When I tell you I haven’t slept this well in a long time I would be lying to your face. I sleep well all the time. I can sleep anywhere, at any time, almost on command. I can sleep on a plane, on an uber, watching tv, right after a nap, right before a nap. Sleep is not an issue for me. So trust me when I tell you: I know sleep. With that said, the past two nights have allowed me sleep much more peacefully than in previous weeks.
If you have read any of my blogs you might gotten to the conclusion, rather quickly, that I can be a total douchebag, specially when it had to do with the criticism towards the now (yay) former manager. So in that vein, I will say that I’m not surprised at the outpouring of “sadness” and support of many people, pundits, podcasters and other folk. I get people in the media being very political and diplomatic but my reality, to not qualify it as “the” reality, is that I have zero sadness in my heart nor do I forget the things I felt and what I saw and what I know. Good riddance. This doesn’t negate anything he achieved, doesn’t negate his talent, doesn’t negate that he’s a great person. What I’m saying is I’m not like everyone else, sorry. Buh bye.
Now, onto the match real quick. Without a doubt the most important thing about it all was Lina Hurtig coming back. We are so in dark about everything that she has been dealing with and that is more than OK with me. Whatever she needs, at whatever time, I’m proud of the club for supporting her, understanding her and ideally providing whatever she needs, and with that said, I will express my respect and gratitude towards the former manager because he FOR SURE had a say in this decision and for that I will always be thankful.
I’m sure I sound crazy and biased, but the team looked like a new team. Alessia was fantastic, Caldentey was amazing… seeing Kim and Lia in midfield was lovely as ever… everyone just looked great.
But if I had to pick one thing to point out in which I felt things have changed, it’s that when we let that goal in, I was not worried or stressed for a second. I didn’t doubt the girls at all, not once. I had full and infinite confidence not only that we wouldn’t let another goal in, but that we would score, and we did.
You know, I was thinking that if you showed both a random recent match under the former manager and this match to someone totally ignorant of the drama, etc, what they would think. I was curious if they saw or felt what I felt but there are so many variables and feelings attached that I couldn’t even start to answer, all I could do is go with my feelings and I felt this was a whole new team and they are entering a whole new world.
I am so very proud of every single player. All of them. We have turned the page and they are the authors of the next chapter, THEY are. Not some man. A squad full of historic women.
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