Something I loved
D4-this how I met the interest feeling towards football
Back in the Middle School, I found myself in the situation where I end up watching football. I often stayed up late to finish my studies or homework, and guess what accompany me until midnight?
Yes. It’s football specifically English Premier League. The simple reason was because it had no sound that would distract me. then, in between my study, I usually looked up at the screen cause it’s magnetic to see how the game going.
On the side, I also watch football news eventho I am not follow up the competition. when I had time to watch the very important match it’s usually Messi presented. maybe that’s why Messi name ingrained in me more than Ronaldo, unlike many football fans in Indonesia. There was a crucial moment like Messi departure from barca that I kept updated at that time.
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Fast forwad it comes to World Cup 2022, brutally honest I am the kind of people whose emotion easily got better of me aka easily swept up by emotion. My heart cannot bear the pressure watch football, so the match I watch was the intense final between Argentina and France. I knew Mbappe is the wonderkid, rising star and I love Messi and how he struggled for an international trophy, so I just had to watch
After those experience my adrenaline spiked, it took nearly three days before I finally calm down, from that moment on I began following the social media accounts who discuss about football, especially the drama, the transfer sagas and all, which felt like sinetron haha
Eventually, I felt tired with so much content I consumed, so I take a break a little and then coming the Euro 2024. For the first time I really wanna watch football from the start of the competition regardless of who was playing. Come to my surprise, turns out I loved it so much. I felt completely engaged without feeling bored at all like I expected while I watch, every moment is interesting, until Spain coming as a winner.
after that I follow Spain, alongside players from France, England and some other country. The club that actually come to my radar first is between Real Madrid and Barcelona. I follow their pre season. and I don’t know how, but the more I watch the more I gravitated toward Barca, their games was beautiful. Like naturally I watch more barca match and lesser for Real Madrid match. Then I realize Barca had new coach which makes me more interested, cause it’s like we were in the same page, beginning the day one. without any prior history, with Hansi Flick, so the build up, game strategy (tactics) and all is new from the scratch, I feel like we were together start learning about Flick era. then so my love for barca stays until now
the new insight which I love so much from learning football and begin to understand about football is I love midfielder that controlling the game. before, my highlight was about who score the goal oh it’s mean he is best. but the realization hit me, the art of midfielder like we had in barca somehow amazing, you are the brain of the game, you controlling , orchestrating the game, you won in the midfield meaning you win the game.
