Monday, July 11, 2011

The Dark Cloud and its Argentum Lining : Part 1

In the first installment of this 3-part series on Copa America and Argentina in particular, we focus on the ever blog-worthy Media...

It has become quite convenient to use the Media as whipping boys every time seemingly stupid articles come our way. I personally found the "Summer Break Fail Awards" in quite bad taste... (yes I know that was my post...your point?). Sure when the media is news-starved they churn out utter nonsense, but then there are football-starved fans who are happy enough to read the utter nonsense. The problem is when there IS football happening and there IS real news, it should be sequitor that utter nonsense ceases. So when you do come across seemingly stupid articles in times of non football-starvation, don't be hasty to label it utter nonsense. Perhaps it is meaningful and rich on a much deeper level that you need to patiently dissect and comprehend. For Example : 2 days back, Goal.com publishes an excellent article titled "Zanetti disappointed with Argentine performance in Copa America" after their 2 consecutive draws put them in danger of not qualifying out of the group stage... You might think this is such a duh useless article, but think...take some time out to analyze it and peel the layers of this complex intricate onion of knowledge...you might be surprised how well researched it is...



















































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