Archive: Serbia and Montenegro
Lunchtime Kick-About
First, more bad news for Italy: MF Gennaro Gattuso is hurt, and may miss two games. He's a guy I really enjoy watching, and think many of you would, too (if you haven't seen him play for AC Milan or Italy already). Just a bulldog out there, fearless. To wit: Gattuso said: "I'm disappointed, missing two games is a lot for me. I'm not superstitious but I think someone has put a curse on me. I'm going to the World Cup even if I have to tie myself to the team bus." - Germany GK Jens Lehmann talks some trash about England. "They know how to play well but they do not know how to go through a whole tournament. We have been there and done it. They haven't." Two points: 1) Sure, Germany has "done it," way back in 1990! Well, I guess 1996, if you count Euro championships....
By Jon DeNunzio | June 7, 2006; 02:15 PM ET | Comments (18) | TrackBack (0)
Midnight Kick-About
Hey there ... I was away from my computer most of Thursday, so I have not had a chance to post. Here's one for you guys who might drop by late at night ... - Bad U.S. news: Cory Gibbs is out of the World Cup. It's not like Gibbs and Frankie Hedjuk are quote-unquote players you can't afford to lose, but two injuries at defense already? Yeesh. Gregg "Two Gs" Berhalter replaces Gibbs ... - We'll get Wayne Rooney MRI news Friday. BTW, how wild is the news that Man United fired the doc who was overseeing Rooney's recovery? He seemed to be giving the national team physio positive reports, and many figure Sir Alex Ferguson did not like that. In the spirit of fairness: United insist the departure of Dr Mike Stone, the physician who was in charge of Rooney's recovery, is not connected with the England star....
By Jon DeNunzio | May 25, 2006; 11:55 PM ET | Comments (10) | TrackBack (0)
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Montenegro is seceding from Serbia, but the Serb-n-Mont World Cup team will hold on to its one "declared" Montenegrin: Mirko Vucinic. Full story (plus other fun notes). Question from an 1980s SNL fan: Are there soccer fans in Serbia saying "Silly Montenegro?"...
By Jon DeNunzio | May 22, 2006; 07:25 PM ET | Comments (6) | TrackBack (0)
Who Do You Like in Group C?
Okay, time to make some more picks -- let's look at Group C. Here's The Post's group analysis and the team profiles (written the day of the draw). And, a team-by-team look from the BBC: Argentina Ivory Coast Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro What's your predicted order of finish? I think something weird is going to happen here, how about: 1. Argentina 2. Serbia 3. Ivory Coast 4. Netherlands Yeah, I'll go with that. Argentina makes up for bad 2002, Serbia surprises an inexperienced Dutch team and Ivory Coast finds a way to get a few points and not finish last in the group ... Your turn....
By Jon DeNunzio | April 28, 2006; 02:05 PM ET | Comments (36) | TrackBack (0)
