Comments on: ¡Boca Campeón!

By: Donal

Donal — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:59:05 +0000

Sam,

As predicted previously a 2 goal win was just too much to ask of Tigre but they still had one hell of a season.

A huge muchas muchas gracias to you for all of your work in the last year on HEGS which continues to evole into a fascinating fountain of knowledge on a fascinationg liga nad pais.

Thanks again Sam, feliz naviad y un ano prospero nuevo a ti y todos.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:18:16 +0000

Merry Christmas to all at HEGS!

It was a great end to the season to be honest, full of drama, though the ultimate twist at the end did not occur as I was perhaps hoping it would. Still, Boca made a good fist of it and deserve their title in the end I guess. And River Plate bottom! The sweetest Xmas possible for Boca fans.

I’ve written up a report on the match here for anyone interested, I hope Sam you don’t mind me posting the link. Happy Holidays!

http://www.just-football.com/2008/12/tears-for-tigre-boca-juniors-crowned.html

By: hastaelgolsiempre

hastaelgolsiempre — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:00:33 +0000

Thanks everyone, merry Christmas to all of you as well. It’s 3am here in the UK now which means it’s also Christmas Day in Argentina as I type – hope Seba and all our other Argentina-based readers are having a good nochebuena!

By: justin

justin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:29:05 +0000

Merry Christmas to all! It’s been great this year learning so much about the inner workings of other clubs, from both Sam and the knowledgable hinchas here.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:33:38 +0000

Yes, Merry Christmas !!

By: Seba

Seba — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:10:43 +0000

Merry Christmas Sam and every HEGS reader out there.

By: day1star

day1star — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:47:10 +0000

It’s a shame that Riquelme couldn’t play in this match. Also, it would have been nice to see Tigre win the Apertura, it would have been good for Argentine football.

Merry christmas Sam, hope you have a good day!

By: Matthew Gilbert

Matthew Gilbert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:28:12 +0000

Happy Christmas Sam!

Wasn’t Garcia injured and that’s why he couldn’t jump with Lazzaro? At the other end, how good was Ardente? 13 matches in the Third division, 14 in the Second or whatever it was, but Tigre can’t say he let them down apart from one scary moment. Great save he made from Gracian.

If Tigre have to blame one of their own, it’s probably Morel. In both play-off games, he disappeared when Tigre needed him most, which is a shame… the Morel of just a few weeks ago would have buried the one-on-one he had with Garcia in the first half and Tigre would now be champions.

It’s very frustrating to have watched week after week a fascinating story unfold only to find at the end… Boca champions yet again undeservedly, rather like that gutting 2005 season when I really thought our Gimnasia friends were gonna do it.

GELP disintergrated swiftly after that, but being drawn into the Libertadores the next Feb ended up being more of a hindrance.

If Cagna stays – and the Bianchi-Ischia dupla at Boca might suggest the big job he presumably craves is not yet ready for him – and he can keep this team together (a tall order in Jan, I know), could Tigre take advantage of five big sides in the Libertadores and try and aim to win the Clausura in one last big campaign?