I used to always dread the disruption that international breaks cause on the flow of the season. That was until I started watching women’s football. Now, I quite like it.
I don’t know exactly how to justify it other that I’m just happy for them. I’m happy the game keeps growing and growing and so are the international competitions. I love the growth of the Euros, the World Cup, Copa America and events like the Finalissima are just awesome. (I know this last one isn’t anything other than glorified friendly but its still cool).
This dimension of feeling happiness for them is something that I don’t feel in the men’s game. Whenever the season is stopped because of qualifiers I get so bothered and those weeks feel like months. Its terrible to say this but I realized the breaks bother me because of ME and MY feelings and what I want. Which is silly. Why don’t I think about the players? the glory of representing their nations? I have no clue why I feel that way but it’s just how it is.
I love that I will get to watch players I love join other players I love that play in different leagues. It’s basically how I felt when I started watching the sport. The difference is that even though I support the oranjeleeuwinnen, I also want Ireland, England, Brazil, Switzerland, Australia, Austria, Scotland, Sweden and Norway to do well. Basically, I need and want every Arsenal player to do well, especially the dutch.
Anyway, I don’t really know what the point of this was other than to illustrate how I feel about there not being matches at the moment. I also do know that there would be matches had we qualified to the FA semis but we didn’t and that’s ok. 😉
Big match coming up vs Man Utd this week and I am personally very excited and super confident.
Bring it.
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A very subjective look into AWFC 
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