tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767346.post115942220805740789..comments2023-10-30T05:49:37.224-04:00Comments on a pretty move: A Fistful of Matchesderekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02265788252814527062noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767346.post-1159497488044989702006-09-28T22:38:00.000-04:002006-09-28T22:38:00.000-04:00The Hammers loss today against Palermo was really,...The Hammers loss today against Palermo was really, really hard to get through. The team looked okay for the first half, including Mascherano for the most part, but for the majority of the second half the team looked confused and tired. The squad is brilliant on paper and its parts (forwards, midfielders, defenders) are impressive. So I don't understand why it's not working. Yeah, Mascherano is definitely having problems, though I thought Tevez was engaged throughout and delivered some nice balls into the box . . . only to be served up more frustration.<BR/><BR/>That's the road to ruin, Mr Dundas. But I've had my moments thinking similar thoughts.derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265788252814527062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767346.post-1159487804664462962006-09-28T19:56:00.000-04:002006-09-28T19:56:00.000-04:00The only thing I can think of re: Drogba is KC Wiz...The only thing I can think of re: Drogba is KC Wizards defender Jimmy Conrad's conscious decision to commit a bookable offense against him in the MLS All-Star Game, which was both sort of reprehensible and totally awesome.Zach Dundashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384574691806880787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767346.post-1159485210423850532006-09-28T19:13:00.000-04:002006-09-28T19:13:00.000-04:00Joe Cole may be my favourite player on the current...Joe Cole may be my favourite player on the current England squad, because he seems to actually enjoy and want to make a spectacle out of football. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of the Hammers...OUCH. I fear for my Argies. Mascherano's form is really worrying me, since he's Argentina's first choice holding midfielder. Has he really been as bad as reports suggest?<BR/><BR/>That pair of matches against Chelsea last year will live long in the memory, I think. The football gods blessed Messi in the first match. That's the best game he's ever had, on par with the Gamper Trophy match against Juventus.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807392842004716065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767346.post-1159465279804408552006-09-28T13:41:00.000-04:002006-09-28T13:41:00.000-04:00I really warmed up to Drogba during the World Cup ...I really warmed up to Drogba during the World Cup as well. The only other player on Chelsea that I'm a fan of is Joe Cole. It's a difficult team, for me, to warm up to. But I've slowly learned to respect and admire the talent on display, 'cause they've certainly got it. But I'm a Hammers fan all the way when it comes to the Premiership, so any further admiration is pretty much cancelled.<BR/><BR/>Messi is brilliant. I accidentally saw the score during the Chelsea match when it was 1-0, so I figured it was going to be painful. But Barca never lost their cool, never fell apart--the obvious hallmark of a truly great team.derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265788252814527062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26767346.post-1159439827286646992006-09-28T06:37:00.000-04:002006-09-28T06:37:00.000-04:00Strangely enough, I loved Drogba in the World Cup ...Strangely enough, I loved Drogba in the World Cup and only started becoming less enthusiastic when I heard about his EPL reputation as a diver. But you're right, he's started this season brilliantly. Personally, though, I'll never like Chelsea as long as Mourinho is manager.<BR/><BR/>Barca nearly gave me a heart attack. Thank God for Leo Messi. Now there's a way to shut his ever present critics up. Now if only Eto'o would get miraculously cured...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807392842004716065noreply@blogger.com