Blast From the Past.....A Reminder..

On Saturday  I took to the football pitch with my friends almost after a 3 year absence which meant my fitness level  was on the downside but I still managed a 5-aside with friends and some thing that rarely happened occurred and that is I scored a goal with my head....yeah its a surprise even to me because since my years of playing street football with friends I rarely score, talk less of doing so with my head....the one and only time I did score with my head was about 5 years ago when I was captain of my local street team (I was made captain because I was the worst player so I was given the armband to boost my confidence)....that day I stole a friend's goal by heading a ball that was crossing the line into the net and celebrated wildly and yesterday I scored with my head but unlike the last time, I didn't steal a friend's goal...the goal meant a lot to me because it reminded me of the past and I went back home a happy man.

Berbatov's skilled blast

On my arrival back home, I put on the television and it was Fulham vs Stoke playing and within minutes of my arrival Berbatov blasted the ball home and reminded us of his quality. This is a man that has often been called languid and uninterested, a man with a passing resemblance to Count Dracula. Yet from his time playing for Bayer, Spurs, Man united and now Fulham...no one has ever called him unskilled...It was a stunning individual performance, a top right volley from the right corner of the penalty box that rocketed into the right top corner of the Stoke's net that left the Stoke's goalkeeper stunned...that definitely is a blast that reminded many of his quality.....did u see that goal? Is there anyone in the premier league or elsewhere that has skill as classy as the Bulgarian ???

AC Milan shock victory against Barca

The vast majority of football followers had Barcelona down as their sure winner before what followed on Wednesday night and they were reminded of how good Ac Milan and indeed Italians are at defending that they restricted this great Barca side to just two shots on target. There is no getting away from the fact that there are no Maldinis, Nestas, Stams, Cafus, but those who ignore Italian football, put it down or even outwardly oppose it, are simply rallying against one of the finer arts of football because even today Italian football is the king of tactical ingenuity and Ac Milan is one of the Italian football powerhouses.  Barca certainly had the edge in technique, there was just no breaking Milan down..surely this current Milan defenders won't even make the bench in the past but on Wednesday night they reminded us all of how great they were in the past and they might even return to that greatness sooner rather than later...Will Barca go through to the next round or will Ac Milan complete their defensive mission?????

Bayern Munich making waves

In 1999 when Bayern lost the champions league final to Man united....a certain Sammy Kuffor cried his heart out and they returned two years later to claim the top prize after which they went underground without reaching the final of champions league again till 2010 when they were beaten by Inter Milan and then again in 2012 only losing by fate to Chelsea in the penalty shootout. They are  reminding everyone again of how powerful they are  by reaching the CL finals twice in three years and might possibly get to the final again but Can they end their bad return of one victory in four Champions league finals outing???? Will luck favor them this year after humiliating Arsenal at the emirates???

Bundesliga on the rise

It seems German football is gradually returning to the top of world's football. With Dortmund, Schalke and Bayern still unbeaten in the champions league this season...are we seeing a change in football dominance or will the premier league and la liga bounce back after recording no victory??? Barca, Arsenal. Malaga, Madrid and Man united all failed to win their last 16 first leg match??? Only time will tell

Capital Cup Final

For the first time in the 20th century no club in the so called big four or now big six with the inclusion of spurs and Man city made it to the final of the league cup...Swansea are the favorites but will Bradford cause an upset??? All I know is that even if Bradford win, they won't be playing Europa league football next season because the cost of playing in its group stage is high says their Club Chairman....May the best team win...
Till next time....happy Sunday y'all