18 czerwca 2007
Vive les Loupes!
So, Guadaloupe beat Honduras. Yep, they also beat Canada. This means the nation of 400,000 people will face powerhouse México on Thursday night.
I think I'm rooting for them. Yes, it's a betrayal of my ethnic roots. Feh.
By the way, I hve no idea if the locals refer to them as "Loupes." Sounds good to me though.
Believe it or not, they probably have a good shot at it. México only barely won their game against Costa Rica in extra time, and didn't make short work of their group the way one would expect. El Tri struggled against the hapless Cuba (who were supposed to be the Cinderella of the tournament) and lost to Honduras. Honduras, by the way, is the team Les Loupes defeated in the quarter finals.
I keep reading how wonderfully México is going to do in the Copa America this year. It's looking like they are lucky that Chile and Ecuador are going to be in their group to save them from total embarassment. In the mean time, Hugo Sánchez may want to work on that resume. Maybe his passport too.
Despite not even being a FIFA member (The Guadaloupe Football League is considered part of the French Football Federation), they actually have a decent soccer pedigree. Thierry Henry, Louis Saha and Sylvain Wiltord are all of Guadeloupéenne roots.
Oddly enough, Guadaloupe's main scorer, Jocelyn Angloma, is a defender. Not only that, he used to play defender for France. He isn't considered "cap tied" here because Guadaloupe isn't a FIFA member and this is a regional tournament. Why stop there and get Henry to play too?
Also, Angloma has a girl's name. You know he'd have to be a badass if he lasted this long. 42 years old even.
By the way, when I post the standings, I only count the 90 regulation minutes (which includes stoppage time). So, games that end the 90 tied, are counted as ties even if a golden goal or extra time determined a winner. This means I don't count extra time goals, so Jared Borghetti's goal against Costa Rica ain't counted on my list.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
I think I'm rooting for them. Yes, it's a betrayal of my ethnic roots. Feh.
By the way, I hve no idea if the locals refer to them as "Loupes." Sounds good to me though.
Believe it or not, they probably have a good shot at it. México only barely won their game against Costa Rica in extra time, and didn't make short work of their group the way one would expect. El Tri struggled against the hapless Cuba (who were supposed to be the Cinderella of the tournament) and lost to Honduras. Honduras, by the way, is the team Les Loupes defeated in the quarter finals.
I keep reading how wonderfully México is going to do in the Copa America this year. It's looking like they are lucky that Chile and Ecuador are going to be in their group to save them from total embarassment. In the mean time, Hugo Sánchez may want to work on that resume. Maybe his passport too.
Despite not even being a FIFA member (The Guadaloupe Football League is considered part of the French Football Federation), they actually have a decent soccer pedigree. Thierry Henry, Louis Saha and Sylvain Wiltord are all of Guadeloupéenne roots.Oddly enough, Guadaloupe's main scorer, Jocelyn Angloma, is a defender. Not only that, he used to play defender for France. He isn't considered "cap tied" here because Guadaloupe isn't a FIFA member and this is a regional tournament. Why stop there and get Henry to play too?
Also, Angloma has a girl's name. You know he'd have to be a badass if he lasted this long. 42 years old even.
By the way, when I post the standings, I only count the 90 regulation minutes (which includes stoppage time). So, games that end the 90 tied, are counted as ties even if a golden goal or extra time determined a winner. This means I don't count extra time goals, so Jared Borghetti's goal against Costa Rica ain't counted on my list.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
