The 90 Minute Fever

The 90-minute Fever!!!

With the football fever increasing the temperatures all around the world and with only

Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar on everybody’s mind, it shows how widely the sport has been

accepted and celebrated. It can be called a “Global Religion”!

The 32 best teams in the world fought it out for the best spot, 32 countries pinned their

hopes on the national squad, it was a proud moment for every single member in that squad

to be in his national colours. Every player came with a dream of being the man who can help

his team win the World Cup.

It all starts with the referee’s whistle, the next 90 minutes keeps the whole world gripping to

their television sets irrespective of whether their homeland is playing or they are just

supporting a nation, of which their favourite player, is a part. The football enthusiasts and

pundits begin their analysis and opinions with the whistle.

While the players are physically stressed out after every single practice session, the coaches

are mentally exhausted with their minds, busy, every minute, thinking about how he can

handle every single opponent. The amount of thinking that a coach puts in into a game is

mesmerising. Whether he has to be defensive and capitalise only on counter attacks leaving

his opponent short of people at the back or if he should start pressing from the first minute.

If he should work his way through central midfield with the best of his experience in 4-1-2-12 formation or if his team should move forward through the wings in a 4-4-2 formation. The

strategies that go into a game of football are immense and thought-provoking.

This year’s tournament has been a special one. With a good number of records being

surpassed, it is evident that the teams have up the ante. With Germany walking out as

champions, they are the first European team to do so on South American soil! Great, isn’t it?

But what stood out more was their emphatic 7-1 victory over Brazil in the semi-final match....