Back in action

I had been down and out for the whole of last week (thanks to my generous room mates who passed on their viral infection to me) so it feels great to be back in action.

I feel like I was in a trance for four days that I was bedridden...weak and worn out. The only thing that kept me going was the football world cup...it managed to cheer me and keep my spirits up through all these days.

Football action has been amazing...when the world cup was about to start my favourites were Brazil, England & Germany....with a hope that Spain, Italy & Argentina will manage to make a mark in this world cup. These 3 countries have definitely given me more to cheer about. With England and Brazil still warming up....Argentina impressed me completely. Argentina's 6-0 performance against Serbia & Montenegro was absolutely fantastic! They have maintained a steady performance since then if not as exhilerating as the 6-0 show.

Their team work has been spot on...the passing (who can forget the stunning goal by Cambiasso against Serbia when they scored after 54 passes between 8 different players) & dodging.

Several players kick ass!! My favourites???
Messi- Labelled as the next big thing & the cute 19-yr-old. The ball sticks to his foot. He can tackle 5 players and get through the defence on the move. Worth a crush!
Cambiasso- Stocky and strong...delivers some good kicks.
Requelme- Awesome tackling and coordination with other forwards.
Tavez- Can peneterate strong defence with great speed and open up the chances for a goal.

Other youngsters like Sorin, Saviola and the experienced gang of Roberto Ayala, Pablo Aimar and Crespo are other star players who have been in good form. The only thing that can stop this team from achieving great success are unforced errors and lack of aggressive killer attitude in spells within a game.

Bottomline: I LOVE ARGENTINA !!