Why I hope France will go all the way

I read a great suggestion on Twitter last night. Henry should play all of the World Cup with his hands tapped to his hips. That way he can't cheat anyone else.

The French don't look that impressive judging from their performance against Uruguay last night. Anelka 'sulking' (surprise, surprise!) when he was substituted for Henry. Intercepting each others passes and getting in each others way. It looks like they are 11 guys who have just been put together for the first time.

Apart from this and the obvious reasons I hope the French go all the way to the final.

The Arsenal Players:

France have many Arsenal players like Gallas, Diaby, Clichy and Sagna. Hopefully a win in the World Cup will do them well for the new Premier League season.

Good for the economy:

If France are in the Final it will be good for the European economy and for the Euro that I have sent home making it better for my trip home in August.

We could say we should have been there:

If they go to the final we can say that we would have got that far if they hadn't cheated us out of it. We could say stuff like, "Imagine, we could have got as far as the final..."

but finally...

I hope they get to the final against Spain. What a great final that would be. A bit of European derby. Torres vs Gallas, Puyol vs Henry, Cesc vs Diaby. I hope it is a really open game with goals exchanged throughout.

I hope they go into the final 5 minutes of the game with France in the ascendancy, tied at 3-3. Then Cesc collects the ball on the right hand side of midfield. He lofts the ball towards Torres running in on the left hand side of the box. Torres jumps in the air and collects the ball AFL style (or GAA style) and slams it into the back of the net. The French start to go mad, screaming at the ref. Howard Webb just shrugs his shoulders and says "I didn't see it!"

Spain win the World Cup 4-3 and France go mad! Blatter says they are going to reply the final and bring in video evidence and everyone else in the world say sorry lads, not going to happen.

Revenge is a dish best served cold and this would be the best way to serve it...

We can dream...


Charlie