Anyone that knows me knows that I'm not a big football fan - something that invokes a great deal of confusion over here given my English roots. World cups are a little different as it's hard not to get caught up in the excitement but sometimes I think it can go a bit too far.
Case in point the recent Australia vs Germany game. Now Australia are a pretty good team with some talented players and a lot of guts, but Germany have always been one of the best teams in the world cup and have won it several times. Germany beat Australia 4-0 and it seemed to come as both a huge surprise and a national tragedy, with pundits stating that 'they would need to rethink their plans', 'this changes everything' and (the traditional favourite) 'sack the coach'. No-one seems to want to stand up and say 'we only had a slight chance of winning, we gave it our best but still lost, let's get on with it'. Maybe I just don't understand football.
Case in point the recent Australia vs Germany game. Now Australia are a pretty good team with some talented players and a lot of guts, but Germany have always been one of the best teams in the world cup and have won it several times. Germany beat Australia 4-0 and it seemed to come as both a huge surprise and a national tragedy, with pundits stating that 'they would need to rethink their plans', 'this changes everything' and (the traditional favourite) 'sack the coach'. No-one seems to want to stand up and say 'we only had a slight chance of winning, we gave it our best but still lost, let's get on with it'. Maybe I just don't understand football.
No comments:
Post a Comment