Just what is wrong with such people...
I'm sitting here in the office on a Saturday, and this has been quite a busy Saturday, but it could get busier as I've promised some close friends that I'll be going to play badminton with them (if I could leave the office very soon, that is!).
Before I came to work, I was playing in a 6-a-side indoor football tournament. Didn't really enjoy it as I barely got to touch the ball in all honesty. We had a player whom everyone seemed to think was good, but as usual, these "good" players always refuse to pass the ball. Ever heard of the age-old adage in world football? If you can't pass you can't play!!! We went thru the group stages by virtue of three consecutive 0-0 draws, but if "good player" had opted to pass at some vital moments, we could've had a positive goal difference.
But "good player" did his part of fighting for the team and got a few kicks on the process for trying to dribble too much. But he really shouldn't have got those kicks. Yes, he indeed could've passed, but I've always believed that in amateur level football, you don't need to tackle someone that hard that he would collapse on the pitch! It's a game for Christ's sake! And if he gets past you, either a) you're too slow, or b) the way you're facing your opponent is not restrictive enough, and therefore he can find space to knock it past you, or c) you're just plain crap and you rely on dirty tactics to stop your opponent.
I also believe that it is somewhat difficult to score from direct free kicks in an indoor game. The wall does not have to retreat ten yards for your kick and the goal is not as wide as in a normal 11-a-side football pitch, and hence it is much more difficult to score, even if you're David Beckham (which you're not)!! Doesn't take a genius to understand that does it?? But I don't understand why so many of these glory hunters wanna hit direct (which of course would bounce off the human wall...). For my money, by all means pass the ball round the wall to a teammate for him to lash it in! It's a bloody team game!
But these issues are nothing compared to a very annoying character I saw at the tourney. Disliked him from the very beginning. These kinda small tourneys don't bring with them scouts from Manchester United to look at you. But "annoyer" was behaving as if he's a pro at the warm-ups and was too eager to win by getting rather physical. He really gives us Chinese a bad name. Honestly, I've never met a white or Malay guy who played in his dreadful mood. He was just the sort you would wanna look for after a game and give him a good stuffing at the gents...
And anyway, I left early as I needed to work in the office, and the team lost at the second group stage. Nothing much worth remembering about.
Before I came to work, I was playing in a 6-a-side indoor football tournament. Didn't really enjoy it as I barely got to touch the ball in all honesty. We had a player whom everyone seemed to think was good, but as usual, these "good" players always refuse to pass the ball. Ever heard of the age-old adage in world football? If you can't pass you can't play!!! We went thru the group stages by virtue of three consecutive 0-0 draws, but if "good player" had opted to pass at some vital moments, we could've had a positive goal difference.
But "good player" did his part of fighting for the team and got a few kicks on the process for trying to dribble too much. But he really shouldn't have got those kicks. Yes, he indeed could've passed, but I've always believed that in amateur level football, you don't need to tackle someone that hard that he would collapse on the pitch! It's a game for Christ's sake! And if he gets past you, either a) you're too slow, or b) the way you're facing your opponent is not restrictive enough, and therefore he can find space to knock it past you, or c) you're just plain crap and you rely on dirty tactics to stop your opponent.
I also believe that it is somewhat difficult to score from direct free kicks in an indoor game. The wall does not have to retreat ten yards for your kick and the goal is not as wide as in a normal 11-a-side football pitch, and hence it is much more difficult to score, even if you're David Beckham (which you're not)!! Doesn't take a genius to understand that does it?? But I don't understand why so many of these glory hunters wanna hit direct (which of course would bounce off the human wall...). For my money, by all means pass the ball round the wall to a teammate for him to lash it in! It's a bloody team game!
But these issues are nothing compared to a very annoying character I saw at the tourney. Disliked him from the very beginning. These kinda small tourneys don't bring with them scouts from Manchester United to look at you. But "annoyer" was behaving as if he's a pro at the warm-ups and was too eager to win by getting rather physical. He really gives us Chinese a bad name. Honestly, I've never met a white or Malay guy who played in his dreadful mood. He was just the sort you would wanna look for after a game and give him a good stuffing at the gents...
And anyway, I left early as I needed to work in the office, and the team lost at the second group stage. Nothing much worth remembering about.
posted by Keith at 1:38 AM
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