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To: CountofMoneyCristo who wrote (997)	7/12/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Respond to of 5130

Please no shoot outs.... pretty please I guess beating Argentina and taking Brazil to penalty kicks is considered choking? Come on, Klaus. Ahhh, never mind him.... he is just frustrated.... he, he, he.... What Holland need is a decent coach! George, you are absolutely right. Whenever Seedorf gets the ball I cringe. He is an absolute joke. He tries to dribble around and always invariably does one of two things: a) has the ball stripped from him, or b) makes a laughable pass that is immediately intercepted. Cruyff would have never even included him on the team as a bench-warmer! Agreed, Head Trainer, is always one very important aspect of the game... and the victories.... As for the loss, like Tombet I have come to grips with it, though I feel it was a golden opportunity, and those don't come by very often. If Kluivert could have converted a mere one of the half-dozen easy chances in front of the goal he had, Holland WOULD be in the final, but alas, Kluivert apparently doesn't have the class of Bergkamp, and just cannot finish consistently at this level. I hope he proves me wrong soon, however. Perhaps it's all a blessing in disguise, for I would rather have lost to Brazil than to France. Now THAT would have been devastating. Remember that Argentina, was the same way for many, many years, all of a sudden they won two Cups.... and nearly a third one... I do believe that the Dutch Victory wil come.... may be next time ?? As for now, game is about to start z.

To: CountofMoneyCristo who wrote (997)	7/12/1998 2:27:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Respond to of 5130

Good luck to both teams. Although I've been annoyed throughout this World Cup at the presentation of Brazil as the overwhelming, unbeatable favorite, to I believe the detriment of other class teams, such as Holland and England, I do hope and feel Brazil will win. In my opinion, it would be almost disgraceful to have France win, when there were at least four teams far better than they (Holland, England, Argentina, and Brazil), if not more. Still, the home field advantage is a powerful one. I hope the Brazilians don't knuckle under. And I think Zagallo is wrong to have Bebeto playing as much as he is. Denilson is an absolutely awesome player. He was the only Brazilian whom I really truly feared when Holland played Brazil. When he came on the field, I said "Oh no." And he proved it - he was almost unstoppable against Holland. I was surprised he didn't score. A pity for Holland they did not win this time, for next time, when Denilson and Ronaldo are playing together an entire 90 minutes, they will be far, far more difficult to beat. So good luck to all supporters. I personally am rooting for Brazil. And above all, please no shoot-out! Well said.... The only possible reason I could have for why Bebeto is playing so much, is that Zagallo may feel Denilson is not mature enough, then again, it has been proven that he is certainly far more dangerous. Indeed I was certain that he would score against Holland, perhaps, if he had more time to be "atune" to the rest of the team it would have been a different story... Nevertheless.... all that is history... today, in a few more minutes, we will see the start of what hopefully will be a great final, after a great tournament.... Do not disregard the Home advantage, it is very powerful, I am trusting that Brazil will over come this, if they do, my predicted score of Brazil 3 x 1 France will not be hard to achieve.... However, if the French manage to fend off the Brazilian attack (especially, for the first half), then all bets are off and a tighter game we will see..... Vence Brasil !!! Z.