Oh how I love watching football. I love it. Its a simple yet complicated game. The rules are straight forward and the players work the ball like a chess piece. It is the most beautiful game. And the players are at peak physical form and can lob a ball from one end of the pitch to the other. In my dreams I fancy myself a football player… but only in my dreams. I once tried a rainbow kick and ended up ruining my knee for the rest of my life, at least I have a funny story out of it. God didn’t make me for being anything else but being a goalie. Running, not the best at, I don’t have skilled feet to play the ball up or down the field, but God made me have large, fast hands that have a skill for catching. I was made to be a goalie… at least while I am dreaming.
So, I always watch the goalies and look to see what they do and how they do it. Now that The World Cup is going on in Africa, the importance of a great goal keeping has come up. If you want to know the difference between a great goalie and a good goalie, watch the USA vs. England in the 2010 World Cup. Howard is a great goalie, that man is so skilled it is amazing. And it makes me happy to know that he is on our side. Green is a good goalie, with a little bad luck… really really bad luck actually. I would hate be him right now. The talking heads on the t.v. are ripping him apart and English news papers aren’t taking the high road either. The only thing the man can do is play on.
I love talking about football. And yes it is football, not soccer… everyone else in the world calls it football.
The most beautiful game in the world is being played right now, so change the channel and support a team. And when your team scores you can do what I do… get up and do a little happy dance.
Or you can take a look at my favorite players:
Giggs
Zidane
Let hope for Howard to do this:
