Bruce Doesn’t Trust Czechs

June 8th, 2006 | By: Daryl | 4 Comments »

Arena isn’t putting much faith in news that Pavel Nedved and Milan Baros are injured.

“You don’t know what any of that means,” he said at todays press conference. “If you go by the press reports, three or four of their top players are out. On Monday I’d guess we’re going to see all of them on the field. Until I hear or see otherwise we’re preparing to go against all of their best players. The Kollers, the Baroses the Rosickys, what have you.”

Fair enough. If we’re prepared then at least we can’t be taken by surprise, but I didn’t know the Czechs had had more than one Koller. Have we got an extra Onyewu to mark him?

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By Jon | June 9th, 2006 at 9:28 am

Is it just me, or does this photo make Arena look like a science officer on Kirk’s Enterprise? (It’s the shirt.)

By Bidemi | June 9th, 2006 at 12:30 pm

“The Kollers…If we’re prepared then at least we can’t be taken by surprise, but I didn’t know the Czechs had had more than one Koller.”

Dear God, Daryl I hope you were being facetious. I’ve seen you make a lot of illogical comments, but this one would have to take the cake.

Anyway GO USA!!!!!!!

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By Seamus | June 9th, 2006 at 4:50 pm

The pluralizations are just one of those sports commentator-type constructions that always peeve me. NFL broadcasters quite often say things like: “Well that’s what happens when _a_ McNabb leaves the pocket” or “I wouldn’t want to tackle _a_ Ricky Williams.” It’s like they use “a” as short for “a player like.” But it always drives me nuts when they talk like that.

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