Done with 1 essay. 3 more to go. This week gonna be hell again with all the tight deadlines. I hope I can survive this.
Anyway I woke up with a hangover I think. Was super listless, lacked concentration and felt fatigued throughout the day. If the Japan history prof asks why the last part of my essay is so poorly written, I will just tell him that I had a hangover and invite him for a couple of beers.
Yes I was out drinking again… and caught the Tottenham vs Man Utd match! Waited so long for this actually.
Shall summarise in point form instead of writing lengthy stories.
-The match delayed for 30 minutes because the Man Utd bus was stuck in a traffic jam. And of course there were jokes flooding social media like these:
Uh wait… how do we “start the game without them”? Subs vs 1st team?
Read more about the traffic jam here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3533606/Manchester-United-face-5-000-fine-arriving-late-Tottenham-clash-coach-couldn-t-fit-low-tunnel-alternative-route.html
Well I did got slightly annoyed because I was in the midst of finishing the 4000 word essay but we already left home to watch the telecast so I couldn’t work on it while I was out.
-We caught the match at Tiong Bahru Bar (TBB)… and here is a draft checklist I made while typing this if you want to catch live screenings at bars. Maybe I should escalate this into a full post.
- High definition TV with huge screen – checked!
- Alcohol – checked! (But quite pricey for us actually)
- Food – kitchen was already closed by the time we got here at 11pm. The match was 4pm Brit standard time.
- Spectator ambience – very quiet leh. There were a few Man Utd fans around as well but they were more of casual watchers than engrossed, agitated fans.
- Sound system – Oh no. Couldn’t hear any of the commentary at all because the sound system was playing songs like Bad Day/ Where is the Love/ Blank Space etc instead of the match!
Okay I would still settle for it though, since it is better than crappy live streaming.
-First half was a snorefest because… typical. Soccer fans would know that there is a long running joke that Man Utd doesn’t score during the first half because it is their tactic to bore the opponents to sleep before they score. But anyway few times Spurs came closed but missed.
image courtesy: @SpursOfficial
-After the half time, LVG subbed off Rashford to bring on Young as a striker, when Young actually plays as a left/right wing. Anyway he made a whole lot of crazy tactical decisions that no one could ever understand like playing the players out of their position. And after Fosu-Mensah got subbed off due to injury things were pretty much screwed.
-Spurs goals escalated quickly! Madness. But proud of the team!
-Oh and I forgot to add… The referee is Mike Dean, an alleged Spurs fan. He was caught celebrating when Spurs players scored goals previously, but surprisingly I didn’t see him doing that for this match. Anyway there was one part where Dembele slipped and Mike Dean reached out his hand to help him up. And so it got me retweeting this:
-Around 80 mins or so Depay got into a fight with Walker lol.
-Unfortunately we couldn’t finish watching the match because TBB had to close at 1am according to their operation license agreement, so everyone had to vacate in order not to impose on them.
What it’s 1am already?!
Ah the pain of being an Asian football fan. To catch our favorite team in action we sacrifice our sleep and wake up at 3.45am to watch live matches, or stay up late! But anyway whatever it is, Tottenham won with a clean sheet! Man Utd fans went apeshit on social media once again with all the #LVGOUT and “next time play De Gea as a striker” etc.
Damn it Troll Football, it is EriksEn not Erikson
From Yid Army 4 Life Facebook
-It was surprisingly nice to take a stroll at 1am around the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood. It is as if the whole world belongs just to you and the someone you ❤
Okay linking back to the beginning of the post… I guess this is how you feel the next day when you get a hangover. But I still love my beers and cocktails (did this edit a few days ago cos I was restless)
Last of all here’s my review of the match!
Man of the Match: The whole Tottenham team/ De Gea, Fosu-Mensah (for being saviours, literally)
Flop of the Match: LVG
Will Tottenham win the title? As a fan I hope they do, obviously.
So done with school. Can’t wait to start working already.
And last of all, everyone should read this:
http://www.goodyfeed.com/10-reasons-why-a-girlfriend-who-loves-soccer-is-the-best-girlfriend-ever/
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