Big Winner/Loser of the Week
A tradition is born! This week we begin a mainstay to the Fanatic. Pretty straight forward: Someone has it tough, someone is kicking some 'A, so here they are for week one!
Winner: Catania Supporters
The constantly troubled Serie A ran into problems last weekend, finding Catania and Chievo fans at odds during a league match which found a Cheivo fan being robbed of his sat-nav system in a public scuffle. Instead of the story ending there, as many Italian football stories do lately, a regal group of Catania fans took it upon themselves to raise funds in hopes of making it right. Going one up on the hooligans who caused the trouble, the Catania organization organized (lots of organing) a fund raiser that saw a new sat-nav purchased and presented to the Cheivo fan. Classy move.
Loser: Sven-Göran Eriksson
There can be little doubt of Eriksson's pedigree, but the Swede just can't find his groove. After a disappointing international spell with the English national team followed by becoming the first managerial victim of the morphing Manchester City, becoming the Mexican national coach might have been viewed as strange choice and an effort to jump-start a bumpy career. After Mexico's latest loss to Jamaica the gaffer is on ice again. The loss compounded by the fact that Mexico has now been leapfrogged by their neighbors to the North in the FIFA rankings will not sit too well with the Mexican FA. With Mexico booked to play Canada this week, the Swede better hope for a win or face a whole new round of troubles from the unforgiving Mexican people. Muy interesante!
1 Response to Big Winner/Loser of the Week
"A disappointing spell with England"?
Disappointing in being deprived of a tournament win so richly deserved, but with an all time record of only 5 competitive games lost 2001-2006 and rising from the wilderness to FIFA No.4 world ranking and uniquely cruising to top place in all international qualifying rounds., hardly "underachievement"? Any other country would have cheered S-G E from the rooftops instead of throwing away what the official England fan organisations and most foreign pundits consider to be "Englands most consistant and successful coach manager in history".
Note: TheFA rank Sven-Goran No.2 England coach after Sir Alf and the "lucky" 1966 W-Cup, but statistically on game win/lose/draw statistics, Svennis is ahead by a mile and achieved an all time record.
It's early days with Mexico and "El Tri", but they appear to be well pleased with the coup of attracting Sven to their national squad against competition for his services after the England and Manchester City fans "Save our Sven" campaigns of 2006 and 2008 failed to stop those team's from throwing him away?
England? - Euro.08 disaster!
MCFC - Future less certain?
Mexico and W-Cup 2010 - Watch this space!
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