Most humans that know the sport know about Vivianne Miedema. As AWFC fans we are so very privileged to have a player of her quality, vision and consistency in our team. The influence she has on players, staff and fans as a whole is truly impossible to quantify, qualify and analyze. In addition, her value and importance to the Oranjeleeuwinnen and to her nation as a whole is simply unreal.
You know this, I know this and even rival fans or people that don’t think she’s the best striker on the planet, would still agree that, objectively, she’s unstoppable and makes every single squad better. For my money, she makes every single team stronger and when she’s not, no matter the form they might have for a spell, a squad is weaker. This is a sign of big players and when you’re the biggest there is you’re going to leave a chasmic void wherever you aren’t.
When I think about Viv though, I don’t think about the goals, the passion, the gloves… I do admit I think about the bun because I now sport a man bun in her honor… but back to the topic. I don’t think about on the pitch stuff when she comes to mind. Rather, I feel this incredible energy, vision and humility that is much more powerful and has more potential than anything within the confines of the white lines.
Of course, I’m not the first nor last to say this. Her attitude and personality have been featured in many interviews, blogs, videos, etc. We all know she’s special but I’m here to say that she’s 1000x more special than we think.
There is a “Wengerism” that I love and I use all the time. It says that to truly appreciate things we need to “create chronological distance” between us and the event. By the way, that has to be the name of a future album for me.
Viv’s football brain is developed beyond description and her ability on the pitch in undeniable. But the person, the human, the intelligent human is an incredible force and I’m here for it and support her in every single thing she does.
Her writing is incisive, poignant and extremely intelligent. All the articles she write push boundaries and do so with eloquence and truth.
It’s almost like I feel, no that she’s TOO BIG for the club, etc… it’s that the club and anything she’s involved with is too small. I don’t mean to disrespect and anything and yes “no one player is bigger than the club” blah blah blah. But I kinda feel it like that with her.
There is a infinite amount of quotes from her I could cite. Her self awareness is uncanny and her ego is so tiny, its just inspiring. But my favorite quote of her recently was during the Man City match when she was asked about the girls playing at The Emirates and she said that that stadium wasn’t the men’s stadium but that it was the club’s stadium.
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I never thought of that. Not in my feminist, equal opportunity, socially conscious mind. What a perspective… what a point of view… what a simple truth.
Viv is the truth.
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