The days just roll by... :)

Well for one.. La Furia Roja!!!!!!!
La Furia Roja!!!!!
La Furia Roja!!!!!
La Furia Roja!!!!!

Spain prevailed after fluffing their lines more than a few times in what, after 10 days, can only be described as an ill tempered game of very little sophistication. The Dutch played an excruciatingly thuggish game not worthy of a WC final. I had liked their resourcefulness & purpose till then. In the finals, I had no such sympathy since they were more sinning than sinned against.
It could have all ended otherwise. The 9 yellow cards not counting for much had Robben not fluffed against Casillas. Had Puyol been awarded a deserved yellow for gamely trying to sacrifice himself by tripping the explosive Robben in what was otherwise a 1 0n 1 against the Real Madrid custodian. Ironically, the one time Holland were on the right, getting on with the game by not falling, they were penalised.

Iniesta was delightful on 116 minutes. A smart pass from Cesc Fabregas and he slotted the ball with might. He had taken too long on a previous chance in front of goal some minutes before. In 4 minutes only a miracle would have saved Holland. No such miracle was forthcoming. The Dutch protested that a corner call on Casillas was erronously given as a goal kick which led to the goal. That was a little rich coming from a side which had sorely tested the referee all night. Nigel De Jong, it appeared had watch back to back Bruce Lee movies before the final.

As a neutral observer to start with, I tilted towards Spain more out of outrage against the Dutch tactics, it was heartening to see a game not going to penalties.

I slept happy after the game. Could not help but chuckle at the memories of WC 2006. Much water had flown under the bridge. Re-learnt an important lesson that night. At the end of the day, it's just a game :)

Keep forgetting it frequently though. My take is.. if you don't go all in.. Why bother ?

The days are rolling by. Already 2 months and 20 odd days into the job. Its smooth. Its not rocket science. Maybe, it is for the best ?

What was supposed to be the theme became the post script. What would life be without sports. Cheers to that.