You talk about 4-2-4 formation. When I started playing the
formation was 2-3-5. The 2 was the defense position. I played
right inside forward.
You must mean 3-2-5; or alternatively a very brave team indeed with only two defenders!!
I started playing central defense, from there we evolved into the 4-2-4.
In this formation I became the right defense, and then the "sweeper" or "fourth defense", at which time I used to switch between the mid-fielders and the defense.
I was in top shape then, running endlessly between mid-field (sometimes having a shot at the goal), and then back to organizing the defense, sometimes "crossing over" with mile long sliding tackles.
The rule was, either the ball or the man passes, but not the two together...... it worked effectively. Always in a clean manner.
My right knee "wobbles" back and forth (I damaged my posterior cruciate ligament), and so the knee has "play", the funny thing is that the right knee does not hurt at all, however, the left one which it is "tight" hurts like hell.
I would have operate it on but I am too much of a chicken to be under the knife again.
A funny story about my first operation (right knee), after the injury (it "popped" when it happened I heard it), I went to the Doc, and he said he would do "exploratory" surgery first, then he would do "open knee surgery" if warranted.
That night, I saw (pure coincidence), an article on open knee surgery......
I said to myself, like hell I will have this done on me, the operation is far worse than the injury, so forget it.
Then 1 1/2 years after the injury, I saw a team mate with this great big "harness" and told me about "arthroscopic surgery" he says, the Doc will have you playing in top form in no time!
So I go see him, the assistant checks my knee, writes some stuff on the clipboard, and then leaves, Doc comes in reads the report, barely looks at the knee, feels it, and pronounces:
"Your injury is not as bad as you think it is, you will be back playing as if nothing had happened in 6 weeks."
We will fix your meniscus, patella (kneecap), and there is nothing to do about the ligament as the rear ligament is not as important as the front, so will leave that lose, you will never miss it.
In his enthusiasm I became as exited by it and I promptly agree to schedule the operation.... (in and out procedure, same day)
The day of the operation, the anesthesiologist gets me ready, you know, the robe, "take all your clothes off" etc. etc. sets the I.V. ready, puts me in the rolling bed....
We go into the operating room and explains to me what is going to happen, and gets ready to release the anesthetic....
All of a sudden, I get this rushing and sudden feeling that there is no way this guy is going to put me under.... and I say, WAIT!! do not put me to sleep just yet... Call the Doc in, I do not need this operation...
Stunned, the anesthesiologist says, are you sure? Of course I am sure, as I remember, the Doc never really checked the knee, his assistant was the one who checked it and I am certain he is going to agree with me... Call him, call him...
So, the Doc comes in, in ready mode, gloves on, mask on, and looks at me directly in the eye and says "what do you want"? I say, look Doc, I think I do not really need this operation since the knee seems to be doing just fine, and I sit up to show him how my knee was fine, and as I do so, he signals with his finger to the anesthesiologist to open up the valve so the sleepy liquid would flow...
This is quickly done, I begin to feel really "woozy" and the Doc says, yeah, yeah, just lay down you will be just fine..... an hour later I woke up with a better right knee....
Oh well.... Now I will not tell you about my right shoulder as that is a different story......
Z.
btw if you are interested in looking at knee anatomy and arthroscopy procedures, here they are:
scoi.com
scoi.com
p.s. If I repeated the above story already my apologies... I must be going.... senile oh, oh here comes Klaus!! |
