Vote for Henry (Even Though He Agrees He Has the Character of a Pig)

December 7th, 2006 | by: Laurie |

Now’s the time when we each get to say, “My Team of 2006 can totally kick your Team of 2006’s butt.” Except when they have the same players, in which case my Thierry Henry will battle your Thierry Henry to a hard-fought draw.

I went in not planning to vote French, but in the end I couldn’t vote against my boys. (If I didn’t believe in them, I wouldn’t be writing this blog. The vote was kind of like wrapping myself in a giant French security blanket.) So my team looks a whole lot like the France World Cup team, except with Juninho and Eto’o and (sorry, Malouda!!!) Ronaldinho. And Coupet instead of Barthez.

Here’s my team: Coupet, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas (almost went for Cris here), Abidal, Ribery, Makelele, Juninho, Ronaldinho, Henry, and Eto’o. With Arsene Wenger as Coach.

Laurie’s Special awards:

–The “I’m So Sorry You Got Your Skull Smashed In And I Would Totally Vote For You If Coupet Wasn’t On the List” award to Peter Cech.
–The “Hollywood Says This Is What a Goalkeeper Should Look Like (Okay, Maybe Aside From That Cute Little Bald Spot)” award to Jens Lehmann.
–The “Playing for Lyon Makes You Practically French So I’d Vote For You Except That You’re Up Against Thuram and Gallas” award to Cris.
–The “I’m Voting For You Because You Deserve It and I Think By Now You’ve Learned Your Arrogance Lesson” award to Thierry Henry, and
–The “Everybody Take Note That J. Pernambucano is Actually Juninho and Vote Accordingly” award to Juninho, aka J. Pernambucano.

Now it’s your turn. Vote early and often!
(Thanks to Martha at Italy Offside for pointing us to this site.)

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Luis

Didn’t realize how French the entire list was until your post Laurie. You’re doing a great job.
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ Laurie

French and Italian and Brazilian, I think. It pays to make it to the World Cup final. (Or to be Brazil.) I am basking in this because everything changes with Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010, when I will probably have to accept scraps with the rest of the hoi polloi.

(Sorry, couldn’t make myself vote for Cristiano.)
http://france.theoffside.com Sam

As much as I’m sure they appreciate your support, Laurie, and I think it’s just adorable, I only voted for Juninho in your list of Bleus/Ligue 1ians. I voted for a whole lotta Italians though. Sorry but Matterazzi and Cannavarro are better. Yep, now I’ll just wait for you to strut up to Edmonton and shoot me. Peace!
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ Laurie

Okay, maybe I agree that not voting for Cannavaro was total France bias. But Materazzi!?!?!? You’re kidding, right? Ack! Ack! Ack!

(Oops, sorry, just coughed up a hairball.)
http://italy.theoffside.com Martha

I know I’m just an American and all, but I hear pighead might be on his way to Italy. I wrote about it, but it won’t go up until later, so feel free (and don’t worry, I only mentioned the pig thing like four times).
Gian Luca

Laurie, I know it’s the weirdest of facts, but Materazzi, even though a defender, was the top scorer of the Italian team…

Recently, I was watching a Inter video where Materazzi scored a goal his usual way, with a high pass from the corner. It’s funny, isn’t that reminiscent of a classy French player we all know?… (He doesn’t compare in other areas, of course…)
http://italy.theoffside.com Martha

Oh, and also, have you SEEN this nonsense?!
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ Laurie

Okay, Gian Luca, maybe so, but how many counted for the correct side? (Watch the video clip):-)

(Although it really troubles me to say this, but every single own-goal I watch causes me pain in my maternal area. Even this one. *Sigh.* I’m going soft.)
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ Laurie

Martha, that lawsuit thing has to be some kind of American influence. That is SO not French.

These guys just need to suck it up and work through their grieving process with a few hundred Zidane YouTube videos like I did.

(Oh, wait. I have revealed too much.)