The only piece of last night's action whichI actually watched (here in the Antipodes, the"early" matches commence at about midnight
) was the first half of Slovakia -Italy. Part of me was hoping that Slovakia might pull off an upset: given that the Slovaks knocked Poland out in the qualifiers, I could at least then console myself with the knowledge that Poland was eliminated by a side which reached the second round
. Also, prior to signing his contract with Everton (with whom he will play next season) the Slovakian goalkeeper Jan Mucha hasbeen withLegia Warszawa for five years (although I truly despise Legia, despite the fact that the fans of my club Pogon Szczecin have an official "alliance" with Legia fans - ah, the convolutedcomplications of Polish football...
).
On the other hand, looking at the big picture, if Italy was to be knocked out, thenthere would be one less white team capable of actually winning the tournament, for Slovakia, while good for an occassional upset, aren't about towin the World Cup any time soon.As things went, Slovakia pulled off exactly such an upset...
One observation I made during that first half was that the dark side of Italian football emerged yet again: when things aren't going the Italians' way, they begin to go down under even the slightestchallenge, writhing about and imploringly staring at the referee, milking endless free kicks, attempting to get the opposition booked, and breaking the game's rhythm for their own advantage. Such behaviour is also a distinctive trait of Brazilian teams. Once this type of garbage came into play, the "big picture" could be damned and I began tosupport the Slovaks.
Here's a little piece about some of the reasons being put forward for Italy's early exit:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/801913/ce/uk/?cc=3436&ver=global
I am devastated that Japan hasadvanced, which means that there shall be two Asian teams in the second round.I know that many heremay disagree with me, butI believe that an Asian presence is just as bad or
even worse thana black presence. Kindly permit me to explain...
We all agree that blacks are portrayed as the "ultimate athletes"by theJewishmedia, so the dim-witted masses are therefore accustomed toa heavy black presence inelite spoting events andWhite kids consequentially grow up believing that blacks are better sportsmen.But theAsiansare also allocated a role in the great anti-White pantomime - they are invariably portrayed asbeing
more intelligent than Whites. In the wide scheme of the "deception", sporting prowess is not usually part of the Asian makeup, so the last thing that we need are Asian teams doing well, so that White kids begin to believe that not only are Asians "smarter" than they are, Asians are alsobetter sportsmen.If Asians are perceived as the equals (or superiors) of Whites in the sporting arena, White kids shall feel physically inferior to both blacks
and Asians -and that's the last thing wewant
.After all,since the late 1960s Whites have already been exposed to one of the most insidious and destructive media images of all - that of the "unbeatable" Asian martial artist, exemplified by Bruce Lee.Just think of the damage to collective White self-esteem which the propaganda of superior Asian fighters / fighting styles has caused. The message is that if You wish to fight well, then You must learn an Asian combat style from an Asian "master"... (right, grasshopper?).
If any of You have been exposed to high concentrations of Asians (and if You haven't been, feel free to visit Sydney), then You shall already know that Asians are the
ultimate racists. Blacks hate Whites due to inferiority complexes and innate aggression - Asians, on the other hand,simply believe that they are
superior in every way. Thereare no greaterexponents of arrogant smugness than the Asians, be they East Asians, Indians, Sri Lankans, or others,all of whom believe that their particular cultures are the pinnacle of civilisation and who view Whites (and others) as, literally, barbarians. Funnily enough, the fact that the East Asians in particular don't have any qualms about utilising and copying the technological innovations of the "white devils" doesn't impact on their conceit in the very least.
Anyway, back to the football. Another aspect of Asians thatI despise is their propensity for dirty play, which contradicts their popular image of urbane politeness and honour. I'll admit that the Japanese are quite a "clean" team, but the South Koreans are full of sly kicks to the ankles, subtle elbowsand pulls of the shirt - keep an eye out for these things in their next match against Uruguay.
Edited by: Rebajlo