Viktoria’s fans, scant
but singing, jumping, making hay (and hops) whilst proud of club’s showing, of
its gritty skill. Indomitability in action, will to win, or not to go down.
***
And what a show it
was. Goals, a custom in this part of town, shot down on us in clouds of
buckshot, mists of napalm. City, always inflictors of havoc.
***
A match that could run without passion, without action, without injury or much mishap, grown into
a doughty show of skillful might, staunch spirit and lusty back and forth
football.
***
City first , x
marks spot. Small man, big spirit, broad of thigh, with a contract for accuracy,
blasts ball into goal with air of an individual in utmost form.
***
On top of our
world, on top of all worlds. But Viktoria find solution straight away. All straight
in forty six rounds of a clock. All still to play for.
***
But City, and not Viktoria,
carry forward thrust, hold solutions. A quick fix from a Gallic foot and again
hosts find a way to command. Not for long. Two two!
***
Boiling, bubbling
in a glacial mist, a match to warm hand and body, mind and soul. Nasri in and
out, Hart a salmon in front of his trusty goal posts.
***
At last a flood of
action to warm hands in polar conditions, an outpouring of joy for a crowd in
wintry grasp, no stubborn chill as myriad goals fly in.
***
Spanish boss is
calm and placid at this grand show of harmonious attacking. Just two topics of
inquiry still hold forth in our brains. First, which man will guard goal?
***
And two: which four
individuals, strong of arm with skill in coordination, shutting doors, bolting
portcullis, barring ways of approach, can do a job of work in front of Hart?
> (fin) ^
.....(* Ode to Georges Perec and Raymond Queneau *300 words * 10 x 30 words *No letter 'e').....
Brilliant, Simon! But have you ever tried to read A Void? Hard bloody work, maybe even harder than writing it.
ReplyDeleteTo aid you in your conundrum: It is obvious who is in our back four: Clichy, Kompany, Matia Nastasic and Pablo Zaba. Possibly Micah Richards, Martin also, and room for Garcia, but no spot for Joleon Lescott.
Poor Georges was troubled by a number of things: loss and an inability to place the letter e anywhere meaningful. Mr Kolarov has the same problems with his crosses.
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