There are some internationals today and tomorrow. Here's the list:
Tuesday, 06 February 2007
Australia v Denmark, Brazil v Portugal, Bulgaria v Latvia, Cyprus v Hungary, Ghana v Nigeria,
Greece v South Korea, Mali v Lithuania, Northern Ireland v Wales
Wednesday, 07 February 2007
San Marino v Rep of Ireland, Albania v FYR Macedonia, Algeria v Libya, Andorra v Armenia, Belgium v Czech Republic, China PR v Kazakhstan, Colombia v Uruguay, Croatia v Norway,
Egypt v Sweden, England v Spain, France v Argentina, Georgia v Turkey, Germany v Switzerland, Holland v Russia, Iran v Belarus, Israel v Ukraine, Malta v Austria, Moldova v Romania, Morocco v Tunisia, Slovakia v Poland, Slovenia v Estonia, Venezuela v Chile, Scotland B v Finland B, USA vs. Mexico
I'm not going to include any previews, with the exception of the USA/Mexico match. Look for that tomorrow. I always look forward to that encounter, for obvious reasons. Basically, it's never friendly. Otherwise, the friendlies are when I just pray my favorite players don't get hurt. I couldn't really care less about the results.
Moving on, I must toot my own horn over the Carew move by O'Neill at Villa. I said earlier that I thought it was the best deal of the window and so far Carew has lived up to expecations. He exudes a class that is rare in the EPL and he's already establishing a relationship with Ashley Young that could propel Villa into the upper parts of the table. All that and Milan Baros is gone. Brilliant.
At least one good thing has come out of Ronaldo's flop on Sunday. The new Diving Twat (Inzaghi has been usurped -- sorry Pippo) has the FA is considering punishing divers after the fact. I'm all for it. Bring it on. This should have been done long ago. At least in the EPL, it is always the same players that use this tactic and simple video review would deal with the problem.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Israel to party with long-legged blonds and a bunch of Russians...-Sanford
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3 comments:
Agreed about Carew, though I think you'll agree that Deuce will far outshine him as the biggest acquisition during the January window after he averages 1 a game for the rest of the season and Fulham clinch a UEFA spot. Or maybe not. Still the question must be raised: He's only 26 but he's on his 7th club. One could easily ignore the 2 Norwegian clubs as he was very young, but why 5 clubs since 2000? 20 goals in 84 games at Valencia is not a sterling scoring record at the top level, somewhat worse than 10 in 35 games at Lyon. His size and ability to hold up the ball will certainly help his partner on the forward line, but one wonders if he's going to score less than the Villans are hoping.
They said the same thing about his Dad Rod when he came up to the majors and he ended up being one of the greatest hitters of all time. I rest my case.
Yeah well, there's a big difference between wowing them in Minneapolis and impressing the jaded football fans in Birmingham.
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