Your “Syndicate
Hangover” is proudly presented by “Renegade: Hammer & Sickle Imperial Stout”
Meh. It’s still
probably better than your local “Hipster IPA”
Day 8: Recap
Record—
Spread: 3-10
Straight up: 5-3-5
Hot
Girl Standings
Country
|
Tally
|
Games Played
|
Chile
|
39
|
4
|
Russia
|
28
|
3 (finished)
|
Mexico
|
21
|
3
|
Cameroon
|
15
|
3 (finished)
|
Germany
|
13
|
3
|
Portugal
|
9
|
4 (finished)
|
Australia
|
4
|
3 (finished)
|
New Zealand
|
1
|
3 (finished)
|
Captivatingly and mesmerizing until the very last moment.
Lazy and lousy calls for a penalty in the 112th. Both teams gave it
their unmitigated best. Football demands that of its players. Vidal, Alexis,
and Rodriguez gave everything they had in those final minutes. We couldn’t
separate these two. That much was clear. I predicted that the Navigators would
“narrowly escape penalties”. Nothing was written about Claudio Bravo’s ability
to dominate a Penalty Shootout.
“Chi-Chi-Chi”
“Le-le-le”
“Chi-Chi-Chi”
“Le-le-le”
"Chi-Chi-Chi"
"Le-le-le"
A "Miracle in the Desert". Don Francisco presents a great human interest story. Why not? Humans are NEVER worth giving up on. NEVER! Keep drilling. Keep reaching. Keep trying.
LINEUP—Portugal—Match
One (4-4-2)
C. Ronaldo Nani
|
A. Gomez R.
Quaresma
|
J.
Moutinho W. Carvalho
|
R. Guerreiro Cedric
Soares
|
Pepe Jose Fonte
|
Rui Patricio
|
LINEUP—Portugal—Match
Two (4-4-2)
Andre Silva Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Andre Gomez
Bernardo Silva
|
Adrien Silva William Carvalho
|
Cedric Soares Raphael
Geuerreiro
|
Pepe Bruno Alves
|
Rui Patricio
|
LINEUP—Portugal—Match
Three (4-4-2 )
Andre Silva Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Bernardo Silva Ricardo Quaresma
|
Danilo Pereira Joao Moutinho
|
Eliseu Nelson Semedo
|
Pepe Bruno Alves
|
Rui Patricio
|
LINEUP—Portugal—Match
Four (4-4-2)
Andre Silva Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Andre Gomez Bernardo Silva
|
Adrien Silva William Carvalho
|
Eliseu Cedric Soares
|
Jose Fonte Bruno Alves
|
Rui
Patricio
|
Pepe’s suspension sadly escaped this bookie’s notice. The
misplacement of the “Three Silvas” isn’t worth this bookie’s time. Moutinho and
Nani are more deserving of ire.
LINEUP—Chile—Match
One (4-1-2-3 )
Eduardo
Vargas
|
Edson Puch Jose Fuenzalida
|
Charles Aranguiz Arturo Vidal
|
Marcelo
Diaz
|
J. Beausejour G. Jara G. Medel M. Isla
|
Johnny Herrera
|
LINEUP—Chile—Match
Two (4-1-3-2)
Eduardo Vargas Alexis Sanchez
|
Arturo
Vidal
|
Pablo Hernandez Charles Aranguiz
|
Marcelo
Diaz
|
J. Beausejour G. Jara G. Medel M. Isla
|
Johnny Herrera
|
LINEUP—Chile—Match
Three (4-3-3)
Eduardo Vargas
|
Alexis Sanchez Jose Fuenzalida
|
C. Aranguiz Francisco
Silva A. Vidal
|
Eugenio Mena Mauricio Isla
|
Gonzalo Jara Paulo Diaz
|
Claudio
Bravo
|
LINEUP—Chile—Match
Four (4-1-3-2)
Alexis Sanchez Eduardo Vargas
|
Arturo Vidal
|
Pablo Hernandez Charles Aranguiz
|
Marcelo
Diaz
|
J. Beausejour G. Jara G.Medel M. Isla
|
Claudio
Bravo
|
Funny to think that Johnny Herrera started the first two
matches. Bravo was brought in only as a last resort. Bring in the experts when
it matters! Arturo Vidal set the tone, both in the closing minutes and the
opening goal of the shootout. He’s ALL heart!
Arturo Vidal!!
(sorry about once referring to him as a “human paraquat”.)
GRADES—Chile
(Match One)
Arturo Vidal
|
A+
|
Alexis Sanchez
|
A+
|
Eduardo Vargas
|
A+
|
Edson Puch
|
A
|
Marcelo Diaz
|
A
|
Johnny Herrera
|
A
|
Charles Aranguiz
|
A
|
Gonzalo Jara
|
A
|
Jose Pedro Fuenzalida
|
B+
|
Gary Medel
|
B
|
Mauricio Isla
|
B-
|
Jean Beausejour
|
B-
|
Leonardo Valencia
|
C
|
Francisco Silva
|
C
|
GRADES—Chile
(Match Two)
Johnny Herrera
|
A
|
Mauricio Isla
|
A
|
Charles Aranguiz
|
A
|
Arturo Vidal
|
A
|
Jean Beausejour
|
A
|
Alexis Sanchez
|
A
|
Johnny Herrera
|
A
|
Gonzala Jara
|
B+
|
Eduardo Vargas
|
B
|
Pablo Hernandez
|
B
|
Eduardo Vargas
|
B
|
Marcelo Diaz
|
B
|
Gary Medel
|
B-
|
Paulo Diaz
|
C+
|
Martin Rodriguez
|
C
|
GRADES—Chile
(Match Three)
Alexis Sanchez
|
A+
|
Martin Rodriguez
|
A
|
Eduardo Vargas
|
A
|
Arturo Vidal
|
A
|
Claudio Bravo
|
A
|
Eugenio Mena
|
A
|
Mauricio Isla
|
A-
|
Gonzalo Jara
|
B+
|
Paulo Diaz
|
B
|
Francisco Silva
|
B
|
Pablo Hernandez
|
B
|
Charles Aranguiz
|
B-
|
Jose Pedro Fuenzalida
|
C+
|
GRADES—Chile
(Match Four)
Claudio Bravo
|
A+
|
Alexis Sanchez
|
A+
|
Arturo Vidal
|
A+
|
Eduardo Vargas
|
A+
|
Mauricio Isla
|
A
|
Charles Aranguiz
|
A
|
Francisco Silva
|
A
|
Francisco Silva
|
A-
|
Pablo Hernandez
|
B+
|
Martin Rodriguez
|
B+
|
Jose Fuenzalida
|
B
|
Jean Beausejour
|
B
|
Marcelo Diaz
|
B
|
Gonzalo Jara
|
B
|
GRADES—Portugal
(Match One)
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
A+
|
Ricardo Quaresma
|
A+
|
Cedric Soares
|
A+
|
Gelson Martins
|
A
|
Nani
|
B+
|
William Carvalho
|
B
|
Andre Silva
|
B
|
Andre Gomez
|
B
|
Pepe
|
B-
|
Rui Patricio
|
B-
|
Adrien Silva
|
B-
|
Jose Fonte
|
B-
|
Raphael Guerreiro
|
C+
|
Joao Moutinho
|
C+
|
GRADES—Portugal
(Match Two)
Bernardo Silva
|
A+
|
Eliseu
|
A
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
A
|
Rui Patricio
|
A
|
Cedric Soares
|
A
|
William Carvalho
|
A
|
Bruno Alves
|
A
|
Adrien Silva
|
B+
|
Andre Gomez
|
B+
|
Andre Silva
|
B-
|
Gelson Martins
|
C+
|
Raphael Guerrerio
|
C
|
Pepe
|
C-
|
GRADES—Portugal
(Match Three)
Bernardo Silva
|
A+
|
Andres Silva
|
A+
|
Nani
|
A+
|
Rui Patricio
|
A
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
A
|
Ricardo Quaresma
|
A
|
Bruno Alves
|
A
|
Pepe
|
A
|
Nelson Samedo
|
B+
|
Eliseu
|
B
|
Daniel Pereira
|
B
|
Pizzi
|
B-
|
Joao Moutinho
|
B-
|
GRADES—Portugal
(Match Four)
Rui Patricio
|
A
|
Andre Gomes
|
A
|
Bernardo Silva
|
A
|
Cedric Soares
|
A
|
Joao Moutinho
|
A-
|
Ricardo Quaresma
|
B+
|
Eliseu
|
B+
|
Adrien Silva
|
B
|
William Carvalho
|
B
|
Nani
|
C+
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
C
|
Andre Silva
|
C
|
Jose Fonte
|
D
|
Bruno Alves
|
D
|
“Riffs
of the Day”—Day Eight
Reader: Serious problems with “The 33”. Cinematic adaptations of a “True Story” aren’t good enough, Vicey.
Vicey:
Oh, but they are! You’ve entered an entirely new zonal level of “wrong”. Wrong,
wrong, WRONG! I’ll concede that any film adaptation of an actual event needs to
be discarded if it stars Tom Hanks. As tempted as I am to make an exception for
“Charlie Wilson’s War”, I can’t do it. Sharp writing can’t save a poor
adaptation. The American populace doesn’t deserve to be subjected to mindless
“Hero Melodramas” like “Captain Phillips” and “Sully”. Tom Hanks learned how to
promote his brand on the set of “Forrest Gump”. Be the mindless idiot who
doesn’t question anything. Americans will eat it up. Matt Damon gets to be the
next “Tom Hanks”. Good luck to him.
That
being said, I really need you to shut the fuck up. Don’t question my love of
movies that attempt to tell a true story.
Shut
up I’ll unleash a twelve-page-essay on how awesome “The Wizard of Lies” was.
I’m serious!
Reader: What are you trying to sell?
Vicey:
Nothing to sell. Nothing much more to say. This blog doesn’t do the whole
“commercial purposes” thing. Try to talk to me about my “brand” and I’ll stab
you in the throat with a fork. Get the picture?
DAY NINE--PREVIEW
Deutschland vs. Mexico
vs. 
We’re not moving this line. Everyone should have the opportunity to take advantage of my “Kraut Pride”. Bring it on, boys.
THE LINE: Die
Nationalmannschaft +1 Goal
