Sorry for the lengthy absence, but I'm back now.
20 minute run in 100 degree heat yesterday felt great. Soccer on Sunday in 98 degree heat took a lot out of me but the run was doable. Quads currently tight. Biking indoors today.
Spain just beat Russia 4-1 behind a David Villa hat trick. This brings up the question I've been asking for a few years now: Why don't Liverpool make a run at Villa? He has been consistently healthy and he has 58 goals in 101 games for Valencia. Last summer, the $100 million price tag on Villa was off-putting. Now, Valencia are trying to offload players and reduce payroll. Villa can be had for between $17-20 million. And this dude loves Fernando Torres. And Fernando Torres is Beardless Jesus as far as Reds fans are concerned. Why not partner the two up top?
I am serious when I say that Liverpool really is two or three big signings away from competing with Manchester United and Chelsea. We think we're close, but we're not. Even if Ronaldo leaves for Madrid and Drogba leaves for Milan, Liverpool needs to make some huge leaps forward to challenge for the league title. For a midfielder, there are few things more frustrating than playing with strikers who don't like each other. They don't make runs off each other, they don't thrive off each other's energy, and they don't trust each other's abilities. For as good as Torres was last year, he was playing alone up top because the Reds had no strikers that he trusted. Torres and Crouch looked confused, Kuyt was in the way, and Voronin... yeah. (Side note: I am also advocating Ryan Babel as a striker. This kid needs to play up top. Now.)
(Sidesidenote: I also said we should buy Sneijder last summer before he went to Madrid. He played sorta OK yesterday. Half-volley goal included.)
Nate, sorry for the injury. Hopefully you're spirits are higher than the rest of the people in Italy who are probably shellshocked after that spanking by Holland.
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my spirits are GREAT! i haven't seen a better game than i witnessed last night. italian players are a bunch of whining wankers... and i wish they would have gotten spanked even worse!
i also just finished watching the spain game... it looked at the beginning like russia would dominate with far superior passing, but spain... well what can you say. they are CLEARLY a better squad. torres is amazing... and villa, what a hat-trick.
anyways... now, i'm sitting at a bar, watching sweden v. greece and drinking Tetleys, and english ale. ahh the life.
the hamstring is feeling a lot better. i have a match in goal tomorrow and hopefully, barring any horrible setback, i'll be back to running seriously within a week.
italia ha una squadra di merda!
oh... and in case you readers forgot... i'm doing all of this while living in Italy.
that is all.
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