If you are looking for a sharp and goal-hungry striker but lack of extraordinary skills like a world-class footballer then you will find the name of Filippo Inzaghi. The Italian national team striker and legendary AC Milan striker is not an attacker with skills that invite admiration. His body is even classified as thin and does not contain to be an attacker who will collide with defenders who are much taller. Super Pippo, Inzaghi’s nickname, is not equipped with running speed like the Portugal national team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo. Inzaghi also does not have the ability to pass through opponents as a mega Argentinian star, Lionel Messi. Even if discussing about his ability to head the ball, Inzaghi still loses to Oliver Bierhoff, a former AC Milan striker from Germany. Then what is the greatness of an Inzaghi to be able to stand in line with other world soccer stars? It turns out that Inzaghi has advantages that are not many possessed by star players who are positioned as an attacker. These strengths are not “eye-catching” advantages or are always awaited by football fans every time they watch a match. Inzaghi is very good at conquering the offside trap of the opponent’s defense. Most of the goals scored by Inzaghi invite debate about whether he is in an offside position or not. Don’t be surprised if there is the highest ranking of players with offside, the name will be on the top list.
Although routinely hit the offside trap, His brother, Simeone Inzaghi is not unyielding to keep trying to fool the offside defense line. That is, until the moment came when the offside trap was broken and made him face to face with the opposing goalkeeper. Inzaghi realized that in 90 minutes of the match, the opponent’s defender’s concentration would not continue to be at its highest point to be able to apply a good offside defense. As fatigue and stamina decrease, concentration weakens and that’s when Inzaghi steals offside. Not only good at stealing offside, Inzaghi also has the ability to put himself in the opponent’s penalty box. Realizing that he did not have the ability to bring the ball into the penalty box and pass the opponent defender, Inzaghi increased his instinct in front of the goal post. As a result, many Super Pippo goals are created with a very simple process in which Andriy Shevchenko’s true tandem is in an easy position that only touches the ball a little to get into the opponent’s goal. Two of Milan’s victories over Liverpool in the 2006/2007 Champions League final in Athens, Greece were a representation of Inzaghi’s abilities. Watch for the first goal that started from Andrea Pirlo’s free kick. The ball that came rushing towards the goal and was in the wrong lane suddenly “accidentally” hit the body of Inzaghi who was running into the penalty box. The ball changes direction and goes into the goal.
If the first goal that Inzaghi is in the right place at the right time then the second goal, Inzaghi’s ability to steal offside is seen. In an attack created by Kaka, the Brazilian national team midfielder’s breakthrough bait broke through the Liverpool defense and Super Pippo stole offside by running to greet the pass. The success of stealing offside made him face to face with Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina and the second goal was created. An attacker without a skill to strike, does not have a deadly hard kick and minimal ability to kill a header can be a star and even a legend is a lesson about focusing on strengths that are owned. Inzaghi realized his shortcomings as a striker but did not necessarily give up on that condition.
The player on the other hand realizes what his strengths are and sharpens those strengths as a deadly weapon that not many other players have. Likewise we must realize what our strengths are so that we do not necessarily continue to lament the shortcomings that exist. Focusing on your strengths is far better than continuing to improve the deficiencies. The strengths that we have if we continue to be sharpened will be the strength to achieve success and at the same time cover up the deficiencies that exist in us. That strength can be an advantage that cannot always be matched by others. In such conditions, they find what their strengths are in exploring the creativity of themes and experiences in the world of journalism that may not necessarily be equaled by its competitors. As Inzaghi realized what the strengths were and focused on sharpening them to become lethal weapons so that people forgot what they lacked.
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