Life is a game, they say, coz it’s packed with all the melodrama that one could ever think of.
It has drama, suspense, emotion, thrill, excitement, failure, frustration, rejection, dejection, esctacy, grit & much more…all rolled into a period called lifetime.
Being an avid lover of Games (Cricket/Football/Tennis, in particular) couldn’t help myself sharing my views/observations on the same.
It was the FA Cup Semi-final between Chelsea Vs. Liverpool at Manchester (Old Trafford - England) on April 22,2006, 10.30pm – courtesy Star Sports.
My memory dates back 3-4 months, when these very teams met in Anfield (Home ground of Chelsea). It was a league game & Chelsea literally drubbed Liverpool by 4-1 in a span of a little over 90 mins. The margin of defeat was insignificant, but the manner in which Chelsea inflicted this humiliating defeat was soul shattering for Liverpool fans, both home & away.
Strange are the ways of Fate; it takes one to the zenith of success, glory, name & fame & just when things seem to be going all right, there’s this unexpected chain of events, which puts one into deep dungeons of failure, agony, bitter allegations & relegations.
Jose Mourinho (Chelsea Coach) apparently declared even before the match that, his team would be the undisputed winners of this clash. But, Fate had some other ideas!!!
It was none, but of course Fate, else who & why would anyone deny John Terry (Chelsea Captain), a seemingly fair goal, Joe Cole (Chelsea striker) missing out on the simplest of all chances in the dying minutes of the game, hardly a couple of feet away in Liverpool’s goal area & finally losing the game 2-1 to Liverpool!!!!
Raphael Banitez (Liverpool Coach), on the other hand, was eyeing this opportunity to avenge the earlier defeat at Anfield. And how he & his boys did it, was worth appreciating! It’s a little while from now that; Liverpool would once again be crowned FA Cup winners, or there is another twist in the tale, only time will tell & but of course, the Fate of both teams competing.
There will always be inspiring men, who alter the course of destiny just by their sheer brilliance, grit & dogging ruthless determination. Don’t believe me?? Here’s a list of some men who have done just that, not just once, but time & over again!!
Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Zaheer Abbas, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Gundappa Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, Anshuman Gaekwad, Tiger Pataudi, Dilip Vengsarkar, Farookh Engineer, Eknath Solkar, Venkatraghavan, Sir Garfield Sobers, Brian Lara, Sir Viv Richards, Sir Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott, Wes Hall, Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Clive Lloyd, Richie Benaud, Sidney Barnes, Dean Jones, Steven Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Sir Don Bradman, Dennis Lillie, Shane Warne, Allan Border, Ian Healy, Martin Crowe, Chris Cairns, Sir Richard Hadlee, Michael Atherton, Darren Gough,
David Gower, Jonty Rhodes, Allan Donald, Platini, Pele, Maradona, Sir Bobby Charlton, Dunga, Allan Shearer, Micheal Owen, Frank Lampard, Herman Crespo, Ronaldo, Peter Schmicheal, Dida, Veron, Thierry Henry, Allesandro DelPeiro, Roberto Carlos, Steven Gerrard, Jens Lehmann, Juergen Klinsmann, Raul, Franz Beckenbauer, Roberto Baggio, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg, Lance Armstrong, Matts Biondi, Mohammed Ali, Micheal Schumacher,Aryten Senna, Tiger Woods, … the list is endless!!!
Though the favorite’s lost, I couldn’t help myself appreciating the strength of character displayed by Liverpool’s men – courtesy Raphael Banitez.
Raphael Banitez, I, guess on April 22,2006, re-emphasized on an important a lesson to be learned in life:
‘Always give your best, expect the worst, believe in Fate, but keep trying; success is just around the corner.’
With best regards,
Yogesh Jamkhindikar
It has drama, suspense, emotion, thrill, excitement, failure, frustration, rejection, dejection, esctacy, grit & much more…all rolled into a period called lifetime.
Being an avid lover of Games (Cricket/Football/Tennis, in particular) couldn’t help myself sharing my views/observations on the same.
It was the FA Cup Semi-final between Chelsea Vs. Liverpool at Manchester (Old Trafford - England) on April 22,2006, 10.30pm – courtesy Star Sports.
My memory dates back 3-4 months, when these very teams met in Anfield (Home ground of Chelsea). It was a league game & Chelsea literally drubbed Liverpool by 4-1 in a span of a little over 90 mins. The margin of defeat was insignificant, but the manner in which Chelsea inflicted this humiliating defeat was soul shattering for Liverpool fans, both home & away.
Strange are the ways of Fate; it takes one to the zenith of success, glory, name & fame & just when things seem to be going all right, there’s this unexpected chain of events, which puts one into deep dungeons of failure, agony, bitter allegations & relegations.
Jose Mourinho (Chelsea Coach) apparently declared even before the match that, his team would be the undisputed winners of this clash. But, Fate had some other ideas!!!
It was none, but of course Fate, else who & why would anyone deny John Terry (Chelsea Captain), a seemingly fair goal, Joe Cole (Chelsea striker) missing out on the simplest of all chances in the dying minutes of the game, hardly a couple of feet away in Liverpool’s goal area & finally losing the game 2-1 to Liverpool!!!!
Raphael Banitez (Liverpool Coach), on the other hand, was eyeing this opportunity to avenge the earlier defeat at Anfield. And how he & his boys did it, was worth appreciating! It’s a little while from now that; Liverpool would once again be crowned FA Cup winners, or there is another twist in the tale, only time will tell & but of course, the Fate of both teams competing.
There will always be inspiring men, who alter the course of destiny just by their sheer brilliance, grit & dogging ruthless determination. Don’t believe me?? Here’s a list of some men who have done just that, not just once, but time & over again!!
Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Zaheer Abbas, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Gundappa Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, Anshuman Gaekwad, Tiger Pataudi, Dilip Vengsarkar, Farookh Engineer, Eknath Solkar, Venkatraghavan, Sir Garfield Sobers, Brian Lara, Sir Viv Richards, Sir Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott, Wes Hall, Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Clive Lloyd, Richie Benaud, Sidney Barnes, Dean Jones, Steven Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Sir Don Bradman, Dennis Lillie, Shane Warne, Allan Border, Ian Healy, Martin Crowe, Chris Cairns, Sir Richard Hadlee, Michael Atherton, Darren Gough,
David Gower, Jonty Rhodes, Allan Donald, Platini, Pele, Maradona, Sir Bobby Charlton, Dunga, Allan Shearer, Micheal Owen, Frank Lampard, Herman Crespo, Ronaldo, Peter Schmicheal, Dida, Veron, Thierry Henry, Allesandro DelPeiro, Roberto Carlos, Steven Gerrard, Jens Lehmann, Juergen Klinsmann, Raul, Franz Beckenbauer, Roberto Baggio, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg, Lance Armstrong, Matts Biondi, Mohammed Ali, Micheal Schumacher,Aryten Senna, Tiger Woods, … the list is endless!!!
Though the favorite’s lost, I couldn’t help myself appreciating the strength of character displayed by Liverpool’s men – courtesy Raphael Banitez.
Raphael Banitez, I, guess on April 22,2006, re-emphasized on an important a lesson to be learned in life:
‘Always give your best, expect the worst, believe in Fate, but keep trying; success is just around the corner.’
With best regards,
Yogesh Jamkhindikar
I remember that game, It was after that game that Liverpool started defeating the new Chelsea side in Cup competitions for some years to come. Liverpool went in to the FA Cup finals against West Ham and won a roller coaster of a Final, thanks to the strength of character of the team and especially the captain Steven Gerrard. His last minute goal when his side were 3-2 down and in danger of losing the cup was straight out of a movie script. Check out its you tube video if you wish. Nice post, Yogi :)
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