Football

Day 2 of Euro2012. Despite my best efforts, I have not yet managed to watch a complete game, but it is probably a good idea to build up slowly rather than become saturated too early in the competition. There are, after all,  31 games in total, so it would be wise to pace myself carefully if I am to get to the final with all my mental faculties still intact. As a child, the best thing about major football tournaments was keeping the wallchart up to date with each day's results. (And to tell the truth I still do; though, being too embarassed to have wallcharts on display around the office where they may be met with derision by my stuffier work colleagues, I now rely on the more discreet versions to be found in the the Sunday papers. But it is still the best thing.)

I have to admit I am not the most knowledgeable of people with regards to footballing facts and figures: quite likely, there will be some players (and probably some countries for that matter) that I have never heard of, let alone be able to give an informed critique of their playing career. But at least this blog will not get bogged down with never-ending match commentaries and statistics. Rather, I will endeavour to capture the true essence of the tournament in as few words as possible. Perhaps with the aid of diagrams, if I can think of anything appropriate.