Two weeks after taking as many English the privilege of living the most important day in the history of football, I take stock of what has given itself World Cup this month, with surprises and disappointments of both players and teams.
Revelations.
Japan: Attack orderly, defensive security, and highly effective set pieces, are the three traits that characterize Japan's selection. Throughout the world the Japanese have carried out an attractive and appealing game for the viewer. The attack has been led by Keisuke Honda and forwards completed Okazaki and Tamada. The defense chief has been Tulio Tanaka, who along with Nagatomo, Nakazawa and Komano, received only two goals in four games and lost to the Netherlands and Paraguay. The dead ball is one of its strengths, because they have specialists such as Honda and Endo, these two players scored free-kick in the game that will face Denmark, despite this, lost to Paraguay in the second round in a penalty shootout will always remember Komano, this was left-back who missed the penalty that knocked out to Japan and left alone in a dream move to the quarterfinals.
Ghana: African Hope. Asamoah Gyan pushed his team back, sending her long-ball defense and that life will look to score. Despite not having Mikel Essien in their ranks due to injury, the team did an extraordinary role in this world, it was a penalty to go down in history with the only semifinalist ranked African continent. For the football we love we felt for a moment Ghanaian, I could not explain why, but it was a team that has attracted masses. Have made a discrete group stage in which only won one match against Serbia, tied with Australia and lost to Germany. United States was unable to do anything against Africans, but also gave them the game, as they had to reach the extension, at this time was again Gyan El Salvador, Ghana. Quarter-finals, last minute of extra time, penalty for Africans, by marking Asamoah are classified to the semifinals, Komano Otherwise, it fails and leads to the shootout, despite having failed, Ghanaian striker replanted on the penalty spot, and this time if it comes, but this does not help, because Ghanaians can not hope against African thigh support and is stamped into the wall blue.
Keisuke Honda: Even before that ripped the world, the player made the leap to European football class with CSK Moscow. While it was que es un buen jugador, no se esperaba que alcanzase el nivel que ha alcanzado con la selección nipona. Honda ha sido el líder en ataque, orientando el juego y haciendo que la selección japonesa hiciera un buen futbol. Pese a ser japonés, tiene el corte de jugador europeo, mediapunta fino, con una táctica fuera de serie para ser asiático, con visión de juego y con una zurda de oro. Si ya con la gran campaña que hecho con el CSK, despertó el interés de los grandes de Europa, con este gran mundial lo hará mucho más y el equipo ruso puede sacar una gran tajada si vende al mediapunta japonés. Si sigue haciéndolo igual de bien, en unas temporadas lo veremos en algún grande.
Thomas Müller: Without doubt one of the most promising promises, because despite having debuted this season with the first team of Bayern Munich, has been in the starting lineup in most party, setting forth as players Klose and Mario Gomez. Has curdled the world and their great 20 years and has five goals hamarcado being first classified as top scorer ahead of Villa, Forlan and other top level both front. Has been key to the proper role that has made the German team in South Africa, complemented perfectly with Klose, Podolski and Özil. Another gem discovered by Van Gaal and will undoubtedly be one of the best players in the world.
Asamoah Gyan: It was the striker who has had more work in the world, because the other strikers at all times have had help from the midfielders, but the young striker Ghana, as I said, has had to fend for themselves to put your selection in the quarterfinals. Despite having missed that penalty in the last minute of extra time, made a spectacular and safe world that Rennes will sell at a good price.
Disappointments.
Arbitration: Pauper, this is the word that deserves to arbitration in this world. It seems incredible that a competition as important as world cup is this so low. Three referees have whistled worse in South Africa: Roberto Rosetti, Jorge Luis Larrionda and Howard Webb. Italian Rosetti gave a goal from Tevez earned in the second round match between Argentina and Mexico, the Argentine striker was a meter in an offside, the goal completely changed the fate of the party. The Uruguayan Larrionda not Lampard conceded a goal in which the ball passed through the goal line meters, the Germany-England's second round. We all know Webb, the referee of the final, and we also know his poor performance. The Briton was unable to control the game and allowed the game hard in the Netherlands, Van Bommel had to drive through an entrance on left Iniesta yellow card and had to drive to De Jong a karate kick to own more football on Xabi Alonso and only took out the yellow. All this has once again rekindle the debate about whether to incorporate technology football and hope that FIFA take action on the matter.
Jabulani: Next to arbitration, this is another debate. As Casillas said: `` It is regrettable that a competition as important to count with a ball so bad.'' Julio Cesar also had time to cleave Jabulani, saying it `` appears''supermarket ball referring to the strange way that takes on the flight. The controversy has reached such a point that NASA wanted to test you to the ball, and came to the conclusion that from 70km / h becomes totally unpredictable.
Italy: Terrible performance was the world champions. Falling into the group stages with teams at first seemed more than reasonable for the Azzurri. Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand, it nevertheless did not win a single match. Much of the blame was the one who was in South Africa coach: Marcello Lippi. Left home players like Cassano, who made a great season, has also seen a lack of cracks in the 23, has not seen the Italian team full of players d 2006 eprimer level. If Italy is traditionally a defensive line that has more quality and technique is understandable that have been eliminated at the first opportunity. The great captain, Fabio Cannavaro, has culminated in the selection stage is not the best, and their quality has gone unnoticed in South Africa.
France has ended an era, the era Domenech has had to be in dramatic fashion with infighting and controversy in which Sarkozy had to intervene, which has endangered the residence of France in the FIFA, as this prevents the government from intervening in their country's football. Has had a number of problems and misfortunes that have ended Domenech. Finally, the former coach has ended as the victim of all this history, despite being the same that started with her, I say this because Nicolas Anelka is out to insult and Raymond press conference saying that she forgave him if he apologized, but declined and the front had to abandon the merger. Another problem was the body fight Patrice Evra and fitness coach. Throughout this story is why it has fallen eliminated the group stage. Now his predecessor, Laurent Blanc has double work, it must make pineapple end apparel internal groups and impose their system of play.
} Cristiano Ronaldo: Despite the great season he has been with Real Madrid, Ronaldo is expected to always appeared, that the defenses dizzy and brands. But neither has been seen, has not appeared and no sign of life in the world. Did not participate in the game and has been completely controlled by the Zagas of selections that have been encountered. All this was evident in the second round match against Spain. But this is coming from before, the party of the group stage against North Korea broke a two-year run without scoring for his country.
Terry: It's happened the same as Ronaldo. A good season, but nothing in South Africa. Has given a recital sung, has not been well placed, not the head of the defense that we used to see and this has taken its toll. Klose's first goal in the second round match perfectly sums up what he has done throughout the world. Surely next season at Chelsea will see him making a great season defining title with Man United and Arsenal lurking.
