Xabi's new shirt

Can't wait for 2012-13 season! Liverpool and Real Madrid! 
Here's Xabi's new shirt. 

I super LIKE!
 
 

Xabi Boss!

Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid's No. 14 is my favorite football player.  He's the celebrity endorser of Hugo Boss for España! Muy guapo!

Xabi Alonso, the former Liverpool and Real Sociedad man, is so solid playing in front of the defenders that no player has been able to replace him perfectly.

Alonso has the ability to not only pass the ball, but also tackle it well; a requirement of a player playing in his position.

The Spanish midfielder, from the Basque Country,  is considered to be a deep-lying playmaker,  sitting down right behind the midfielders aiding the team with his inch-perfect passing, long shoots and good tackling ability.

Therefore, Alonso belongs to a breed of players who are not only dying out but who are also a rare find. Hence, replacing him in the Real Madrid first-team is a task which is not every player’s cup of tea.

liverpool lost to chelsea 0-2. real madrid lost to sevilla 1-2.

the hurtful thing is, i have lost a major anchor. when before i had weekend BPL to look forward to, i could surmount all my woes. with xabi gone to madrid, and liverpool mucking about like headless chicken (i still love you guys, bar lucas!), what weekend is there?

¿porque la liga no esta en espn/star? por favor!!

gggggrrrrrrrrrrr. back to bono and U2. where is that martha grimes book? *sighs*

still hurts. what is the world coming to?

the fact is that Alonso was key to Liverpool's resurgence last season and without him they miss the urgency of his passes to Gerrard.


'Xabi Alonso was priceless for me,' Steven Gerrard explained when we met last month.

'The speed of his delivery was essential because it gave us the advantage over the defenders. I really miss him because I scored a lot of goals that were down to his speed of thought.

'The service, the way he controlled games, to lose that was big for us. He is one of the best in the world in that position.


Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1218164/MARTIN-SAMUEL-Its-tough-Rafa-Benitez-losing-Xabi-Alonso-X-factor.html#ixzz0T4lrRQKt

forward... march!

ten days since my last post. proof enough that work gets in the way of play. ggggrr. after a week of excitement, the mag i work for (the work-mag) turned 3 and what a party! we had the NYF awards, the ad of the year awards and the design competition awards. amidst all these, had articles to write, a centerfold photoshoot to organize, and friends to take care of. above all, i had football matches (of a lifetime!) to watch.

england 0-2 españa - what a match! two of my fave teams (i also like france) playing a friendly. alonso my baby passed what made the first goal! what a baby! becks played. and how! beautiful game! alonso and becks.

liverpool 1-0 real madrid - again, two of my fave teams!!! raul fouls alonso four seconds into the match. the two players i love! *LOL* alonso again, attempted his audacious long-range goal. terrific save by iker. woohooo yossi for the goal! i couldn't bear the look on the men in white. sergio ramos, raul, guti... that stunned the santiago bernabeu. can't wait for the anfield leg. just can't wait. i can't.

now with the anniversary out of the way. i have a photoshoot to organize. life goes on. and the shoot is in f*ing boracay! what was a beauty has turned into a hootie! *sigh*

forward, march!

photo: downloaded from many sites.