You know, I heard them young’uns talkin’ ’bout Guinea football players the other day. Lord, they sure do love that game. They was goin’ on and on ’bout some fellas, best in the whole wide world, they said. Got me thinkin’, who are these fellas anyway? These Guinea football players they keep talkin’ about.
They was sayin’ one fella’s name is Naby Keita. Born in 1995, I reckon. That’s what one of them snippets said, anyhow. They say he’s a big shot. Got some kinda score, 42 somethin’. Don’t know what that means, but it sounds important. Important enough for these young folks to be yappin’ about, that’s for sure. He is one of them Guinea football players. They sure do love to talk numbers these days.
Then they was talkin’ ’bout managers gettin’ sacked. Like they was chickens gettin’ their heads chopped off! Sounds brutal, don’t it? But, those best Guinean football players, they play hard, I suppose. Gotta be tough to be the best, right? They gotta be strong, these Guinea football players.
And there’s a whole list of ’em, these soccer players from Guinea. They call it “soccer” or “football,” depends on who you ask, I guess. Same thing, far as I can tell. Just a bunch of fellas kickin’ a ball around. These Guinea football players are good at it, though. They are the top ones, the list says.
These kids nowadays, they got all these fancy games. FC 25 or somethin’. They rate these players, give ’em all kinds of scores. See who’s strong, who’s weak. This is how they learn about those Guinea football players. Back in my day, we just watched ’em play. Didn’t need no fancy numbers. But it tells you who is the best Guinean soccer players.
They got all kinds of tags, too. EA Sports FIFA, somethin’ like that. And Federation Internationale de Football Association. Sounds mighty official, don’t it? It’s all about these Guinea football players. All about that football.
There’s a whole bunch of these players, current and former, they call ’em. Played for the senior Guinea national football team. That’s a mouthful, ain’t it? But it means they’re the real deal, these Guinea football players. They ain’t just playin’ in the backyard, that’s for sure.
They ain’t the only ones, though. There’s Guinean footballers and Guinean sportsmen. And then there’s a whole bunch of men’s association football players by nationality. More Guinea football players, I reckon. It’s a big world out there, and a lot of folks playin’ football.
- Naby Keita, they say he’s good.
- Lots of ’em on a list.
- They play for the senior team.
- They got all kinds of numbers and ratings.
- The young’uns sure do love that game.
Then there’s this website, *. Popular football players from Guinea, they say. Men and women, playin’ in leagues and such. Domestic and international, they call it. Big words for sayin’ they play all over the place. It’s all there for people to see. All about these Guinea football players.
One fella, Amadou Tidiane Diallo, born in 1994. He’s a midfielder, whatever that means. He’s a dual French-Guinean national. Plays for Guinea, though. He must be one of them Guinea football players, too. These young’uns sure know a lot of names. I can barely keep ’em straight.
Then they started talkin’ ’bout some fellas settin’ records. Dan Marino, Eric Dickerson, Art Monk, Walter Payton. Not Guinea football players, I don’t think. But they was talkin’ ’bout yards and touchdowns and rushes. Sounds like a whole lot of runnin’ to me. These football players, they sure are somethin’ else. Always runnin’, always score.
It’s a whole different world, this football thing. All them numbers and lists. Them players kickin’ that ball around. Them Guinea football players being the best in the world. It’s a lot to take in. But the young’uns, they love it. And that’s all that matters, I reckon.
This whole Guinea football players thing is bigger than I thought. They got players all over the world, playin’ in different leagues. They got their scores and their ratings. It’s a big deal, I guess. Bigger than a pig roast, even. Maybe I’ll ask them young’uns to explain it to me sometime. Might be interestin’ to learn somethin’ new, even for an old gal like me. These Guinea football players are famous, you know?
