Punditry #2
Older readers might remember this posting from the 2nd June, wherein I predicted "almost certain" success for Portugal in Euro 2004.
They're in the final now (after most always-wrong pundits, save Graham Taylor, were predicting a win for Holland, incidentally), first hosts to manage this since 1984, so I feel vindicated, even if they don't win.
Ironic that Nuno Maniche scored the goal of the tournament just minutes after Gary Lineker had introduced the BBC's "Goal of the Tournament" competition. Two things about that. First of all, they should fucking wait till the end of the tournament. And second, where in the shortlist was Zidane's free kick against Englandland? Too bitter a memory?
They're in the final now (after most always-wrong pundits, save Graham Taylor, were predicting a win for Holland, incidentally), first hosts to manage this since 1984, so I feel vindicated, even if they don't win.
Ironic that Nuno Maniche scored the goal of the tournament just minutes after Gary Lineker had introduced the BBC's "Goal of the Tournament" competition. Two things about that. First of all, they should fucking wait till the end of the tournament. And second, where in the shortlist was Zidane's free kick against Englandland? Too bitter a memory?
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Thursday, July 01, 2004
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