Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Hey coach lemme play striker

As a young kid i used to play left back. I think it was because i didn't really know what i was capable of. Not that being left back is a position for incapables, but i was just content with playing and basically playing at any position was good for me. As i grew though, i gained weight, got taller and stronger (and slower ^_^). It was too easy for me to get smoked by Ludovic Giuly type players who just dragged me around the pitch. So i was then moved up to defensive midfield. i really liked this spot because i always thought i had a really good vision of the game. I'm that player that thinks ahead before making the pass or the little technical move, but it never ends working out because i'm not technically good enough. So after a couple of games i kept losing balls an wasn't aggressive enough in bringing up the ball (i was also 14 at the time). So one match, we had our three strikers injured and i said "hey coach lemme play striker". They all laughed at little and said fine. I laughed too it was really just for fun. What's funny is that my style of play didn't fit our team at all. at the time i lived in Miami where there were a bunch of Venezuelans, Colombians, Brazilian and Argentinian players... and then a French guy. Needless to say they were much more quick and had WAY better ball control then i did. But i guess i could protect the ball good enough. Well anyways coach Beymar let me play striker and in that game i scored 3 goals, and hit two posts. I'll never forget that game because right when i scored i ate it really hard celebrating (funny because last year i did the same thing), and my breath got cut out. Well anyways, ever since striker has been my favorite position in football. I honestly don't think anyone can become a striker. You have to have the need to destroy the nets, to celebrate a goal, to change a game by yourself. Something that isn't really available in other positions. So that's how i became a striker. Later on tonight i have a game with Paris FC -18s against Courbevoie. I'm gonna score.

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