Comments on: World Cup 2006: Zindane wins Golden Ball after all http://einarsen.net/blog/2006/07/10/world-cup-2006-zindane-wins-golden-ball-after-all/ my view of the universe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Nic http://einarsen.net/blog/2006/07/10/world-cup-2006-zindane-wins-golden-ball-after-all/#comment-2096 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:18:55 +0000 http://einarsen.net/blog/2006/07/10/world-cup-2006-zindane-wins-golden-ball-after-all/#comment-2096 Antonin Panenka from Czechoslovakia was the originator of the chipped penalty. He shot the winning penalty, chipping it down the middle and beat Sepp Maier of Germany in the 1976 European Championship. Czechs won 4-3 on pk's. Socrates and Zidane bless their souls came after. We will miss Zizou, he was one of the greatest probably top 15 of all time(Pele, Maradona, Best, Garrincha, Puskas, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Maldini, Baresi, Weah, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Zidane, and Zico or Eusebio or Platini) and while he might not be the originator, was the person who used the 360 spin move to greatest effect. He had two ways of doing the spin move and was a like Rudolph Nureyev with his spins. France should have been champions like the Dutch in '74 and '78. Sometimes the best team doesn't win but to their credit they made it to the final despite horrendous coaching througout the tournament. Just one glaring example in the final was Trezeguet taking a penalty against his club teammate at Juventus, Bufon. Antonin Panenka from Czechoslovakia was the originator of the chipped penalty. He shot the winning penalty, chipping it down the middle and beat Sepp Maier of Germany in the 1976 European Championship. Czechs won 4-3 on pk’s. Socrates and Zidane bless their souls came after.

We will miss Zizou, he was one of the greatest probably top 15 of all time(Pele, Maradona, Best, Garrincha, Puskas, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Maldini, Baresi, Weah, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Zidane, and Zico or Eusebio or Platini) and while he might not be the originator, was the person who used the 360 spin move to greatest effect. He had two ways of doing the spin move and was a like Rudolph Nureyev with his spins.

France should have been champions like the Dutch in ‘74 and ‘78. Sometimes the best team doesn’t win but to their credit they made it to the final despite horrendous coaching througout the tournament. Just one glaring example in the final was Trezeguet taking a penalty against his club teammate at Juventus, Bufon.

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