What a record! I have not opened this site for nearly 1 month!
I really lost real inspiration to write. If there is any, that would be Euro 2008.
Euro 2008 is the real entertainment for me. It totally displays the unpredictability of football. In 2004, the Greek army, powered by the spirit of their nearly-godlike ancestors, such as Aristotle and Sophocles, lifted the trophy after beating the hot-red Portugal team. This year, they didn't make it to the semifinals, but there is another team that replaces Greece.
The descendants of Ivan the Great. The nation whose people were courage enough to wipe out their long-reigning monarchy after a glorious modern revolution, the second in the history, next to France.
Russia.....
The army of Tartars and Cosack, only currently dressed in their national football uniform, marched to the semifinal after beating the deadly Dutch.
My main reason for this almost-impossible victory is the stamin that is left inside the Dutch players. They surely had hard times to devastate World Cup-champions Italy and runner-ups France, both with scary score margins. Against the Russia, who saved energy during the qualifications, they were liable.
I am so bored with the routine football leagues such as EPL and La Liga. Everyone can rpedict that the champions will be either ManU or Chelsea, either Real Madrid or Barca, either Inter or Juve, and so on.
Nonetheless, financial power doesn't play in Euro 2008. Nothing can buy nationality in football until now, except maybe the luck that the Germans have to own Lukas Podolski inside their troop instead of Polands'.
The shameless peacock Cristiano Ronaldo can only hide his face now after the magnificent game against Germany. It is proven that Bastian is the best player whose number is 7. Let's flasback to the Third-Winner game in World Cup 2006. The indispensable Bayern Munich midfielder outplayed the Lusitanians, socred two and set up a own goal that brought Germany glory.
I don't want to comment anything on England. Just shameful and embarassing. And if the plan of the FA is accepted, the EPL will be held all across the world in the next 5 seasons. Is it still correct to call this expensive competition English Premier League? Nowadays, it is replete with non-English European players, non-English managers, non-English owners. The fantastic statistic will be boosted by the fact that the competition is no longer played on the English soil.
Football is getting distracted and distorted from its original meaning. It has been a mini game of investations and one-night fame arcade.
Remember, the laws of probability still exists in football. The strongest does not always win. In football competition, I conclude that the most constant and stable in form (of course top form) is the most dangerous one. Beautiful techniques and goals are the products of a stable good form.
Therefore, no arrogance and imbalance should be allowed for the good football. Or is it?
Anyway, let's continue to predict (and prepare to be shocked) and enjoy this wonderful once-in-4-years competition! Let's see who is the best and who only whines about their best....