My 10 year old summed it up. Still winless, but not playing that bad, which is as frustrating as hell. Most of our matches against the stronger teams have taken a similar pattern, we start all guns blazing and outplay the opposition for 25 minutes, then it falls apart in the final 20 of the first half and we are out of the running, spending the whole second half playing catch up. For 70 minutes the scores were 3-3, its that 4 goal 20 minute onslaught that was the difference and a big one at that.
TH10 has outlined the match action, so I wont repeat that. Speaking of our benevolent dictator, what a master class he gave. Looking more like a homeless person with a 5 day beard than a clinical striker, he showed that with a minimum of effort you can bag yourself 4 if you run into gaps and stay in position. I dont remember him on the field much and looked over 15 minutes from the end and the tracky is on, his work done for the day (is that enough to get into the inner circle?).
Other maroons caught the eye. Paul E bobbed up with a brace and played well, Fergus wasnt picky who he scored for and ran hard all day. Dave also played strongly in midfield. Graham, Shane and Kev kept things tight at the back, and I love Tom's stepovers, we know its coming but still fall for them.
We whites will back up again next week and give our best against the crows. There is always a few highlights even when you are given a touch up. Mr21's piledriver is in contention for goal of the season. The talk on the field is improving (should be interesting next week without Les) and a few combinations are starting to form between the midfielders and the forwards. A work in progress....
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You're in mate! I'm a sucker for brown nosing: "Looking more like a homeless person with a 5 day beard than a clinical striker".
ReplyDeleteFantastic turn of phrase. I smelled like a homeless person this morning too after a celebratory five beers and bottle of red last night.
Think my favourite sledge was from Andreas, who patted my ever growing tummy and asked what sort of player was when fit. Answer, just as crap except I spent more time on the field...
Strategies to turn a clinical striker into a homeless person with a five day beard
ReplyDeleteDefinition of Ball watching
Dictionary Soccer
Player focuses solely on the ball and loses sight of the opponent he or she is supposed to mark.
Next week .. the role of hallucinogenic substances in neutralising opponents with superior skill set
Goalie Glenn - day one post apocalypse
Although I have no memory of ever trying hallucinogenic substances, they sound kinda fun.
ReplyDeleteAlthough a "friend" did once play on a team where his teammate had decided playing soccer on ecstasy might be interesting. He couldn't focus on his job very well and got a little carried in away in the goal celebrations...