World cup Final – Bore-o-rama

I was glued attentively to my TV with my family on Sunday watching the Cup final, sipping beer from my Spain koozie. But man, was I the only one who thought that the game was the slowest one in the entire tournament?

When the ref wasn’t busy giving out yellow cards, the players were making turnovers at a rate of about 1 every 30 seconds. I mean, you’ve got a level of excitement inherent in being the world cup final, but come on, it was a fight just to get the ball to the penalty box.

The teams were fairly evenly matched, and you can’t blame them for playing a defensive style game. But throughout the whole thing, watching back in the old USA, I couldn’t help but think that this type of game is exactly what Americans gripe about when talking about football. Endless passing, almost no scoring opportunities, spineless attackers hanging back.

I will say one thing – at least it didn’t have to go to penalties like the last final. That just gets too painful to watch. Bien hecho Espana, good luck next time Dutchmen… Oranje will return pronto, I’m sure of it.

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