Yes, people, I heard them all. The headline writers were ready to help us pack our bags, but no, we're not going anywhere just yet. Instead, its the USA that (according to The New York Daily News) 'Ghanas' - geddit? gonners - Ghanas?, yeah, OK, I know.
The fact is, dubious penalty or not, it doesn't really matter, because Ghana had plenty of other chances to score and probably would have done. Moreover, even if Ghana DIDN'T score, Ghana still would have gone through to the next round, so either way you look at it, the penalty doesn't really mean didly squat, does it? Meanwhile ESPN's commentary has had me on the floor with laughter. First off, they had pretty much confirmed that US manager Bruce Arena was out of a job before they even interviewed him. That's just not fair, from most reports, he's done a very good job with the US team. Then came the clanger. The commentators acknowledged the fact that Ghana had taken a half day off (true dat) and that one company had stopped gold mining so that all Ghanaians could watch the match from their homes (electricity was needed, see) 'so we shouldn't underestimate the importance of this match to the Ghanaians'. Well, thank you. A 'congratulations, you won, we are disappointed, but still, you won' would have been just fine. Thankfully, it took a SCOTTISH MAN (told you they were nice people - and hell, I was born in Scotland, so Scotland cant be that bad, eh?! tee hee) to point out the fact that Ghana actually has a GOOD team, and Essien is one of the best forwards in the English Premier League, so they should not be under estimated.
Thank you nice Scottish ESPN pundit for pointing that out to the haters. Ghana has a good team and should be taken seriously - even by Brazil, who hopefully won't hand our asses to us on a platter on Tuesday... hahahaha. In the meantime, another sports writer gives his take on team USA's loss: http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3969444
But you know what? Why wouldn't Ghana win? Anything is possible, right?! And Ghana has nothing to lose, so hopefully the Black Stars will play their hearts out and do us proud again. The team has made Ghanaians on the mainland - and plenty more in the Diaspora very happy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/5099264.stm
(image, courtesy of Accra Daily Mail)
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