I wish......!
My predictions for the quarter finals were garbage!
I don't know what to say about the England game. First time we play with a bit of pride and determination (in patches) but at the end of the day the tactics were rubbish and a lot of the players just can't deliver at this level.
I'm glad that Erickson is going, and hopefully Beckham will follow.
France were awesome against Brazil, they hardly gave them a look in. I'm glad Brazil are out, so we don't have to listen to muppets banging on about how great they are, when the fact is that this Brazil team isn't worthy of cleaning the boots of the great Brazil teams of the past.
Italy are as mean as ever in defence. Their strikers look poor, but they have real quality throughout the rest of the team. Always hard to beat.
Germany are being their usual lucky selves, doing just enough in an easy group, getting a soft draw against the clueless Swedes and then just when they should have been sent packing, let off the hook by Argentina self-destructing. They hahe developed some flair in attack, but their central defence is supsect. When will someone exploit it?
Portugal are not my favourite team right now, but to be fair they are better than a lot of people give them credit for. Good players throught the team, but at times against England you had to remind yourself that they had the extra man.
I am now cheering for France, mainly because they dive and cheat less than the other three.