Well master, its true they don't play well (as I mentioned since 1988 when they lost to Holland in the EURO Cup), But to be become a champ you have to have that little bit of luck and till now they have had it. Watch out for the Panzers

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I just finished eating, and now I'm surfing during a while then I will watch the taped game and then I will be able to give a correct remark on the game. I will only say that from the comments I have heard from people talking about the game, Brazil was a rightouse winner.
About Roberto Carlos, It's not only because he scores now and then a goal, that looks like a missil, but because on his position I consider him the best Player those days. Now and then he makes some bluffers, but he recovers easily, what can't be said from other players.
Brazil has great players, but I repeat, the problem is that in 1970 the players played for their shirt (their country), nowadays they play for their pockets what makes them play as individualists and not as a great team.
Returning to England, you guys remember I mentioned a final between England and Portugal. I mentioned it as a sarcastic comment because I knew both of them weren't prepared to reach the final. Portugal because of the a*****e of Oliveira, which by the way resigned voluntarily (if the federation had fired him, they had to pay him 350000 euros for the "real good work" he did. The name going arround to replace him is Hiddink, but i would prefer Coelho, but you all know how this works). England has become really better, but I repeat, they are still missing some team spirit. This really important for a good team (look at two examples: South Correa (they all do their best) and Brazil were they are missing it, but still capable of playing good matches).
That's right Poko, because they still play football with some innocence and joy for the game. Let's see if Senegal survives and what will then happen.
I hope England, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Austria and some others I'm missing now, recover their greatness as teams. This can be done only with coaches that have panths and demand from the players, if they want to play for their country, that they play thinking about the country and not their pockets.
Enough blabla, in a few ours we will know all semi-final teams and then I will risk a bet

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Cheers,
El_Matador
PS: O, I forgot, just saw in the news paper that the Italian fans are saturating the e-mail service of FIFA (400000 last 3 days) with angry messages. More stupid is the FIFA come out and say that the referee commited mistakes during the match. If it was the other way around, now everything was forgotten and nothing happened, but as you can see even FIFA can be a peace of S**t (Blatter is killing FIFA, and the powerfull countries didn't have the guts to stop him, I hope when they woke up it's not too late)