The World Cup is now a dim and distant memory....I mean, it finished almost a week ago with Spain winning a final in which Holland's tactics resembled scenes from a martial arts film rather than a football match! Whatever happened to total football???
Its no exaggeration to say that, if Holland had finished the first half with 9 players on the pitch, no-one would have been surprised! De Jong and Van Bommel should both have seen a red card. De Jong's challenge or, more accurately, assault was the worst foul of the tournement, but received only a yellow card!
In the aftermath, the Dutch had the temerity to complain about the referee! When, if he hadn't been so lenient, it would have been 8 or 9 against 11 and a real thrashing for the men in orange.
Now my attention will switch to the domestic game in the UK. The Championship season is just 3 weeks away now and Sheffield United's first game against Cardiff is live on SKY and no doubt other satellite broadcasters around the world, providing of coursethat United have signed enough players to raise a team by then and that Cardiff City F.C. still exists!
That's enough for now I think. Until next time.
Keith.
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