I have a love/hate relationship with social media. For every sublime masterpiece of a family pet wearing human clothing on Instagram, there are ten poorly-lit photos of some Olive Garden abomination. For every perfectly-balanced moment of self deprecation on Facebook, there are at least three woefully ill-informed political tirades.
Considering that I have accounts on LinkedIn, Goodreads, and Google+ all in states of advanced decomposition, the last thing I needed was a Twitter account. But, short of moving to Wales, Twitter was the best means to stay plugged in to the Cardiff City fan community...so tweet tweet tweet.
And you know what? As overwhelming as Twitter can be, it has reminded me that it's the social more so than the media that makes these experiences worthwhile. Case in point, this past weekend Jody (@jodylaforge) a South Wales resident and Dragon and Bluebird follower graciously offered to take some photos of the Cardiff City-Tottenham Hotspur match from his seat.
Check out two of the pictures he sent below!
When he's not busy with pro bono foreign news correspondent roles, Jody is the frontman of alt/punk band Dodgem-X. You can read Jody's Soundscape Magazine interview here.
Be sure to check out Dodgem-X on iTunes and follow them on Twitter (@DodgemXofficial)! Thanks again, Jody. Gentleman and scholar.
Now back to the match...
Cardiff City 0 - Tottenham Hotspur 1
- Paulinho (TOT) 92'
A tough, final moment loss for the Bluebirds. Cardiff City had great energy out of the gate, to the point of seeming frantic. But it wasn't long before the Spurs took over and dominated every inch of the field.
Dominated? How can I say anyone dominated in a 0-1 match? Well by the end of the first half, Tottenham had taken 14 attempts on goal as opposed to Cardiff City's 1. The game ended with 29-6 attempts in favor of the bad guys. To be honest it felt like the Spurs made 100 attempts and the Bluebirds were just bunkered down in their third of the field.
There were still some positives from Cardiff City this weekend.
Bluebirds goalkeeper David Marshall is absolutely amazing. Picture Neo performing physics-defying kung fu in the Matrix and you'll have a good sense of this man's work. If there is any player on Cardiff City who is unquestionably Premier League talent, it's David Marshall.
Also, this weekend we saw the debut of forward Peter Odemwingie. He came on in the 65th minute and was nearly vibrating with excitement. His shining moment was a legitimate goal setup for Aron Gunnarsson, which unfortunately sailed over the net. Odemwingie seems promising, and at this point the Bluebirds offense needs all the help it can get.
Which brings me to my favorite moment of the match...the moment when Gary "el pitbull" Medel decided to take matters into his own hands. Medel is a defensive midfielder. But at one point in the match I think he just said "f this I'm going to go score some goals". He then proceeded to kick a ridiculous 40 yard attempt on goal. Much applause for the effort, very ballsy.
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| #garymedelfact: Medel does not kick the ball, Medel demands that the field move itself (Image Credit: Video screenshot from Cardiff City FC Official Website) |
Check out Gary Medel's cameo on the official Cardiff City YouTube channel here. Around the 5 minute mark he educates the reporter as to who holds the world's fastest tennis serve record.
Anyways, by the 91st minute of the match I was pretty convinced that through Marshall's heroics and an enormous amount of luck Cardiff City would walk away with a draw. And then Spurs midfielder Paulinho scored a heartbreaking goal.
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| Rough day at the office (Image Credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe) |
Following this result, the Bluebirds find themselves in 16th place with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses. The table below captures the full Premier League standings as of 09/24/13. The table columns are: Club Name, Matches Played (Pld), and Ranking Points (Pts).
And in fantasy news, the Cardiff'rent Strokes faired no better than Cardiff City this week. We've dropped a few spots unfortunately. Here's the summary of my FPL status:
- Rank (Last Week): 1,427,085
- Rank (This Week): 1,786,389
- Total Players: 2,942,900
Better luck next week! Cardiff City's next Premier League match is away against Fulham on September 28th.
Thank you as always for reading Dragon and Bluebird! You can find me on Twitter as well, @dragon_bluebird.
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