Time - the great leveler
Two weeks ago, Esteban Cambiasso was the toast of the world, finishing the most perfect goal to be scored in this World Cup finals. Today, the Argentinian walks back, a lone man, holding his head in his hands, hating himself for missing a penalty.
What a great change two weeks can bring!
P.S.: And think of Roberto Ayala too. The defender scored what could have been the winning goal for Argentina, only to miss a penalty just about an hour later. And ponder about Germany too, dear reader. They played so poorly for most of the game, yet they are through!
What a great change two weeks can bring!
P.S.: And think of Roberto Ayala too. The defender scored what could have been the winning goal for Argentina, only to miss a penalty just about an hour later. And ponder about Germany too, dear reader. They played so poorly for most of the game, yet they are through!
posted by Vijay Krishna Narayanan | 6/30/2006 11:16:00 AM
4 Comments:
It was not Cambiasso da... anyway they were one down in penalty shootout when he came. It was the inexperienced Argentinian goalie... sad that Argentina had to depend on that chap at the end. he consistently dived to the wrong end of teh goal !
Yeah Germany were lacklustre in their win over Argentina. But nowadays isnt Football all about having the Right person at the Right place at the Right Time. How else could one explain the neatly executed Klose header in the 80th min.
A poor quality match, the pressure and the hype were the saviours. I could not understand logic behind substituting riquelme and crespo. Crespo was diving around when he went off.
The worst that was feared when the match was into the extra-time eventually happened. This is similar to the two ODIs India lost to WI recently in the last over with just a ball to spare. Don't be suprprised if Brazil were to end up the same way as Argentina.
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