Another football post?

Well, sort of. However, I'll try to refrain from commenting to much on events in the matches. Even though Leif and myself was sitting and reading today, we had a pizza break which happened to be at the same time as Leicester-Tottenham. We didn't see that much of the game, the interesting thing was that it was the 3rd round in the FA Cup. That means clashes between teams from lower divisions and Premier League teams.
And there I reach my topic of this post. This is the essence of why the FA Cup is a classic. You have David versus Goliath, amateur players get the opportunity to play against football mega stars. One of the matches today was Burton Albion versus Man Utd. Through heroic fighting during the entire match, they secured a repaly match at Old Trafford. The match ended 0-0, and think of the confidence boost the Burton team must have felt. The goalkeeper kept a clean sheet, against world class strikers such as Ronaldo, Rooney and Solskjær...
After the match, players and the coach of Burton was interviewed. On BBC. The definition of 15 minutes of fame. Pictures from the wardrobe with players celebrating with champagne and a premade (!) banner depicting "WE'RE GOING TO OLD TRAFFORD!" A routine day at the job for the Man Utd players, a memory for life for Burton. And think of the feeling when entering Old Trafford, the largest football stadium in England, and you are about to play a match there...



Also, another funny thing to observe was how important different managers thought the match was. Premiership and Championship managers were interviewed in sweaters, while the managers from lower divisions was dressed up in their finest suits, preferably with the tie in the club colors. Of course, it was a big day for them as well. The Essence.