A Ghanaian in the blue colors of Italy should be a first in the history of the Azzuri. Nor is the color of his skin the only stand out feature. Balotelli raves, rants and scores some. He thinks he is a touch higher on the intelligence scale than the average homo sapien. I am not so sure about his top floor but that's certainly true about his feet. His antics though haven't won him too many accolades from his boss at ManCity but I guess Mancini would take that from a compatriot. The heavy weights have pulled through nicely in Poland and Ukraine with the lighter ones turning out what they were supposed to be....also rans. A bit like men's tennis these days where even one of the top four missing a semis spot in a slam would be cause for surprise. With England, Spain, France, Italy and Germany all having booked their spots in the knock outs, its gearing up for tense action. The oranje were given a thrashing and the time for them to rebuild with fresh legs is nigh. If I were to step into Paul's tentacles, it would still be Spain for me to make it an incredible treble. They control the midfield better than most and Torres seems to have got back touch back. The dearth of goals is probably a blot on the beautiful game. Like most other sports, its become reliant more on physicality than skills but then both teams start and play on equal terms. Hockey has been a revelation since the offside rule was abolished. You get to see a lot of goals, some neat scoops getting tapped and wonderful opportunities on the counter. It's probably not so simple for soccer but a variant which can infuse a little bit of drama to the game would surely be welcome. How about not penalizing a player for offside if he is more than 30 yards from the goal line... or a player is not offside if there are more than five defenders in the D against two forwards. Food for thought...and a little dribble.
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