#king zizou

[kvtnisseverdeen]

Things happen on the pitch. It's happened to me many times. But I could not stand it there. It is not an excuse. But my mother was ill. She was in hospital. More than once they insulted my mother and I never responded. And then, it happened. To apologise for this? No. If it was Kaká, a regular guy, a good guy, of course I would have apologised. But not to this one. If I ask him forgiveness, I lack respect for myself and for all those I hold dear with all my heart. I apologize to football, to the fans, to the team. But to him I cannot. Never, never. It would be to dishonour me. I'd rather die. There are evil people. And I don't even want to hear those guys speak. (x)

[slicesofapple]

My Twelve Favorite (Children’s) (Chapter) Books (in no particular order and without regard for genre or intended age) and then some

Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones. If you are looking for perfection (and if you love fantasy), you will find it here. This also serves as a placeholder for the rest of Diana Wynne Jones’s body of work. You can’t go wrong with anything she wrote, although I do have my favorites. The audiobooks read by Gerard Doyle are fabulous.

Tashi and the Big Stinker by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg . It was like this… (The whole series is phenomenal; picked this particular one because it’s my kids’ favorite of the lot). Probably written for children on the younger side (quite a bit younger, lol) but that’s never stopped me…

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.     If you want your heart torn out in less than a hundred pages.

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer. Each time I read this I find it just as thrilling as the last time.

The Grey King, by Susan Cooper.   While each book in this series is spectacularly written, this one is particularly haunting.  Again, be prepared to have your heart torn out by the roots.

Is Underground by Joan Aiken. An absolute gem by one of the most wildly inventive and fantastic authors to ever write for children (which obviously is saying a lot).

Lionboy by Zizou Corder.   A favorite in this household. The audiobook is – chef’s kiss.

Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl.    This book also serves as a placeholder for Roald Dahl, whose mastery goes without saying. The audiobook read by Peter Serafinowicz is terrific.

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope.   Perfectly crafted. (lol cw: quite sweet heterosexual romance)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Every time I read it, I love it all over again.

The Superlative Horse, by Jean Merrill. What is the price, and what is the value?

Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey. One of my kids' favorites, and mine too. The later books get a bit convoluted, but this one is so much fun.

Runners up (again, in no particular order): Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Keeper of the Isis Light by Monica Hughes, The Moon in the Cloud by Rosemary Harris, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by L. Pichon, Dorrie's Magic by Patricia Coombs, The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy, The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, Holes by Louis Sachar, Jack Holborn by Leon Garfield, Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Merlin’s Mistake by Robert Newman, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams, The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, Sabriel by Garth Nix, An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden, The Kidnapping of Suzie Q by Martin Waddell, The Adventures of Odysseus by Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden, You're a Bad Man Mr. Gum by Andy Stanton (the audiobook read by the author is wildly hilarious), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Knight's Castle by Edward Eager, The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit.

I consider all the stories listed above to be treasures.

[decibelico]

Alonso Arreola – LabA Música Horizontal 2006. Discos Intolerancia. Jazz/Rock.

Por: Chel

Alonso Arreola es actualmente el bajista de La Barranca y tiene amplia presencia en el círculo musical independiente. Además de su banda actual, ha participado en proyectos de diversos estilos (Monk, Libélula, Síntesis, Siconauta). También ha sido colaborador en diferentes publicaciones musicales como Pulse de Tower Records, Music Life, Rolling Stone México, así como en los periódicos La Jornada y Reforma. Recientemente sus aportaciones pueden ser leídas en el portal de bitácoras Dixo.com.

A finales de 2006, Arreola presentó su disco LabA Música Horizontal llamando la atención tanto por su producción como por su calidad musical. A través de sus 19 temas (y un silencio) se pueden encontrar momentos relajantes, agresivos, experimentales, absorbentes e introspectivos. El sonido refleja un empeño constante en lograr una identidad que va desde el título del tema hasta la última nota ejecutada.

Anticipándose a la situación nacional, LabA inicia con el tema “Oda a la tortilla”, presentando un arreglo de influencias barrocas con el apoyo de la excelente chelista Mónica del Águila (Cecilia Toussaint, Betsy Pecanins). Este tema anuncia claramente el discurso del disco en el que las bases rítmicas serán la carta de presentación.

Al avanzar en los temas, se pueden apreciar diferentes estilos que van desde rock hasta jazz fusión, sin dejar a un lado la experimentación con sonidos ambientales e instrumentos poco escuchados en los géneros mencionados. Tal es el caso de un expresivo marimbol (antiguo instrumento de percusión utilizado en el son jarocho) que sirve como base para el tema Balada.

Cabe darle un especial reconocimiento al tema Zizou, interpretado por Jaime López como solamente él lo puede hacer. Siguiendo su costumbre, se basa en una expresión común (“ah cabrón”) y la complementa aceleradamente con sonidos guturales. Todo esto sobre un juego de slap que expone la versatilidad de Arreola como bajista.

Para la creación de LabA, el autor se apoyó en un equipo de fanáticos, amigos y organizaciones. En las fichas técnicas de los temas sobresalen nombres de la talla de Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Gerry Rosado (Consumatum Est), José Manuel Aguilera y Chema Arreola (La Barraca) y Alejandro Otaola (Santa Sabina, La Barranca), entre otros. 

La forma de adquirirlo y su justificación hacen de LabA un disco aún más particular: se realiza una donación voluntaria a la organización “Gente por la Defensa Animal” (www.gepda.org), únicamente agregando el costo de envío. Una vez recibido el disco, Alonso Arreola acepta la realidad y se encarga de reiterar su mensaje en el interior del empaque: “Copia o comprime este disco para compartirlo física o digitalmente, pero menciona a su autor y benefactores”. 

Para más información sobre Alonso Arreola:

www.labalonso.com

www.labarranca.com.mx

Publicado el 27 de enero de 2007 en Milenio Blogs.

[jordaanpc]

IM SO UPSET 😭😭😭😭😭 he’s leaving just like that?? 😭😭 obviously I respect his decision, if he thinks it’s his time then there’s obviously reasoning behind it but still 😭😭😭😭 Zizou 💞💞💞💞💞💞

[realmadridx14]

[zerolympiustrife]

New header.

[xmilitao]

ØDEGAARD AGAINST ATLETI

[king-kaka]

[cantatrice1]

Zizou’s letter is 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Drag them, king.

[bropisha]

ZIZOUS 500TH GOAL IS BENZEMAS KING SHIT

[tchouameninga]

eden hazard, behind zizou clapping at rodrygo’s free kick what a king

[iscosbitch-archive]

ZIZOU PLAYING EVERYONE THAT WAS ROBBED OF PLAY TIME IS P O E T I C. WE LOVE A KING WHO ASSERTS HIS DOMINANCE

[asensihoe]

zizou is letting bale start one more time before he sells him, we stan a generous king

[marcoasensioo]

we won’t be kings this year

we can’t blame it on the players. blame it on perez, who mistreated ronaldo. we can’t pray for ronaldo to come back, because he won’t. zizou won’t either. what we can do is hope that we get a consistent goalscorer this summer. we have a lack of goals and it’s evident. our defence wasn’t as good as it usually is without sergio. but please, don’t blame it on the players. we need to stick by each other during this time. i know i will. hala madrid y nada más ❤️

[thefalse9]

Zinedine Zidane Was As Impressive In Walking Away As He Was At Managing Real Madrid

And so it was with the world at his feet, having completed the most impressive three year stretch that a manager has argubaly ever had at the club-level, Zinedine Zidane walked away from Real Madrid and everything it represented; the glamour, the success and the stage upon which he had achieved so majestically, so unquestionably.

Mere days after leading Real Madrid to a third straight Champions League victory, Zidane announced that he would be stepping away as manager of the kings of European Football; the announcement coming on the same day that a vote of “no-confidence” would be taking place in Spain and possibly lead to the fall of the nation’s current Prime Minister. Some in Spain said that the news of Zidane’s decision had eclipsed the news regarding a new head of the Spanish Government.There was truth hidden beneath the joke.

Zidane leaves the club after a tenure in which he had won more than all but one of Real Madrid’s managers in all their history. Most impressively, he did so in two-and-a-half seasons; a feat so ridiculous and incredible a thought that it’s hard to put into words. More importantly, Zidane was this successful while comporting himself as a complete gentleman. A stark contrast to the days of Jose Mourinho and his prickly personality, ZIdane was graciousness and class personified. 

There was never a negative comment, never a display of agitation, nor an obnoxious outburst. Never was Zizou embroiled in drama, but rather he did his best to avoid it and put the focus solely on his club and the nature of what was being done on the pitch. It is incredibly telling that on the day that he announced his resignation from the most revered post in World Football, Zinedine Zidane received a lengthy standing ovation from the media; not because of his notable talent as a player and later as a manager, but because he will be missed for his candor, the gentlemanly nature of his relationship with the press and the class he brought back to Madrid.

And in truth? That may be the biggest accomplishment of his tenure in the Spanish capital. ZIdane was able to manage with aplomb while keeping his composure, his calm and his class while directing what at times has been known to be the biggest powder-keg in World Football. Managing Real Madrid requires the ability to manage and understand the emotions and needs of superstar players while navigating a ferocious press core who lives upon aggrandizing the latest defeat, the latest tactical mistake or the latest comment and making it into a state of national emergency. Most difficult, it requires a certain ability; a patience and a certain degree of tact to navigate a relationship with the megalomaniac in charge, Florentino Perez, Real Madrid’s president.

The masterful handling of that relationship was Zidane’s most valuable asset as a manager because Perez, a notorious meddler reknown for phoning managers and demanding certain players be played in certain spots, was mitigated by the former French international. Often, Real Madrid managers don’t have the stones to withstand the constant demands and the constant meddling of the team president, but Zidane, once one of Perez’s favorite galacticos was quickly able to assert himself, his independence and avoid the interference from the board.

Upon hire, Zidane benched Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez - at the time two of Florentio Perez’s most recent purchases, golden boy trinkets who were the latest on the galactico assembly line. In their place, Zidane would start Isco, the Spanish starlet who has become a key cog of the Spanish National Team, Casemiro, as strong a midfielder as you’ll find in Europe, and has given multiple starts and opportunities to both Lucas Vasquez and Marco Asensio; both of which are destined to be stars in the Spanish capital for years to come. It’s so hard to overstate how brave this move was because nobody had ever benched one of Florentio Perez’s shiny new toys before, let alone two. Now here was Zidane, once the golden boy of his own generation, handling it all with overarching calm and the self-assurance that made him one of the best players of all-time. 

And so, the Zidane legacy is probably etched in stone, unimpeachable with his current resume listing him as a 3-time Champions League winner as a manager to go alongside his illustrious playing career. That said, his legacy as it’s current stated won’t be fully appreciated or dug into until years from now when we can all appreciate the true scope of his accomplishments. Zidane won 3 Champions League titles while never really cementing one particular style of play. He consistently evolved and rose to the challenge of his opponent, adapting and making adjustments to suit the needs of the game at-hand. This was remarkably effective in the Champions League, but in the domestic league, which is more about imposing your will on weaker teams and taking points, Real Madrid often lost focus and played down to their opponents; the same idea of adapting to your opponent suddenly hurting them in domestic league play when they were clearly better than their opponent and should have just attacked and stormed them out of the gate.

Zizou will probably never be viewed as a “tactical genius” in the vain of a Pep Guardiola or a Jurgen Klopp - men who have always played to a specific and set playing style and forced their players to either adapt to the playing style or die. Instead, Zidane allowed his players the freedom to express themselves as they best saw fit and through fierce loyalty to them and their abilities, allowed them to grow and develop with self-assurance and confidence. Marco Asensio is what he is now because of the unyielding faith that Zidane showcased him all year. Look at the faith in Nacho Fernandez, in Dani Carvajal, in Lucas Vasquez, all of whom rewarded him handsomely time and time again.

It was ability to connect with his team that made him a better manager than his counterparts; the belief that connecting to his squad would be the best way to get the most out of their talents. When Real Madrid had a deal all set to bring in Kepa Arrizabalaga from Atletico Bilbao during the January transfer window, Zidane blocked it at the last second because he didn’t want to send a message to his team that he didn’t believe in them and that changes needed to be made. He stood up to Florentino Perez, put his faith behind current goalkeeper Keylor Navas, and it could be said without question that without the play of Keylor Navas in net, Real Madrid doesn’t win the Champions League this year.

So it’s with that self-assurance, with that calm that Zidane walks away from the best gig in football. Those same traits that made him a remarkable manager, the same traits that won over what was once a fractured locker room and earned him unprecedented leeway with Florentino Perez are the same traits that allowed him to leave at the very top of Club Football. Having achieved all he could achieve with this team, Zidane stepped away knowing that it couldn’t possibly get better and in truth? Would possibly only get worse. 

Big changes are coming to this Madrid team, with a planned overhaul seeing many of the same figures that Zidane pledged loyalty to probably walk out the door by the time the new season starts. Maybe ZIdane didn’t want to endure that and didn’t want to stick around to see the exodus of the same players who had rewarded him because of his faith in them. 

Furthermore, maybe the criticisms had gotten too loud. Champions League victories were diminished by the press when a domestic league title wasn’t won or achieved. Decisions that unified and bonded a team, such as the public dismissal of adding Kepa Arrizabalaga from Atletico Bilbao were consistently questioned. The constant pandering to new stars without an appreciation for the current roster built, and the additional voices beginning to meddle in personnel decisions, be it Perez or the press had gotten too loud, too often. It was no coincidence that the front cover of MARCA, the famed Spanish footballing newspaper had a front cover that featured 4 possible summer targets for Madrid this summer with the headline, “Do You Want Them, Zidane?”, the message obvious that if those reinforcements didn’t come, it would be Zidane’s cross to bear.

And so, that’s the brunt of it. A majestic manager who may not have been a tactical genius, but one who was spectacular in every other aspect of the role. He managed the board room, he managed the superstars at his disposal, he created new ones through faith and conviction and he galvanized his roster through fierce loyalty to their abilities. In spite of constant barbs from the press, he kept his composure, his calm and his elegance; winning them over to the point that grown men stood and applauded them when he finally said enough was enough.

Zidane will never be as fully appreciated as a manager as he was as a player. People will chalk his success up to the players around him, to the budget, or to a myriad of excuses people have created to diminish his success.

The truth is? He won 3 Champions League titles in 3 years, went to 4 in 5 years and was able to do it in the shark tank known as the Santiago Bernabeu. He handled it as well as anybody ever has, and took the team to heights unprecedented, and his resignation has finally begun to brought about the respect, admiration and benevolence he deserved while he was handling the job.

He left as impressively as won. 

[madridcampeon]

You're so right about Zizou, I'm so glad we have him. Tbh my fav aspect of his coaching is that he changes lineups and gives players breaks; that makes the best of players like Cris, since he gets enough rest to prevent injuries. Also it gives other players a chance to develop, like our lovely Asensio and gives us more unpredictability, makes the game more exciting. Plus I like Zizou's suits lmao

Yeeessss!!! I love that he is not afraid to take risks and that’s so fucking bold for someone who’s managing a first team for the first time ever?? He has his go-to starting XI, of course, but he has literally made it so, whichever changes are made, the team barely ever loses quality. I remember dreading for my life when one of our usual starters would get injured before, but now it’s actually not that bad (ok i gotta say tho unless it’s Dani Carvajal then I will shit my pants) because not only do I know that we’re going to remain just as strong, I also get excited because it means seeing all our exciting ‘b team’ players get minutes and show what they’re made of (which btw is gold they’re made of gold and shiny things and stardust). And also, i also like that i DONT have to wait till one of the main players get injured to see the youngsters get minutes because Zizou is the king of rotation and it’s the best thing ever. Also going back to taking risks and being bold and to continue what you said about Cristiano, there’s one thing that I will ALWAYS be incredibly grateful to Zizou for and that’s finally being the one manager to convince Cristiano to rest during the season in less important matches so he can be in top form in the last most important months. GOD BLESS THIS BEAUTIFUL BALD FRENCH MAN I WOULD DIE FOR HIM (also YES he looks so good in a suit fuck me)