Brilliant
The raisin bran was crispy, the iced tea cold and the footy brilliant.
As predicted in this space a few hours before, the endless hype, buildup and cockiness surrounding the first U.S. match in the World Cup yielded an embarrassing result.
The Czechs carried the pace really the whole match, orchestrating an impressive 3-0 win. It was a rather dominating performance, beginning when Jan "Goal Monster" Koller headed in a gorgeous cross from Zdenek Grygera in the fifth minute. Later in the first half, Tomas Rosicky drilled a beautiful strike from about 30 yards into the upper corner, and struck the woodwork in the second half before flicking a shot past the U.S. keeper Casey Keller for his second goal of the match. Truly impressive.
Truly unimpressive was the performance of the U.S. side, which failed to live up to any of the hype. There were very few quality scoring chances for the Americans, and in general they just couldn't create anything near the goal. It seemed like every ball they sent in the box was cleared from danger with ease. And the supposed U.S. "stars," namely Landon Donovan, and also Damarcus Beasley, didn't seem to show up. A great result all around.
Of course, ABC/ESPN's coverage remains dubious. I especially liked when play-by-play man Dan O'Brien asked color commentator if it would hurt the Czech side when Koller went off with an injury near the half. Because it would be really bad for a team with a 2-nil lead to lose an attacker. And for the record, the Czechs still managed to score without Koller.
I also found it endlessly annoying how ABC/ESPN kept trying to rewrite history, claiming that the Czech Republic hadn't played in the World Cup since 1990. News flash: the former Czechoslovakia didn't merely change its name to Czech Republic. It became two completely new countries. And while the Czech Republic is one of the successor states, it's not the same thing as saying it's still Czechoslovakia.
Don't even get me started on all the mispronunciations. Saying Tomas Rosicky "put the sick in Rosicky" made me cringe every time.
As predicted in this space a few hours before, the endless hype, buildup and cockiness surrounding the first U.S. match in the World Cup yielded an embarrassing result.
The Czechs carried the pace really the whole match, orchestrating an impressive 3-0 win. It was a rather dominating performance, beginning when Jan "Goal Monster" Koller headed in a gorgeous cross from Zdenek Grygera in the fifth minute. Later in the first half, Tomas Rosicky drilled a beautiful strike from about 30 yards into the upper corner, and struck the woodwork in the second half before flicking a shot past the U.S. keeper Casey Keller for his second goal of the match. Truly impressive.
Truly unimpressive was the performance of the U.S. side, which failed to live up to any of the hype. There were very few quality scoring chances for the Americans, and in general they just couldn't create anything near the goal. It seemed like every ball they sent in the box was cleared from danger with ease. And the supposed U.S. "stars," namely Landon Donovan, and also Damarcus Beasley, didn't seem to show up. A great result all around.
Of course, ABC/ESPN's coverage remains dubious. I especially liked when play-by-play man Dan O'Brien asked color commentator if it would hurt the Czech side when Koller went off with an injury near the half. Because it would be really bad for a team with a 2-nil lead to lose an attacker. And for the record, the Czechs still managed to score without Koller.
I also found it endlessly annoying how ABC/ESPN kept trying to rewrite history, claiming that the Czech Republic hadn't played in the World Cup since 1990. News flash: the former Czechoslovakia didn't merely change its name to Czech Republic. It became two completely new countries. And while the Czech Republic is one of the successor states, it's not the same thing as saying it's still Czechoslovakia.
Don't even get me started on all the mispronunciations. Saying Tomas Rosicky "put the sick in Rosicky" made me cringe every time.
posted by Alexander Dubcek | 11:05
1 Comments:
That doesn't make much sense anyway. Are they trying to say he threw up on the pitch?
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