I thought he was really good esp. against the nippy Aussie teenager. But the Danes play so narrow and don't like him bombing too far up the pitch from his killer crosses.
I did that last match....but I'm now questioning the wisdom......might give him a 1....as I don't want him to leave! (unless we've resigned Colin for low fee and wages :tongue![]()
No worries - other clubs will be looking out for a player called Dalsgord as the commentator kept calling him.
And yes, he had a very good game in attack and defence.
No worries - other clubs will be looking out for a player called Dalsgord as the commentator kept calling him.
And yes, he had a very good game in attack and defence.
Commentators have also been pronouncing the ch in Mascherano as a hard c (Mas-kerano) rather than part of a soft sch (Mash-erano). Remember that when ordering bruschetta for extra points (brush-etta and brus-chetta are wrong).
A lot of Argentinians are of Italian descent, although Argentina's official language is Spanish. In Italian, Mascherano would be pronounced "Mas ker ano" as you say. And you are correct that bruschetta should be pronounced "brusk etta". The "h" is there to make the "c" hard, otherwise, where "c" is immediately followed by "e" or "i", it would be pronounced "ch". There is no letter k in the Italian alphabet, only in (to them) "foreign" words. I often wonder if the Spurs manager's name should be pronounced "Pokett ino", rather than "poch ettino".
I suspect you're right when it come to pronouncing Dalsgaard - it tends to get Anglicised by those of us (including me) who speak no Danish.
If I might stray further off topic, an Argentinian woman on the Guardian podcast pronounced Caballero as CabeSHero. Apparently it's specific to Argentina and Uruguay.
Although many Argentinians will have had a different pronunciation for his name last night.
Yes Ulloa another one where that applies
Just to complete the off-topicness detour, yes, there is a considerable difference between Castilian as spoken in Spain today and the various versions in Central and South America. Mexican Spanish is like US English, that is based on a version spoken a century or two ago, while, further South, in Argentina I've been told by Spanish colleagues that they can't understand much at all due to the pronunciation.
Just to complete the off-topicness detour, yes, there is a considerable difference between Castilian as spoken in Spain today and the various versions in Central and South America. Mexican Spanish is like US English, that is based on a version spoken a century or two ago, while, further South, in Argentina I've been told by Spanish colleagues that they can't understand much at all due to the pronunciation.
Is it "National Speak Like a Pirate Day" again already??...... lolIf he keeps this up we be getting bids for him !
Is it "National Speak Like a Pirate Day" again already??...... lol
How is Henrik playing ? caught up with work !
Just one more deviation, apparently at the time Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, the x would have been pronounced ks as we do, rather than h as modern Spaniards do.
In the Caribbean too, most people forget the most populous islands in the Carribbean are (mainly) Spanish speaking - Cuba, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (the Dominican side). For example "jugo de china" in Puerto Rico and the Domincan Republic would get you orange juice, in Spain it would get you a funny look. I know of at least 4 different ways of saying a coach (transport) in Spanish, there are so many variations like this, you often see Facebook videos of people discussing them![]()
And a small coach/bus in parts of Spanish speaking South America is called a buseta but that means something completely different in Brazil.
In the World Cup team of the 2nd round! To be mentioned alongside world class stars like Kroos is amazing.
where is this please? i tried to find it but couldn't![]()
Now unbeaten in 10 matches for Denmark while a Brentford player. If they get to the semi-finals, he'll be our second most capped player of all time.
Only Hreiðarsson (12), Hopkins (12) and Buttigieg (22) ahead of him now.![]()
Does anyone know if there's a reason why commentators refer to him as the first "contracted" Brentford player to play in the World Cup rather than just simply the first Brentford player?
I think it’s worded like that on the O/S.

Does anyone know if there's a reason why commentators refer to him as the first "contracted" Brentford player to play in the World Cup rather than just simply the first Brentford player?
Weren't there others who had been on loan to us, e.g. Tommy Smith of Ipswich/NZ, hence the distinction?
And past players like Brian Turner for New Zealand in 82 or 86....maybe not that name but similar, I'd never heard of him till it was mentioned at the time.
And past players like Brian Turner for New Zealand in 82 or 86....maybe not that name but similar, I'd never heard of him till it was mentioned at the time.