Here it is.. the World Cup Football Carnival in South Africa is starting in 2 days time (June 11) and guess most of Soccer Crazy nations will come to standstill.
I would like to see new play makers, stunning goal saves, aggressive build-up, solid defences, etc and also the drama behind false fouls and the crowds with the south african trumpet which has been a concern for few visiting teams.
But this time around, I am going to miss Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Cafu, Ballack, Beckham, Raul. I always admire Carlos' cover up of the whole football ground with agility and also the high powerful free kicks or long passes. Man he was like mean machine, always on the prowl and moving around swiftly. It is always a treat to watch.
Similarly Ronaldhinho / Ronaldo has the flair for their passes, attacking versatility, beautiful way of tribbling around the defenders. Gonna miss those even though we still have Messi, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, etc.
Ever since Luzio came into defending position for Brazil, I admire the way he charges from their half to opponent half with the ball. The long steps with the ball and he has the ability to make the pass at right time. When I saw that for first time, I thought he is being over confident, but later understood that his ability to be a great playmaker and good defence player as well. On the defenders, other eye catching guy is none other than Azurri skipper Camavarro. He has his own style and man.. he just goes about the job and get the ball from opponent.
I think one common thing football does is to keep people engage in TV for full duration of the tournament.
My Final 4 is Brazil, Germany, Spain and England. From there as always Brazil is the winner.
