A Girl With A Football Obsession =)

So I was pretty happy with Unite's win, although their defense was disgusting. They were lucky that they played Pompy and not some decent team. Wazza was great, though, which can be seen by the hat-trick. And Giggsy just makes me smile. I was really happy that all the old guys are back in the team. Neville was bitch-facing all over the pitch, Scholsey was all gingery, and Giggsy, well he was just being Giggsy. Thomas Kuahjkfhsdkjfhk, whatever his last name is, was awesome at goal, I think he will inherit Van Der Saar's spot.

Valencia, on the other hand made RAWR. They played so well, and they were leading 1-0... They should have won the game! I can't believe they let whatever other team they were playing score! And poor Silva had to be subbed because of injury, but Veeyah was great. I still can't get over his karate kick goal.

Chelsea also won, so they are still five points ahead of us... At least Arsenal are now like fourth or something. Chelsea need to start loosing. NOW.

Oh, Liverpool won, so I guess good for them...

All the build up around the Classico was for nothing. The game was pretty boring, and both Barca and Real really sucked. I didn't think the football was of such great quality and both teams were so disorganized, although I have to give it to the Barca defense, they were pretty great. I think that I have finally decided if I like Barca or Real more. I think the only reason I watch Barca is because they play great football, I actually don't like them at all. But I do like Real. OK, let me correct that, I like Kaka. I think he is the only reason I watch Real. Him and Ronaldo, because I want to see how he does after he left Man United.

Oh, and he is pretty to look at.

I'm also reading a book by Jim White called Manchester United: The Biography. I've been trying to educate myself more about the team I love, and the book is definitely doing its job. I love every single page of it, I suck up the information and I try to read as slowly as possible so that I don't have to finish it soon. United have become sort of like my second family, or maybe my real family. Sometimes they are really unfair to me (and to all their fans), and sometimes they are just amazing. Ryan Giggs has become my favorite United player, that man is the heart and soul of United. He is definitely not in his prime, but without him United will be way down the table right now. Berbatov is also brilliant this season, without him we would not have won the Champions League game against Wolfsburg. I understand why many people criticize him, because he was overpriced, and he did not have a perfect starting season. But he has definitely improved this season and he is going to be amazing. 

I started following United midway through the season last year, and I realized that I was a year too late, I should have started watching them last year when they played against Chelsea. I know I would have probably had a mental break down during the Champions League final, but I would have loved to experience that. I would have loved to see them lift that trophy and do their victory lap, I would have loved to be able to support them during that game. I realize that this year they don't have the best team ever and they will have a hard time to staying on top of the EPL table, I also realize that they will not make it to the Champions League final, because they are simply not good enough this year. I would love to see them win, but the realist inside me tells that it won't happen, and that makes me sad. I have to sit in front of that TV and wait for them to get trampled over by Barca or Real.

I realize that being a football fan is one of the toughest things. I love watching my teams, I love watching quality football and I love watching my teams win. But watching my favorite team lose is tough, it's really tough. I wasn't upset when United didn't win against Sunderalnd over the weekend, but I was really upset when Chelsea won against Liverpool and they took United's spot. I was in a really bad mood, and my parents thought that I was just giving them the attitude and being annoying. They don't understand how much football actually means to me. They don't understand how hard it is to watch my favorite team go down a spot even if it's just the first few weeks of the season. And it's not just my parents that don't understand me, it my friends too. One of my friend really likes American football, and I think he might understand my obsession, but he supports the Dolphins, who are not great, so he knows what it's like to have a bad season. My team hasn't had a bad season, and I don't want my first full season as a football fan to be ruined by their loss.