Like all of the futbol Buffet readers, I'm a huge Honduras fan. Unfortunately, despite how much I want them to win, I don't believe it will happen. So let's say hello and goodbye at the same time to super-midfielder Wilson Palacios. Rumor is that Real Madrid are seriously considering acquiring him. And that's a long way from where he started. He's hard not to root for - especially considering the considerable hours he has spent with team psychologists trying to get over the kidnapping/murder of his brother in Honduras. Go Catrachos!
Predicted Finish:
1. Spain
2. Chile
3. Switzerland
4. Honduras
Spain:
Along with Brazil, they are the favorites to win the World Cup. They have world-class talent at every position, and play a more crowd-pleasing style than the Brazilians with the quick midfield passes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Fernando Torres and David Villa will score lots of goals, and Carlos Puyol will savagely patrol the back line. This team will probably come away with the full 9 points.
Chile:
In probably, the easiest group, Chile will advance, despite not being a very well-rounded team. They score a lot of goals behind Real Zaragoza's Humberto Suazo (top scorer in South American qualifying) and play an attacking style. They should be fun to watch, until they get destroyed by Brazil in the 2nd Round.
Switzerland:
This blogger is running out of gas and is getting progressively less detailed. But then again, there's not much to say about a team that is as boring as Switzerland. They don't give up many goals, and they don't score many goals. They don't play an attractive style of futbol. They score mostly off of set pieces. In short, I don't care about them. Goodbye.
Honduras:
Although impossible not to root for them, they have a defense that makes Rountree Juniors look formidable. I'm looking forward to the Carlos Pavon and David Suazo attacking combo. They are exciting to watch. This Honduras team will score some goals, but also give them up two-fold. I like Spain to roll through the opener 5-2, with the possibility of some American football scores lighting up the scoreboard.
That's it for the previews. Go U.S.! Go Cameroon! Go Honduras!
1 comment:
I just spent the week working with a Swiss national. If this guy is any relection of the Swiss national team (and I think I'm justified in assuming that he is), then Leif's assessment is dead-on. Bland, characterless, overly cautious, completely unmemorable. I will be as happy to see Switzerland exit the tournament as I was to get on a plane and leave that guy.
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