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A statement from Blatter...
Blatter praises German World Cup as best ever
28/06/2006 15:43
BERLIN (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised Germany’s World Cup as the best ever in a newspaper interview to appear on Thursday.
"This is the best World Cup of all time," Blatter told Berlin’s Der Tagesspiegel newspaper, according to an advance released on Wednesday.
"Never before has an event been presented in such an emotional and global manner," he added. "And from a sporting point of view we’re also getting the highest quality."
Blatter said the enthusiasm for the Germany team was giving coach Juergen Klinsmann’s players a major lift.
"The Germany team is being carried by the enthusiasm in the country," he said. "I’m beginning to ask myself: ’Who can stop these Germans?’
"Today, all the critics have to say ’Chapeau Herr Klinsmann’. I say that too."
This guy must have completely lost his marbles. With the exception of Germany, Argentina, and Australia, i haven't seen a single team that lived up to their expectations. Holland, France, England, Brazil, Spain, Italy, and a few other so called big players have been downright dissapointing and at times boring to watch. Add the failing referees to all that, and i come to the conclusion that i'm whitnessing one of the poorest Worldcups ever. I can understand why neutral viewers would turn away from the game of football, the level of play has been THAT dissapointing to me.
I think there is a solution for this. Instead of starting a tournament right after the end of a regular season, why not shift it to right before the start of a new season ? Players will all be in tiptop shape, everyone is well rested, and it's an excellent warmup for the season to come. Right now all we see is exhausted players who are in desperate need of a few weeks of vacation. The overall quality of a tournament would be so much better if all teams start with fresh, well rested players.
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