TTAC is a 24/7 operation, spanning most continents (except Antarctica, but we are working on it.) Nevertheless, there are occasional gaps in our coverage, and such a gap is now. Our Dear Leader Ed Niedermeyer is on a secret mission this weekend, and he may not be able to log in all the time. Which means: Yours truly is alone manning the ramparts of TTAC. Even I may be interrupted, because my presence is DEMANDED by members of the German community in Beijing to cheer on the Teutonic team from a German restaurant owned by the former military attaché of East Germany. I have no idea about soccer (that’s probably why they expelled me.) I hope Germany will lose so that I can focus on more pressing matters.
Anyway: Coverage will be spotty this weekend. Writers: Don’t send your stuff to Ed, send it to me. Thank you!
(Might as well get used to the Ed-less weekends: His secret mission will extent through all of July weekends, or so he mumbled.)
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That play will be like the final… sadly it’s not. Even I, that don’t follow futbol, will look out to see it.
With that cavalier attitude towards ROW football, I take it your expatriate compatriots don’t read your blog entries.
US football – the ruffians are on the field
ROW football – the ruffians are in the stands or burning/tearing them down
So far, I’m still alive. I have a big Chinese bodyguard with a German name (Matthias.) He silently roots for the Argies ..
Does he let you call him Matt? :P
Does Ms. Schmitt care about futbol?
Matt?
No, Matthias. He went home sad. I told him to pick another team to root for.
Ms. Schmitt: She was for Japan.
In general: It’s amazing to watch the happenings from China. When Japan was still in, they all rooted for Japan (last Asian team.) Now, 90% of China rooted for Germany (according to Chinese media.) They called them “the army tank” on TV and told everybody to learn from them.
Scary.
Germany leads after the 1st half (1-0). Seeking streaming, if someone has please send link
final 4-0 for the germans. my personal opinion:
-germans (like always) precise and working as a team.
-argentinians were like they didnt even play.
no team-passing, everyone wanted to score for themselves.
and in the end noone did.
Well Bertel, since you have nothing to do…….what do you know about the Peugeot RCZ? I just saw an ad for it in a Portuguese magazine, so I couldn’t learn too much, but it sure looked nice.
That’s Marcello’s department. And since Brazil is out, he should write some more.
I bet that supercar isn’t sold yet in Brazil.
Germany won, 4-0 (que pela les dieron). Have a good fiesta Mr. Schmitt
Bertel,
So far I have rooted for the US and Japan… see where that’s gotten me.
I’m sorry that I didn’t root for Germany too, so that way you’d have more free time! :)
China is the best. When Japan was still in, they all rooted for Japan. No team-passing, everyone wanted to score for themselves, and in the end noone did.
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