It's hot!!

Too hot for my liking. And this is Luxembourg!! I'm still not relishing the thought of going to Malta in July/August.

After yesterday's street fest, we had the most convenient excuse for lazing around the whole day, though I did manage to watch a football match(Germany-Argentina), finish a book (Do you think you're clever?) and start another (Like bees to honey), and watch a film (Angels and demons).

After yesterday's and today's world cup matches (I have still the Spain Paraguay match to see tonight), a couple of considerations are in order. Players like Sneider and Robben, so superficially dumped by Real Madrid at the beginning of the season to make way for superstars Kaka and Ronaldo, have not only won at club level (outstripping and outplaying more fancied teams like Real Madrid in terms of success), but have also progressed more than them at world cup level. This means that the world cup is reflecting, give or take, the form of some players at club level (vide Melo, Italy, France and England).

At the moment, I would say that the better teams are going through. So, despite the surprises caused by the elimination of the big guns, the world cup could be reflecting some changes in the new football world order.

In truth, this world cup has failed to impress me. There were some memorable matches, of course, but in terms of new tactical developments and new world class talents, I haven't really seen any. It was like seeing the hundreds of matches we have seen during the season. Could it be that too much football in TV is making it too much of a standardised game all over the world?

Phew, it's still too hot. I have still some serious lazing around to catch up with.