Our Last Horrah!

It was a great turn out for our last game, and therefore a coaches nightmare!  How do you make sure every player gets equal pitch time?

It's been great to see the boys maintain a really positive outlook throughout the season, and for a few fleeting moments in this game it looked like we were going to be rewarded for all our great teamwork. We actually went ahead 1-0; the first time this season we have been ahead in any game!

Brilliant!

The boys excitement was palpable! I was thrilled!

But it's often said that an early goal isn't always good!  It gave the opposition plenty of time to rally and rally they certainly did!  They came back very strongly, but we managed to stay with them for much of the game and it really wasn't like the score line suggested. We had our highest score of any game this season and Ander's strike for the second goad was superb!  Totally unstoppable.

So well done boys!  I am proud of how you conducted yourselves over the season.  you always smiled and had a good time.  You were always keen to chase the ball and look to press for a goal.  It was a pleasure to be your "Gaffer"!

Exhausted!

Easter is not a good weekend to schedule a game! 

I was really proud of the boys for competing without any subs against a very well drilled team. They ran their hearts out and were exhausted by the end of the game. I trust everyone had a reasonably quiet Saturday night!

I think we matched the opposition well but tiredness took its toll.  And although the score was something like 6-2 we should take encouragement from the fact that we scored 2 goals; the last in the final seconds of the game. Again we played hard until the end and we were rewarded!

Man of the match: All of you - well done boys!

Improving...

I think we replayed some of our earlier opposition on Thursday evening. And judging from their faces at the end I think they expected to do rather better than they did!

We did well against a very much better team. Our second half performance in particular was terrific and I think we pretty much matched the other team. Once again the score didn't really reflect how well we did. 

We are now giving other teams much less time on the ball; we hustle and put them under pressure when they have the ball and they then make mistakes! 

Nicolas scored a great goal from a free kick and Henry caused their goalkeeper all sorts if problems by blocking his view. We must do more of that!

Jack Dobbs got a good goal. He read the play well and was in the middle of the box when Ander crossed the ball. His finish was cool!

So well done everyone. We're getting closer to that "W"!

Man of the match: Henry for his pressuring of the goalkeeper at free kicks and for his constant support of both the offense and defense. 

We really are getting better!

We had a couple of good games this weekend.

On Saturday the opposition kindly lent us some players and with their help we put on a really good show!  I think we are finally starting to get to grips with the indoor game and are getting to understand our positions and the way we play together.

I was particularity impressed with our play on Sunday. And the opposition coach even came up to me afterwards and said he couldn't believe our record as we played so well.  You should all be proud of how we did.

Time and again we looked to pass the ball, we used the wall well and we hustled the opposition hard (but fairly) for the ball.  Our tacking was clean and we were not afraid to get involved and look to win the ball. Well done boys!

Man of the match:  Everyone. It was hard to single out an individual so I won't!