I apologize for what I wrote. I was mad, it was mostly towards my team, not Italians. All I can say is - your goalie rocks, and you probably deserve quarterfinals more than Latvia do. Congratulations!
Do you know how many players from Latvian Championship Team Latvia has right now?
The answer is 3. One of them is 100% innocent 3d goalkeeper Raitums.
The other 2 are Galvins(half year in Czech this season) and Berzins(not the worst player on the squad).
So what tha absence of Latvian team in RSL has to do with fall of this team Latvia?
How can you say, that's because they lack competition if 20 of 23 players plays in RSL, SEL, AHL, DEL etc?
If we look back in the past, Italy has always been an uncosy opponent to Latvia. Italy is a country which has no normal hockey, bet depends on their NHL immigrants. They always were a hybrid in the hockey. Not the first time they beat us. It also happened with soviet era players, when they lost to Italy. Pasta eaters should stick with footbal and Totti diving skills
Good luck to Latvijans, see you in the next round!
Pujkas Uzhvara (sp?)
It absolutely does have everything to do with that. All the older players that carried team Latvija for the past what 15 years played TOGETHER since the age 5 or so, and were able to polish their skills agains top notch talent as a team (Dynamo Riga). That carried them and now when this generations is no longer capable due to aging, there's nothing out there. Yes there are marginally talented young players but no chemistry...No more Znarok's, Balderis', Zholtok's (may he rest in peace), Vitalin'sh, Ozolin'sh, Irbe and etc...
at least we have good food, we are soccer world champions AND we won against latvia
Thanks for support, but it was in vain
Nah, you would destroy us again. We can't compete with the leaders currently.
I apologize for what I wrote. I was mad, it was mostly towards my team, not Italians. All I can say is - your goalie rocks, and you probably deserve quarterfinals more than Latvia do. Congratulations!
I hope (but i don't believe ) that's could help Italian hockey to have much more visibility and sponsors in order to improve. But, as always, tomorrow only 1 newspaper will talk about .... only football in Italy !!!!
Agreed!I just hope that with the addition of Sprukts for the relegation round games Latvia will defeat the Ukes and other minnows handedly. I really want to see them and their fans here in Canada next year. Someone has to teach Canadians how to cheer properly.
Ste' is correct - I'll bet that the number of people in all of Italy that know about this victory is less than 5000
I suggest not to get political or we are all gonna be at each other's throat. Let's just watch and talk hockey