Thursday, November 24, 2005
Finally had the time to watch the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday at 3:35am. Hmm...To be politically correct, I finally couldn't stand the temptation and watched the match since my last paper falls on Saturday and it's an open-book paper...Plus...the match was manchester united vs villarreal fc!!!! Me being the Man U fan simply cannot not watch the match!
To tell the truth, it was a rather disappointing match. The result was 0:0. Not that the Man U players were lousy or not in top form or that ex-captain Roy Keane, one of the backbones of Man U, had left. NO!! It's the elusiveness of the one goal, which was supposed to decide the fate of the match, that was so goddamn frustrating throughout the match.
Right from the start of the match, Man U fought hard to score, attacking vehemently. Kudos to Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, who made some magnificent attempts at scoring... great playing from Darren Fletcher, John Shea, Gary Neville (though he only played in the 77th min, replacing Wes Brown, his entrance created an uproar since he possessed one of those never-say-die spirits, boosting up the hopes of man U fans and players...), Wes Brown, Alan Smith, Scholes, Louis Saha, Park...magnificient defense from Rio Ferdinand and Mikael Silvestre, especially considering how defense has always been one of the weak points of Man U...well at least that's what I think..LOL...AND of course splendid saves by Edwin Van Der Sar, one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world in my opinion (was totally captured by his superb saves in the last fifa world cup and was totally bowled over by it...seriously, he's one of the best)...!!! and not to forget everyone else who didn't play...because without them, MAn U would not be complete!!!
Anyway, back to the commentary...the match was simply frustrating because despite all the great footworks, crosses, free kicks and attempts at goals, scoring was elusive..it was another manifestation of the common phenomenon of "so near yet so far"...was especially indignant at the outcome since the whole team had really put in much effort...plus villareal was clearly stalling for time, with all the fouls and "tumblings"...
sometimes, I feel that soccer matches are a microcosm of life itself...especially the elusiveness of the goals...at times, our own dreams and goals in life seem so elusive to us...so much so that no matter how much work and effort we put in, they still seem so unattainable...so far away...so unreachable and beyond our grasp, even beyond our touch for a mere few seconds...even though they may seem so easily attainable to someone else...or despite the deceptive physical closeness...almost like pipe dreams...all the anticipation, hope and rush of adrenaline at every potential goals...the tiring and draining efforts at each possible opportunity, or at creating every possible opportunity...the unwillingness to give up so easily and stubborn resistance against fate, destiny or whatever force that is out there obstructing the way to success...the hopelessness and desperation near the end...the numbness and the denial...the crashing disappointment and rush of harsh reality...the eventual need to face acceptance of fate and defeat, no matter how unwilling...
it even has a hint of the idea of unreciprocated love...all the endless waiting, hoping and sacrifices....just for someone to notice your mere existence...i wonder if unreciprocated love in a relationship is worse, in which the other party u like is not in love with u...OR the one-sided love, the kind when u like someone but lacks the courage to profess ur love...
what makes it worse is the fact that when u have finally decided that perhaps u should give up...an opportunity arises again and you feel that you just have to try for it...only to be defeated once again...the frustration with one's inability to give up, push it aside, let go of the obsession/compulsion, see reality for what it is and move on in life...the feeling of being stagnant always despite all the changes in life every second of the day...
ok..enough of musing...
didn't manage to catch the match today..liverpool vs real betis...damn fell asleep...as always...i'm such a PIG...arghz...anyway it was a draw again 0:0...WHY??!!!! i was planning to support real betis...because i dun wanna liverpool to win..wahahaah...well today...s'pore vs indonesia...guess who's gonna win?? my bet's on indonesia...LOL...sorrie folks...much as I'm a s'porean and act and speak like one...i'm not that patriotic...except that u can definitely count on me to fight and die in times of war...though I most prob wun die in the service of s'pore much as i would like to...prob too flabbergasted to escape the bombs n grenades n missiles n bullets...LOL.
Blogado por moi às 11:07 AM ||
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