Franklin_Nwakamma

What is worse than being the worst team in the world?
For Dave Richards that was a very easy but heartbreaking question to answer, a goalkeeper who performed poorly between the sticks, he was still available as a first-choice goalkeeper because Unique FC didn't have any other goalkeeper.

He was slow on his feet, couldn't jump properly and worst of all, he didn't know how to hold the ball properly.

The only way that Unique FC was able to survive taking in a massive goal-fest sometimes was because of the extra effort they put in their defence.

After a terrible match in which Dave wasn't able to make any saves and also made a lot of mistakes, he was seriously scolded by the managerial staff and almost received a beating from his angry teammates.

He got home sad and also angry at all those who told him he looked like his grandfather and would therefore inherit his goalkeeping skills.

He discovered a hidden door below his room and when he got down there the only thing he could see was a black box.

He found the box to be quite familiar and when he opened it the last thing he saw was a bright white light when the light was gone he could see something in his field of vision.

[ Welcome Dave ]

[ You have activated the Goalkeeping system ]

A female voice read out the messages.

This is a story about how an ordinary man who didn't know his place between the sticks went from nothing to pro and beyond that.

My Goalkeeping System

'And to think that I dropped points into energy thinking that this was going to be a tough match.' The goalkeeper said subconsciously as he made his way down the tunnel.


<It's still good that you did, it will come in handy in touch matches>


'Yeah, I'm aware of that, it's just that I expected so much more from them in this match.'


<Hey, are you happy that you won or not?>


'I am, I never said I wasn't.' He replied. 'Darwin must be in rage wherever he is now.'


<Well, he used to give you guys that feeling, now he knows how that feels, football is such an interesting game on and off the pitch>


Dave got to the locker room to find out that there was no running around being done by Minino, but his voice was going up as he seemed to be talking about something with his teammates on the other side. 


Mind Set