I Thought His Chest Was The Ball

So there you have it. Italy won and guess what? The game didn't suck. In fact it was a fairly thrilling encounter even if after half time the French dominated. People will look at Zidane's sending off as the turning point but I think France's refusal to take the game and Italians by the scruff of the neck is what cost them. France should have thrown on another striker early in the second half when it looked as though Italy were low on gas. Full credit to Gattuso and Canavarro who never tired and ran non-stop for most of the 120 minutes of football. All in all, it’s hard to argue with the result. While maybe not the best team at this World Cup you could argue they were the best-coached and perhaps the sturdiest team. And they kept the diving to a minimum. In fact, I think the French did more diving than the Italians. And what exactly did Materazzi say to Zidane that would make him temporarily loose all his sense? ‘Hey baldly?” He must be used to that by now. The shame that will hang over the game after all the flag waving and analysis have ended is that this generations greatest player’s last memory of his career will be trying to break a substitute defenders sternum with his head. His cumulative memories coming to an apex in a mist of red.