What Does "Failure" Mean To You?

Today i was with my mom. Coming back from shopping we have a little conversation going like this:





Mom: You dont want to do any other business? The agriculture industry seems good.

Me: Not at the moment mom. I wanna focus on what im doing rite now.

Mom: I have a feeling that you are going to fail in this business. Its just a small business.

Me: Yup you are right i am going to fail.

Mom: Huh? So why are you still doing it?

Me: Because failing is normal. Its a path to success. I must fail in order to be successful. Its a learning process. Eventhough i am going to fail im going to learn a lot about business from my current business now. Robert Kyosaki lost 3 business before he became what he is rite now.

Mom: What about the money and time you put in it? Its a waste?

Me: Experience and education cant be bought by money. Its more valuable than that. Besides, even if i fail i still get back the initial money i put in and still earn a profit.

Mom: How?

Me: Hehe its a secret ^^.

Mom: Im just worried thats all.

Me: Just believe in me mom. Failure is nothing. No one became a champion in 1 day. Just like FIFA i fail for 5 times only then i am a Malaysia Champion. It took me 5 years to be here. In the end, its all worth it.






And we started to talk about my bro getting married and other family stuff.





So what does failure means to you? does it mean its the end of the world? Or does it mean its the starting of your journey?






There was a saying by a successful person(cant remember his name):



" If you wanna get fast success, you must double your failures." ^^







What does failure mean to you? Would like to hear from you guys about this ^^

Win Quickly!

In The Art Of War, Sun Tzu said:




"A war should be won quickly without being prolonged"



Fighting a war could involve more than 100,000 troops and several thousand war chariots and supply chariots for the transportation of provisions over hundreds of kilometres. Not to mention 1 million of dollars spend each day. A protracted war is harmful to the country. Its harmful to the country wealth and also the longer it gets the lower the morale of the soldiers will be.






When the troops are having a protracted war in a faraway place, the rear will not be well defended. Other states will take this opportunity to launch an attack. By then, even a very wise man will not be able to do anything.






So a strategy that may not be sophisticated but which aims to achieve a speedy victory will be beneficial to a country. A war that drags on will only do harm to the country.







So how does we bring this intoFIFA? Remember FIFA is a battlefield. Is where all you earn your pride and dignity. Its the only field where you can prove that your the best of the rest.







When your playing and its still goalless, as time goes by your heart started to pump faster than normal. Pressure rising and you started to send more players up into attack. By doing so you hope that you gonna get the goal. But at the same time we are taking risk in our defense and put ourself vulnerable to counter attack. It might not be a surprise in the end we are going to conceed a goal.






So the longer it takes for you to score to win, the easier and the more vulnerable you get to conceed a goal. The longer it takes for you to win, the higher the pressure will be. Its a known fact that whoever score 1st always have the advantage towards his opponent.







So how do you ensure quick victory? Be the 1st to score!



For example, i've always have a kick off combo to get early goals. In less than 10 min in game i'll definitely try to get the 1st goal. Why? Its crucial of course so that you can keep on pressuring your opponent to make mistake.





So always remember to be the first! Win Quickly! ^^








What will you do if your under pressure? Have you ever do something and prolonged it and then found out its get harder to do? ^^

OFF Form

Remember the days when we are dominating any opponent that we met? Where we can easily win them or beat them at their play or can just close our eyes or yawn because we know we can beat them.



Then suddenly one day...




Everything doesnt seems right! Your finishing turns blunt, your crossing lost its accuracy, you player is nowhere to be found and your GK just forgot that he is the GK etc etc. This is what we call: OFF FORM.




In life there are ups and downs. Sometimes we are on top, sometimes we are not. When we are on form we are the best of all. When we are not, we just cant figure out whats wrong and why cant we live our previous glory day.




So is Off Form normal? Yes it is. Guess what? Off form is a learning process that everyone must go through. For me when im off form, its a meaning that im trying to learn something new. Its like my brain trying to empty my recycle bin in order for me to learn something new. Once my off form gone, im back with a better me.



So if you face off form what should you do?




1. Take a rest from FIFA or whatever you are doing rite now. Maybe around 1 day or 2.



2. Try to watch something related to FIFA such as watching football highlights or watching other people play FIFA in a cybercafe.



3. Once you can feel your heart suddenly pumped and your blood suddenly rush and you just cant wait to play again, thats the perfect timing for you to start again.




So dont take off form as a bad thing. Take off form as a holiday for yourself. Remember that off form is just a learning process to turn you into a better gamer. ^^




Have you guys off form before? What did you do? I play Diner Dash and watch Ninja Boy XD

Dribbling Tricks

Ok here is some dribbling tricks for all of you who likes to do those fancy foot works.

Skill	Intro	Keyboard	Dual Analog Gamepad
Overstep Dribbling	-	hold Shift and tap forward twice	move Right Analog stick in same direction as running twice
Sidestep Dribbling	release forward direction and	hold Shift tapping L+R or R+L	move Right Analog stick L+R or R+L
Elastico (Ronaldinho Flic-Flac) Dribbling	release forward direction and	hold Shift tapping L+F+R or R+F+L	move Right Analog stick L+F+R or R+F+L
Flick-Up Dribbling	release forward direction and	hold Shift tapping B+F	move Right Analog stick B+F
Rainbow Dribbling	release forward direction and	hold Shift tapping L+B+R or R+B+L	move Right Analog stick L+B+R or R+B+L
Roulette (Walking on the ball) Dribbling	release forward direction and	hold Shift tapping B+L+F or B+R+F	move Right Analog stick B+L+F or B+R+F
Rabona Cross	release forward direction and	hold Shift tapping B+A(cross)+L or B+A(cross)+R	move Right Analog stick B+A(cross)+L or B+A(cross)+R

Key (from left to right):

• F - forward : >
• B - backward : <
• L - left : ^
• R - right : v

Cant wait to try this. Hope you guys enjoy it ^^





*Source: http://www.sweetpatch.tv/index.cfm?articleid=1599 documented by himel7403 in EA Forums *

Generalist Vs Specialist - Part 2

So after all the discussion we have previously, i think i owe you guys the answer rite? Before that i would like to thank everyone for such a tremendous support to The FIFA Blog eventhough it just started. Hopefully you will keep on continue supporting us as well.





Ok so here it goes..





Now many of you seem to agree that Generalist is the best personality through out the game. While some said that Specialist is the way to go but it has a lot of disadvantage especially from the basic part. But everyone agree that Generalist will consume a lot of time and its very rare. Since both personality have its own advantage and disadvantage, which is the best?






Let me quote from Robert T.Kyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad:






"You must focus on 1 thing but must know a little of everything"







We take the business world for example. When you have your own business, you as a the business owner a.k.a boss must know everything about accounting,management,promotion and etc etc. Eventhough you are good in sales but without this skills you wont be successful. So how do you learn all of this?






"You must have a strong basic and understand the concept "






No matter how complicated the accounting is or how big your company management is, if you understand the concept there is nothing that you cant handle. Maybe in high school or college you know someone who is quite active with sports and other stuff or someone who always fool around. But everytime when the exam come, he/she will definitely score. Why? Because strong basic and understanding concept.







So in FIFA its still the same. We need to know a little of everything. We need to know how to pass,how to score, how to cross, how to take set pieces, how to def and etc etc. You dont have to know too deep but you just need to know the concept. For example i myself dont really know how to score extraordinary corners and i only know 1-2 tricks in it. But i still can score. Why? Because i understand the concept.






Knowing a little of everything is still not enough. You still need to focus on 1 skills. What skills is this? Of course its the one that you LOVE! If you love to cross, focus on crossing. If you love to dribble, focus on dribbling. If you love to get red card in every game, focus on red cards! (Joking!)





So by applying the concept " Focus on 1 but know a little of everything" you'll have enough basic in all the skills and still have some deadly move underneath your sleeves. Isnt that nice? ^^






So remember, a flower without its leaves is still ugly ^^









A MD must work at least serve 3 years before he is consider good enough to be a specialist. Why? He need to know EVERYTHING ^^

Generalist VS Specialist - Part 1

One of the most debate topic in all our life is either to learn and know everything there is in the world or become specialist in the selected field?




When i was a medicine student, almost everyone wanted to be a specialist. Heart specialist, plastic surgeon etc etc. Why? Most of them answer the question with this "More money lor".





And the only reason why they dont want to be a general doctor is because its a lot of work and low pay. If you are a specialist your patient have to make an appointment with you and you dont have to work 24 hours a day. A general doctor practically have to handle and have to know all types of diseases. Thats why they are general doctor.






So what does this gotta do with FIFA? Many people have this question in mind " Do i need to know everything from passing to set pieces? Or i just focus on 1 thing only?"





Why people have this question in their mind? Its because it takes a lot of time to master the game if we need to know everything. If your a generalist you gonna spend hours a day just to master all the technique. And believe me its a never ending process sometimes. If your a specialist well you save the time of course and you'll be better in certain technique in terms of knowledge of course but you'll have problem when it comes to general knowledge.






So what is the best thing? Which is the perfect type? A generalist will know everything but need to spend a lot amount of time. A specialist will save a lot of time and will be well prepared in certain technique but will have problem in other skills as well. So which is the best personality?





I would like to hear what you guys got to say about this. Which is better? Generalist or Specialist? ^^






I will post the answer later. Until then please do give your opinion on this topic ^^

Your Play Your Style

Everyone has its own style. Its your personality. The way you walk, the way you move, the way you talk is very unique. You cant find someone similar to you. Well if you do it is still very hard to find.



In FIFA, everyone is unique. Some like to play on the wing. Some like to dribble. Some like to do fancy scoring. And some just like to frustrate their opponent. There are so many ways and style people play out there. And still no one is similar to one another.



So whats your playing style? There are generally 3 type of playing style:

1. Wing type
2. Middle movement
3. A mix both

Wing Type


A wing type player basically likes to play formation that give them movement at wing such as 442,433 and 451. They are very good in crossing and also know how to play the wingback well. They might know a few tricks in dribbling thru the wing cutting into the mid. Most of their source of goals came from crossing. They are the type where many people would say "cheaters" for their unbelievable long cross.




Middle Mover



A middle mover likes to play short quick pass in the centre mid. They favor formation such as 41212 and 433. Their games is base on build up and doesnt play as direct as the wing type. This type of players are very well known for their accuracy in passing, trickness in dribbling and nice long shot. Most of their goals came from 1 on 1 situation produce from their nice build up.




Mix of Both


This type of player enjoy creativity. There is no common movement and is very hard to predict. But because of their focus on creativity, they have to sacrifice efficiency because they have to know all sorts of way to score thus demanding a lot of concentration on the pitch. This type of player is very hard to find and very rare. Most of this type player really have a very nice build up but always lack in the finishing part. Their goals come from all sorts of movement.





After i've explain about the style, try to see which group are you in. Are you happy that your in that group? Or do you wanna change?





You can also see your opponent in which group. It will help more during defending because you are well prepared with his attacking method. If he is a wing type, guard the wing. If he is a mid mover, dont commit your CM. If he is a mixer, make sure you have all your def at the back to pressure him during finishing.



Whatever it is, make sure your STYLO! ^^





Some of us might even experience a change of style. What about you? Whats your style? ^^

Formation

Whats football without formation? I think its the 1st game that introduce formation to the world such as 442, 442 diamond, sweeper etc etc. Football is all about formation. Its part of the game.






Since FIFA is a football game, it still follow the same rules. The most think that everyone has been debating a lot is which is the best formation? Do we have to train only on 1 formation or have 2-3 backup formation?






Im going to give an examples to answer all of this question. Back in 2005 Malaysia was full with 41212 players because it gives flexibility in attack thru the wing and center and defense with a DM. Only a few uses 442 and 433. The best thing about 41212 is it can counter well both 442 and 433. The WCG.MY Champ in 2005 was [W|nDs] Gel who use 41212 while runner up was [W|nDs] Si_Jali use 442.





But in the international level, almost everyone is using 3412 which counter 41212 but didnt counter 442 because the wing is mainly unguarded. The WCG Champ was Styla from Germany and his formation was 442 and the runner is Alexxx from Russia using 3412.






So the year of 2005 was won by 442 even though formation such as 3412 and 41212 was more popular.






In last year 2007, the trend in Malaysia was 442 while 41212 popularity started to drop since 2005. The WCG.MY Champ [W|nDs] Si_Jali and also runner up MyFES. Warrior use 442 as its main formation. In WCG Grand Final the popular formation was 343 and 433.The Champ Hero from Germany use 433 as its main formation.






In both year, all the Champ stick to only 1 formation and never had any back up formation. They use the formation regardless of the trend or popularity. The only reason they use the formation is because:



"They believe in it. They understand its advantage and weakness. And they love it"



So no matter what formation you wanna used, make sure you know all about the formation you choose. Not just that, you must also have a general knowledge of your opponent's formation too so that you can counter him.






Like a famous brand motto goes: " Just do it!" ^^





Do you guys play CM or FM? My 442 formation never work! XD

How To Score?

I think in whatever u do in your game its pretty useless if you just cant score. No matter how fancy your play is, be it you know how to go thru 5 defenders or make an unbelievable look a like Beckham long ball, if you just cant finish it off... its still doesnt count.





So just like crossing there are 3 things we need to look upon:

1. Position of the striker
2. Position of the GK
3. Power and direction of the shot

In FIFA it has always been true that in certain position you can score easily while others just pretty hard to come by. Like a few years ago 1 on 1 seems to be the key point in getting goals. In FIFA 08 it seems like it is pretty hard to score in 1 on 1 but its actually the same like in the previous versions. They just modified it a bit.





You can try this in practice mode:

1. Walk slowly to the GK.For the 1st try to walk straight no diagonal to the GK (Striker position)
2. When the GK comes out(GK position), make sure his quite near to you but not too near. At least there is a space for you to still turn around.
3. When the GK is halfway near just shoot around 60%-70%(Shot Power) to the area where the GK isnt guarding. Far post shld be nice(Shooting Direction). Why halfway? So that your striker have the space to shoot and to let the ball fly to the direction you desire.

Although this is one of the way to score but there are other ways as well. There is no such thing as THE ONLY WAY.As long as the method that you use can let the ball go into the net then use it. So try experimenting it with the GK position or with the power and direction of the shooting. Remember practice makes perfect.






So remember, no matter how you going to score, it always follow the 3 simple rules:

1. Position of Striker
2. Position of GK
3. Power and Direction of Shooting.

GL HF! ^^





Starting from tomorrow, im going to take a short break on every Sunday just to do some organizing and planning stuff for The FIFA Blog. Im trying my best to make sure The FIFA Blog meets with all the expectation and standard. Hope you guys dont mind ^^

Choose Your Battlefield

In Sun Wu Art of War, he said :




"A great commander choose the battlefield which favor him. Choose the battlefield which he know the most and choose the battlefield his opponent has trouble with."




For example, a troop which is on the higher ground will definitely out strength the troops on the lower ground. They can just shoot arrows or roll a big boulder down the hill. The hill is a strategic point.




Just like in the movie "300", the elephant troop cant go thru 300 men because the road is too narrow. Being under pressure, in the end they fall down the cliff.




In FIFA, you need to choose your battlefield. Generally there are 3 type of battlefield:


a. Wing
b. Centre midfield
c. A mix of both




Choose which field you know more but your opponent know less. If you like to play on the wing, attack on the wing. Like to longshot, att thru the mid. The best way to attack is to attack where your opponent weakness is. A pro player know which battlefield he need to choose to attack the opponent weakness.




In order to do this, you must know your opponent before you play with him. Must do a lil bit of research. If you never play with him before, then must analyze him during the game and use the intel in the 2nd half or next game. A General without preparation is the General with the white flag(Surrender!). Another wise saying which resemble this is:




" Failing to plan is planning to fail"




Thats why its not just a green field. Its a battlefield ^^

For you guys who donno who Sun WU is. Can check this link :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu

LOVE

We always hear people said " If you wanna do something, make sure you love it." Why must we do something that we love? Its because no matter what happen we will always stick to what we always love. Come rain or lightning, for love I'll be with you.





So in FIFA where does love come around? I believe this question only you can answer. Maybe you love to do long shot or dribble or crossing etc etc. But whatever it is do what you really love.





"When we do something that we love, it will not be a work. Its just like a hobby : Fun & stress free"






Plus by focusing on what you love, you will know deeper,understand more and be the specialist in that field. Its obvious that only you know more about your gf/bf rather than your frens. Why? Because you love her. You will want to know more about her. If you forgot her birthday I guess you are waiting for the volcano to be explode.(Kaboom!)






If you love to do long shot, obviously you know more than your frens because you are focusing on it. So love is good!






So do what you love. For love will prevail ^^





Anyone wanna send me flowers or choc today? ^^

No Excuses

We as human like to give excuses. Its our nature to find ways to defend ourself. But dont give excuses when you know your mistake or when you know you are wrong.



"Excuses will weaken you. Its like saying to yourself its ok to be wrong because i can give excuses."

I've heard many people giving excuses when they lost. Some say its because of the lag or its because that the opponent play dirty or they say they are just playing for fun ( I guess losing is fun either eh?) or because of disconnection. I too had given excuses before and I have to say deep down inside I know it was my own mistake for not knowing or not being prepare. The one I should blame was only me,myself and I.



Everytime I lost I'll blame myself. Blame myself for not scoring more, for not defending well, for doing mistake etc etc. By not giving excuses, you admit your defeat & know your mistakes. As I said before, a pro gamer lost & correct his mistakes & comeback stronger another day. Why? Because no excuses to success.



Giving excuses = Being ignorant
Being ignorant = Being stupid
Being stupid = No need to say anything lar




"Excuses just make you happy for awhile but miserable forever."



So choose: Short satisfaction or eternal happyness ^^




Have you ever notice? Successful people never complain ^^

And The Winner Is...

Thanks for all the nice feedback i receive from the comments here and also at forum Lowyat.net. All of the feedback received i will try my best to input it into the FIFA Blog in the future. Hopefully you guys will like it.


So who is the lucky winner for the Open Discussion thread? There can only be 1 winner.. and he is...



"Mr. Star!"




Mr. Star gave a very good suggestion for The FIFA Blog to cover up more into the basic stuff. Into the blood of the game. Something which can help beginner and also benefit the advance player too. In order to be a good player, we must know a little of everything. Must have general knowledge of the game. Focus on 1 thing but must know a little of everything. That is why basic is very important.



So what is the prize? Mr. Star has just won an angpow worth RM50 and also 1 hour tutoring session with me! I will be guiding him in that 1 hour on how to improve more of his game. I will be his personal tutor so he can ask anything that he want in that 1 hour session. See i told you its a cool prize. Summore get angpow also. Is like im paying him to be my student. LOL ^^



Congratz to Mr. Star! Please send an email to didotido@hotmail.com to set up the tutoring session and thank you to all of you who gave your comment. I really appreciate your support. ^^





If you guys think the prize is cool, dont worry I'll always do Open Discussion.When? Only time will tell. So keep on supporting us at THE FIFA BLOG ^^

1 Week In FIFA Blog - Open Discussion!

Realize or not realize (Sedar tak sedar :P) The FIFA Blog has reached 1 week. When i look back at how it started, its amazing to see such effort put in this FIFA Blog.


There are a lot of topic that we discuss here. Some talks about the preparation, the mentality and also the skills. While some just seems to a be a lil bit off the norm.


So im going to make this one an open discussion! Yup now all the readers have the chance to comment on the topic that we have present here at The FIFA Blog.


What we would like to know is what do you guys think The FIFA Blog should improved at? Should it be longer or shorter? serious or funny? all words or with pics?


What is the thing that you like or dislike about the blog? Do you like how it present itself? Do you like the background? Do you like the author? (ehem girls please say yes!)


We are also giving prize away to the best comment in the FIFA Blog! Yup just by commenting you will get prize as well. Whats the price? Its a secret and its good ^^


So please do give us some feedback. Just tell us anything. If you want the FIFA Blog to write more specific on certain topic (eg: crossing,shooting,how to cheat etc etc) just let us know. We want to give our best effort to all our readers as a token of appreciation to your support. So please give us your most honest comments.



Help us help you. ^^




I will open this topic for 2 days to let you guys think what is best for The FIFA Blog. ^^

Its Not Just A Field, Its A Battlefield!

Syukur alhamdulillah The FIFA Blog is now 1 week old. The time pass by really fast. I still felt like its just yesterday The FIFA blog started.



Ok so i got news for you. If you think that FIFA is just a sports game, you are wrong. FIFA is a war strategy game. The field is not just a field, its a battlefield. Its your battlefield!


"Eventhough FIFA is just a game, but we are fighting for something. Be it fighting for fun, for pride or even for bragging rights."


So when your in war, what do you need in war? You need:

a. Generals
b. Troops
c. High tech equipment



a. General


The General is very important in war. They are the brain of the nation. Without them even troops highly trained with high tech equipment will fall. So who is the general in FIFA? Its you!


"A General need to know what his troop good at. He need to know what his troop weakness is. And he also need to know everything about the enemy."


So our job as the general is to know what our players is capable of and what are his weakness.
He must also make decision which benefit the chemistry of the team. Sometime the general must bench the Star player and choose infamous player in order to fit with his strategy for the team. This is a sacrifice that the general have to make.



b. Troops


The troops must be highly train and prepared. A troop with no preparation and no fitness is lose even before the game started.


In FIFA we must choose the best player in his role in the team. If the player play as striker, make sure that he is fast,deadly in finishing and has great composure. If the player play as def, he must be fast and has crunching tackle. So the ability of each player must be sort base on their position.


Sometimes there are also player who are better in certain position. For example, A.Pirlo. Eventhough he is good as CM but he can play better as Winger. So try experiment with players in different position.



c. High Tech Equipment


A country with high tech equipment will conquer any battlefield. They dont have to send troops into the battlefield, they can just strike with high flying invisible plane and bomb the target area. Its a modern warfare.


In FIFA you must choose the best team. The best team is your high tech equipment. A wise general know when to put aside their favorite team and when to use the better team. Its a definite win if you play as Barca against Selangor(Just example!)



So choose wisely my fren. Thus this is your battlefield. The best player is the player who is well equip in all 3 categories ^^






Have you ever thought that FIFA is a battlefield? Love Peace Not War ^^

Crossing

This few days we talk about the mind part in the game. Now we gonna touch about the technical part which is crossing.



Crossing is just so nice to do. Once you get it right it just leave to the striker to just head/tap it in. Its one of the best way to score after 1 on 1 situation.



"When we wanna do crosses, it always follow 3 simple rules: "



a. The position of the striker
b. The direction of the cross
c. The power of the cross



eg: A striker is running towards the far post,(position) so its best if we can target the ball infront of him (direction). The power should be more than 50% of the bar(power).



It sounds easy isnt it? Yes it is easy. But the problem is your opponent def will always be there to mark your striker.



So what should you do when someone mark your striker? You drop the ball where there is no defender. Dont worry if your striker is in the box, no matter where you cross, the striker will try his best to be in position. As long as the ball drop in the box of course.



What i would like to do is i always cross early to the striker. Ahead or infront of him. So that the striker will do a running header. You can also do a direct header but make sure your striker is already in position.



There is another thing about position. In certain area once the striker get into position, if you cross no matter if got defender or gk, the striker will definitely win a header. This has been true for all FIFA series. So try to find out which position is the best for your striker.



So remember the 3 simple rules: Position, Direction and Power.


Happy crossing ^^






Have you ever do some unbelievable cross which the GK just watch or the Def just nowhere? ^^

Happy Chinese New Year!

Hi everyone.


It has been a great week for the FIFA Blog.


And we would like to say Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Holiday!


May you have a great holiday and great time with family and frens ^^


Speaking of festive celebration, why dont we talk about celebration in FIFA?


Football is always about celebration. A celebration of a player, a team and a nation.


We see lots of way people do celebration. Some like to do acrobatics while others just like to run around. And some players.. just dont care that they have scored. Its just a normal routine for them.


But what important was, its not about how you celebrate but its about enjoying the celebration. No matter what we do, we must celebrate.


If you score, you celebrate. If you win, you celebrate. If you lost, well you just smile as a sign of respect.


Why celebration is important? Its good for your soul. Thats all. You need to feel proud in whatever you do. So celebrate. Celebrate for all the time you spent on training. Celebrate for all the important event you miss. Celebrate for all the girls that you couldnt meet. (Man please dont destroy your life because of this).


If you couldnt celebrate, you are just a miserable person. So celebrate!


I would like to wish all of my frens and all the readers a very Happy Chinese New Year!




" Gong Xi Fa Cai/Xin Nian Kuai Le "




May all of our life be bless with prosperity and peace. ^^





Wanna know why Brazil was known as Samba? Because they celebrate... ALL THE TIME~ ^^

Afraid To Lost

When we play, there is only 2 things in our mind:


" Am I going to win or am i going to lost?"



If we play someone average, win is in our mind. Play someone pro, lost is in our mind. So what does a pro think in his mind?


" Im not afraid to lost nor am I shy to win"


A pro knows losing is part of success. They knew if they lost, their weakness will be revealed and they can comeback stronger another day. But for normal player, losing is the end of the world. So they are afraid to lost. Because of this they lost the confidence and think too much about losing. Winning? was never in their mind.


That is why there are some people who cant face the fact that they have just lost. When they lost, they just give up. No passion.


So when u play with someone, dont think about losing. Think about learning, improving and winning.


How long do i have to learn? As long as u can breathe ^^



I like "Stronger" by Kanye West. Even he know about this. Thats why he is one of the best ^^

He Who Angers You Conquers You

There is a reason why it is a golden saying. Because it is true. No matter how bad you lost or your opponent play dirty, He Who Angers You Conquers You.



"Anger is a human emotion and a sign of weakness. No matter how good you are, if you are hot tempered, you are doom."



Anger is a human emotion. There is nothing wrong to be angry except if you were wrong of course. But it is also a sign of weakness. That is why we as human always will do mistakes. Because our emotion sometimes can be our weakness.



There are many players out there who follow the Sportsmanship Rules. But there are a few who didnt. I've met both side of players and i've to confess : Its fun! Yup its fun to play against unsportsmanlike player too. Especially those who like to play time wasting. Yes there is nothing wrong in doing such skill but its just pathetic to see as well.



So how do i feel when someone does such thing? I dont feel angry at all. In fact i prefer them to do it. Because they dont know that i know how to counter such thing. There were a lot of time when im a goal down and my opponent try to time wasting. In the end, it was me smiling at the end of the match. Smiles of victory of course.



So why cant you get angry? When your angry, your face turn red and your blood pressure increase. When your blood pressure increase, your heart pump as fast as it can. When your heart pump fast, it explode! (Joking!). In the end, every single lil thing that he do to you, you will just lost your concentration and composure. When you were suppose to think ways to score, the only thing u have in your mind is:



" That fu*k*ng (insert name here), you are such a !@%^%!@#"



And you will be complaining about how bad it is instead blaming on yourself for losing the composure at the end of the game. Remember when you were angry, and your playing according to his rhythm, that show that you just got conquered!



Pritt Pritt Prittt~ And there goes the whistle.



So dont get angry. Senyum sokmo (Smile always) ^^




Anyone here remember Zidane? What happen to France at the end of the day? ^^

REVENGE!

Yesterday we discuss about losing. Now we can REVENGE!



"Revenge keeps your mind focus, targeted and motivated. It just keeps you going even if you dont want to."



I take revenge personally. I like revenge. Every year i always make my own revenge list. Not just people who beat me, even people who annoyed me will be in my list. People who also disturb my frens or piss them off will also be in my list.



You might say " Its not good lar.. not nice to keep things inside". For me, you are not a gentleman if you dont push back the person who just pushed you. You need to let people know dont mess with you. If you are so nice people will mess with you anytime they want. So you will be bullied the rest of your life. The same goes to FIFA. Beat the crap out of your opponent so that they will always remember how bad it is to mess with you. This will give a mental attack to your opponent even before he play with you. So you having a mental advantage before the game started.



Beside that, it gaves you an undying energy to keep on going. Your mind will be focus to only one thing : To beat *insert name here* . Plus its fun to see how he react losing to you. It will be your most beautiful moment of all to at last accomplish what you have been "wishing" the whole time.


Believe me i've been there ^^



So its your choice. Either you wanna be a gentleman or you wanna be the real gentleman ^^



*Note: The FIFA Blog will not be responsible for any condition or circumstances either physical or mental that will or will not happen to you.*



Have you ever do such thing? How does it feel? ^^

Winning & Losing

Everyone hate losing. Its a fact. Everyone like winning. Its a fact too. When someone win, someone got to lost. Another fact. Winning is good but losing is better. This is a fact.


To be honest, i dont like to lose either. Its a worst feeling equal to losing a girl that you love to another guy.(Another lost!) But losing is your best teacher.


" Winning is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail. Failing is part of the process to success. We cannot have success without failure. An unsuccessful person is a person who never fail."



Through my own journey, I started playing FIFA competitvely in 2003 but it took me around 5 years to bag my 1st WCG FIFA Champ title in 2007. I have fail more than i succeed. Every year there will be somone who is going to stop me. I even shy away when people call me " The Legendary Si_Jali" because i never won any title in Malaysia until 2007.


But i never stop trying and learning. One of the most important attitude to succeed is to never stop learning. In whatever we do, we must never stop learning.


"Then what about winning? Isnt the main point we play is to win?"


If that is your question, yup you are right! Winning is a prove of how good you are. Even if you won by luck, you are still better than the person. But the bad thing about winning is it didnt teach us anything. And we often brag when we win. So in the end we develop a feeling of over confidence over our opponent. People who cant handle losing cant handle winning either. In the end they only enjoy a short success.


So know the difference between winning & losing. The positive and the negative side of both. In the end, it all depends on what you want. Do you want a quick & short journey or do you want eternal success? ^^





What do you think? Is losing good for you? ^^

The Opening of The FIFA Blog

After all the moment we are waiting for, at last the FIFA Blog has now officially started!


Although there are no grand opening or press conference, we are forever thankful to Allah SWT and for the support from all of you guys from the FIFA community.


Speaking of opening, why dont we start our 1st day with some open tip shall we? ^^


Many people like to play with their own style. Especially in Malaysia, the culture here is more towards dribbling,ground movement & long shot. Guess what? Its good. But at the same time we must BE OPEN.


" Be open means to know the current & latest trend in the playing culture. It also means to open our mind to a better playing style and accept it."



Take our own fashion industry as an example. Batik was known as traditional & old school fashion. But when the late Datin Paduka Seri Endon promote batik and adding batik with a millennium taste, it become fashionable and put Malaysia in the eyes of the world. (I like the Commonwealth song by Ella)


So stick to your style. At the same time be aware of the latest trend and add it up into your game.


That way you will be better than yesterday ^^



What do you think? Is it a good tip for the 1st day? ^^

Review By Multiplay

We are honoured that Malaysia Online Magazine Multiplay has make a review on our blog.


Here is the article:

Local Champ Shares FIFA Knowledge Through Blog

January 31, 2008 by Chapree

Si_Jali want to share his experience playing alongside other big boys.

Seems that after the #1 FIFA player in the country, Rinie Ramli got back (and this time, staying for good XD) to Malaysia sometime ago, he is busy coming up with ideas to promote competitive FIFA to the masses. First was the W|nDs Youth Academy and this time around, he want to share his FIFA techniques and strategies through his blog.

In a short online chat with him, [W|nDs]Si_Jali - the game nick that many of us more familiar with, said there’s a number of FIFA fansites around the globe but most of the site focus on news and updates of the game, not on how to play the game. By posting his FIFA know-how, he hope that he would be able to attract more players into the competitive community, thus making the scene more productive and friendly.

When I asked why he doesn’t want to open up a dedicated site for this purpose, Rinie said he want to test the waters first. If the receptions are good, then only he will opened up a proper website.

Expect the first of his FIFA Blog post to be online this coming weekend at http://RinieRamli.blogspot.com. It is very rare that a top player want to share his competitive advantages. So, make sure to use this opportunity fully, people.

*Source: http://multiplay.lowyat.net/2008/01/31/local-champ-shares-fifa-knowledge-through-blog/ *



So with all this hype when will the FIFA Blog be up?


Good news! It will be up by tommorow Saturday nite or this Sunday morning!


So keep logging in to witness the launching of Malaysia 1st FIFA Blog! ^^