Argentina is dominating play through stifling possessional soccer. Chances have been few and far in between. Klose has all but disappeared. Germany is relying on counterattacks and not doing a terribly good job. Ballack has had to play deep because of the Argentine pressure. Tevez is showing some great skills against the 6'5" Mertesacker and 6'4" Metzelder. He is a pibe in the mould of Maradona, though he has miles to go before we can even compare him to the great one.
Anyways, it seems that the team that both teams cannot afford a breakdown, otherwise it'll be extremely difficult to get back into the game. Germany has to do a much better job in retaining the ball the second half, they're giving it up far too easily. Argentina has to create more clear chances.
Balboa and O'Brien continue to muddle through. Balboa has verbal diarrhea and O'Brien just said that Germany was dominating play the last 15-20 minutes, when the stats clearly show that the Germans only have 30% of the possession. Both are atrociou. s
Did Marcelo Balboa ever play soccer? He certainly never learned to construct sentences. 98% of what Balboa says is useless, stupid, and usually dead-wrong drivel. Can we buy a coherent thought, enunciated clearly please?
I actually don't mind O'Brien so much. Is he good? No. But he's clear, is an acceptable play-by-play guy, and at least has mastered the English language.
The commentary is horrible. I switched to watching WXTV in New york even though i dont understand a word of spanish...
Could the substitute argentinian goalkeeper- Franco- do what Goycochea did for argentina in 1990? Abbondanzieri sucked anyways
Shourin, you're too kind! Atrocious doesn't begin to describe the lack of talent O'brien and Balboa continue to display from the booth. That being said, your Diahrrea of the mouth comment was right on!