Posts by Martin Barry
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<No, football England aren't like the All Blacks every four years. It's a popular view in NZ, comforting but false.>
The comparison is not necessarily winning the respective World Cups but performing well below realistic expectations. England should have topped their group and by virtue of a relatively easy draw made the semi-final.
The comparison is of top players freezing on the big stage perhaps due to fright and the overwhelming expectations of their countrymen and news media.
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Gio, let me join the team in wishing you back, I always enjoy your comments, whatever the topic.
And remember 82, the Azzurri started with 3 draws and won the tournament, I was lucky enough to be there for all their games from the 2nd round onwards and love Italian football and fans.Forza Italia and Forza All Whites :)
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Two fabulous results and football is really penetrating the NZ pysche. The Paraguay game will probably be the hardest of the three with the South American style so foreign to us.
Mind you our style will certainly unsettle them and if we carry on creating 3 or 4 genuine chances every game we will always be in with a real chance of a result.May this golden run never end.
And just a little icing on the cake for me :BBC Team of the day, 4 Brazilians, 3 Paraguayans and 4 All Whites
Awesome!http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750355.stm