Desire is an animal impossible to defeat with the weapons of logic. Unpredictable, mocking, and deceitful, it is skillful at baiting traps. One of its favorite games is the paradox of loyalties. Wanting one thing and the opposite. These cases have poor resolution. Winning is losing and losing is winning. The benefit, if any, is not clean. But the harm is not absolute either. Let’s add a dramatic and exaggerated plus: these are situations from which one often comes out laughing and crying at the same time.
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Argentina matters to me, football-wise, between little and nothing. But I long for Messi to win his second World Cup, surpass Maradona in the imagination of the football world, and certify that not only in play but also in titles, no comparisons with him are admitted. It is noble to be grateful. And we Barcelona fans still have much to thank the little Argentine extraterrestrial for. But damn it!, I also want la roja to return to Spain with their second world championship in the bag sixteen years later. For joy to overflow in the streets and squares, for many of my friends and close people to have a boost of self-esteem. And for this new generation of footballers who captivate anyone who loves football to earn the right to sew their own star on the jersey they play with.
I envision an Argentina that is actually the cunning Atlético of Cholo whitened by Messi’s talent
Sometimes it is others who decide for you. Just wait seated for events to put things in their place. But this has not been the case. Messi and Spain have insisted on reaching the final. So it’s time to pluck the daisy in the first person: Messi, Spain, Messi, Spain….
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I am a prisoner of paralysis by analysis. An analysis that, moreover, I know positively will not take me anywhere. So, trying to recover practical spirit, I have decided to extend the life of this polyamorous adventure until the second before the start of the match. And after? After it will be what it has to be. But with the first touch of the ball, the question must be cleared: churros or merinas?
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The natural way out of the mess is the one we pointed out at the beginning: laugh and cry. Sing all the goals, celebrate the victory of whoever wins, and accompany in the pain the one who loses the contest. But that is, in my opinion, typical of weak people and looks good. Football demands the basic fan like me to take sides and count oneself from the start among one side or the other. To get involved and show a clear preference. Although maybe I already know what will happen and all this is nothing more than trivial literature. If I close my eyes I see the Argentines caressing the ankle of Olmo, Yamal, or Cubarsí and the horizon clears. I envision an Argentina that is actually the cunning Atlético de Madrid of Cholo Simeone whitened this time by Messi’s talent. This image is enough to recover my place. Goodbye polyamory, hello, Spain.
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