I played real football
(11 Vs 11) just for 4 years, but in other periods it used to be in small field/basketball court (5 Vs 5, like that).
And in those 3/4 yrs, I used to play in tournaments organized within the school, not in school team. :dielaugh:
I was never fond of being in a school team, so never tried for that and wud not have been selected as well, coz I am not that good, COZ I am just not interested to spend that much time in football..... I love to play basketball and cricket.
Anyway, my positions used to be
RB/
CB/
DM
I haven't got that much skill. I would run on and on, like emre/okan, not like a mad man just running on and on, but doing well as well. Just pass the ball around and stopping the opponents from attacking (DM). When I wud have the possession, I would not mind to kick the ball as hard as I could (in our box). :dielaugh:
Goals ? yup
We had a tournament in the school.
And I was kinda doing J.Zanetti stuff in that tournament (ofcourse it's among us friends/seniors/juniors - the tournament in school:fero
, .... sadly my long passes sucked/sucks, so I used to try to dribble past opponents, trying to use my skills, usually in vain !! But I was not that bad when it came to using the flanks and passing the ball around. The other reason why I wasn’t bad was coz I cud use my strength (physical), I am/used to be a strong lad, not afraid of tackling (usually good ones and I never injured my friends) and I do have speed and my stamina is good as well. Run !! Run !! everywhere, ofcourse helping my team-mates, pressure when the opponent had possession …
Atlast, talking abt the
goal !! It was a rainy day ...
I got back the possession in the centre area of the field and started the run
(from the centre area of the field ofcourse) .... I would usually pass the ball, but it was a different day. I started the move all on my own. It was a good counter attack move by Pravesh. When I was got near to the penalty box, I was trying to pass the ball, but my teammates yelled at me to take a shot. (oh my god, I had never taken a shot from that far, I didn't want to be laughed at, coz it was really far for me !!)
But somehow, I was forced to take the shot.
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Reminder : I just had to get past one opponent and when I saw 2/3 defenders coming towards me, I took the shot straightaway, coz I cud no way dribble past 2 at that time !!
What happened next ?
In my disbelief, it went to the right top corner for a goal. A stunner by Pravesh.
I had scored for the first time in any kinda tournaments (mine-tournament, but still). The goal, I had scored proved to be the winner (coz before I had scored, the score was 2-2 or 3-3). I am not lying, but it was something like Almeyda's. The only difference being that I had just taken a wild shot, which luckily went in. :dielaugh:
And you know how I celebrated the goal ?? I shouted - "GOAL" and ran around like a mad boy. :dielaugh: :dielaugh:
coz I was only used to supporting teams (television) and I never knew how to react after scoring a goal.
When did I score my next goal in any tournaments ?
NEVER !
So, am I really good in football ----- A big "NO" !! Practice makes a man perfect, and I never practice. But I am not bad when it comes to passes. I also played in the small field (5 Vs 5) and I was not
that bad. I even won 5 Vs 5 tournament (in college, yet again not in college team but just a mini-tournament among our college students.... It was a sports week event.)
That's only few memories I have of football. But same can't be said of Basketball though.
I spent much time in basketball and still do so, when I get to.
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