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~World Cup~ I'm So Excited ~ Here's a taster

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Yeah, Togo's coach returned, perhaps too late for their team to get put back together. The Togo player was sent off when he fouled (second yellow card) my boy Jisung in front of the penalty area. Then Lee Chunsoo put the free kick in the net. Ahn scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute, again with help from my boy Jisung. I knew he was special when I saw him play in the 2002 World Cup, so I was not surprised when Hiddink snatched him up and then he went over to Man U. He may not score many goals, but he is the backbone of the team. Anyway, the send off and subsequent goal was the turning point. I have to say, though, while I'm happy that Korea pulled off a victory, I'm a little disappointed that they gave up on scoring another goal so easily. Whatever happened to the best defense being a good offense? Yeah, you always run the risk of getting caught out by Togo's speed on the counterattack, but it's not like Koreas was playing it safe by playing keep away in their own end--they made quite a few misses that almost cost them. When Advocaat pulled Cho Jaejin and put in defender Kim Sangsik, I screamed, "Are you nuts?!" Putting Kim Sangsik in to strengthen to the defense is like drinking a liter of grain alcohol to sharpen your senses. He's such a liability you'd be better off just playing with ten. Despite this win, I'm not too optimistic about Korea's chances for the remainder of group play. Togo was probably the easiest opponent of the entire tournament, and Korea barely managed to win. Their defense did [b]not[/b] tighten up in the second half. The only reason Togo didn't score again was a combination of luck and the fact that Togo were down a man. Yeah, they caught Adebayoro offsides a few times, but Togo still had some real scoring chances. This does not bode well for when Korea faces more organized teams like Switzerland and France. Korea's only hope right now is a [b]really[/b] good game against the Swiss, I think. Now, back to our local doomsayer... [quote] [b]WebShaman said:[/b] There is a difference between a "prediction of Gloom and Doom" and the acceptance of reality. [/quote] Reality? The reality is this: the US played like crap against the Czechs and got beaten like stepchildren (my apologies to any actual stepchildren out here, but this time it fits). That's the only reality we have right now. Everything else is speculation. Speculation based on fairly good evidence, perhaps, but speculation nonetheless. In other words, there is still hope. Honestly, it's not likely at this point that the US is going to make it out of group play. But to just pack it up and go home after one loss, however tragic, is defeatist. When group play is over, then we can talk about reality. Loading...
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