viernes, septiembre 07, 2007
los pumas destrozaron parís
"After the unseemly press coverage row between the IRB and several of the major media organisations, RWC 2007 got off to exactly the right start: Argentina, so often treated like the poor relation of the top countries, put one over on France. In doing so, they went some way towards bringing the romance back into rugby, and back into a tournament which has at times looked bloated by corporate sponsorship, obsessed with money and riven with cynicism. They did so not in the manner of their victory - far from being champagne rugby, this encounter was as rugged, pragmatic and hard fought as any match in the history of the game - but in the emotion they showed as their anthem played at the start and in the concentrated, desperate effort they sustained for the eighty plus minutes. As so often the Pumas were the better team when it mattered. (...) The Pumas had leaders and heroes everywhere" (rte) "When you begin a World Cup and it is imperative to win the match and you lose, you can say only one thing that the sky has fallen in on your head," (Bernarde Laporte, dt francés, para AFP, parafraseando a asterix) "Fierce Pumas bite a nation. As the last trumpet faded along the cavernous Stade de France walkways, as the last cockerel was packed back into its sack, and as the last French player shuffled on to the bus nursing his bruises and broken heart, the whole of France slumped in despair. What had happened? The fete had gone flat. Hadn't the Pumas read the script? This was France's night, France's tournament, France's hour of glory. The unexpected is the essence of sport. Scripts are for those organising opening ceremonies. Argentina obeyed no dictates. Except the one that insists you play with heart and soul, as well as muscle and bone. Noble traditions." (telegraph.co.uk) "The Pumas ruined Les Bleus' Stade de France party with a victory based on quality, bravery and discipline." (the sun )
"Mon dieu. France's hopes of celebrating the opening of this Rugby World Cup – their Rugby World Cup – were shattered by a stunning 17-12 upset victory by Argentina at the Stade de France in Paris this morning. It was a magnificent victory by the Pumas who sent the World Cup's host nation into shocked disbelief with a performance of passion, discipline and immense defensive fortitude. (...) So the World Cup had its celebrated opening – a stunning upset that well and truly heralds the status of these Pumas as a legitimate international force." (stuff, nueva zelandia)
"Argentina created one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history by beating host nation France 17-12 at Stade Francais on Friday night.(mail&guardian, nueva zelandia).
"And when English referee Tony Spreadbury sounded the final whistle, France - somewhat inevitably - trooped off to a cacophony of boos." (sporting life , ingelaterra) "We exist." That is what General Agustín Pichot after Argentina's famous victory over France at Stade de France, a victory to turn the 2007 World Cup on its head (...) Man of the Match: There was a team full of Puma candidates but there is no doubt that for his generalship, for the pressure he kept on the French and for the cool head he has the Man of the Match was Agustin Pichot. Moment of the Match: The intercept by Horacio Agulla and the run by Ignacio Corleto for the only try of the match. Villain of the Match: None of the players was a villain, even though at times must have been trying. (planet rugby)
"Argentina beats the garlic out of le Bleus" ( sabcnews, sudáfrica)
"The final quarter was going to be about a survival of the fittest, and Skrela atoned for his earlier blunder by kicking an angled 59th minute penalty that made it 17-12. (...) The closing minutes were nerve-shredding from both teams' perspective, but Argentina did just enough to spark scenes of wild celebration." (ireland on line)
"Incredibly, for a team of such high standing now, this was only Argentina's seventh victory in 19 matches at six tournaments, but it may now help launch them into the last eight. The momentum of an ever-improving squad could see them progress further to an unprecedented but very reachable semi-final." ( reuterus.uk)
"Pichot said: "For myself, coach Marcelo Loffreda and the rest of the team this result is very important. We are not the best technicians, we are not even the most physical, but we play with heart. This won't sink in for a while. We won't know what we have done, because you never know the context, but this team has a hunger to write history. As a team, we just want to make history for Argentina rugby."
podría seguir todo el día, pero tengo dos hijos que me reclaman. no lo puedo creer.
