Sunday 2 November 2014
Hey studybudies
Some of you
asked me a lot of questions about my experience in the national team of
Liechtenstein that´s the reason why I will (I'm going to) share my trip to Italy with you on
our blog.
The kick
off against Italy was in the Giuseppe Capozza stadium on Thursday the 6th of August at 5:00 o´clock p.m.
The Giuseppe Capozza stadium is in the south of Italy in Casarano.
Everyone in our squad knew that this is going to be
the most difficult game ever. During the journey we were talking about the key
players and stars from Italy. The opponent was the under 21 team from Italy,
which had some very famous and fantastic players in their team(repeat). We weren´t afraid of them, but we
knew that every single player was better than our whole team. Every week they were playing in the “Serie A” or “Champions League” and who are we? We were playing in amateur teams like Fc BW
Feldkirch, Fc Balzers or Fc Triesenberg. That was quite funny, but it was a big
chance for us to match with players who were playing football at the highest level in Europe. My mates
and I decided to fight for every centimetre on the pitch.
When we
arrived in Casarano we drove to
our hotel by bus. As soon
as we arrived at the hotel we ate some pasta and after the dinner we put our
bags into the hotel rooms. The time was running, we only had this
afternoon and one day more to materialize (focus) for our big game. After lunch we went
out to the pitch for an
easy training (session). In the evening at our first day in Italy we
had a team meeting. This was no big deal for us,
because our coach made this every time before we went to bed. At this meeting
he showed us every single Italian player and their type (way)of playing football. They played ( play ) a brilliant
football with short and fast passes. He also gave us a folder with 20 pages. All
20 pages were about how to
defend our goal. We had to learn this in our free time. I was surprised
the coach described every single position very detailed.
The next
day we had two trainings and two team meetings. We didn´t believe that we only trained the basics of defending.
After that we worked through the folder in the meeting room. That wasn´t a big deal for us, but he wanted
that each of us was thinking the same in every situation on the pitch, because
this and only this could be our chance to reach a draw.
At the gameday
we were all very nervous during the breakfast, but we did our last training as
usual. At lunch the atmosphere was stressed because the coach was going to tell
us the starting eleven. That team meeting
was a little bit different if you compare it with the others. I was very happy and proud when the coach
showed us our starting eleven. We played in a 4-4-2 system and my position was the
centre that (,which) is my favourite position. I knew that I had to run, fight and be
cleverer than the others because it was one of the most important positions in
our strategy. I always phoned my parents after the last team meeting to tell
them the news. They told me that they found a TV-channel to watch the game live.
That was an extra motivation for me.
At 3
o´clock p.m. we drove by bus to the stadium. Our bus was between two police
cars, I didn´t know why they were here? Should they protect us? I read a lot of
times in magazines about Italian hooligans, but I couldn´t believe that this could
happen at our game. The driver of the bus drove us one meter next to the
entrance of the stadium. The stadium was very big and the pitch was perfect.
For me the groundkeeper did a really good job. In the changing room every
player did his own rites to focus himself for the game. I always walk around the
table in the middle of the room and listen to music. Our coach was not in our changing
room because he got interviewed. Now was the time to warm up, we went out and the
supporters were singing their songs. That was amazing! Half an hour before the
game started ca. 5000 supporters were here and sang songs. We did our normal
warm up program and left the pitch. In the changing room we changed our kit and
stood in a circle. The coach made a short motivation speech. In tunnel the
Italian players were waiting in row for us. They all were taller and stronger
than us. We walked out and the stadium was full. Everywhere you could see
Italian flags. Then they played our national anthem and I began to sing. After
the national anthems we shook hands with the players and referees. After that a
team picture was taken and then was the kick off.
That was
one of my stories in the national team. I hope I could
give you a little impression about the dimension of football. Please let your
comments below.
Grün Hinterlegt ist meine Verbesserung
Gelb sind Schönheits Verbesserungen
Rot Falsch
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Hi Christoph, for me as a big football fan, your blog entry is very interesting. I' m sure it' s pretty cool to play for a National-Team. It' s an experience only less players are going to get.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite National-Team is Italy and so it impresses me a lot as you told me you had played against them. Especially the players on the Italian side like, El Sharaawy, Borini and Immobile. These are all well known names in football-europe and I think it' s a great honour to play against such talented guys.
Now they all play in Italy' s A-Team, so it' s possible you fouled one of the upcoming world-cup-winners of 2018 ;-).
Greetz
Manuel