Thoughts on Argentina's Conjunctures :: Recuperating Work, Recovering Life (2005-2007)

Friday, June 16, 2006

I'll cry for Argentina!

Argentina's 6-0 dance over Serbia-Montenegro today was a gorgeous display of inspired futbol. If one wants to see one of the most beautiful displays of futbol I've ever seen, and you haven't watched it live yet, check out the countless replays of this game that will inevitably be shown for a long time to come, especially the now famous second goal where Argentina passes the ball 24 times leading to a Saviola pass to Crespo at the top of the eighteen yard box, who back heals it to Cambiassso and...GOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Tevez's and Messi's goals were also memorable. Together with Maradona's dribbling past 7 English players to score on his own during the 1986 World Cup (I was present at that game, actually), the second goal was amongst the best goals I've witnessed. The entire match was, for Argentina, pure magic! If you end up watching the game, keep your eye on Lionel Messi after he comes on with 15 minutes left. And Carlos Tevez's astoundingly cunning goal, too. They've proclaimed Messi the "new Maradona", and Maradona agrees. And Messi's only 18! Even Maradona never scored a goal in a WC match at that age.

Felicitaciones a todos mis compañeros Argentinos. ¡Gracias a la selección por darnos tanta alegria!