All Hail "The Wise men" !

Its 24th Feb 2010 and the Man Called "Little Master" by many (Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) has crossed 200 runs in an ODI ! My Mind couldnt stop drawing comparisions with a Certain welsh wing wizard....... yeah u guessed it right.......Its Ryan Joseph Giggs...... Both these men are 36 years old........ They are nearing the end of their careers and yet their performances make the audience stare in awe and say "How can he do that" and prove people like me wrong ! After all i have to accept......they proved me wrong :)

Both of them were exciting youngsters when they burst on to the scene........ Giggs a product of the famed Class of 92 from the manchester united academy has made Uniteds left wing his own........ He is the most decorated footballer in the history of premier league...11 Premier league titles and 2 champions leagues...Wow Man Thats some collection  of trophies..... The missing peace in  the jigsaw is The World cup winners medal which would have placed him right beside the likes of Pele, Bobby Charlton and Doego Maradona ! But Giggsy as the united faithfull call him has had his bad patch too...... He seemed to have lost his pace and venom after 2003.....Even with his lack lustre performances in europe and EPL marring his contribution to the cause fergie never lost his faith in him leavin many like me cursing  "Why in the name of god do u still have Ryan Giggs on ur left flank" ....... But The Wise man has come back with fantastic performances in the last 2 seasons......At 36 he is still at the top of his game.......9 assists and the string of awards he recieved this season beating the likes of cesc fabregas proved he is still a top DOG....

Sachin is widely regarded as crickets greatest alongside Bradman has won many trophies with India....... Yet the World cup eluded him too....While no one doubts his talent and dedication he had his critics..... Sachin was often criticized for not performing when India needed him most...his big match temperment was questioned and left many scrathing their heads... But the wise man proved every one wrong......93 centuries in all forms of the game....5 centuries in the last 2 months and a double hundred yesterday says it all & the ease with which he dispatched enigmatic Dale steyns deliveries for boundaries was unbelievable.........Can anyone ever break his record of 93 centuries(Hes not finished mind u) ? Well only time will tell us that but it just looks impossible at the moment.........

Publishing this post as a tribute to the heroics of these two great athletes ...........

All Hail "The Wise Men"

Have United Lost it ?

Well................ any one who saw United at goodisan park would ask this question ! After all United very terrifying in the last 2 seaons...... They look so ordinary now..... A win at San Siro is always a great thing...But we seem to have lost that "United Spark" off late...... Creativity which was a trade mark of the Red Devils once looks lost ! We miss scholesys thunderous shots from 30 yards and gigssy running rings round the opposition defences... What will set us right now ?

The Goal Guard ! has to be set right first....... Rio looks hes past his best and Vidic almost seems out of his mind ! Regarded the best defensive partnership in the world  the duo have been on the sidelines for most part of the season.... And Wes Brown once hailed by fergie as a Natural center back looks out of confidence and looks certain to miss the plane to South Africa....... Johny Evans nervy performances are adding to the mess... Well Well... Fergies decision to let Gerrard Pique leave for Barcelona cost him dearly... And we cannot expect Chris Smalling to directly bear the burden on his young shoulders...And i have no clue whats happening at right back...... While i think Captain Neville should take his coaching badges and join Fergies back room staff.. Young rafael is still a Raw diamond..

All this calls for Buying 2 experienced defenders... Philip Lahm of Bayern has all the pre requisites to slot in at Right back.... And @ 20 Million Pounds he adds defensive solidarity and his crosses from the right can be an asset too ! Subotic,Simon Kjaer and David Luiz are some young sholders which can shine for us if signed...... But some how fergie doesnt look like hes interested in signing any one at the back !

The Creative side of uniteds Engine room needs a definite reinforcement....."Mest Ozil, Steven Defour, Diego" are some names which can solve the problem........ What fergie does in the summer remains to be seen........

Will they Break the Jinx ?

And the award for the best perennial underachievers in the world cup goes to "England" (Spain is right up there though)....With all its history and love for the game England could only manage only 1 world cup…… Boasting of Super star footballers it couldn’t get past the quarterfinals in the recent past……

But I see light at the end of the tunnel…..Finally England Could break their Jinx this time Out.....

What will propel them to success this time? In 2006 they failed miserably with Steven Gerard, Lampard and Rio in the peak of their powers... What’s different this time?

Fabio Capello!

After all he’s far better than Sven “Quarterfinal” Erikson (Why do I even bother to compare: p)! I was both surprised and frustrated to see Sven as England Manager for So Long….. Aah finally the FA has made a right decision :)

What is so right about Capello? He and Sir Alex have one trait in common… Players respect them and don’t cross the line they draw! This helps them in playing exactly how they plan …. 9 Wins out of ten in the qualifiers! Wow Man... Is this the same England which couldn’t make it to the Euros? Hell Yes !

And Unlike the Last Time England’s Golden Boy (Wayne Rooney) didn’t break his leg as of now and he’s firing all cylinders….. And at last Capello got him to play more in the box and Leave the “Chasing Opposition forwards” Job to his defensive colleagues….. That clearly made a difference this season…. And this time Rooney’s strike partners are strong too…. Defoe is giving everybody a run for their money this term; Crouch has after all "headed" Robbie Keane to Celtic! And Darren Bent looks Rejuvenated at Steve Bruce’s Sunderland! Agbonlahor is also in contention with fantastic performances against the Big 4 in the premier League… And Don’t forget the Old war Horse Heskey…..So its “All is Well” at the Moment for England in the Striking department .......Gosh Capello will break his head on whom to pick…..

England’s Engine room looks equally good…..Lampard old legs are still going strong and Barry has been performing consistently for city….Steve Gerard seems a lil out of gas though…… we can only wish n hope he gets back to full fitness by June……. Only Fergie knows if Owen has a chance of being on the plane to south Africa…. He was England’s best player in the last world cup….. On the wings Lennon did well for spurs this season and charismatic Joe Cole seems to have lost some of his charisma under ancelotti……. Adam Johnson surprisingly is stealing the lime light at city among his 200 million dollar team mates…… his crosses are a delight to watch…… Though he’s not currently in the frame if he keeps his good work going at city am sure Capello will consider him…… Carrick is doing himself some good with his recent performances….His distribution is going to be an asset for England if he plays in the 11.

The Defence looks a relative week point at this point in time for the "Three Lions"...... Captain Rio is yet to prove hes completely injury free and the usually rock solid JT looks off track after being sacked from captaincy.... Ashley coles ankle fracture is a worry. And england at the moment can only manage a fragile Johnson at right back.... Wil the usual back ups Wes Brown and lescotts shaky performances capello has some work to do to put a solid back four together....... I hope he does a wayne rooney with Rio & JT though :)