At least one would expect that this match bristling with no mean sloths when it comes to scoring goals would at the very least be anything but a goalless draw. But that is what it turned out to be. It had its moments especially in the second half but there was no one to put an exclamation mark.
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Leo Messi, Wayne Rooney, and Samuel Eto’o – all leading contenders for the Golden Boot in drawing a blank. His best chance came early in the first half when in shades of Porto he blasted a ball from the 25 yard line only to see the ball crash on the upright. It would have been the goal of the World Cup. It was also his only noteworthy contribution.
One can excuse Didier Drogba although he had the simplest of chances when put through by Abdel Kader Keita. He had to play through a different body morphology (the addition of an arm cast) and reduced minutes. Never an easy proposition.
We now have to turn to Brazil to turn on the screws on North Korea for a good old fashioned shellacking. But the way this World Cup is shaping up one fancies a desultory win or even a tie. In fact, who is betting Jong Tae-Se, the North Korean “Wayne Rooney” has just as good a chance to score as Luis Fabiano or Grafite?
This draw does not help Carlos Quieroz who is competing with Raymond Domenech in the “Who threw the coach out of the train?” category.
3 comments on “Group of dearth? Portugal 0 Ivory Coast 0”
The World Cup has been an incredible tournament thus far! I am reading a book called “100 Sporting Events You Must See Live” by Robert Tuchman and he ranks this event at number 2 on his list.
I doubt it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ghost who played this time.He was sidelined by the amazing performance of Ivory Cost’s defenders.Didier Drogba’s boys played well…:-)
This was a bit of an annoying, tentative affair. Maybe the shite weather had something to do with it…Expected so much more from this one.