France 0-0 Switzerland

Okay, that was disappointing, but not quite unexpected. The Swiss are tough, but that uncalled handball blocking Thierry Henry's shot at the 38th minute? Totally unacceptable. A very tense game otherwise (unlike Paraguay vs Sweden #2 aka England). And Fabien Barthez was totally at a disadvantage during the second half, with the sun glaring right in front of him. Vikash Dhorasoo was a nice surprise

And I want to do violence upon the ESPN commentator. I have never heard such a stupid and inane sport commentator ever. One, you don't talk about the performance of the US team during the game, unless the game is in the same group. Besides, the US team sucks compared to most team in the tournament (with the exception of Saudi Arabia). Two, you don't snark at another team. This is not baseball. "Ten thousands of their own fans booed them when they last appeared at the Stade de France. I can see why" just shows how little you know about football. France had the majority of ball possessions during the game and had the majority of shots. Same thing when you say that France (or any other team) has "accomplished" its "mission" for an opening game.

Received in the mail:
-Logan's two chapbooks, 2 poems from the bottom of the barrel (dusie) and childish poem or the welcome beating (small town)
-an excerpt from Shin Yu's love hotel

Comments

gina said…
I've been enjoying your commentaries on the games. Just finished watching the Brazil - Croatia game. I thought Croatia made a strong showing but am happy Brazil came out on top.
François Luong said…
yeah, croatia is a really tough team. you just need to have a look at their performance at the euro cup (yet another intense tournament). and they have a strong defense too, like most european teams (with the exception of france, italy, england and spain).

speaking of defense, i really need to bitch at domenech's formation, which privileges defense when zidane and henry work best with two strikers.
Ekrem Serdar said…
Urgh! I couldn't watch the games today. Was it the American commentators? They kept talking about the American game all through yesterday during Italy/Ghana. AAAARRGHHH!!!! I hate birth.

ps. I've been commentating on shopwork on your stuff yesterday (and hopefully today). Sorry it's so late!
François Luong said…
Yes, that commentator!! This is when I wished that that televised sound was multichannel, so that we could mute the commentator.

As for shopwork, email me the comments. neuroticme@yahoo.com

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