Switzerland pulls off the first major upset of the tournament, Chile broke out the Twister and got this party (re-)started, ?while Uruguay’s awakening has South Africa on the verge of going dormant. To talk about these matches as well the matches on Thursday’s agenda, I’m joined by Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna for this version of the World Cup Buzz podcast.
Who has been the worst of the big name managers so far?
my ranking (worst to best)
Domenech – mismanaged team, lineup and tactics
big gap
Quieroz – Domenech, but on a lesser scale
del Bosque – wrong tactics/lineup
Capello – over-reliant on Barry,a sick Milner, and perma-crock King
Sven – poor substitutions (Gervinho off, Dindane plays 90 !?!)
gap
Lippi – played not to lose and succeeded
Dunga – Would BRA have been better w/ only one holding MF against PRK?
gap
van Marwijk – van der Vaart was poor but the Elia sub was spot on
Maradona – looked like tactical genius today, but the back line is suspect
Loew – n = 1, but its a lovely 1