USA won’t be overly worried about the way the second phase draw has shaped up. With a game against Ghana tonight their relentless energy and in-form strikers should prove that a place in the semi-finals is there for the taking. Uruguay, their Quarter Final opponents, may have a potent three-man forward threat but their tendency [...]
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Enter the Dragons
June 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Betting, Features, Football
The most critical game for England during the group stage could well be against Slovenia [The Dragons] in their last game on 23rd June. The bookies are offering 2-1 for an England win and only 3-1 for a draw in the opening game against USA. The outcome, I would wager, will be a lot closer [...]
Tags:Algeria·Betting·England·Fabio Capello·Group C·Slovenia·Tactics·USA·World Cup 2010
Anonymous Bosch
June 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Betting, Features, Football
Lost your skipper? Beset by injuries? Relying on a mix of creaking veterans and untried youngsters? Burdened by expectation at home? Welcome to Germany’s world cup squad. Listen to any english panel of pundits and you can bet your house that ‘being thereabouts’ and ‘never write them off’ will be phrases mindlessly trotted out at [...]
Tags:Betting·Germany·QF·Squads·World Cup 2010
Republican Orangemen
May 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Betting, Features, Football
As this country stands, looks at each other, and asks ‘who’s in charge’ I get that thrill of nostalgia for the Amsterdam of the late 60s [yeah, I can remember]. While every hippie in Europe sat around in a cloud of hash and patchouli off Dam Square another revolution was taking place just down the [...]
