Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I want Italy to win, but that's because I have too many French friends! ;) I'll refrain from making comments about Portugal lest they appear to be sour grapes, but an Italy v France final with Italy winning handsomely would be my favoured outcome. Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, 5 July, 2006 7:06:34 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Italy Wins! Hi Ruben, Diving=acting, i.e. going down on purpose to get a freekick or pretending to be injured to waste time or to elicit a yellow or red card for the opponent. The Portuguese have done more of this than any other team in the World Cup. I too support France from here on. Nathan Ruben wrote: > (Nathtan - divers ???? from Portugal - did not get that) > > Anyway if it is true that the world cup gave the Germans (the people - > not the team) som confidence in them selves and that can help them get > their nation back on track after a 10 years + of frustrating bad > economy then that is one good thing to take home from this event. > > If the Italian Players awaits having their clubs degraded one or two > leages to series c or worse i guess they need as much exposure as > possible in order to be sold to clubs outside Italy. > > The French have not impressed me before their game against Brazil - or > perhaps Brazil just disapointed me - But Zidane, Henry, Vierra and > most of the rest of the French team seemed to be nice persons and not > - like a lot of other players at this world cup - ready to put up some > of the worse acting i have seen - just to get a penalty. > > I would not have considdered this before the start of the games but I > think I hope the French takes the cup > > best > Ruben > > > Nathan Wajsman skrev: >> I find it highly ironic that Italy is in the final with the >> corruption scandal in the domestic game as the background noise >> (although in fairness it must be said that no players were involved). >> I root for France now, would hate to see the divers from Portugal in >> the final. >> >> Nathan >> >> Douglas Sharp wrote: >>> But Don, they did try: Buffon earned his title of the best keeper in >>> the world quite a while back and Jens Lehmann has just become worth >>> 10 million euros more. >>> David Odonkor was up and down the field faster than light, but >>> Germany just didn't get the chance to complete any of their attacks, >>> Lahm was covered, Ballack wasn't at all impressive, Schneider did >>> some good stuff on the wings but couldn't get his passes past the >>> Italians - the winners really are the keepers - Barthez will >>> probably be the winner of the next semi. A penalty shoot out would >>> have been a fitting finish for a so balanced match. >>> It would be nice if either Zidane or Figo could win the world Cup >>> before retiring from the game. I think it will be Zidane and Les >>> Bleus who take the pot home (again). >>> Douglas >>> >>> Don Dory wrote: >>> >>>> Sonny, >>>> Don't you find it funny that two Americans were watching the game and >>>> rooting for Germany. The goal keepers were the stars. I wish the >>>> German >>>> team had tried after the first Italian goal to get the ball >>>> downfield and >>>> try to score with the Italians distracted by their goal. >>>> >>>> Don >>>> don.dory@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/4/06, SonC@aol.com <SonC@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In a message dated 7/4/2006 4:47:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >>>>> don.dory@gmail.com writes: >>>>> >>>>> Just being a trouble maker on a slow July 4th. :) >>>>> >>>>> Don >>>>> don.dory@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Great game, though I was for Germany; I thought the Goalkeepers >>>>> were the >>>>> stars. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Sonny >>>>> http://www.sonc.com >>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>>> Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane >>>>> ?galit?, libert?, crawfish >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! 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