tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647643771369878970.post7318914435167897528..comments2023-09-21T08:45:48.874-04:00Comments on By the lake (TFC blog of hope, fog and MLS Cup Victory!): Pointed observations of excessive celebrations (or what a Sunday)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647643771369878970.post-88453516859784380752007-07-26T00:12:00.000-04:002007-07-26T00:12:00.000-04:00More than a blogger, I also coach kids and I am a ...More than a blogger, I also coach kids and I am a teacher too, which gives me a chance to coach even more. My observations are based on the post game situation. The victors acted like their opponents were not there anymore. I saw nothing like it with Chile and Austria. I have never seen it before. Even if youngsters get carried away, there were no coaches to intercede and say go offer your hand.<BR/>Would Argentine be better if they lost ?? No, I guess I am extending my observation to fill in the mystery why such U20 success and not the same at the senior level.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141714969657943346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647643771369878970.post-57333217838204219832007-07-25T16:59:00.000-04:002007-07-25T16:59:00.000-04:00This is an interesting point you make about emotio...This is an interesting point you make about emotional maturity and the importance of coming to terms with adversity, but are you actually arguing that Argentina would be a better team four years from now if they had lost? Because I'm not sure that follows...<BR/><BR/>And, Arsenalist, I know I'm excited about the De Maria news too (and over-hastily said so on my blog), but have you seen any confirmation on the Arsenal site yet? I think it may be still just rumours - he's still listed as a player on the Rosario Central site (along with an interactive poll asking fans how much they think he is now worth...)Antonio Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867611599738485975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647643771369878970.post-13818328663749414212007-07-25T15:32:00.000-04:002007-07-25T15:32:00.000-04:00They're 18 and 19 year old kids, what do you expec...They're 18 and 19 year old kids, what do you expect them to do? I thought the Czech celebration for the first goal was a little too much too and had they won the game they'd have done the same thing the Argentinians did.<BR/><BR/>You definitely can't judge a footballing "nation" just based on some teenagers behavior (which wasn't that bad at all IMHO). As for talent it's debatable who the best player in the tournament was ( I didn't watch all the games so I can't say) but it was nice to see Arsenal nab Angel Di Maria from the Argentinian squad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com