Where Did All The Goals Go?

We might only be eleven matches and four days into the tournament but I'm going to throw some disconcerting statistics out there. There's only been one match with more than two goals in it, no team that has scored has lost and there's not even been a 2-1 scoreline yet, let alone a 3-1 or 3-2. In short, there's not been anywhere near enough goals. Compare this to 06 where there were 27 goals in the first eleven games (9 more than so far this time) there seems to be something wrong with the teams' attitudes at this World Cup. Many teams seem more preoccupied with defending and trying not to lose than pushing on for the win. Coaches are making more defensive decisions, such as Cameroon's Paul Le Guen choosing to use Samuel Eto'o on the right side of midfield instead of playing the prolific forward through the middle where he might actually score. Holland were underwhelming in victory over Denmark today as were France, Italy and England in their opening draws. Argentina were nowhere near effective enough against the Nigerians, scraping a 1-0 win with Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain all failing to find the net.The only big-name nation to impress so far have been the Germans, who in typical fashion dispelled the doubters with a clinical attacking performance against an Australian team who were coming into the tournament with high hopes. There have been a few other brights sparks so far, with South Korea impressing with some aesthetically-pleasing football when defeating the dour Greeks and the hosts South Africa opened the tournament with a better showing against Mexico than many had expected. Ghana and Japan also did well to defeat Serbia and Cameroon respectively but neither of those matches were particularly exhilarating.
The World Cup is certainly yet to really take off, but there is hope yet with Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast all getting involved tomorrow before the much heralded entrance of the Spaniards on Wednesday.
Let's hope Kaka, Ronaldo, Villa et al can set the South African stage alight where others have so far failed!