Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Tisssss legod -) mm...
I imagined how i'd looked twenty years down the right, and got the idea that i'd look twenty-fiveeeee cause i think i have a kiddy-face O=
And that's okay. Cedrissss, nick, liangggg, and yijun are my newest buds (:
And let's play the game!
Why is football so beautiful! Legod shall try to explain this
Firstly, its played mainly with the feet. There's something magical about playing with this part of your body that doesn't seem to be well-equipped for beautiful moves. I mean, are you going to wriggle your toes to sort of contort the ball? MM nopee. Other sports mainly use the feet to move, actually 90% if not more have the arms as the dominant limb. Rugby uses the foot somewhat, but the main shit is still the chucking of the ball and the running about in circles.
Secondly, it comprises of 3 main components, in which you can excel in some to make up for a weaker component. These 3 are your physical, technical, and mental attributes. At first glance, the most technically gifted player seems to be the best, but as all true football-lovers know, the mental and physical aspects are equally, if not more important. A defender with good anticipation can cut off passes to the opposing skilful winger, rendering the winger's technical abilities useless. However, if he doesn't have the speed to reach the ball quick enough, even with his anticipation he won't be able to cut out the pass in time. The defender will then have to rely on his intelligence to know his speed is lacking, and instead move to cover the winger's advances.
These 3 components can all be intricately intertwined and all play essential roles in a game. So what if you're not born with the necessary "natural talent"? You can make it up with a high work rate, a determined willingness to track back, and develop the stamina and strength to win the 50-50 balls for your more technically gifted teamates. If you're fast, who cares if you can't dribble past the defender? Just smack the ball 10 metres forwards and outsprint him to it! The game appreciates not only the "gifted few", but also those willing to work hard to make up for the lack of technical ability.
I shall continue this another day!
silverletal [Simple and Clean] 8:53 AM
