Finale
Friday, July 07, 2006
The finals are upon us and those of ya that have no clue whats going on....heres the scoop:
FRANCE vs ITALY
Italy in blue take on the french in white
Referee: Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo is the official of this match. He is the guy who sent of Wayne Rooney against Portugal. He has a reputation for brandishing red cards so players must be careful. Italy's Cameronessi is an argentian so he might be able to pull some strings with this ref.
Defenders :
Cannavarro vs Thuram - I might be slightly bias as i love Cannavarro. His defending and read of the game is excellent. On the other hand, thuram has been playing well for the french as well. Tough call but if game goes over 90 minutes, you may see Thuram losing some steam as he is already 34 years of age. As for the fullbacks, Abidal and Sagnol looks shaky at times while Grosso and Zambrotta can be dangerous in attack.
Midfielders :
Pirlo vs Zidane - Needless to say Zidane has been in fine form lately. Much of the french attack will be dictated by him. Pirlo has also had an outstanding tournament. Key here is whether both these players will have enough time on the ball to create chances. Im sure defensive midfielders such as makalele for france and Gattuso for Italy will be told to mark Pirlo and Zidane closely. France has a slight edge in the wings with Ribery playing freakishly good at the moment.
Strikers :
Luca Toni vs Henry - Both strikers will have their work cut out for them. They will play identical roles as lone strikers. However, italy has Totti who plays just behind Toni and that will give them a slight advantage in attack. Luca Toni also provides an aerial threat to the defense while Henry is useless in the air and makes up for it by dribbling . Henry however is a master at diving. He is as fragile as paper and will fall under any contact whatsoever.
Goalkeepers :
Buffon vs Barthez - Clearly, without a doubt, buffon is better. Barthez is a clown and was lucky to escape with some mistakes in all his matches. Buffon is also good at saving penalties while barthez is good at letting his defenders kiss his bald head for good luck.
Verdict: Italy should attack france in the flanks where i feel Abidal is their weakest link. Use their fullbacks to give some extra dimension in attack. Also, link up play with totti and toni is crucial, try a few long range efforts to test barthez. As for france, nvm.....they'll lose anyway.
So hopefully Italy does the job, then ill be a happy (and wealthy) man.
Alex
8:23 AM
CRAPPER
Ah-Lek Cheah
September 8th 1986
New Zealand
Civil Engineer wannabe
About the author:
Malaysian by birth, Alex Cheah was born in the rough and ruggard suburban city of Paramount Garden. He currently is pursuing a degree
in Civil Engineering in Auckland University, New Zealand.
The overall subject of blogging has been a life long passion. His frist blog has receives many accolates and criticism. The second (craptacular) aims
to cater for the ever growing demand of his friends.
In craptacular, Alex incorporates the very best of Malaysian Humour garnished with a hint of sacarsm and a pinch of disgustingly LAME jokes.
The result is a simple, practical blog which is geared to either piss someone off or provide humour to his/her life (hopefully the latter).
