It was a fabulous weekend of football for one and all in the English Premier League. Most of the matches if not all, provided glorious entertainment and drama. Right from the Stoke-Wigan game to the Liverpool-Arsenal game, there was fantastic entertainment around the grounds in the Premier League. The televised matches produced some stunning/shocking results for all to see.
We might have possibly seen the goal of the season from Figueroa when he scored from his own half against Stoke. If that was David Beckham, I bet it would have been on the front page of every newspaper. Well, the back page doesnt look bad either.
The world then witnessed some comical defending/comical goals from Everton and some brilliant finishing from Chelsea as that match ended in a 3-3. Another 3-3 encounter between Bolton and Man City almost had Gary Megson and Mark Hughes at wits end.
At the same time, Spurs was left spurning their chance to consolidate their position in the top 4 again, by losing to Wolves. However, this time, they never looked like coming back. Hats off to Wolves. I'm sure Shebby Singh was one of the few who was watching this one ahead of the Chelsea game.
In the late kickoff on Saturday. We witnessed Aston Villa sneaking past United in an encounter which promised goals, but delivered only one. Nonetheless, some of the football on display was magnificent and the only thing missing was 6 minutes of Fergie time.
Sunday promised a mouth watering encounter between Liverpool and Arsenal. Well, my mouth did start watering at Liverpool's display in the first half where they should've finished the game off. As it was, they didn't and my mouth dried up in the second half when a barrage of deflections meant the ball ended up in the back of Pepe's net. Super cross from Nasri I have to say. Then some Arshavin magic ensured my mouth remained dry for the rest of the night (possibly rest of the season). Arshavin at Anfield seems to be a goalscorer unleashed.
All said and done, the pundits were baffled with the results as their predictions for the entire weekend had gone haywire. But it was an advertisement for English Football like none other.
The players/fans of certain clubs might be ruing their missed opportunities. But there was one clear winner in Asia - ESPN Star.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sup"porter"
Well, enough has been said about the footballing world. The players, the managers, the clubs, UEFA, FIFA et all... It's time to talk about the more important contributors to the sport - The supporters.
Warning : This might NOT please many people...
Undoubtedly, the supporters of a football club/country are the most important ingredients to making football what it is today, and what it will be tomorrow. We all know that. But this post is not about that.
A decade ago, not many people I knew, even considered Chelsea as their club to support, to watch, to pay to watch.Then, Mr. Abramovic arrived and shortly thereafter, Mr. Mourinho arrived. Needless to say, many good players arrived and not surprisingly, Chelsea started winning titles(NOT by playing the best football at most times). Suddenly, there were a whole barrage of people supporting Chelsea. People who knew zilch about football were supporting Chelsea left, right and center. People even switched their support from their own club to Chelsea. Is this what you call a "Die-Hard" supporter? Is not a supporter responsible to support a club through the best and worst of times?
I am not saying, people should not watch the football, admire it etc. Hey I am a Liverpool fan and I admire the way Manchester United play at times(Again, I am a football fan first, then a Liverpool fan). But never in a million years would I "yap" about the football United play or
even think of being an United fan.
These people are definitely contributors to the football world (what with the merchandise, tickets et all). But are such people really good for the world watching football? More importantly, are such people really needed for the watching world?
You may be intrigued by the timing of this post, but, it might just be the right timing after all. What with the Manchester City explosion going on.
P.S. I hope you get the subtle pun in the title.
Warning : This might NOT please many people...
Undoubtedly, the supporters of a football club/country are the most important ingredients to making football what it is today, and what it will be tomorrow. We all know that. But this post is not about that.
A decade ago, not many people I knew, even considered Chelsea as their club to support, to watch, to pay to watch.Then, Mr. Abramovic arrived and shortly thereafter, Mr. Mourinho arrived. Needless to say, many good players arrived and not surprisingly, Chelsea started winning titles(NOT by playing the best football at most times). Suddenly, there were a whole barrage of people supporting Chelsea. People who knew zilch about football were supporting Chelsea left, right and center. People even switched their support from their own club to Chelsea. Is this what you call a "Die-Hard" supporter? Is not a supporter responsible to support a club through the best and worst of times?
I am not saying, people should not watch the football, admire it etc. Hey I am a Liverpool fan and I admire the way Manchester United play at times(Again, I am a football fan first, then a Liverpool fan). But never in a million years would I "yap" about the football United play or
even think of being an United fan.
These people are definitely contributors to the football world (what with the merchandise, tickets et all). But are such people really good for the world watching football? More importantly, are such people really needed for the watching world?
You may be intrigued by the timing of this post, but, it might just be the right timing after all. What with the Manchester City explosion going on.
P.S. I hope you get the subtle pun in the title.
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