Why England will win the World Cup 2006
Hey all!
Like promised, no more bitching and whining on the Oilers. Instead, today I turn my attention to the World Cup 2006, and the team I predict will win, England.
Why will England win? First, they have the coolest team. I mean, we can go down the list: Lampard? cool. John Terry? cool. Joe Cole? real cool. Wayne Rooney? cool even when injured. Beckham? the guy has his picture next to the word cool in the Britannica Encyclopedia. Michael Owen? the coolest "futbol" dude on earth. But England will not only win because they are cool. No, as a matter a fact, they will also win because they have one of the most powerful offenses in the whole tournament.
Case in point: Saturday's 1-0 win over Paraguay. With Rooney missing and Owen still not in game shape, England was still able to overcome an average game by most of its players and come up with a win. David Beckham has played really well recently and he finally looks like the team's captain. Joe Cole is a rising star, and I predict he will be one of England's MVP's by the end of the tournament. Frank Lampard is one the best players in the world right now, yet he just might be still a bit underrated... yeah, he's that good! John Terry has also quietly become one of the best defenders in the world, not only playing reliably in his own territory, but also being a threat to score. He leads what is an underrated defensive group. And once Rooney gets back and Owen hits his peak (and mark my words, both will happen), England will feature the best tandem of strikers in the tournament. Oh, and if those reasons aren't enough, think that England's offense also features the likes of Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch, both players capable of making the difference in a game.
Sure, England doesn't have the best goaltending in the world, but I also believe they don't need it. In the end, there are a lot of teams that can aspire to capture the top spot in the world, but Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Italy and the US and all the others will fall short. The final will come down between Brazil, the grand favorites, and England. And when it's all said and done, the collective power of Lampard, Rooney, Gerrard, Owen, Beckham and Cole will prove too much for the individualistic prowess of Ronaldhino and Ronaldo.
Dwarf out.
posted by The Dwarf @ 8:55 PM
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9 Comments:
One of the most ridiculous analysis and prediction I have read about the WC (not the toilets, the World Cup): it doesn't predict the victory of The Netherlands! I think the Dwarf is really dreaming about taking a shower with Beckham.... too much suck up here.... England is not going to win of course, they will choke as usual, just like the Oilers. Their 1st game was not impressive against ... Paraguay, a B-Team that had the bad luck of scoring in their own net, otherwise it would have been a draw! Anyway let's see what England can do at their next game against Trinidad...
Of course, the real event of the day is the 0-0 game between Switzerland and France (now I know why the Swiss wanted to finish the meeting early today). France was miserable... it seems that they still don't know how to score in the WC (I think they didn't score a single goal in 2002). France could be the 1st upset again this year... Brasil did not impress much more against Croatia... but at least they won their game!
The only interesting game on Wed is Poland-Germany. I hope beets and potatoes were on the menu tonight for the Poles as a defeat would send them back home.
BTW, has anyone found an illegal internet tv to watch the games? For those at -5 GMT, there's nothing to watch at night on ESPN2 so we need to find a way to make the lunch hour productive....
I will explain later why The Netherlands will win...
Nick The Dick... good to see you back. Also good to see you haven't lost your sense of humour. The Netherlands... God, I'm still laughing!
The Netherlands will not win because they are not cool enough. Actually, much like Brazil, they are uncool. Case closed.
Dwarf out
the only thing uncool is dwarf's heterosexual crush on michael owen.......i don't blame him, it's not every day he can find someone his height to admire......i guess there is some merit in being a 4'2 professional futbol player....
to veillotron kenobi,
come on, how can you compare brazil to the cowboys.it's not their fault if they're being considered the best soccer product. they show class, and dignity, something the dallas cowboys cannot claim to have. i dont' care how much crack he takes and how many prostitutes he sleeps with, ronaldo can never be the michael irvin of soccer.
by the way, i think brazil will win, but i'm not even rooting for them....i was rooting for those damn japs....they better eat something with more protein than sushi and open their natural semi shut eyes or this trip to germany will be only good for tourist pictures.....
I need to scratch my ass.
By the way Dwarf, may I remind you that the US Open is starting tomorrow morning. Do you have a decent prediction for that tournament, or are you going to turn soft on the Brits again?
And just remember that if you drop your soap while being in the shower with Beckham, you better not bend over to get it back.
My ass is still itching... It has to be from the tacos I had last night... or from an Englishman that visited me in my dreams...
You are absolutely right Sweet LP... check back tonight or tomorrow morning... I will post my US Open thoughts by 11pm tonight.
And be careful with those tacos... you should have KFC instead. That stuff is diarreah-induced but at least it doesn't come with an ass itch.
Dwarf out
My little brother, you know I don't have any dollar bill, just a bunch of debts. So fuck the queen in green!
LP: Time to pay off those debts: if you pick Trinidad to win over England tomorrow, the odds are 11:1 so you could make a fortune and we could laugh about England for years to come.... the game is at 12PM EDT tomorrow or at pub time for the Hooligans.
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