http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/ The home of Electronic Arts Community en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:59:15 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/images/ea_images_main/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/ http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/1388-lives.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:18:34 GMT Just to reassure you devoted followers of my blog (I know you exist out there...somewhere), I'd like to come out and say that no, it is not dead. It's just, um...well, I don't know for sure what it is, other than it's just not dead.

Yeah. ]]> Xeneize http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/1388-lives.html http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/974-bocas-rebuilding-task.html Fri, 22 May 2009 22:59:27 GMT If you follow South American football, then you probably also follow the continent's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores. And if you follow me (wha?), you probably know that I support Boca Juniors, whose run in the 2009 Copa ended last night with a 1-0 loss to Defensor Sporting of Uruguay.

It had to come, plain and simple. Boca have rarely played like the team of old for quite some time now. The last-gasp championship in December, along with the emergence with some new talents from the youth academy, glossed over the situation long enough for Boca fans to think everything was OK. It was not.

Now Boca face a rebuilding task. Palermo? He's still got it, but he's 35, and another bad blow to his knee could end his career for good. Riquelme? Always injured, and lethargic when he's not. Palacio? A shadow the player he used to be, now he shows his speed in small bursts. Ibarra? He didn't play last night, but like Palermo he turned 35 this season, and he was arguably one of our weakest players during the tournament.

There was a time where we were head and shoulders above everyone else, a time when we could even battle it out with Europe's big boys like Madrid and Milan. Now we've just become the laughing stock of the Americas. Something is going wrong and nothing is being done to rectify it.

We need to bring back the days when we could fight for both the league and the Copa with the same team, not fielding weaker sides in one or the other. We need to bring in more depth to the squad, or even start from scratch if we have to, lest we become one of football's has-beens, a decent enough side that never achieves. Look at Madrid now. They get battered in the Champions League, a competition in which they used to be the top dogs, and now they're slowly losing their grip on La Liga to Barcelona.

If something isn't done to fix this downward spiral, then there will be nothing left of Boca at all. And that is a disheartening thought. ]]> Xeneize http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/974-bocas-rebuilding-task.html http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/964-off-bang.html Tue, 19 May 2009 03:35:46 GMT Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3...What? You've stumbled in here? How? Or, perhaps more appropriately, why?

If your consciousness absolutely must intrude on mine, then I suppose an introduction to my lai--er, blog, is in order. Hi, I'm Xeneize and I'm from the USA. I love the sport us Yanks traditionally reject (football), and I'm an avid sci-fi fan.

This is my first ever blog, and while I'm still to fully grasp the features contained in this area, from here on out it's where my random thoughts, quirks, ramblings, et cetera will be deposited. Since I consider this little hidey-hole to be my own little slice of life - as well as my own cynical take on the crazy bugger - I intend to the mix up the subject material every now and then. As a consequence of this, you may often see the more "repressed" side of me (i.e. "You flipping idiot!") when it comes to subjects like religion and politics.

But hey, that's what blogs are for, right?

For now, though, feel free to kick back, relax, and enjoy the show (or alternatively, run the other way). ]]> Xeneize http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/blogs/367473-xeneize/964-off-bang.html