Michael*
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Vanessa x2 Jessica x1
1. Michelle Trachtenberg (6) 2. Hilary Duff (9) 3. Willa Holland (10) 4. Taylor Momsen (7) 5. Leighton Meester (10) 6. Blake Lively (9) 7. Jessica Szohr (9) 8. Kristen Bell (8) 9. Amanda Setton (10) 10. Dreama Walker (7)
Whenever a high profile player gets left out of an international squad, you can usually chalk it up to one of two things - either the coach doubts them for some reason (be it fitness, experience or commitment to the cause) or they simply don't fit in to the style that he wants the team to play. For example, Brazil are tactically cautious and very rigid this year. With the possible exception of Robinho, who has something approaching a free reign, every player in the team has strict defensive duties. Adding Ronaldinho (who isn't the most tactically disciplined, despite being a tremendous individual player over the years) to the mix could put too much workload on the more defensively-minded players. The biggest World Cup shock yet - a German player misses a penalty! :shock:
^The last 30 minutes were lots of fun - but that first 15 of the second-half were stupidly tense... You can forget, when you're often watching just for the enjoyment of the game, how uncomfortable it can be when it's your bloody team. The introduction of Aguero seemed to kick Argentina into life again. Diego's squad has some serious strength in depth - completely sickening! :persuazn:
Domenech let it drift and drift until it was too late, just like in the group opener against Uruguay. He didn't even try to change the system, despite the team getting progressively worse as the game went on. Quite remarkable that they're still in with a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages. I hope Mexico go far, they're a terrific side to watch.
Superb performance by Higuain and Messi (Demichelis, not so much). Finally, the goals are starting to fly in!
Danijela x2 Bar x1 Esti x2 Olya x1 Agam x3
Ana x5
'43 x3
Not keen... Europe 2
Bette x3
They all start with 10. When you take a turn, you take a point away from your least favourite person on the list. When their total reaches zero, they're out. 1. Michelle Trachtenberg (8) 2. Hilary Duff (9) 3. Willa Holland (10) 4. Taylor Momsen (8) 5. Leighton Meester (10) 6. Blake Lively (10) 7. Jessica Szohr (10) 8. Kristen Bell (10) 9. Amanda Setton (10) 10. Dreama Walker (9)
Inguna x3 Alessandra x2
Always liked Kirsten... Europe 4.5
Ana x2 Tatiana x1
Gisele x2 Alessandra x1
Daria x2 Victoria x1
They could always take inspiration from this fine publication... All credit to North Korea, though. Great to see an unknown team of hard working, enthusiastic players (only three of whom are even professionals) give one of the top teams a fright. They played their hearts out and defended magnificently.
Royal Academy of Arts event in London (June 2010) -
Only got two lined up at the moment - The Black Keys and Interpol.
