The world cup is just finished. There were 172 goals scored at the 2022 World Cup, a new all-time competition record, surpassing the 171 scored in both 1998 and 2014. Lionel Messi has been directly involved in 21 goals at the World Cup for Argentina (13 goals, eight assists), the outright most of any player for any nation at the finals on record (since 1966). For the source of these numbers, go here.
From the above sentence, "Involved in" means assisted indirectly in the scoring of the goal. Here's what it looks like on the football field.
The art of assisting does not get its sufficient credit in football. Now though, with video tech and analytics, fans are beginning to identify how vital these second-last passes can be and the skill it takes to thread a ball by breaking defensive lines.
Similarly, in our regular lives, we sometimes tend to forget that we got to where we are because of the assists of particular people. I'm not just talking about the cheerleaders, but also the ones who challenged us rudely, rejected our views and ideas or just created roadblocks for us where none were expected. These negative assists really made us UP our game, and have also played a key role in bringing us where we are by getting us to use our strengths knowingly, as well as differently.
So as 2022, draws to a close, I thought it important to thank all those who assisted me, both positively and negatively in my journey. You may wish to do the same.
Have a great 2023.
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