Why this prediction, gentle readers ask?
Not because of some lame French joke.
Because Italy hasn't yet allowed a goal, except the own goal to the Yanks. And they have the better keeper.
Defense wins championship matches because everyone's too nervous and too careful to play good offense.
7 comments:
It is alright, I believe that your humble readers (mostly me) would openly want french jokes!
This French joke would have worked better with a different matchup in the final:
Q: Why do the French plant trees on both sides of their streets?
A: Because Germans like to march in the shade.
I agree with reasoning, but I'm going to say 1-0 France because Henry [prounounced "On-Ree" for us westsiders] will find a way to put one in the back of the net.
If Italy can get to PK's I'll give them the nod because France's keeper is a loon.
I agree with Steve-o. France manager Domenech will unleash Henry to play in the positions where he is most successful and this will produce a first half goal for France that will last them through the game. Now then, remember that the Swiss were eliminated by Ukraine without ever allowing a goal in the entire tournament. It is true that Italy have not allowed a goal scored by an opponent, but an interesting statistic indicates that France have allowed only about half as many shots on goal as their opponents. It is actually France who have defended well, Italy's record is due only to some stellar performances by Buffon (their gk). Furthermore, Italy have had only two performances in which they looked as though they could actually generate opportunites for themselves offensively. One, their first game of the tourney, the second against the beat up and exhausted Ukraine. Look for "monkey" chants and all sorts of other misbehavior from the Italian supporters to actually spur on Les Bleus (see France vs. Spain).
Lastly, thank you for posting on the World Cup.
You successfully called the overall outcome of the game(but not the details) so your title is secure.
BTW your French joke was insulting to Germans as well.
did you see that headbutt! definately worthy of a red card!
France doesn't need that kind of aggression out on the field anyways.
On the game's outcome, we gladly take credit for the lucky accuracy of our prediction.
On the head butt, we believe that it was the greatest demonstration of French aggression since . . . well . . . ever. The French started losing wars when Julius Caesar came through and haven't stopped since.
The French did manage to lose this game with style, though.
On the joke, we only wish we could have found a joke that would insult the English too. Civilization should rejoice that England never played Germany in this World Cup.
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