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Match Analysis 3/2/08
by marcus on Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:28 pm
This week saw us up against the second of two teams demoted last season, Waller FC. A battle between two of the titans of League 1, competing for the top slots. It probably didn't help that our defensive mac-daddy was feeling like crap but alas, we stepped up to the plate. Bring it.
So bring it they did. As the game started, it seemed to take us a little while to settle into a rhythm which was punished by 2 early goals for Waller. Bastards. We began to find our way more and more as the game advanced however, earning more of the possession and calming our play. As half time approached we had still made few attacks that culminated in a shot. This was due to both the man-beast defender employed by Waller muscling us off every time (even more frustrating seeing as he just wasn't good), combined with gale force winds blowing our long balls all over the shop. Oh, and a referee who clearly had a grudge against the rules of football, deeming their player sitting down and holding the ball (yes, with his grubby little mits) OUR advantage...!? No gangsters, I am afraid I do not know either.
Come the second half, we started to take the game to them. Brap. We started to move for each other, helping each other out and keeping by the ball on the floor we were outsmarting nature. 'Ave it yo. The "referee" was also playing his part again, handing a blatant Gulley corner to Waller as a goal kick, despite protests from Gulley and get this homeslices: and admission it was a corner from Waller themselves (credit for doing this...) TO THE REF. What more can you actually do. What a Nobcheese.
Our slicker play seemingly tired us and the urgency in our play was dwindling. Fret not however. Cue James 'The Cat' Preston. An inspired substitution saw poor Chick take the reigns in goal, allowing The Cat to roam free. And roam he fooking did. While Chick made some good stops between the sticks, the release of a bounding bundle of energy now running amock with the Waller fatty was having a massive impact, and it was mere minutes before The Cat cannoned a low drive into the metallic woodwork. This perked us up a treat, and we pressed to try to salvage a draw with 5 minutes left. In the dying seconds, a silky one-two back heel manouever found Stone to weave his way into the box, before the nobjockey, sorry....referee decided to blow up just as the trigger was primed, cocked locked and ready to rock.
Our defensive play has improved from last week in the sense that instead of dilly-dallying we now found a safe way to deal with it. Working our way into the midfield coming wide for each other was also nice. I think what we lacked tonight was an out-and-out target man striker wise, with everyone helping out more in defence I think we may have lost our shape a tad in that sense? But either way gangsters, this is the first game we have failed to score in... unless you include Oddballs...mmm allowed.
League-wise, we can still push for third place and by beating Gloryhole we will go a long way to securing this. So lets go out and do it yeh? BRAPPPPPP
So bring it they did. As the game started, it seemed to take us a little while to settle into a rhythm which was punished by 2 early goals for Waller. Bastards. We began to find our way more and more as the game advanced however, earning more of the possession and calming our play. As half time approached we had still made few attacks that culminated in a shot. This was due to both the man-beast defender employed by Waller muscling us off every time (even more frustrating seeing as he just wasn't good), combined with gale force winds blowing our long balls all over the shop. Oh, and a referee who clearly had a grudge against the rules of football, deeming their player sitting down and holding the ball (yes, with his grubby little mits) OUR advantage...!? No gangsters, I am afraid I do not know either.
Come the second half, we started to take the game to them. Brap. We started to move for each other, helping each other out and keeping by the ball on the floor we were outsmarting nature. 'Ave it yo. The "referee" was also playing his part again, handing a blatant Gulley corner to Waller as a goal kick, despite protests from Gulley and get this homeslices: and admission it was a corner from Waller themselves (credit for doing this...) TO THE REF. What more can you actually do. What a Nobcheese.
Our slicker play seemingly tired us and the urgency in our play was dwindling. Fret not however. Cue James 'The Cat' Preston. An inspired substitution saw poor Chick take the reigns in goal, allowing The Cat to roam free. And roam he fooking did. While Chick made some good stops between the sticks, the release of a bounding bundle of energy now running amock with the Waller fatty was having a massive impact, and it was mere minutes before The Cat cannoned a low drive into the metallic woodwork. This perked us up a treat, and we pressed to try to salvage a draw with 5 minutes left. In the dying seconds, a silky one-two back heel manouever found Stone to weave his way into the box, before the nobjockey, sorry....referee decided to blow up just as the trigger was primed, cocked locked and ready to rock.
Our defensive play has improved from last week in the sense that instead of dilly-dallying we now found a safe way to deal with it. Working our way into the midfield coming wide for each other was also nice. I think what we lacked tonight was an out-and-out target man striker wise, with everyone helping out more in defence I think we may have lost our shape a tad in that sense? But either way gangsters, this is the first game we have failed to score in... unless you include Oddballs...mmm allowed.
League-wise, we can still push for third place and by beating Gloryhole we will go a long way to securing this. So lets go out and do it yeh? BRAPPPPPP
Re: Match Analysis 3/2/08
by preston on Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:02 pm
i'm probably just as good, if not better than Ronaldo.
good analysis marcus. i think it comes down to simple maths:
more shots - defensive errors = more goals + less conceded = win.
if we dont shoot, we wont score.
ps thanks for not mentioning how incredibly unfit I am, my energy lasted all of 5 minutes.
good analysis marcus. i think it comes down to simple maths:
more shots - defensive errors = more goals + less conceded = win.
if we dont shoot, we wont score.
ps thanks for not mentioning how incredibly unfit I am, my energy lasted all of 5 minutes.
Re: Match Analysis 3/2/08
by monster on Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:55 pm
an extremely good analysis once again marcus, and i cudnt agree more. we had no attacking outlet as we had to all keep chasing back and defending due to their ridiculously annoyin long ball punt that they seemed to do every few seconds, often punted by shrek at the back.
the defeat upset me as i felt they were definately not the best team we played, yet i cant remember a real chance that we had (apart from the very fit for a goalkeeper preston one one of his mazy runs). at the end of the day we lost to some early goals, a dodgy ref who was clearly related to at least 2 of their players, and that we didnt really create any chances. its a shame as normally everytime we attack i feel like we have a chance of scoring.
oh well it dont matter, even the mighty spurs lose once in a while and we are still in the cup final!
we can get promoted, but sunday is def a must win game.
HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH! SPAAAARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!
the defeat upset me as i felt they were definately not the best team we played, yet i cant remember a real chance that we had (apart from the very fit for a goalkeeper preston one one of his mazy runs). at the end of the day we lost to some early goals, a dodgy ref who was clearly related to at least 2 of their players, and that we didnt really create any chances. its a shame as normally everytime we attack i feel like we have a chance of scoring.
oh well it dont matter, even the mighty spurs lose once in a while and we are still in the cup final!
we can get promoted, but sunday is def a must win game.
HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH! SPAAAARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Match Analysis 3/2/08
by Stone on Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:17 pm
It was just a shame we didn't clock to their very predictable style of play right from the beginning. We just need to shoot when we see the opening yaknow? Just go for it...what do we have to lose? Sunday's game is a must win...we can show our position at the top of the league, show we are contenders...show our Spartan pride.
Cheers for the analysis Marcus, I'll put it up when I get home. I am seriously seeing promotion in the works...it's still possible for this season...but deffinitely the next. Brapidy brap brap ya smell me?
Cheers for the analysis Marcus, I'll put it up when I get home. I am seriously seeing promotion in the works...it's still possible for this season...but deffinitely the next. Brapidy brap brap ya smell me?