Sitting, waiting, wishing. A Jack Johnson song? No, not just that. It’s the slogan of every football fan. Let’s admit it. How much more can we do than that?
You, wearing your lucky socks, or you who keeps your fingers crossed... it’s time to face it! That’s not going to help! I know because I’ve tried. I’ll sit one day wearing my lucky Crouch shirt, and we win.
All excited I’ll sit through the next game, with the same shirt... in the same place, after having done the exact same thing I did the day we won, yet we lose.
I’m not superstitious by nature, but I’ll do anything if it means seeing my team winning another trophy. Sadly there’s nothing I can do.
Isn’t it crazy? Even after the score being 6-0 and we’re losing at the 89th minute, when the whistle blows, we express utter most shock “Oh my God! How could we lose?”
It doesn’t stop us though. We know the outcome of a game could be: a) victory or b) defeat (or a draw).
Yet, when the time of the final whistle comes we go...
Here’s the deal, when you lose 6-0, the right answer to that question is, your team played like crap. It’s as simple as that. The wide open mouth and shocked expression is really not necessary.
I can sit through the penalties with my eyes shut, with them opened, or with one shut and one open. The result is still the same.
The fact that I took all the trouble and energy to shut one eye makes no difference to the 22 players on the field.
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