From the time football eked my psych. Jersey number nine-center forward-commonly referred or synonymous to a striker was impacted in me as goals scoring machine by none other than; Kenyan legendary jersey nine striker, Dr J’J’ Masiga, Kimani ‘Cobra’ and Wanyaka ‘Stima’ at primary and high school respectively. And at international level Ronald Luis Nazario de Lima of Brazil.
Watching Argentina vs Croatia semifinal match, I developed an opinion, Lionel Messi, himself, jersey ten and maybe his coach Lionel Scaloni has strategist-ed to reignite pivotal jersey nine in person of Juliana Alvarez to clinch elusive football coveted ultimate prize. The Fifa World Cup. And ultimately worked.