itz her hair.her face.her voice.her specs.o nvm..itz evrythg of her...1st itz e left over choc wafer biscuits frm camp..n now dis.hu does she tink she is..objecting 2 almoz evry single decision..when she izen even e head of welfare...insisting tt her so called outstanding cadet b put in e place...obviously itz plain biasness...coz nt another soul besides her saw anithg in her pet...n aft gg 1 big round..dey came bac down 2 e v 1st name i suggested..plus another 1 which came frm apparently nowhr..n e 3rd wan which gt my vote as secretary (bt didnt wk out again as e current secretary insists on sum1 else..much 2 my discontentment i muz add)...e voting system seemed 2 hav been v inefficient as majority hav oredi voted her in..yet nothg is cnf...btw e final decision has been given 2 e REAL head of welfare..letz hope she dosen waver btw e correct decision n e 1 her OTHER instructor is psychoing her in2...e chair has decided tt if e rite choice is made..dis position shall b transferred bac 2 e comm...so we shall c.i m beginning 2 wonder if e reason 4 tt piece of shit nt picking e majority's choice was oso bcoz of jealousy..well..if ttz so..i tink she has a gd reason 2 b..n a damn gd wan tt is...o sorry..it was xtremely insulting.
2 e shit.
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vanna
18:41
it feels almoz lyk a habit 2 wake up @ 0230h even aft Euro 2004 has ended..oni tt nothg cums on when e chn is flipped to 21...no showing of e team's line-ups..no players singing e national anthem on pitch..no football hooligans in e stands...or even a bird eye's view of estadio da luz or estadio da algarve...e end of dis tournament meant a sudden change in routines im nt qte yet used 2..no more slping early in e evenings n late mornings..or poring over newspapers predicting e score 4 e nx match..or simply searching 4 junk food in e early morning...well e fact is tt..it has left an empty space tt cant b filled up wif anithg else..n itz another mth b4 e new EPL season..another 2 yrs b4 World Cup..n an agonizing wait of 4 yrs b4 e nx Euro Cup in 2008...
perhaps dere r a sum lessons tt one can learn frm Euro '04...firstly..it definitely dosen take a grp of superstars 2 make a gd team..as Greece has proven..prolly 80% of e soccer fans hav nv heard names lyk zagorakis or nikopolidis b4 e greeks won Portugal in e opening match...secondly..individual efforts r nothg compared 2 grp unity..as e greeks hav shown again..dey r nt outstanding individuals..bt dey hav managed 2 wk well as a team..more den once showing spirit n cooperation among e players 2 set up now wad mani noe as 'the great wall of Greece'...i hav 2 admit..chariteas n co. may nt b e ones playing e best soccer ard..bt wad matters is tt dey hav defended well..making use of evry single opportunity presented 2 dem..n being able 2 turn deir opponents' weakness 2 deir advantage...Portugal's attacking n fluid football seemed 2 hav failed dem dis time round..so did e lyks of France n Czech Republic...much as many wil nt wan2 admit..e solid n suffocating defense is hard 2 penetrate..bt itz entirely up 2 e rest of e teams 2 figure out a way 2 get thru e defenders..n of coz 'safe hands' 'keeper nikopolidis...
o wells..until e nx time den..here's to Euro 2004!
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vanna
22:40
Portugal V Greece: 1-0
e year of e underdog was taken 2 an incredible xtreme as Greece completed 1 of the biggest upsets in international football 2 lift e Euro 2004 trophy aft a 1-0 win over hosts Portugal...striker charisteas..e man wif e golden boots..headed home e 57th min winner as e nation of e golden generation suffered xtreme pain as deir team froze on e big stage..n so a team which had entered e competition as 80-1 outsiders..w/o a single victory in a major tournament b4..produced a truly heroic display 2 prevail in lisbon...it is not e fault of Greece's german coach otto rehhagel tt he has conjured a notably efficient team out of relatively meagre resources..n it is not his responsibility tt mediocrity seems 2 rule football rite now..wif e power of e team greater than tt of e individual...faced wif wad is..in truth..an average greek side hu were beaten in e grp stages by Russia af all..e supposed might of Portugal..Spain..France n e Czech Republic were found wanting..n none more so than Portugal in a desperately poor final display..4 dis was juz as much abt e way in which Portugal's supposed star players - figo..deco n ronaldo - all failed 2 deliver when it mattered moz...coach luiz felipe scolari may hav led Brazil 2 e World Cup 2 yrs earlier..bt dis time his team were a shadow of e side hu had previously overcome England n Holland...dis time round..wif giannakopoulos in 4 e suspended karagounis..dey repelled Portugal's early advances n den made dem sweat..wif katsouranis keeping a close eye on playmaker deco..e home nation were shorn of ideas as Greece's excellent full backs took control of e flanks..miguel's shot was tipped ard e post..while maniche also flashed a shot wide..bt Portugal's woes were summed up when miguel n pauleta collided in gg 4 e same cross...e home crowd desperately tried 2 lift deir lifeless team..bt wif no top class striker n figo strangely subdued..deco was twice left 2 desperately claim a penalty which nv came...finally Greece exacted full punishment..e attacking spark came frm e superb seitaridis..hu charged down e right flank as if his life depended on it to win a corner..frm basinas' deadball delivery..charisteas stole in unmarked 2 meet e ball n head powerfully past ricardo...however..e more Portugal huffed n puffed amid 5 mins of injury time..a figure which wld hav been less bt 4 a rogue pitch invader..e stronger e greek defense became...it was..admittedly an anti-climax 2 e tournament..bt e truth was tt Greece were..as in e opening game..quite simply e better side on e day...in fact..perhaps e greatest shock of all..when e life had drained out of a vapid portuguese side n e greeks had sunk 2 deir knees in triumph..was juz how little a surprise it actually felt @ all.
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vanna
11:50
FT+extra time - Greece V Czech Republic: 1-0
Greece will face hosts Portugal in e final of Euro 2004 aft e rank outsiders beat e Czech Republic 1-0 wif a silver goal frm defender dellas in xtra time...Greece battled 4 victory in e semi final as dey harried n harassed e czechs thru out e match though e tactics led 2 a game based more on perspiration than inspiration...dellas popped up wif e headed winner frm a corner by subst tsartas juz seconds b4 e end of e 1st half of xtra time...under e silver goal rules if a team was leading @ e break dey won e match...e czechs were technically beta bt e passion n e will was on e greeks' side..e czechs played e more flowing n attractive soccer - even aft losing skipper nedved in e 40th min when he was accidentally injured in a clash wif katsouranis...nedved..on a yellow card n in danger of missing e final if e czechs won..limped on 4 a few mins n went down e tunnel @ halftime wif an ice pack on his knee...although having e better of e territorial play..e czechs cld nt break down a greek defense tt regularly surrounded any czech player on e ball wif 5 or 6 men...Greece midfielder karagounis was booked 4 a foul on subst smicer in e 88th min n wil miss e final thru suspension...aft e match finished goalless @ e end of normal time baros found himself booked in e extra period 4 a foul on fyssas b4 Greece defender dellas scored e winner aft 105 mins 2 put them in e final...
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vanna
17:25
Portugal V Netherlands: 2-1
juz as France proved in '98 tt it was possible 2 win e World Cup w/o a recognised world class striker..so Portugal r aiming 2 underline e same pt...bt while pauleta floundered up front.. figo n fellow winger ronaldo lit up deir Euro 2004 semi-final encounter against Holland wif dazzling displays...ronaldo put e host nation ahead aft 25 mins n proved once again he is now v much an international thoroughbred...figo meanwhile was e real class act..e last remaining galactico @ e tournament achieved wat beckham had notably failed 2 do..he hauled his side past e biggest test in deir history...4 while andrade's own goal gave Holland hope..maniche had already struck an incredible 30 yard effort 2 put e home nation in control...aft a tame opening by 2 cautious teams..it was left 2 figo 2 open up e dutch defense as he burst past his marker n delivered a pinpoint cross..bouma denied pauleta wif a last ditch tackle bt frm e ensuing corner..deco's delivery was met wif a powerful header by ronaldo in e 26th min..a repeat of his earlier goal against Greece...if advocaat was nt living dangerously enuff oredi..he replaced defender bouma wif van der vaart..bt his side were almoz immediately 2-0 behind..ronaldo's short corner was played 2 maniche n e dutch were helpless 2 prevent e thunderous shot which e midfielder unleashed in2 e far corner frm e edge of e penalty box...it was a goal worthy of winning any major occasion..bt Holland were nt out of it yet...4 mins ltr..andrade desperately stuck out his leg 2 stop van bronckhorst's cross reaching van nistelrooy n succeeded only in deflecting e ball over his own keeper..
wld lyk 2 add a pt tt e referee was disgustingly bias..a real home whistler..evry 50-50 situation was 4 e portuguese n e oranje cant do anithg abt it...e home side deserves e 1-0 lead by half-time as e dutch hardly showed deir strength in attack..dey fought bac to 2-1..bt it didnt wk out deir way..in fact e oranje played 4 all or nothg...n itz hard 2 say if Portugal had outclassed e dutch..cocu n co. gave evrythg n deir supporters in estadio jose alvalade n @ home were great...itz a bitter pill...
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vanna
15:37
