Comments on: Vieira’s “forfait,” Henry Won’t Start. Benzema and Anelka, anyone? http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html France - World Cup - South Africa 2010 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Julien http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141876 Julien Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:32:05 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141876 I agree with the above statement about playing both Toulalan and Makalele... both are great, but play the same role: playing way back and staying defensive, never pushing up... Vieira when he's in form was able to push the line forward and start-up the offense, like Pirlo/fabergasc... we don't have that now. Diarra I fear plays the same extra defensive role Flamini plays that role more, which is why I was hoping he'd get picked up... I don't think this game will be as wide open without that true center mid pushing up from Toulalan/Makalele's defensive stops. I agree with the above statement about playing both Toulalan and Makalele… both are great, but play the same role: playing way back and staying defensive, never pushing up… Vieira when he’s in form was able to push the line forward and start-up the offense, like Pirlo/fabergasc… we don’t have that now. Diarra I fear plays the same extra defensive role

Flamini plays that role more, which is why I was hoping he’d get picked up… I don’t think this game will be as wide open without that true center mid pushing up from Toulalan/Makalele’s defensive stops.

]]> By: set http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141859 set Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:33:54 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141859 Well, I recognized the little logo at the top left, because it's a common brand of books, here. I went at amazone and looked for books from this collection. There's so many books from them that it looked impossible. I was trying to decypher the title but with no result. Then I went to amazon and looked at the best sales from the brand and the cover was there. Now the font of the title is entirely different, but you can recognize "Le Dalai-Lama" with some sort of line erasing the title in the middle of the letters. I suppose it's a different edition of the book. There's also some kind of weird artefact in the middle of the Buddhist guy's head. I suppose it's the angle and a picture compression approximation problem but you're probably right with your theory of a fake cover. Maybe he's just looking at pictures of Estelle Denis. Well, I recognized the little logo at the top left, because it’s a common brand of books, here. I went at amazone and looked for books from this collection. There’s so many books from them that it looked impossible. I was trying to decypher the title but with no result. Then I went to amazon and looked at the best sales from the brand and the cover was there.

Now the font of the title is entirely different, but you can recognize “Le Dalai-Lama” with some sort of line erasing the title in the middle of the letters. I suppose it’s a different edition of the book.

There’s also some kind of weird artefact in the middle of the Buddhist guy’s head. I suppose it’s the angle and a picture compression approximation problem but you’re probably right with your theory of a fake cover. Maybe he’s just looking at pictures of Estelle Denis.

]]> By: Laurie http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141858 Laurie Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:45:25 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141858 Set, how much do I love people who are even more detail-oriented-nerdy about this team than me? And how the hell did you figure that out? I can't make out one word on the cover, but you're absolutely right. (But is anybody else wondering if he's ripped the cover off that book and wrapped it around something a little less...erudite?) Set, how much do I love people who are even more detail-oriented-nerdy about this team than me?

And how the hell did you figure that out? I can’t make out one word on the cover, but you’re absolutely right.

(But is anybody else wondering if he’s ripped the cover off that book and wrapped it around something a little less…erudite?)

]]> By: Doumé http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141857 Doumé Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:26:31 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141857 Set, amazing detective work! Somehow I love the idea of a goal-keeper reading a book from the Dalai Lama called "Art of Happiness: Wisdom and Serenity Everyday". Very cool. I feel better somehow that he reads that instead of a comic book! Thanks for that, Set Set, amazing detective work!
Somehow I love the idea of a goal-keeper reading a book from the Dalai Lama called “Art of Happiness: Wisdom and Serenity Everyday”. Very cool. I feel better somehow that he reads that instead of a comic book!
Thanks for that, Set

]]> By: fg http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141856 fg Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:53:38 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141856 remember world cup 2002, don't be over confident, no zidane the french team is crap remember world cup 2002, don’t be over confident, no zidane the french team is crap

]]> By: skillz http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141855 skillz Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:45:47 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141855 WOW! Looks like France are really going to run right over Romania. This is Frances game to relax. Romania cant score on France. 4-0 France. WOW! Looks like France are really going to run right over Romania. This is Frances game to relax. Romania cant score on France. 4-0 France.

]]> By: Jean-Michel http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141854 Jean-Michel Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:21:04 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141854 Allez! Allez!

]]> By: Benjamin http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141853 Benjamin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:17:15 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141853 dont see why ppl r so worried... as long as ribery and benz are in, we dont need henry. anelka is good cuz he can hold the ball, pass, good vision, and most importantly SPEED!!! we will see tomoro if viera is missed, or if toulalan can step up. Aller les bleus! dont see why ppl r so worried…
as long as ribery and benz are in, we dont need henry.
anelka is good cuz he can hold the ball, pass, good vision, and
most importantly SPEED!!!
we will see tomoro if viera is missed, or if toulalan can step up.
Aller les bleus!

]]> By: set http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141852 set Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:16:04 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141852 Laurie: After extensive research (yes, i'm pathetic), I'm 99% certain the book on your link is this : http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2290303410 . The picture on the cover is definitely the same one, and it's from the J'ai Lu collection. Laurie: After extensive research (yes, i’m pathetic), I’m 99% certain the book on your link is this : http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2290303410 . The picture on the cover is definitely the same one, and it’s from the J’ai Lu collection.

]]> By: Laurie http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html/comment-page-1#comment-141851 Laurie Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:41:33 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/vieiras-forfait-henry-wont-start-benzema-and-anelka-anyone.html#comment-141851 Doume, you're right about Coupet. That looks like a comic book! http://www.fff.fr/serv/diaporama.php?id=446268&np=8 Doume, you’re right about Coupet. That looks like a comic book!

http://www.fff.fr/serv/diaporama.php?id=446268&np=8

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