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GUESTS ARE A NUISANCE “TALENT WINS GAMES BUT TEAM-

Short Story WORK WINS CHAMPIONSHIP”
Last Year, during the summer break, my father’s far off
FOOTBALLER SEBASTIAN AND HIS FC
cousin came to visit us in Abu Dhabi. Both my parents
BARCELONA
and the guest were highly delighted because they were
meeting after many years. My father was very close to his Short Story
cousin brother as they were of the same age and were Once upon a time there was a boy called Sebastian. He had
classmates too. They met after many years since he was great talent in playing football. Then one day when a fa-
living in a different country. Since they were meeting for
mous football coach Carlos from FC Barcelona saw his play
the first time after their college days, they had lots of sto-
he wanted him to join the team and play as number 7 for
ries to share with each other.
their team. He joined and won many games but there was
only one problem, he never passed his teammates and
dribbled the ball against the other opponents and scored

goals that were unstoppable by the goalkeeper. It was then
when the UEFA Champions League started, the group

stage was easy for Sebastian as you know that he scored
without passing his teammates but when the knockout
stages started there was allot of hardship, he was blocked

by everybody and they lost the first leg against Liverpool 1
-3. The coach said along with the other teammates to Se-

bastian that teamwork has to be there if they want to win,
he said “Sebastian, I know that you have talent but after
Initially I was happy to meet him, but it wasn’t the same
we lost the first leg you have to pass to the rest as Michael
later on. In the beginning of the summer break I quickly
Jorden said ‘Talent wins games but teamwork and intelli-
finished off with all my homework, So that I could be free
in the coming weeks. I had to share my room with him and gence wins championship’ so you have to pass.” “So you
I had no problem in doing so. But as the days passed understand what I mean right?” “Yes coach I will do my
by, things were not easy. I couldn’t watch a football game
best”. And he quoted and practiced allot along with the
in peace because of his snoring which irritated me even
rest of the teammates. Then it came the second leg and
during sleep. He used to use many of my belongings.
they actually won that leg after all he passed the ball to
Which I wasn’t very comfortable with. Early in the morn-
the rest of the teammates, they won against Liverpool by
ing, he used to go for jogging, and I had to accompany him.
Things were going from bad to worse. And yes I do agree 6-2 (7-5 on aggregate). As FC Barcelona won the rest of
“Guests are a Nuisance”. Although my parents were the games, they won the finals against Manchester City 4-

very happy and excited but, I was supposed to bear with 2 because of teamwork and became the champions of the
it.
world. In the end every one celebrated and every year they

used the same power of teamwork and won loads of tro-

^ /Y ͬ ϴ& phies.

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