament. France is a proud football nation and one of the best in Europe, and the French will show off all of their skill and tactical ability. But in the end, Brazil will avenge its loss in '98 and send Les Bleus home.
What do you say? Predictions, anyone?
posted by Bob Bixby at 12:13 PM
2 Comments:
I personally don't think that Germany has been tested yet. The Argentines will test Germany and the shock may be too much for the over-confident home team.
Amen to that! I know that Germany has the advantage playing in Berlin, but I know we will give the Deutch a run for their money!
I wore my Argentine jersey to work today (not planning on coming in tomorrow), and annoyed all the Germans that work here. :) It was great!
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