Manchester United, Man U, MU or whatever you called it, crossed the finish line victorious. However, it was not Wayne Rooney who caught my attention and it didn’t take the penalty taken by Ronaldo, or his inexhaustible footworks to mesmerize me. It was the old man in Ryan Giggs, who came on as substitute later in the game.
It was nice to see Ryan Giggs get himself on the scoresheet, a reminiscence of his golden days, which should come to an end anytime now. Actually, he was the reason I adored Man Utd a decade ago – much to the annoyance of my brother who is a life-time Liverpool supporter and the one who loudly denounce my Man Utd spirit by saying that if you are a Man Utd fan, you are new to football. It was when the cute David Beckham and nice Umbro jersey were still around. All of which worked well as attractions and reasons to say it is cool to support Man Utd.
Ryan Giggs stood up high than anyone else in the team, although Eric Cantona and again, David Beckham were there in the same picture. Along with his pace, composure and technique, he was the apple of my eye and inspiration for me to play for my school team. Most memorable moment of his prowess was when he single-handedly crash Arsenal out of FA Cup, dribbled past five ke four tah Arsenal defenders (including Martin Keown and Tony Adams!) before fired an unstoppable shot past through the hands of the then England first choice goalkeeper, David Seaman. Although his bulu dada was not that appealing (especially when he took off his jersey in celebration of the goal), he mesmerized me with his technique – and it is certainly one of many great football experience I had.
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And almost ten years after that, it was nice to see him in action again, although I am donning different colour now. It was a priceless moment when he lifted the Barclays Premier League as a captain, not just another player as he used to be when the great Roy Keane and Eric Cantona were still around. 10th silverware with United, and Ryan Giggs or Giggsy as they called it, is a living legend. He is my legend. Thanks man, for the wonderful experience you gave to us, to me. All the best in the future (may you retire soon, as not to be brutally sacked – thanks to the cruel Premier League money-based system).
Oh yes, congratulations Manchester United, Man U, MU or whatever you called it. If Ryan Giggs is still 25, I would say fuck you to Liverpool right away, and of course, if Steven Gerrard is not a footballer.
P.S. If not Liverpool, I’d rather prefer Arsenal to win the league over Man Utd or Chelsea. I am not quite sure why I hate those two teams very much (or envy?). Maybe it’s just a weird sentiment shared by all Koppites, isn’t it?
I wonder what the fan was thinking when he scored the 2nd goal against wigan that day. They asked for him to be axed from the team because he is too old but then,he had done so much to Manchester United. Maybe its not Giggs whos too old, its the fan who's too new that they did not even realized Giggs contribution.