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I am a big football fan and my favourite team is Liverpool, once a Red always a Red! Since I'm a massive football fan, I don't just watch the English Premiership. As a result of watching other major leagues, I admire Valencia in Spain, and Juventus and AS Roma in Italy as well. As for international football, I'm not so loyal as my support is spread between four nations; Spain, England, Argentina, and Netherlands (my preference in that order as well).

I never was good in football and I probably never will. But that doesn't stop me from playing the beautiful sport at least once weekly. I used to be a striker (you rarely find a kid not wanting to score goal) but I enjoy playing as a defensive midfielder nowadays, or anywhere in the midfield.

Back then when I was younger, my perspective was "goal is the currency of football; the more you score, the better you are". But soon my perspective widened and I started judging footballers by other qualities as well. And my current favourite footballer is Steven Gerrard. Many say he has a bit of everything but to me, he has a lot of everything; from passing to tackling and from shooting to ball control. More importantly, he is a leader on the pitch and his presence always lifts the whole team up.

The list of footballers I like can go on and on. But the most notable ones are Johan Cruyff, Juan Roman Riquelme, Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso, Diego Ribas da Cunha, and Jamie Carragher.

The best match I've watched so far is probably the Istanbul night in 2005 where Liverpool overcame a 3-0 deficit at half time to beat AC Milan through penalties. Coming back from three goals down is impressive, but to do that against AC Milan who probably had the strongest defensive line-up in Europe at that time (Cafu, Jaap Stam, Alessandro Nesta, and Paolo Maldini) made things very special.

I hope to visit Anfield and Melwood someday, that's one the main goals of my life in fact. I would like to watch a Merseyside derby and/or a match against Manchester United from the Kop stand of Anfield, singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" with other fans. An European night at Anfield would be a great experience as well. My short term goal to see Liverpool is, however, having the team here in Malaysia for a pre-season match.

Sometimes I do write football stuffs in my blog as well. It is easier to write there because I always have ideas but I am lazy to elaborate them into long articles. Therefore, I write briefly about the latest issues in football there in my blog, http://cruztunn.blogspot.com/

Choon Yau's Recent Articles

English Premier League 2009-10 Prediction and Analysis

Published 14 days ago
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PARMA, ITALY - OCTOBER 14: (L to R) Alberto Gilardino Gaetano D'Agostino Simone Pepe Alessandro Gamberini Fabio Quagliarella Davide Santon Giuseppe Rossi Salvatore Bocchetti Gennaro Ivan Gattuso Fabio Cannavaro Federico Marchetti, of Italy poses before the FIFA2010 World Cup Group 8 Qualifier match between Italy and Cyprus at the Tardini Stadium on October 14, 2009 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Dino Panato/Getty Images)

Italy After Four Years: Cannavaro Keeps Going, No More Totti

Published 17 days ago
159 reads 0 comments

SANTANDER, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: Lionel Messi of Barcelona is lifted up by Seydou Keita after scoring Barcelona's fourth goal against Racing Santander during the La Liga match between Racing Santander and Barcelona at El Sardinero stadium on September 22, 2009 in Santander, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

La Liga or the English Premiership: Beautiful Football vs. Competitive Results

Published about 1 month ago
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Upton Park on September 19, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

A Little Prediction On What Rafa Is Going To Do Throughout The Season

Published about 1 month ago
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Choon Yau Tan has picked Gonzalo Higuain Continues to Prove Doubters Wrong as a favorite article
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Scott Hansen responded to a comment on Just a Minute, Liverpool; Win Over United Meaningless
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The Short List What Choon Yau thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia, Luis Garcia, Diego Ribas, Juan Roman Riquelme, Steve Finnan, Sergio Aguero, Javier Mascherano, Michael Owen, Johan Cruyff, Daniel Agger, John Arne Riise, Gonzalo Hiuain, Joaquin, Francesco Totti
Favorite Sports Teams

Liverpool
Favorite Coaches

Rafa Benitez, Jurgen Klinsmann
All Time Sports Moment

Liverpool winning the Champions League in Istanbul 2005
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Fernando Torres' 24 league goals on debut season
Pele or Maradona?

Cruyff
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher

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by Muffakham
17 days ago

Hey Choon
Please try this
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277264-new-formation-for-gijonhow-about-some-experiments-and-midfield-play
by Salaar
19 days ago

Hey!

I'm back after a rather long layoff.

Liverpool are in all sorts of trouble and I've set out to investigate why?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/276340-liverpool-in-dire-straits-with-only-themselves-to-blame

Have a look!

Thanks
SS.
by Rami
about 1 month ago

hey bro
check out this article and let me know what you think:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266785-a-reading-into-the-first-month-of-real-madrid-new-season?just_published=1
by Naveed
about 1 month ago

Hey CYT, in what I hope to be a new feature to the site, I've written a comprehensive biography of Juve and France Legend Michel Platini, it's long so I can understand if you don't have the time to look at it but otherwise I'd really appreciate your opinion on it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262769-legends-revisited-the-life-and-times-of-michel-platini
by Mohamed Eldin
about 1 month ago

With both FIFA and PES coming out, I thought I'd write an article about them.

Hope you enjoy it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262764-fifa-10-vs-pes-10-which-game-is-worth-your-cash
by Salaar
about 1 month ago

A Look at Life In The Big League For The New Boys!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262179-a-look-at-life-in-the-big-league-for-the-new-boys

Have a look.

Thanks.

SAS
by KabeeR
about 1 month ago

hey mate.
thanks for your comments.

do u think we should jail nelson mandela to win the premier league? I think so....check it out

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262116-liverpool-special-jail-nelson-mandela-and-win-the-premier-league

Thanks,
Kabeer
by Mohamed Eldin
about 1 month ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261585-dear-awesome-eldintm-rafa-the-penguin-edition

Got a letter from Rafa
by Deepak
about 1 month ago

Back from my hiatus, wrote a "match review" of Real Madrid vs FC Zurich:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/255488-fc-zurich-vs-real-madrid-the-scribblings-of-a-madridista

Drop by if interested, thanks :)
by Tahmeed
about 1 month ago

A few days back you suggested that Christopher Buchtmann should be considered as a rising star of German football and I totally agree with you regarding the fact that he is a very talented footballer. However, since he can play as left-back or a left winger, I was in a bit of a dilemma as to whether I should put him in the list of defenders or midfielders. In the end, I have decided to place him in the midfielders category. Hope I made the right decision....
Anyways, here is the link for the list of defenders
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/254861-rising-stars-of-german-football-defenders/show_full
by Farooq
2 months ago

Arsene Wenger's Message To Philippe Senderos, Time To Step Up.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/249864-arsene-wengers-message-to-philippe-senderos-time-to-step-up/show_full
by Deepak
2 months ago

CYT, my last article provoked a LOT of people, one even had written an article as a reply, I was on my break and had to come back for this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/248591-regarding-fc-barcelona-hypocricy-at-its-finest

Hope you can find the time to read it.

Thanks
by Karen
2 months ago

Thanks for picking my article!
by Mohamed
2 months ago

Hi mate,

This is one of the serious lines I've ever written.. and it means a lot to me.
I do appreciate a read and a comment if possible.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/247308-messi-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-boy

Thanks so much in advance,
Mo
by Richard
2 months ago

Did you see the game on Saturday? What's your tack? Check out my new article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245537-inter-4x0-ac-milan-what-happened

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