if i only knew...

Well, the first surprise of

Well, the first surprise of the World Cup happened. I am crossing my fingers for the French, but i loved how the Senegalis celebrated their first (and only) goal. It was very cute. And they did deserve their win this time... i wonder how the french will take this defeat... we'll see.
What i don't understand is why EVERYONE keeps talking about how Zidane's absence may put the French so far back, etc, etc. Well, in my opinion, if the team's whole performance hangs on one person's presence or non-presence, they should go back and train a few months more. Like, come on, this is a TEAM sport. Plus, the world cup... the French team - and the journalists above all - should just put this Zidane worship behind them, and concentrate on playing in a team. With or without Zidane.