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And… We’re Back!

// January 26th, 2010 // Uncategorized

Terribly sorry for the long delay folks, and thanks for the concerns.  It was just a mix of circumstances that kept us out of cyberspace. I know many readers believe that Cass and Lazar immediately flew to Haiti top provide much-needed assistance that only we can give, but no, that isn’t true.  Cass has been up to gosh-knows-what, and I was away for my annual South American vacation to visit the parents in Uruguay, which I followed up with a short trip to Rio de Janeiro.  And let me tell you folks as simply as I can: go to Rio.  Just go.  It’s awesome.  More to come later on that trip from a soccer angle.

So, what did I miss?  Amazingly I stayed in places without televisions for my whole trip.  (Which sucks a bit, because one of my favortie parts of the trip down there is South American SportsCenter.)  I caught a few things on TV when I was down there, and this wonderful goal from Barcelona from the center circle caught my eye.  For some reason, I love goals that come straight from the restart at the center.  Take a look — was it a shot or a pass from Dani Alves?

Another funny thing about the clip is that Barca’s coach Pep Guardiola is not going to keep his sanity for too long.  I mean, rather than celebrating that his team is up 2-0, he is screaming at left-back Eric Abidal.  And why?  Well, if you watch the replay at about 0:22 of the clip, Abidal decides not to charge forward, figuring something like, “hey, this one is going down the right, these guys seem to have the situation under control.”  Clearly, Guardiola is not cool with anyone taking even a minute off.

So, what else have I missed in the past couple of weeks?  Anything interesting?

Posted by Lazar