Until last week I considered the writer's block a myth, invented by
lazy writers. Speaking of myths i used this last week to look at the
incredible career of Lionel Messi and i feared if he
continued this way up until the end of his career, future generations
would consider his career something that was invented (of course
supporting this would be an annihilation of every video evidence). But then i
looked up the number of goals that the Brazilian legend
Edison Arantes do Nascimento a.k.a Pele scored and they are so many it's ridiculous
but he is still considered human. So Messi can sleep safely knowing that
his career wouldn't be considered mythical by any means.
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| Super Frankie Lampard |
The last football week has been about legends. There is Frank Lampard, scoring his 200th
goal for Chelsea Football Club and 28th for the three lions, he now has 163 league goals, same number
as the great Robbie Fowler and 12 behind Thierry Henry making him the
4th highest goal scorer in the EPL. Why the
powers that be at the club have failed to offer the best goal scoring
midfielder that football has seen and possibly Chelsea's greatest ever
player at least a year extension on his contract is a mystery. Oh yes
there have been mumblings for him to be made a knight the realm, i think this is
the least he deserves for his service to the English game.
Then there is the Leader, Captain, Legend, no this isn't about John Terry so keep
reading, scoring his
226th league goal, all in the Italian Serie A and all for the glory
of Rome, he now has one other
Roman (albeit from the other side) to beat.
Francesco Totti who started out as a gladiator spilling
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sweat and blood
for the eternal city deserves a statue of himself in the Pantheon were mere
mortals especially the Bianconeris (not talking about Udinese, Siena, Ascoli, or Cesena, though all wear the Black and white) can come to
worship and learn at his feet. Just in case you didn't get that, Francesco Totti is now Leader, Captain, Legend and god.
Please see the Polls to vote below.
A bit of everything, quality write up
ReplyDeleteTalking of Legends ...no disrespect to Totti but has he captained a team to promotion from Serie B to Serie A just one season after an unfair and unjustified relegation?.....or has he captained a team to go unbeaten in the league for a whole season, wiping the floor with their closest rivals all the way to ultimately lift the scudetto?....or have a section of the pitch named after him just because he 'owns it' when it comes to dead ball situations? .....Captiain=Alessandro, Legend=Del, god=Piero! ...There is only one Italian....the rest are refugees! Forza Juve ...Forza Italia !
ReplyDeleteInteresting read...keep 'em coming mehn
ReplyDeleteI've got to agree with Micheal, Totti is the shearer of the Italian league, he is a loyal and legendary player that would be immortalized by roman fans and roman football, but as far as achievements go and god status in Italian football in general, no one comes close to del piero....plus messi should be given his own article, he is not in the same league as anyone to be sharing an article under the same heading
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