A very subjective look into AWFC

This past week has been absolutely nuts for me (in a great way) and I have barely had any time at all to sit down and write any original content. Instead I have added value to your lives by reposting videos and articles from actual journalists etc… BUT! I am back today to, for the sake of balance, bring you back to reality and have you read random thoughts. And by the way, I would like to say hello and welcome to my new readers, whoever you may be and wherever, please know I appreciate you coming by, and much love to the OGs too, aside from my mom and dad of course.

In case this is your first time here please know that all of my opinions come from a very passionate, biased place and I don’t pretend to be an expert or legitimate pundit. My goal is to offer something different that what you normally encounter in the AWFC/WOSO space and because I’m a musician, lots of what I say comes from a prism that implies a different perspective than you might expect or be used to as it relates to women’s football. So again, thanks!

The music I’m working on and with the people I’m working with at the moment, is, to put it mildly: NEW. I don’t have much experience playing the type of music I’m playing and I’m not really in my comfort zone but this is actually something I embrace because it streamlines growth and expansion both musically and personally as well. I try to, as much as possible, seek out musical situations that push me and challenge me, but I have to say I also adore just playing what I like, how, when and with whom love. Not everything has to be a challenge and a push forward… sometimes its ok to just ride the waves. However, my days are full of change.

And speaking of change, some of us are familiar with the Nations League on the men’s side but it is here for the women’s game and it starts TODAY. I know how confusing this competition can be and I am not a stranger to this confusion but overall I think it can be a good thing, depending on squad rotation primarily.

Another serious competition will only elevate the standard of the game and it will allow us fans to see much more competitive matches played among some of the best teams in the world very often, with actual things at stake unlike the friendlies most of us disliked with a passion. But let’s be honest, I’m extremely worried about overplaying, traveling, no time to recover and I don’t mean it as it relates to Arsenal only but for these women as a whole and their livelihood, mental health and more.

The WSL hasn’t even started and our girls are already with their nations about to start ANOTHER tournament on the heels of the most watched World Cup ever. They didn’t even have time to rest and get acclimated back in whichever country they play in and have had to travel to who knows where and switch ON the international player mode. I don’t know how I feel about it but like with most changes in life, it’ll take time to get used to or even if it’s just to form an opinion, changes need time.

With that said, there are some incredible matches in group A, but I’m mostly interested in the Sweden vs Spain match. Not sure what to expect, what the swedes will do in support of the spaniards and so on. It’ll be a very interesting thing and it can potentially be a massive show of support and dare I say historic? I can’t wait to see what happens but sadly I cannot watch a single minute because of I need to play a tambourine.

Looking forward to seeing how the lionesses line up vs Scotland, and that fixture, in case you didn’t know, is the oldest rivalry in football and regardless of the level of the competition, age group, gender, etc… it’s always tasty and never ever a “friendly” so this is gonna be a good one for sure.

Gotta run! Have a great weekend and I’ll be writing this weekend and every single day as usual.

d ❤

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