X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f4f17,15af5515548b5f51 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4f17,public X-Google-Thread: fc9f9,15af5515548b5f51 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc9f9,public X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,15af5515548b5f51 X-Google-Attributes: gidfcfb9,public X-Google-Thread: fe7ce,15af5515548b5f51 X-Google-Attributes: gidfe7ce,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,15af5515548b5f51 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-01-29 11:20:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian,alt.politics.socialism,alt.seduction.fast,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: What does everyone reckon our chances are for the Euro 2004 qualifying? From: FinaliDentity References: <3c55c27f$0$251$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> <3c55c608$0$4617$626a54ce@news.free.fr> <3c56e685$0$206$626a54ce@news.free.fr> Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.22 Lines: 27 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:20:47 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.208.200.103 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1012332047 63.208.200.103 (Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:20:47 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:20:47 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:20:47 PST (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:14240 alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian:35347 alt.politics.socialism:15005 alt.seduction.fast:74485 comp.os.linux.advocacy:183264 "Mirak" wrote in news:3c56e685$0$206$626a54ce@news.free.fr: > All taht you say is that france is lucky because they are the first > team to win a world cup and a euro in a row ? > AHAHAHAHAHAH > Is it luck to lose only 3-2 against holland with bench players ? > Let's see, Holland, so "great" a footballing power that ... THEY DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP???!!! Geez, you'd think you could come up with a better example than THAT! :) Now, seriously, I believe France have a very good side -- maybe the best midfield general playing today (Zidane), definitely a very deep side (during Fr98 a full 20 players saw at least 90 minutes on the pitch). But I don't believe their recent FINAL success (to actually WIN the tourney) is representative of their ability. If they breeze through the qualifying rounds of JK02, nuke their round-of-16 opponents, and easily reach another Final Game, I'll change my tune. For now, however, the evidence is spotty. Yes, they won -- but are they really THAT dominant? Best money right now (greatest difference between available odds, and likely performance; aka, discrepancy between market-value and P-E ratio) Italy. Worst money right now, Argentina. The political unrest is bound to have an effect.