It seems like the aesthetic side of my football brain has had a blindfold done, smoked its last
cigarette and now faces the long barrels of a firing squad. At first glance, Spain look like the
ideal champions; easily pipping the Netherlands and their unstable mixture of lumberjacks and
sculptors, far superior to England, their average players and self-aggrandizing media, and much
better than Portugal, who get by with fielding one footballer and ten pieces of furniture in their
ranks.
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Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In this week's review section, we look back at stories from Serie A, La Liga and the
Liverpool-Manchester United game. You can listen to these and other stories on our weekly podcast
and can find explanations of key vocabulary in bold below, or highlighted in
blue.
Int: Day – John Henry's office Henry: So Mr. Dalglish, you called this meeting to authorise a
signing, who do you have in mind? Kenny: Why, aye we need a winger who will put it on Carroll's
head. Henry: What's wrong with Suarez, Charlie Adam, and Jordon Henderson...I've spend a lot of
money [..
The Spanish league starts today, and the script is already written: Real Madrid and Barcelona will
be facing each other for the title. The only issue is whether Barcelona's new coach Tito Vilanova
will be able to continue Pep Guardiola's success. In the meantime, 18 teams will be fighting to
avoid relegation.
Arsenal vs Chelsea 0-0 by KJ This wasn't total football, this wasn't absolute football, it was
extremely boring football. It was a horrible match to watch and there was no spark to either team.
Ultimately, Arsenal will rue the chance of not getting the extra 2 points. The game started off and
everything looked sluggish.
