Four Diegos Slam Asian Cup ‘Love In’

Post by: Carlos Alberto Diego 11 January, 2011 - 11:37 AM

Australia’s thumping 4-0 win over India in the opening Group C game at the 2011 Asian Cup was no better than a ménage a vingt-deux (22 in French for our listeners who don’t follow Arsenal) ‘love in’ international.

Not a tackle in sight, not a bad word uttered by either team to the UAE referee  Ali Albadwawi, Tim Cahill laughing off being called offside when he wasn’t before scoring, Indians celebrating as if they had won the tournament when their team ventured over the halfway line and Harry’s grumbling groin and gout not tested.

It was such a ‘love in’ that I was concerned how it was going to affect Indian captain Climax Lawrence.

Usually one who ‘rises’ to the occasion playing in the ‘hole’, he provided little ‘thrust’ from midfield and his ‘dribbles’ into the box came to nothing.

Apparently he did not leave much of an impression on CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutzky who likes his ability to go box-to-box all night.

Forget Sepp ‘The Rat’ Blatter and FIFA, Austrade must have fixed this game.

Carlos Alberto Diego

See Four Diegos @ Triple M - www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/football/news//blog/four-diegos-slam-asian-cup-love-in/20110111-b1vb.html