Vamos a la playa!! Okay so that really means "lets go to the beach" but it was always my favorite thing to say or should I say scream out loud in High School Spanish class. Picture this, a group of 6-7 friends in the same Spanish class screaming out every hilarious Spanish word that they were taught with no regard for what was going on in the classroom or what the teacher was doing. Good laughs and great times to say the least..
Anyway, so the last game of each teams opening match turned out to provide the biggest surprise so far in this young tournament. Spain falling 1-0 to the Swiss, who many predicted to resemble their famous cheese in this tournament pegging them at 250-1 to win it. Spain on the other hand is just about everyones favorite at 4-1 to win it all, including mine. Spain is loaded from top to bottom and as I mentioned in an earlier post, are gleaming with confidence after winning the 2008 Euro Cup. Aside from a loss in the Confederations cup to the Yanks, this was Spain's first lost in 50 games. So this was definitely something nobody saw coming. Spain has spikey fohawks, a sexy lineup and a tactical way of playing the game that has obviously suited them very well. However someone needs to remind them that simply showing up with a amazing track record and being the favorite doesn't get you a win in the world cup. Are they overrated, im not ready to go there just yet, but they better get it together and quick or "vamos a la playa" it might be for them, earlier than anyone would of expected.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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