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On the weekend, I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine who is a die-hard rugby league supporter. We were discussing why I had converted to football. He said to me “it’s boring and repetitive,” to which I replied, “but all sport is.”
I then went on to tell him that football is like no other sport in that in one match you can experience every kind of emotion.
You do get this in other sports but not as often as football. Whenever a team is in your own penalty box with the ball you get this sudden fear and anxiety.
However, if your team manages to get the ball and break on the counter, all of a sudden you begin to be filled with excitement and joy. And this is only one element of the emotion that goes into the game.
Last night watching the Newcastle Jets play in the ACL, I experienced frustration at the fact the Jets had not scored in the first half; anger at Jason Hoffman for missing a few good opportunities despite playing well; and anxiety for the second half.
Then in the second half, I experienced depression and anger when the Jets went 1-0 down, particularly due to a Griffiths goal; then surprise when they levelled; and finally jubilation once they finally scored the winner.
And I’m not even a Jets fan! You could only imagine the emotions a Beijing fan was going through.
On top of this a few hours later in a different Champions League match, a similar amount of emotion happened, with Barcelona equalising in injury time against Chelsea and progressing on the away goal rule.
For ninety minutes, you can experience extreme highs and extreme lows. And at the end of a game, you can be either ecstatic or so sad you’re lost for words.
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