Julian Lancia writes a great blog. His latest piece Campeones Otra Vez is not so much about winning, as it is about what he learned with La Sarita in the process of a very competitive win in a very competitive Tan Sri Jamaludin Jarjis Cup. As Julian says, “With teams having 3, 4 and even 5 goalers playing in a 2-goal tournament, I knew this wasn’t going to be a normal 2-goal.”
As I wrote in my TSJJ Cup and the EIA Round-Up, That was no 2-goal tournament! The speed and quality of play in the Tan Sri Jamaludin Jarjis Cup was more like a 4 to 6 goal tournament.
Julian may only be (just) sixteen, yet writes very well about what he has taken from this experience:
After every match, I felt like I improved and learned new things that helped me to play better. I started to understand how to take players off Agus, to give him time and space to work his Superman magic, but also started to understand when I needed to go up and let him hit. Of course, this is something I am still working on but is one of the breakthroughs that I think I made this tournament, not only learning to take my man, but the man of the pro.
During this tournament, I was also tasked with playing a more defensive position at times, which is not what I am used to as an aggressive #1 or 2, and there is still a lot of room here for improvement in terms of decision-making but it was good to expose myself to this new position and find things that need improving.
Not only can this kid play, he can write too! To read Julian’s article about his TSJJ Cup experience, please click here: Campeones Otra Vez
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