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Totti was cold as ice
and crushed Australias dream.
Italy played a extremly tactical game,
specially after the send off of Materazzi
Lippi just didn't think the Australian was
good enough to break through the italian
defense. Maybe a gamble, but he was right.
Italy had the best chances, even if they let the
ozzies roll the ball.
Ukrainia or Switzerland in the quaterfinal does
not sound too bad for gli Azzurri. the real test will
be the semi against Argentina (or Germany).
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Consistency wins world championships, Getting good results at every round and not neccesarily winning, if everyone else is binning it and your there picking up points you deserve it . Eddie Lawson is a good example. doing just enough to stay ahead of the pack (I think he won a championship only winning 1 or 2 races, Maybe it was none, cant remember).
Gary
Consistency makes boring, an "boring" wins no hearts and hurts the sport.
Despite being called Steady Eddie he wons 31 races in 500GP
He also won 4 titles:
1984 (4 wins)
1986 (7 wins)
1988 (7 wins)
1989 (4 wins)
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kenny roberts jr won the crown, but who remembers which year! how many races did he win? was it one or two. by default doesn't make a true world champion and he's never been looked upon as such by most. but it is judged on who has the best score at end of season. based on this criteria i wish hayden well. he's a racer as is stoner, who want to win every round.
year 2000
and (from memory) 5 wins
Rossi was the runner up and Kenny secured the title in the last race
in Valencia.
about status:
Rossi is already a legend like Doohan, Hailwood and Ago
Hayden, if he wins, will be a more forgettable champion like Kenny jr and Criville
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What is the rap about van Nistelrooy and van Basten in dutch media?
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Randy DePuniet
did have great fight with Ant West in the rain soaked
250 race in Donington last year. He was pushed onto the
wet grass but managed to stay upright and went on to win
the race. Great stuff
This year he had crashed a lot and injured himself,
but he is adjusting to the bike and I'm sure he will be
on the podium some race next year.
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I use a Paioli unit taken of a Laverda Zane,
its fully adjustable, even a bit in length (seat height).
I works very well on the heavier V11 since a was a
bit on the stiff side on the Laverda according to reliable
sources.
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I have a spare Sachs unit laying around somewhere
mail me if you want to buy it for a decent price.
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this symbol might be more suitable:
today was bad sportmanship day in Germany:
first England got 2 yellow cards for delaying the game,
not what I expect from english footballers
then the "fist fight" between NL and Portugal.
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Dani Pedrosa, of course
he is 2nd in the championship now,
and bit more experience with 4-strokes and the new 800cc
formula which suits him better than 999cc,
he might even give Rossi a real run for the money next year.
Valentino shows who is the boss,
8th when he shouldn't be able to ride at all.
Ellison and Checa:
sorry but Ellison is their because Dorna needs a brit on the grid
Checa is there because he is one of the fastest men in the world.
He has done a tremendous job this year, helping Dunlop develop
a tyre that last more than 5 laps. the 9th place in Assen shows that
they on the right track finally.
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I had Italy vs Argentina in the final
but that's not possible anymore, so that will be one semi
Holland vs Brazil will be the other
Italy vs Brazil in the final
and Italy will be champs
just my
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Forza Svezia!
Apparently the german press and fans are already looking at how to
win the final. The swedish side really has nothing to loose, and will be
national heros if they win, quiet the opposite for Ballack & co.
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or maybe, God forbid, the US side just wasn't good enough.
li Azzurri came back and played with great smartness vs Czeck Republic
Brazil, at last, starting to show their brilliance,
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this is our speciality too,
a couple of years ago in the UEFA Women's Cup,
Frankfurt refused to play the final again Umeå (from northern Sweden)
on artificial grass. It was a tactical move to take away Umeå's home
advantage, and it was a BIG mistake. Playing a natural grass in november
really meant playing on half-frozen mud.
The poor german girls got the arses so kicked!
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brilliant game,
2 balls hit Robinson's overlayer within 5 minutes ... England were lucky
truth is that these teams plays very similar games and knows each other
very well, so a draw is the logical result.
England has a few more skillful players,
Sweden has a little bit better organisation and discipline.
statistics is an important part of football,
England hasn't beaten Sweden since 1968
the worst part is that Sweden has not beaten Germany since 1958
Ecuador saved there most valuable players today, so 3-0 against Germany
doesnt tell us much about what England will fac on sunday.
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Beauty of a shot by Cole
.. but Isaksson should have taken that,
a moment of lost concentration and he fraction of a second too late.
Paraguay vs Trinidad is 1-0 so right now Sweden vs England is just a match
too avoid Germany in the next round.
Germany beat Ecuador with 3-0
missed that match .. so I can't commented on that
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Nicky retook the WC-lead today at Catalonya
since both Melandri and Capirossi was out after
an awful crash in the first corner, he just needed
to stay on the wheels.
Only 11 bikes finished the race
Kenny jr:s return to the podium was the sensation of the weekend
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France played better but without heart, again,
instead of killing the match they played to control it
and of course Korea got their equalizer.
Brazil, again, didn't impress against Oz.
Weak performance from most of the big teams so far,
only Italy's first half against Ghana, the Czeck against USA
and most of all Argentina has impressed me.
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yeah right.
Pirlo was deep into his own part of the field facing the wrong way
so the tackle was totally uncalled for. And tackles with full force
against the wrist often cause serious injuries.
If you see nothing wrong with stunts like that, USA has no business
in football whatsoever
Just cut the numbers of teams in the world cup to raise the standard
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In fact the USA did score a goal, and it looked perfectly good to me, but it was disallowed by bad refereeing.
come on,
McBride was standing in the line of the ball
and almost seemed to lift his foot to let the ball through
Furthermore; the "own goal" in these circumstances was a forced error from a good set piece and was also valid as a US goal. So, sorry, but your excuses for Italy don't wash!No, it wasn't forced, it was a clean error by Zaccardo
He wasn't under pressure, the ball just rolled over the foot
when he hit it.
and Yes, Italy did play far below their capacity,
I'm not happy with them at all tonight.
If I had been Italian I had been really upset
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I think li Azzurri underestimated the opponents,
in the world cup you can't go 75% and still win games
even if you have superior skills.
But in fact USA got one goal, but they didn't score,
and in the end you have to score goals to win matches.
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FWIW, I think Nicky is still adjusting to MotoGP riding.
you must be yoking, he is in he's 4th year in the best founded pit
and on the best bike.
Il Dottore has taken the 1st pole of the year and in impressive style
in Barcelona today.
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That was one of the WORST red card calls (against Mastroeni) I've ever seen.
It was absolutely correct,
in civilised sports to willing try seriously injure key players has no place.
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