To save a penalty

Today morning's match between england and usa tells a tale of how a failed tactical strategy can have an effect on the entire game. England just can't seem to be able to put the ball to any of their forward in the box. They lack finishing. I mean, England has few of the best players in the world but they just couldn't find the killer instinct. That being said, I realised most teams in the world cup did exceptionally during their first games. It's a tough tournament.

Tactical strategy is very important in any type of games. I remember how Hugo taught us about his way of controlling the game.

Somehow I think teams like Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina are more fun to watch. There's just something about them. I highly doubt England can go really far, albeit the quality of the individual players. Some of course. Most of their players are not really that good. In general, tactically, England still has a long way to go. I personally feel Germany is going to go a long way and I wish them luck.

Back to some local news, people that know me well enough knows how much I love my country. I would love to see them qualify for the 2015 Asia Cup. If everything does go according to plan, it will be held in Australia, so it would be great that I can watch and support them right here. But, honestly, do any of us see our national team winning the qualifiers? The tigers need more than just supports from the Malaysian public. They need the discipline and mentality to step into the pitch. Did you guys know that some of the Malaysian players back in the 50's did make it to Europe? And here, we wonder, what happened to those glorious days when we used to beat the likes of Japan and Korea? It seemed so long ago.

Forgive all theses nonsense from me but I do have a passion. Frankly, football has been more than a game for me. It's more than just 22 people running around a field chasing a ball. It's more than just what Roy Keane describe as Bentleys, Blonde and Big contract. It's more than just trophies and medals. It's something like seeing 10 big-specky nerds posing for that very picture that stood right there. It could well be something like the mamak food they have after games. It's about me and them.


Football's bitch,
红毛仔

~listening to Zooey Deschanel's Sugar Town~

This is companion piece to another post I had here.