For various reasons I have the impression that the article by Mary lifted a few blisters.
who understand little of soccer say that a meeting can be enjoyed only for a good game, regardless party for any contender. Nothing seems more improbable. When two teams that really are indifferent, and when I do not care what I fail to win and also that the circumstances or non-sporting elements lead me to prefer the victory of either, I just get bored and give us some great goals and combinations . Fortunately that's not true I just nearly always have something, even if only one detail, which makes me lean more towards one of the opponents. You are about to start the World Cup, and in these tournaments can be a deal and deseárselas to decide if you want to overcome Chile and Honduras, Ivory Coast or North Korea, Paraguay and New Zealand. Has to resort to things trivial: I have been a time in Chile, North Korea is a brutal dictatorship, one of my teachers was New Zealander by birth, does not matter. Once you resolve to support someone, the fun is greater, is assured.
More difficult is the case when what you want is to lose the two rivals, when both will fall like a shot. It happened to me two weeks ago during the final of the Champions League (I refuse to call it that lovey-dovey Champions League), between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. As a veteran Real Madrid, two had their antipathy: Bayern with a long list of grievances, in the form of losses, including some humiliation, and of rough and incidents, although one of the most famous was the fault of one player who looked more like Madrid Atletico and we often embarrassed FETEN meringues, Juanito Gomez. As for Inter, for the old memory is impossible to forget the disappointment that we did in childhood, when sunk 3-1 at Madrid in the European Final of 1964, with the aggravating factor that determined that game out of Di Stefano the best footballer in history and our idol then. Both coaches seem hateful, Van Gaal and Mourinho could make just one shadow in the realm of nasty, Ferguson, Manchester United. And edges are puffed and inelegant, and the game their equipment is usually ugly and sleepy, which in no way compensates for its occasional effectiveness. As I write this looming threat that Mourinho was snapped up by Madrid-ay, I'm afraid that has already been accomplished, "I tried to think what was best for the avoidance of that disaster, which many Madrid fans would force us to rethink the fidelity to white. Nor is this consideration helped me: if Inter lose, perhaps the Madrid judges that Mourinho was not infallible and trample reverse its decision to hire, but if Inter win, the club could do what unspeakable Milan retain, and coach himself felt the urge to defend, next season, the title won in this, to show that it was not random.
was so bored during the first quarter of an hour, neutrality so negative, I dedicated myself to count how many German players had at Bayern, many Italians at Inter and many foreigners in each. And so I found my "favorite." Bayern fielded five Germans and six foreigners, the Inter, eleven of the latter and not a single Italian. A team of Milan, whose past glories had great players like Facchetti, Mazzola and Burgnich. What was the point? Of those eleven foreigners, in addition, eight or even were Europeans ... and was airing the European Cup, four Argentines, three Brazilians and a Cameroonian in their ranks. And still more on his staff, as far as I know, there are only three Italians: goalkeeper Toldo, black Balotelli, who many of his fellow racists deny nationality, and the defense filthy veteranísimo and Materazzi, the same seriously insulted Zidane World Cup Final in 2006 and received from him a deserved header. From that moment I had no doubt, although Van Gaal and the many indignities suffered by the mothers to their hands or their feet would go to Bayern, without turning back. Who would have thought that I would end up supporting one of our "Bugbears."
was so bored during the first quarter of an hour, neutrality so negative, I dedicated myself to count how many German players had at Bayern, many Italians at Inter and many foreigners in each. And so I found my "favorite." Bayern fielded five Germans and six foreigners, the Inter, eleven of the latter and not a single Italian. A team of Milan, whose past glories had great players like Facchetti, Mazzola and Burgnich. What was the point? Of those eleven foreigners, in addition, eight or even were Europeans ... and was airing the European Cup, four Argentines, three Brazilians and a Cameroonian in their ranks. And still more on his staff, as far as I know, there are only three Italians: goalkeeper Toldo, black Balotelli, who many of his fellow racists deny nationality, and the defense filthy veteranísimo and Materazzi, the same seriously insulted Zidane World Cup Final in 2006 and received from him a deserved header. From that moment I had no doubt, although Van Gaal and the many indignities suffered by the mothers to their hands or their feet would go to Bayern, without turning back. Who would have thought that I would end up supporting one of our "Bugbears."
One type of young people, surely, it is irrelevant to the merits of the players who represent their team and their city accordingly. But football clubs are just that, cities, and originally was to figure out what those were better. This sport is a show and move a lot of money, and large and small chips teams who contribute to the production of victories, and always has been. But with an indispensable basis, if not the city whose name they bear, then at least the country to which they belong. I'll be old, but not get to see the grace that Real Madrid won titles with an alignment South Americans, such as this mock Inter denatured, which are not given a Casillas, a Guti, a Raul, a Albiol, a Arbeloa, a Barn or Ramos. If Mourinho lands on our team, no one ensures that we will not see Sunday after Sunday, dressed in white, eleven young men from the backwoods impostors and the pampa.
writer Javier Marias is
0 comments:
Post a Comment