smells like team spirit

Team spirit. It has often been undersetimated in sports, in activities across humanity in general. We often see the collection of all-star teams, playing supposed fantasy football, calling themselves the best team on the planet. what rubbish.

A great, rather cliched example used would be the dutch. Them and their egos. How they have always battled with each other during tournaments, only to self combust. Clarence seedorf, a midfielder always interrupted the coach's talk to give his own opinion. He demanded to be played in his favourite position, threatening to walk out if it wasn't agreed to. He came to training late, slacked off. Now, he has been sacked from the team and suddenly, holland look like champs again.

A united team will always be stronger than a divided one. Bricks need cement to hold them together. Sticks need glue. Snails need slime to grip on to the leafs. Players need team spirit.

It is never easy trying to get into a new team, a team where everyone knows everyone else already. A team where they have been good friends for 4plus years, playing football and just interacting with each other. Cliques are rife in this team and they just stick together. Try being someone new, whose capabilities are not spectacular and it is very hard to turn their disapproving stares into smiles. They maybe view me as someone taking their place, someone spoiling the perfect chemistry between each other.

I miss the njc soccer team, where everyone was really good friends. They had a thrashing session once in a while and you voiced out your disapprovements with whatever your team mate did, on or off the field. There was no animosity and the seniors, despite knowing the places were being threatened by the new j1 blood, never did anything to make you feel unwelcome. Its a real warm place where everyone just keeps on laughing.

I remember the times in malacca. where we just laughed on the bus, secretly for fear of angering ms ho, but still laughing. Despite losing the match and you know you fucked up, after the thrashing out session that happens, we remain good friends.

i hope things improve