The Virtuoso’s View is written by Andy
This week’s post will be a little short and for that I apologise, but I wanted to focus on one subject really. So where to begin in this week of glorious football, the financial problems of numerous clubs? No, I think that point is exhausted for the moment, or perhaps looking at managers and how a few bad results can lead to them being sacked but one big win can see them called a tactical genious? No, this week I want to start with the 22 men on the pitch and what they mean to us. In this last week we’ve seen some great football I think and seen some of the much weaker teams currently in the league, such as Wolves beat Spurs 1-0 while Everton are back to their best I think, a great steady hard working team and not just because I’m an Arsenal fan, but because I genuinely like the way Moyes has built a team on a shoelace transfer budget, was I so happy that they beat Chelsea on Wednesday. It’s those moments when the “small” team triumphs over the “big” team is when you see some real passion from players, when you as a fan feel like your team is playing for you and just you, when the player slides across the grass on his knees or runs and punches the air, you are on cloud nine and this thought made me think of a newspaper article I read a while ago, it stated those who where depressed and felt the need to kill themselves, but were staunch football fans and loyal to a team, quite often wouldn’t because of their love for their team and their want to be there for the highs, even if they have to suffer the lows, crazy eh? But I think it shows the draw that this sport has on us and how the power of football is truly underestimated.
What’s also interesting how players use their position as role models in society, some clearly make no attempt to behave in a good manner, while others such as Didier Drogba, who is probably not liked by many, has played a hugely influential role back home in the Ivory Coast and is actually a very charitable man, I think the thing that made me change my opinion of him isn’t just because he is a ambassador for some charity or because he gives some money here and some money there, but because he is with help of others, attempting to build a childrens hospital in the Ivory Coast, now that is giving something back from football.
Pick of the weekend games: With no premier league football on, the FA Cup has central stage and for me Manchester City vs Stoke is the game to watch. Stoke has a well organised defence and under Tony Pulis they can be a very tough opposition, so lets see how the money men of city do against them.
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