“5-4, we’re gonna win 5-4, we’re gonna win 5’4″
Yamsmos's favorite Ozzie Alonso takes on Barcelona (Robert Sorbo- Reuters photo)
why do you read this blog??? well the news is timely etc, but you also like the “fan’s point of view without any real journalistic skill”… um, well that is what i tell myself anyway. so if that is what you like, you are in for a treat. mix that with a decent amount of bier, and there you have a phenomenal gosounders post….please note that the “decent amount of bier” tonight really means an “over decent amount of bier” and you will excuse the seriously large amount of grammar, spelling and over all nonsensical problems with the post to follow, and we will get along just fine.
but boy oh boy was that was a ton of fun… yeah, i am serious, it was fun. well the first half at least
there really isn’t a need/point to over analyse our play etc. it was a friendly where both teams did wholesale changes at the half, and it meant nothing. so i don’t want to over complicate the analysis part (yes, i am copping out) so let’s just talk about the talking points shall we?
- kudo’s to you ECS, your TIFO was a great “yeah, we kinda f’d up, but we will laugh at ourselves”. fantastic response…. the upside down “ooops’ was my fav. perfect answer.
- much of the game was spent with me and my mates getting under the skin of a very loyal, but not very “sarcasm friendly”, barca fan. with messi’s first touch of the ball we started singing “who are ya, who are ya” and this guy was a bit frustrated and pissed to be honest. we smelled blood. so within a small amount of time, messi took a free kick and put it a little wide. my small contingent responded with
“YOU”RE NOT VERY GOOD, YOU’RE NOT VERY GOOD
YOU’RE NOT VERY
YOU’RE NOT VERY
YOU’RE NOT VERY GOOD!”
of course, we know messi, and this is a very ironic/sarcastic chant, but our oversezealous barca fan didn’t understand this and he promptly turned around and scolded us…… “don’t you guys know that he is the best player in the world?” oh, it was game on at that point. the poor guy didn’t know what hit him. comments like “boy, he was sure lucky to meg keller” and “ best player in the world? pbbt, he isn’t even 6 foot tall” and “is messi his real name? that just sounds like a made up name” etc etc etc tormented this poor guys enjoyment of the game the whole match. what can i say? we are sharks… the poor guy showed blood, and we pounced.
so not 20 minutes into the game, messi showed his pure class and why he truly is one of the best, and put a relatively unstoppable goal past keller. our smug friend kind of looked back with an “i told you so” kind of look, but we proudly responded with a…
“2-1,
WE’RE GONNA WIN 2-1,
WE’RE GONNA WIN 2-1…”
repeat.
this got a few chuckles, but not from our stoic catalan friend.
boy, please excuse my digressions. let me get back on course if you please.
- leo gonzalez (sp?) he was very very very very solid. good defending, and he clearly showed that he liked to go forward, so that was very nice. i don’t know if he is fully our LB answer, but it sure seems like it. nice intro for him.
- our general first half show was solid… did they run the show for much/most of the 1/2? yup, they sure did. but did we fold? not at all. we pushed them at times. had some real shots at times, and i honestly believe that there is no doubt, that at a few times during the game, most of the barca players will have thought… “hey, these guys are pretty good”? i actually have no doubt about that. of course everyone in the whole dang stadium will know that class difference, but SSFC held their own and can hold their heads high.
- zakuani gave puyol a few things to think about… that was nice
- barcelona’s keeper is angry… why the heck is he so angry?
- i never have liked dani alves, and this game just solidifies my beliefs. he is a great player no doubt, but coupled with that…. um, how do you say “he is a whiney littlebitch” in french? how can you like a guy that likes to wear a turtleneck, or dickie as it were in 70 degree heat. brett boone had the same damn problem.
- messi’s second goal was met with a rather raucous
“3-2
WE’RE GONNA WIN 3-2
WE’RE GONNA WIN 3-2
WE’RE GONNA WIN 3-2″and repeat
- ALONSO. DAMN. he was running that midfield and stopping them left right and center. i didn’t want them to take notice, so over and over i kept yelling at alonso to stop playing so well…. seriously, there is no denying my love for this kid, but i fear for the times that he shines. as much as i want to believe that he is sounders through and through… well… he is going to head off to a much better league one of these days.
- HALF TIME…. ok, i am pleased. fantastically entertaining game. sounders holding their own if you will, and the beers are not NOT flowing.
but OH the second half. boy. what can i say. yes, i fully get the value of a preseason friendly for barcelona, and yes i fully get that we have a VERY important match against RSL this saturdayand an injury tonight would be terrible…. but even given those things, the wholesale changes made me realize two things
1. their second teams is about 59 times better than our second team
2. it made for a very boring second half. so boring that the damn WAVE reared it’s ugly head in the crowd. if you are soooooo bored that you think the wave is a good idea, well that is a problem. it makes me worry for the 30,000 fans that are a bit on the neutral side. i want them to have a full 90 minutes of great soccer, but let’s be honest, it was more on the 45 minutes side.
- during the second half, neither team really got rhythm, even though they clearly had a serious advantage skill wise. it was hard to exactly put your finger on why, but the most experienced soccer fan, and the most newbie soccer fan could agree and have told you… .”ummm, this is pretty boring”. it is too bad b/c the first half was so great. but so-be-it. beggars can’t be choosers eh? but none-the-less, let’s get on to the second half talking points eh. well not really, let’s do the main crap b/c i am le tired.
- the 75th minute roles around and they score again…..queue
“4-3
WE’RE GONNA WIN 4-3
WE’RE GONNA WIN 4-3
WE’RE GONNA WIN 4-3″ and repeat
- then just as the game is about to finish…. another barca goal right at the stroke of full time…. uh huh… queue
“5-4
WE’RE GONNA WIN 5-4
WE’RE GONNA WIN 5-4
WE’RE GONNA WIN 5-4″ and repeat.
Seriously, how else can you respond? you are playing the best team in the world, and you just want to have fun. and we did.
- in summary, the only thing i could have asked for is a goal, we had only a few real chances, but that would have been fantastic.
if this post has faded. well you are right. i am tired and i have typed for an hour. great night, great fun, and now i have to go for a great sleep.
post the parts of the match that i missed. thanks
**UPDATE**
you know when you wake up in the morning, after a “night out” and you just have that ‘feeling’ like…’oh no what did i do?’ for some of you, well that was a drunk text, and for others, well maybe quite a bit more. well for me this morning, it was ‘oh crap, i drunk posted again’. so first thing i do when i get into work is read my post. and it goes a little bit like this….
“uh huh. ok. well that wasn’t too bad. spelling error there. oh, that joke fell flat. who reads this crap? oh no, i said that?”
so i appreciate that i shouldn’t come in and clean this thing up, b/c it is kinda funny to laugh at myself… but i am updating one or two small bits…
plus i need to add 1 more thing that i can’t believe i forgot. i haven’t been too shy in saying that i am not a “rave green” fan, although it is growing on me. but lord in heaven, how do you even invent the color that barca was wearing last night. that was the most hideous thing i have ever seen. anytime i bitch about rave green, please remind me of the cherynobal infused jersey that the barca players had to wear.
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