Comments on: Game Six: v Godoy Cruz http://www.handofdan.com/2010/03/game-six-v-godoy-cruz-2/ A view of Argentina from quite close to the touchline Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hernan Epelman http://www.handofdan.com/2010/03/game-six-v-godoy-cruz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Hernan Epelman Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:03 +0000 http://www.handofdan.com/?p=438#comment-263 It's really too bad that growing up in a football country you don't get the luxury of picking your team based on its philosophical characteristics. You're too young and end up going with the team of a respected older figure. Your father's team. Or maybe you rebel against and pick a favorite uncle's team. Maybe it's the team of a friend. Regardless, between 6 and 10 years old you make your irrational choice and then are stuck for life. If you're the respected older figure, the father, the cool uncle, think about the great responsibility you bear. Do you really want to inflict a life time of pain and disappointment on someone that admires you and yearns for your approval? Maybe for their benefit you can put away that Racing jersey during those crucial years and fake interest in a team that can win something more than once in a generation. And if you want to feel independent and root for a real underdog you can even pick Boca right now. They look really awful, but you know, it's just a matter of time before they come back to the top. PS: on Sunday I heard you on the radio here in California, reporting on the Chile quake. It always makes my day. :-) It’s really too bad that growing up in a football country you don’t get the luxury of picking your team based on its philosophical characteristics. You’re too young and end up going with the team of a respected older figure. Your father’s team. Or maybe you rebel against and pick a favorite uncle’s team. Maybe it’s the team of a friend. Regardless, between 6 and 10 years old you make your irrational choice and then are stuck for life.

If you’re the respected older figure, the father, the cool uncle, think about the great responsibility you bear. Do you really want to inflict a life time of pain and disappointment on someone that admires you and yearns for your approval? Maybe for their benefit you can put away that Racing jersey during those crucial years and fake interest in a team that can win something more than once in a generation. And if you want to feel independent and root for a real underdog you can even pick Boca right now. They look really awful, but you know, it’s just a matter of time before they come back to the top.

PS: on Sunday I heard you on the radio here in California, reporting on the Chile quake. It always makes my day. :-)

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