Copa!

Hey there team!
You watching the World Cup? We sure are!

Me and K watched the Americans and the Japanese reap the wind last night...the Japanese due to an early lucky goal and subsequent caving in...general lackluster play and an all too apparent lack of desire...not to mention a brutal knocking around by the much larger but arguably less talented Australian side.
The americans were simply overwhelmed by a team that outclassed them in almost every category except brute strength...the Czechs were beautiful. I`m still not sure why, in the merry-go-round of national team coaching jobs, that the americans still trust their international soccer fate to Bruce Arena. I mean, he got us there (20 years ago), but we haven`t really progressed much past adequate over the course of his (inordinately and undeservedly long) coaching tenure.

Works for me though...I love watching the Americans get their asses beaten through skill and class...

Speaking of skill and class, the South Koreans won tonight against a very tenacious and quite frankly dangerous Togo team. Heckuva game, that. While the Japanese are deluding themselves into thinking they can play a Brazil-style game, South Korea has siezed upon its unique characteristics and built a style around them...quickness and accuracy in the passing game, tenacious defense and tireless work in the midfield. Works quite well for them, and they look like they enjoy it too.
Japan, on the other hand, looks like they`re still not really sure what they are supposed to be doing, while their stars pout up and down the field and generally look embarassed and embarassing in turns. I mean...they don`t even really try to score! They lob in these lame crosses that really have no chance of turning into　anything valuable...just shoot the damn ball! You can`t score if you don`t shoot, and you can`t win if you don`t score...seems simple, doesn`t it?

Anyway, I`m watching Knight Rider (DUDE,KNIGHT RIDER!!!)and waiting for the France game to come on...vas-y mes amis!

Looks like Brazil has this one in the bag... and their first game doesn`t start for another two hours! Fun to watch,anyway...