In my build up to today's FA Cup final I did preempt any lack of comment or opinion from myself on the match by saying that I probably would see any of it. As it turns out I had it on while I was at home for a little bit. I saw none of the three goals and the only thing I could say is that it looked pretty end to end, like a well fought cup final.
My football fix today was partly satisfied by Italy-Japan in the U20 World Cup. Watching the young players play I always think two things: they seem to play so freely, like they are kids and they all look so young and naive. If I see a 19 year old playing in the Premier League, he doesn't look like these kids in the U20 World Cup who look really young and play like they've just been let out onto a big pitch for the first time. But they haven't. More and more of them nowadays have professional contracts already. As a manager in England said recently they are kids with too much money which gives them no drive to get any better. But back to the youngness look, maybe it's just a perception because they are all young.
The U20 World Cup is being played in South Korea so I've realized that a late match there is on just as I'm getting up here. Except tomorrow morning. Honduras-Vietnam is on at 2am, followed by Ecuador-Senegal at 4am. Then Formula 1 and French Open tennis take over. Ah well, if I can't sleep tonight......
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