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June 14, 2002
Senegalese beats.: Dig that crazy rythmn in this crazy world cup. I love that Senegal has gone through, not only because it is yet another one in the eye for the French. They seem to lack the cynicism of Cameroon and the arrogance of Nigeria. Plus Birmingham have signed their captain. There is a fantastic article in The Guardian on the impact this little world cup adventure has had on Senegal. I recommend it because it applies to many nations , even England. The point being, if you are aware of the world only in terms of the world series and regard this world cup as a quaint European ritual, it might give you some sense of its truly global importance. Great read anyway, in and of itself. Sengalese news for what it's worth.
posted by Fat Buddha to soccer at 03:24 PM - 3 comments
What an excellent piece of journalism, thanks for bringing that to my attention Fat Buddha. Are the entire Senegalese team going to play in the Premiership next season then? If only they had a ginger striker, then West Brom could make a killing.
posted by squealy at 03:56 AM on June 15, 2002
Yes, excellent links, Fat Buddha. I don't think ginger hair is generally accepted as a Senegalese characteristic. We'll have to have Coventry's ginger roofer back instead.
posted by salmacis at 04:55 AM on June 15, 2002
btw, Liverpool now includes the Senegalese duo striker Diouf and midfielder Diao. I hope this signals Houllier's seriousness in moving away from Liverpool's "boring" counter-attacking approach. Gerrard - Murphy - Diao and Owen - Heskey - Diouf. Yeeeeeah. Go Reds! (and check out that URL ... heh.)