CREATIVITY and/or ORIGINALITY

Thanks to Anonymous, that left his/her comments, inspired me, THANKS AGAIN!!. Because, like I said, if I do not generated comments, WHY keep the hopes of some day, somebody, would listen to my cries, and try to do the something for the BEAUTIFUL GAME!! As a lone warrior, in a war to beatify the game, sometimes I feel like I losing the battle.

Also, with my broken English, hope do not offend nobody, I think that I should write in the language of the country I'm living, my conscience and streetwise tells me, to respect!!

Coming back to the title, CREATIVITY and/or ORIGINALITY;
it tells all!!, the majority of the players, today, appears to left the coach command (kick, kick away, don't look where!! just kick it!-defend,DEFEEEEND)

It's Clear (for me), that the player has to CREATE, if you are outside the 18 yards box, YOU have to create, face the defender, try your best footwork, pass him/her, and, you'll find out, that the goalie did his/her job, and close your shooting angle, -again- use YOUR BRAINS, fake, footwork AGAIN!! and put the ball nice and smooth, into the goal!! Easy?? It sounds, easy, that is the way is suppose to be!
But not, next game you'll be out of the team, (if you think) or, maybe! the fans would love it, and no coach will go against the fans!! (?)
According to the coach, you should kick it, where you got the ball, 35, 40 yards out of the goal, not thinking, that, from that distance, you'll convert ONLY IF THE GOALIE GET A HEART ATTACK, or SOMETHING!! Most of the times, the ball goes so far out of target, that the other team get a throwing!! instead then a goal sidekick!!

That is ORIGINALITY too, IT'S THE PLAYERS who win or lose GAMES!!!. Let them PLAY, a good coach, has to know where the person's position inside the field is best, and put the parts together, another reason for the numbers on the jersey, the numbers indicate the position the player have to stand on the field.

CREATIVITY and/or ORIGINALITY on DEFEND!!

If I'm watching a game, and ONE attacker against 4 (FOUR) defenders lose the ball, the defender (ONE!!!) close his/her eyes, and kick it the higher that can be done! Not even THINKING they are 3 (THREE) more players (defenders) watching the play! and wisely could be given to one of the three players sitting (birdwatching) doing nothing, without thinking,
that (JUST I GIVE THE BALL AWAY!!) C'mon let they THINK!! let they use the brains!!!- (not the rear end!)- Like a good friend of mine usually said!-
The funny thing out of all of this, is, when a coach choice/pick a player, it's according with his/her skills, if the player has a good domination of the ball, can pass it, in one word is GOOD!! You are in the TEAM!! WHY, I keep asking myself, WHY it's, in the game is COMPLETE DIFFERENT!!

Back to the title, on the long way, it would help the person to live a better life, because so many times in life, we have to CREATE or be ORIGINAL, to pass hard situations, that we'll not have anybody to tell as, what to do!

Some players misinterpret the CREATIVITY, ORIGINALITY, and get out of hand, when they scored a goal, being not very used to scored, when they luckily, convert, they think (I believe) that they are something like GOD!! run all over the field, celebrating, taking the jersey off (getting yellow card) others jumping on top, holding for behind like dogs, dancing. No, that is not respect for others, and the worse thing is, sometimes the other team get insulted, and they respond with several goals more!! The reality is that is ABSURD and FIFA soon or later will do something!! PLEASE SOON!!!

My Thoughts

Do you need more proof that what I have said is true?

First, obviously, I was dead on when it comes to Beckham. (See Walters Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Post Off The Top Of My Head). It’s the Pele fiasco all over again.

The coaches’ revolving door is still revolving, sometimes with the same club. And, the style of play still makes every game a crapshoot. Anyone could wind up champion.

Beside being unproductive, the accepted style of play which I detest is potentially dangerous. Consider the danger posed when two players running wildly toward the ball, like cars flying downhill without brakes, jump simultaneously trying to head the ball. Head injuries generated by this type of collision are common and, one day, could lead to a fatality. Do they really think this is the kind of action fans pay to see?

Moving on, because I could not find a GM with guts enough to hire somebody like me, somebody who will change their current system of play which requires tossing the ball high into the air, I have put my money where my mouth is by investing in a club in Uruguay that has fallen into economic hard times. Do you doubt my level of commitment?

Anyway, my team starts to play next weekend. I must see how the coach performs. We have talked and it seems like we are on the same page. But, if he does not understand my message, I will not hesitate, like any good GM, to step in and start coaching myself. Then, I will prove I’m more than an opinionated old timer.

Just to refresh your mind, I will stress to players “good” treatment of the ball - like it was their first girlfriend. My style requires that players move the ball up the field in steps, not with NFL-style kicks. They should not leave the proximity of their own boxes and wind up with four backs in a line having coffee with the goalie. There must be a buffer zone! It’s no wonder that when a player from the other team volleys the ball, the goalie can’t see it. THAT LINE OF FOUR FULL BACKS is the ANTI-FOOTBALL.

You can keep tabs on my team here.

I’ll be traveling to Uruguay in late October.

Be aware that it is possible for a small club to race to stardom. This club, Huracan, is in Second Div. B, has claim to First Div. B, and, later to First Div. A.

Of course, money is a pressing issue. This year expenses will be covered by me. Next year, who knows? We already have one sponsor, but we need many more. Hopefully, my efforts to raise more money will pay off before my pockets run dry. My life has become a true reality show.