We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
For our afternoon's entertainment we have the tantalizing spectacle of Portugal - with ManYoo's stepover prince Cristiano Ronaldo - against newcomer Angola. This is one of several former imperialist bastards vs. former colonials match-ups, so we'll see if that brings any sparks. Another element to watch - will any of the Angolans pick up the $5,000 bonus for scoring. I look forward to your comments.
posted by gatorbob @ 2:38 PM
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Amazing, quick start from the Portuguese. What a run from the aging Figo and Pauleta knocks an easy one in. They are looking tasty, although it has to be said that the Angolans are already looking a bit shellshocked on this stage. This could have some goals.
This one is a lot of fun. Some chippiness in there too. There are a lot of "This one's for me grandad" challenges flying in.
Pauleta could have had a hat-trick at this point - a potential Golden Boot winner?
does your coverage point out that a few of these angolans are currently unattached with clubs? for instance, their keeper ricardo has spent the last 8 months training by himself to keep fit. on a diet of egg smoothies, tenderizing meat with his fists, and yelling "adriennnnnnnne!!" presumably.
this team qualified on goal difference. what a surprize.
Hiya, mate. Agree with you on Angola. They don't look so clever. What about the Mexicans - the Univision muchachos were doing their nuts over that win.
Well done, AZ. Glad you joined us. I keep thinking that these teams that are clearly superior will unleash the hounds, but at this early stage they seem to be leaving a little in the tank. That said, Cristiano Ronaldo just rocketed a header off the bar. The Portuguese could be two or three up.
Love that pouty look on Cristiano's face when his effort was saved by the keeper. He looked like someone had just stolen his piggy bank.
Yellow card for crap hair. finally, some good refereeing.
Portugal go in only one up? Christmas comes early in Luanda.
this one at the half is a puzzler. clearly portugal should be cruising this one. you cannot imagine this scoreline from a contender like brazil or the argies. i imagine that big phil is giving a few of these portuguese himbos a hair dryer at half time.
but if akwa could time his run better so he wasn't forced to try a bicycle kick every time, and if the portuguese don't close down ze kalanga or mateus, you could see angola scoring.
i predict that portugal will quickly score once the half resumes and that will start the deluge. if they don't score, the angolans could make this the longest 45 minutes of their former colonist's lives.
Yeah, I agree with you. This is another case of experienced European team trying to coast it to save energy. I always like to see that kind of cynicism punished.
BTW, Loco must get an early nod for Best Hair of WC '06, eh? That's quality stuff.
More bizarre substitutions. Big Phil has just replaced Cristiano Ronaldo, who was a bright spark in the first half and could have scored twice. And Akwa has come off for Angola to be replaced by Mantorres, the guy from Benfica. Why not play both of them when you're needing a goal. I'm a bit bewildered by this conservative trend in the games.
loko got his first caution for that catastrophe. he's begging for an early bath if he doesn't get himself a haircut. awful.
it looks like that half squid thing from Futurama's migrated to the top of his head.
mantoras can only last 30 minutes as he's coming back from a rooney-esque injury.
ronaldo just infuriated big phil to the point that he decided to ditch the passenger that ronaldo had become. i thought that furg had spanked the skip out of him, but the skip's still there. i didn't think his choices were good at all.
Yeah, I agree, but none of the Portuguese have been straining themselves second half. Why not take that old geezer Figo off. It's certainly time for his tapioca at this point.
nao bem, as the portuguese would say. same bloody artistry everywhere except in the most dangerous areas of the pitch from portugal and the sooner we see the back of these himbos, the better.
angola are pretty useless. disorganized in defense, tireless to no particular purpose up front. 3 and out for them.
I agree. After a bright start that promised goals and attacking play, perhaps from both sides, it settled into a routine WC match. The Portuguese coasted and the Angolans led by the ancient Akwa didn't have enough quality to get back into it.
Enjoyed the chatter today, lads. Looking forward to more of the same, especially around the U.S. game.
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