Ben Dalusma

The Case for Lionel Messi

Messi is the best football player of all time. This is not an opinion but a statement of fact. The question is: why?

Act 1– 2005

“Aux âmes bien nées, la valeur n’attend point le nombre des années.” — Corneille Le Cid

An Imperfect Player

Marouane Fellaini is not a modern player in the mold of his expensive teammate Paul Pogba. He’s not even a hybrid player the way Vidal, Alaba and Dani Alvez have been in recent years. He’s just a terribly awkward player.

Saving Mourinho

Jose Mourinho needs to be bold and embrace the audacity of pragmatic football instead of its weaknesses or else the next three…

KD and the Position-less Basketball Revolution

(Collective) Sport eras come and go. Throughout the years, we see new teams: some are systemically similar (1), some improve upon past experiences, others mix tactics or utilize players differently. Talented coaches tend to get the best out of…

Five Takeaways From Game 2

During the summer of 2008, Roger Federer lost the Wimbledon final to Rafa Nadal in what many consider to be the greatest tennis game of all time. Rumor has it that Roger took it personally; he spent more time in the training room watching film of Nadal’s game. He changed some his…

Iniesta and the Under Appreciation of Greatness

On Patience, Open Worlds, The Witcher 3, and Long Games

Act 1 — Patience

Pokemon Crystal was the first game I ever beat. Sure I’d played games before, — Super Mario Brothers 3, Mario 64, and Pokemon Stadium come to mind — I loved them to be sure, but…

The Arrogant and the Uninspired

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton’s Third Law is elegant in its simplicity and happens to be crucial in the beautiful game. In fact the concept of balance has always been extremely important in football. Much so that in the nineties and early…

Kevin Durant, a Great Fit for the Golden State Warriors.

Selfish. Disloyal. Coward. Weak. These are some of the words used by the media and people around the sports world to describe one of the best players and talents to ever play the game of basketball. Why? It is hard for those people…