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To: jjbrouwer
I hate nursing a 1-0 lead with 30 minutes left though. 10-15 minutes fine. It's as frustrating as the prevent defense in american football.

England needs another goal. Then they can start worrying about killing the clock.

58 posted on 06/10/2006 7:19:56 AM PDT by dogbyte12
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To: dogbyte12

There's a reason for it and why risk blowing your lead if you don't have to. You still get three points regardless of how many goals you scored. And right now England is unbeaten and can look forward to their next game. We Americans lose sight of the fact a win is a win and you don't need win big to be a champ. In football, you can do it by shutting down the other side. Paraguay has some good players but they're not in the same league as heavyweights Argentina and Brazil, the quintessential South American giants in the sport. Brazil after all won the Jules Rimet Cup three times and in 1970 became the greatest football country in the world, period. Although I think Germany still has the home field advantage. After their stellar performance yesterday, I think they have a good shot of making the final next month.


96 posted on 06/10/2006 8:11:32 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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