End of First Week Report

So here we are at the end of the first week and what have we learned so far?

Well, we've learned that if you have confidence in your own ability, in that of your team mates and in the tactics of your manager you can play 'weaker' opposition off the pitch- step forward: Argentina, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Czech Republic, we've learned however that if none of the above apply then you must be playing for England or Sweden. If you have only one or two genuine stars in your side but the hopes and expectations of a nation are gradually rising as you fight above your weight then you are Germany, Australia, Swizerland, Mexico or Ecuador

If you bring an ageing squad to the World Cup with the nations hopes pinned on your 'has-beens' then you are asking for trouble, I give you Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro, France, U.S.A and Brazil. If you come with little hope but belief in the fact that you can play your own game, enjoy the experience and take something away to build on then you are Ivory Coast, Angola or Trinidad & Tobago. If you defend like a pub team but give joy to millions of neutrals watching at home then you must be Ghana, Iran, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Japan, South Korea, Tunisia, Togo or Saudi Arabia.

If you've failed miserably then you are Polish.

And if you aren't in any of the above then you must be Ukraine.

Oh and while we're here:

Q: What's the difference between Poland and a tea bag?
A: A tea bag stays longer in the cup.