I AM ZADE: It Has Finally Ended

Monday 12 July 2010

It Has Finally Ended

I'm sure people of all walks of life are talking about the final game. Especially people in Spain, it would be the talk of the century. The Trophy is finally theirs...a history in the making. All it needed was one man...one goal...and one chapter was carved in history of Spain as well as the FIFA World Cup, forever. A finale full of shouts of joy for some...and a teary-eyed ending for the others.

Watching the ending of the FIFA World Cup 2010 earlier this morning makes me wonder, what could have made it possible for the Spanish team? What did they have that made them superior against the all-time favourite, Holland aka the Oranje?

If not for Paul de Octo who predicted that Spain would win the Cup and that after all his previous predictions, he was 100% correct...I think most wouldn't have imagined that Spain would have won. Why? Simply because that was the first time they ever got to the finals! People tend to be a bit sceptical...so did I.

I have to admit, it was rather a tough fight...physically and psychologically...Else it wouldn't have been dragged to extra time. And yet they prevailed. Amidst frustrations over frustrations from boths sides, with the tackles and the cards, they pushed on. Some people say they were lucky because they have extra men, after Holland's Heitinga was sent off with a red card. But that's not so...they have just the required no. It's Holland who has less.

Finally, they turned the impossible to I M POSSIBLE. And it was a glorious success...celebrated not only by their fans...but also by the whole country. The team, it seems, has managed to restore the pride of their nation.

Sadly, it was not all glory for Paul de Octo...