Comments on: a reminder of why I watch futbol http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/a-reminder-of-why-i-watch-futbol/ trenchant commentary on sporting matters Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dctrojan http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/a-reminder-of-why-i-watch-futbol/#comment-9000 dctrojan Wed, 06 May 2009 01:25:58 +0000 http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/?p=581#comment-9000 Well, one down with the Arsenal loss. I can only hope that Barcelona comes through tomorrow because a Barcelona - Manchester United game could be a festival of attacking delight - since both team periodically forget to defend. Fingers crossed and all that. Well, one down with the Arsenal loss. I can only hope that Barcelona comes through tomorrow because a Barcelona – Manchester United game could be a festival of attacking delight – since both team periodically forget to defend.

Fingers crossed and all that.

]]> By: Kanu http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/a-reminder-of-why-i-watch-futbol/#comment-8999 Kanu Tue, 05 May 2009 21:41:41 +0000 http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/?p=581#comment-8999 Also, 1 post a month has been my fantasy for the last 9 months or so... Also, 1 post a month has been my fantasy for the last 9 months or so…

]]> By: Kanu http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/a-reminder-of-why-i-watch-futbol/#comment-8998 Kanu Tue, 05 May 2009 08:02:08 +0000 http://dctrojan.wordpress.com/?p=581#comment-8998 Amazing stuff to watch, whether you're Catalan, a madridsta, or a neutral. 100 goals on this season and counting- 100 goals! Funny, I wrote this to a friend recently in a discussion about the growing frustration of how college football determines its "title game" and "champion" while empathizing with him that Texas got left out 1 year after my team got left out: <i>"The whole MNC thing is artificial anyways; always has been, always will be. Still sucks when you get emotionally involved and get passed over for seeming nonsensical reasons, but it is what it is. I'm getting more nihil about believing in some sort of logical structure to it all and more into just trying to enjoy the games as one-offs and focusing on hoping the teams I like are good and fun to watch, kind of like enjoying the way Barcelona play soccer with their free flowing attacking positive style for what it is even if they are 4th and a defensive minded boring team is ahead of them. For instance, I really enjoyed watching this year's Texas Tech team even though I am ambivalent towards them in the grand scheme of things; ditto Texas hoops during Travis Ford's final year ..."</i> This Barca team this year, watching them play, it is a privilege each and every time, and when they are "in the mood" is it truly a joy. It reminds me of how it felt to watch Arsenal from 2001-2005, but in a way it is even better because Arsenal 2006-present really makes one realize how much we all took Arsenal 2001-2005 for granted, and just how special it was to watch a team play that way, and now to see it again with this Barca team this year is just brilliant {not that Barca 2004-2007 wasn't damn near just as fun to watch, of course}. Everyone outside of West London around the entire world just hopes that Barca's free flowing attacking positive beautiful soccer triumphs over Chel$ea's effective yet brutally dour antifootball. I can live with an Arsenal losing, or Barca losing, but not both- how sad if these two are knocked out and we are left with another godforsaken ManUtd-Chelsea final {2007 FA Cup Final- one of most boring finals ever; 2008 Champions League final- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz; exciting & tense only because of the stakes}. Up The Arse! and Forca Barca! this week... Amazing stuff to watch, whether you’re Catalan, a madridsta, or a neutral.

100 goals on this season and counting- 100 goals!

Funny, I wrote this to a friend recently in a discussion about the growing frustration of how college football determines its “title game” and “champion” while empathizing with him that Texas got left out 1 year after my team got left out:

“The whole MNC thing is artificial anyways; always has been, always will be. Still sucks when you get emotionally involved and get passed over for seeming nonsensical reasons, but it is what it is. I’m getting more nihil about believing in some sort of logical structure to it all and more into just trying to enjoy the games as one-offs and focusing on hoping the teams I like are good and fun to watch, kind of like enjoying the way Barcelona play soccer with their free flowing attacking positive style for what it is even if they are 4th and a defensive minded boring team is ahead of them. For instance, I really enjoyed watching this year’s Texas Tech team even though I am ambivalent towards them in the grand scheme of things; ditto Texas hoops during Travis Ford’s final year …”

This Barca team this year, watching them play, it is a privilege each and every time, and when they are “in the mood” is it truly a joy. It reminds me of how it felt to watch Arsenal from 2001-2005, but in a way it is even better because Arsenal 2006-present really makes one realize how much we all took Arsenal 2001-2005 for granted, and just how special it was to watch a team play that way, and now to see it again with this Barca team this year is just brilliant {not that Barca 2004-2007 wasn’t damn near just as fun to watch, of course}.

Everyone outside of West London around the entire world just hopes that Barca’s free flowing attacking positive beautiful soccer triumphs over Chel$ea’s effective yet brutally dour antifootball.

I can live with an Arsenal losing, or Barca losing, but not both- how sad if these two are knocked out and we are left with another godforsaken ManUtd-Chelsea final {2007 FA Cup Final- one of most boring finals ever; 2008 Champions League final- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz; exciting & tense only because of the stakes}.

Up The Arse! and Forca Barca! this week…

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