I suppose that you are all getting bored with my obession with football by now. So be it. :>
I was quite surprised to see that France was eliminated by Greece yesterday. I think it probably has a great deal to do with the French coach rather than the team. The team certainly has enough quality (except perhaps Desailly) to have excelled in this tournament. I thought that they would be in the Final, against perhaps the Czech Republic or England. I thought the internal dissensions in the Dutch team would prevent their success (though I did put a tenner on them to win).
After the French team's collapse in the last World Cup, I shouldn't be surprised. I'm happy for Greece, because they couldn't have won without a great deal of industry. I note that Zidane was taken off late in the first half though I haven't yet read why (it had to have been an injury I think).
In any event, the rest of the tournament holds only academic interest for me at this point.
Posted by artandscience at June 25, 2004 07:15 PM