Facts and a fan.

Many of you might not know,i like to play football.Ha!This is a joke right?Close friends of mine should know football is my passion.

It all started when i was 9 i think.That's when Clement and I stopped playing hide and seek.We seek greater fun.Something that you need to sweat in order to win.We discovered,a game where u need determination,passion,hard work and whole lot of talent(Well some might argue determination and hard work will compensate talent?).We found football.

At first,we don't understand the game.How did they kicked the ball so high up yet seem controlled?How did they kicked the ball so hard and yet there's accuracy?Well Clement seem to give up on the game,me?No!I continue to play as Clement continue to be obsessed with his bike.Everyday,never fail,i turned up at the park for football.Those malays were kind enough not to mind that the fact that i'm a chinese.I can seriously tell that they didnt mind that i'm chinese,and thought me all i should know about football.

For starters,i should use side of the foot to pass instead of the front,using toe.When u wanna shoot u can either shoot with ur side foot,number 3 in the pic,i think it's called instep. (well i call them placing because you're basically guiding the ball to where u wanted it to be) or with ur the part of the foot where in the pic stated number 4,metatarsus.




Anyway,so when i got to know about football,eventually i watch them.I been to our very own local match Pahang vs Sarawak (if i'm not mistaken) ,i watched Man Utd and became their "fan" for a short period.Why u ask?There was this football phenomenon, David Beckham. Lol.I bought the tape of them winning 96/97 season.Then it changed me forever(trying to be dramatic).That's when i saw this young guy who made his debut for Liverpool against Wimbledon in May 1997, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal. I was awed by his performance and wondered,he shared the similiar trades like i do.Small and fast(self claim hahaha).His name is Michael James Owen.He was 17 when he scored that goal against Wimbledon.

He was 18 and he scored the wonder goal against Argentina World Cup 1998.

"...neatly controlled a pass in the centre circle, raced past the first Argentinian defender and turned a second on the edge of the box before finishing with an angled drive into the top corner of the net. Probably the best goal ever scored for England." That was how the Sun described that goal.Even got nominated for the best goal ever scored in the history with the likes of Roberto Carlos,Pele,George Weah,David Beckham (that goal against wimbledon back in 96/97),Maradona and Lionel Messi (both beat 5 players before scoring).

If you watch the games and closely observe,you'll see that English Premier League is a physically demanding.But yet Owen is 173cm with roughly 75kg. Did that stats cast doubt?Well, he scored 118goals in 216 matches.Not many could top that,especially English players.Year 2001 was the best year for him,as he and Liverpool won treble, UEFA cup,Carling cup and the FA cup.Further adding the list,individual honours like Ballon d'Or,also known as Best European Player.Just to make the award even sweeter,he won with likes of Raul,Totti,Beckham,Veron,Figo,Shevchenko and Henry just to name a few in the list.Well i ain't done yet,since it's my idol i'm talking about now.




Personally,Owen is not the most loyal player in the world.He craved for success.He left the club that made him famous for Real Madrid.As expected,he only lasted a season there.Well because Raul is basically untouchable in start starting 11.He played 35 matches(only started 15 of them) and scored 13 goals.

Owen at a training camp with Real Madrid.

Even more frustrating is that,despite having the best scoring ratio compared to that bull look alike Rooney and Defoe/Crouch/whoever that Fabio Capello named to partner the bull,Owen is always over-looked. 89 matches 40 goals when Owen in a England shirt.Almost every 2 matches,he will most probably score one.Not to mention,he's the 4th highest goal scoring player for his country.10 more goals,he'll surpass the great Sir Bobby Charlton.

On to the next phase.Newcastle.They broke their record fee,saving Owen from Real Madrid for £16 million erm some say 17. He scored his goal for Newcastle during his only 2nd appearance against Blackburn which ended 3-0,1st win for Newcastle.

Putting his name on Newcastle's book.

He then scored his first hat-trick for Newcastle,what described as perfect hat-trick,each with left foot,right foot and head.Injuries taking turns on him which made him good for nothing.His 1st season he only played 11 matches scoring 7,imagine if he played 38 matches.Sigh.

Couple of years gone,which bring us to this year,where Owen's contract has expired and Newcastle is officially relegated from top flight football.Owen is already on his way,and it appeared as if only Stoke City and Hull City were the ones willing to offer Owen a contract.Then came the club all liverpool fan hate as much as they hate Everton,Manchester United.

You just dont join Manchester United when u were a Liverpool player.At the same time,i hope the best for him.Score more than Rooney and prove to Capello that Rooney is really a one hit wonder.And yet carry the curse with you along.When he left Liverpool,they won the champions league.When he left Real Madrid,they won the Spanish League.Hehe..Join Man Utd and they'll win nothing this year,not with Valencia as the replacement for C.Ronaldo.

It still hurts whenever i see this photo.

Well,as a Liverpool fan,is hard for me to see he is now a Man Utd player.As a fan of his,i hope this move he made will bring him back to England squad.I want to see him surpass Bobby Charlton's all time goal scoring record.Just 10 more goals would do.He's 29 .There is still time.