Windy and Weird ….

Today’s squad Frankie, Bucks, Edonis, Morgan, Jed, Joel, Louis, Connor, Arlind, Chris, Reynolds, Tom, Theo, Jack and Joey.

Another game far, far away and in very blustery conditions. The game started and we were on the attack from the off and Reynold was unlucky with a early shot that went across the goal. However the ball got cleared in the swirling and eluded Edonis and Morgan initially, but Morgan seemed to have swept it up only for a moment of confusion between Frankie and Morgan allowed the forward to nip in and roll the ball into a empty net. 1.0

Now that was not in the script ! Very soon though we were back on level terms . Chris won the ball ran in and scored 1.1

From here we started to gain control but at times we panicked and didn’t clear our lines properly or the swirling wind caused confusion. When the wind is like this we must keep the ball on the deck (Which is what we are good at) I think that you all had this feeling that you wanted to score so much that we fell into the long ball game, as well as over committing to many men. But the goals would come .

Reynolds won the ball from a goal kick fed Chris who finished 1.2

Connor won the ball on the right ran down  waited for the forward to get in space then crossed for Reynolds who finished well with hid head. 1.3

Joey picked the ball up in the opponents half ran past a couple and scored 1.4

Chris and Louis combined well for Louis to finish in the bottom corner. 1.5

Final goal of the half came from Joey who won the ball from a goal kick and then shot from 25 yards to score a good goal HT 1.6

Second half started where we left off attacking the defense very soon Chris picked up the long ball from our defence and ran the ball up the pitch round the keeper into the goal. 1.7

A free kick was won just outside the box Tom shot and scored 1.8

Connor had the ball played up to him went past two players and round the keeper 1.9

Tom had another free kick that hit the post, we had a indirect free kick in the box for a back pass that when we took there player took out Tom probably a penalty.

However again with all this attacking we again over committed left ourselves short at the back, they broke and scored 2.9

From the kick off Jed and Connor played a 1-2 then Jed went on a mazey run he should of had penalty as they tried to bring him down not once but twice.

A few minutes later Jed got the goal his second half performance deserved a nice through ball and he calmly finished.  2.10

Theo scrambled in a goal with ten minutes to go 2.11

Last ten minutes and Nick rotated everyone e.g. Edonis and Morgan upfront, With Tom and Connor at centre half just like the old days LOL

MotM : Today was a simple one for me, It was nice to see Joey get a brace and first goals for the club but Chris claimed a hat-trick worked hard to get the ball when he lost, helped the midfield and even played right back. Really good game Chris !!

Training is normal tomorrow but no game next.

PS – Parent of the day went to Jackie with non stop encouragement and bringing beer 🙂

It was cold out there …………….

Today’s squad Frankie, Jack, Tom, Morgan, Edonis, Bucks, Louis, Connor, Jed, Joey, Reynolds, Gabe, Saul, Joel and Arlind.

This was our first ever proper game on 4G and i think it showed in your play. We started slowly but had the upper hand. At times we held onto the ball far too long and didn’t play the ball through quick enough. The back three of Tom, Morgan and Edonis after a couple of early jitters looked solid and shackled there bast player. Reynolds was unlucky not get on the end of a couple through ball . With fifteen minutes gone Connor went to take a corner, he looked up and saw a Brady player not paying much attention so he bounced the corner off the player into the net.(writers poetic license) 0.1

It was just reward for a lot attacking play, very soon after Joey was taken roughly out of the game and won a deserved free-kick. Tom hit the ball straight and it flew into the top . 0.2

Far too often we didn’t get out shot away or ended up in a offside position. This allowed Brady back into the game. The Brady forward ran down the right unchallenged, then allowed to cut inside and no one closed him down. He hit a great shot that Frankie had no chance. 1.2

Last ten minutes it was all us but we couldn’t take our chances , Saul had a great chance just before half time but the keeper saved well. 1.2HT

Second half started and we were on the back foot from the start. Brady had the pressure in the first five minutes and after some slack defending we gave the ball away cheaply the ball was ran down the wing and crossed into the middle, somehow it got bundled in 2.2

Now it was time to wake from your slumber, and you did. We started to take back control of the game and the match was now being played in their half. With ten minutes gone of the second half a free kick was won just outside the box. Tom shot into the far corner and it was 2.3. Our heads were up again and we were the better team. That’s not to say it was easy, Brady broke down our right and Frankie came out to make a excellent save  in a one on one.

Very soon Jed broke down the left went past two players and drove into the box, as the goalie came out he placed the ball firmly in the corner, a really good goal that effectively killed the match. 2.4

Last twenty minutes and it was all us, Gabe should of scored as the goalie came out but the defender manged to get back to clear the line. From the resulting corner. The ball found Gabe who had time to get the ball down and unleash a shot. The goalie made a fantastic save but Louis followed to put the ball in the back of the net 2.5

Last five minutes and still time for one more. The ball was played up Gabe who got past the last man and finished calmly a deserved goal.2.6

All in all a good result, to be honest not your best performance but its the result that matters. Well done all.

MoTM : Today I thought Jed had a good game and scored a fantastic goal, Tom solid game again and two goals from free kicks but i am going to give it to Morgan, led well from the back today made numerous interceptions and tackles. Good play from the skipper.

Training as usual tomorrow see you there.

Another Top of the table clash…..

On a blustery day today’s squad wad Reynolds, Theo, Morgan, Edonis, Tom, Bucks, Jed, Saul, Connor, Chris, Gabe, Joey, Louis, Jack and Arlind.

Lunchtime kick off so you all got there nice and early which enabled us to hand out the new training/Away kit (for Clashes). The match started after we done a minutes silence in respect of the awful tragedy in France. From the off we were in attack Gabe was unlucky in the first couple of minutes. Chris was also looking dangerous trying to breakdown either flank. In the first twenty minutes we had most the possession and it was at the end of this and after around five corners that we got the goal you deserved. Jed and Connor worked the ball down the left and fed it into Gabe who calmly finished in the bottom corner. 0.1

With our noses we continued to push, we were so unlucky at times where we just need to take a little pace off the through ball or follow the shot in. Both Connor and Louis had some good efforts from distance. With thirty minutes gone we got a free kick  about 25 yards out, with the swirling Tom had a shot which the goalie could only push into the back of the net 0.2 and HT

Second half started and they came out strong, as you would of expected. With the wind behind them thew kept pushing the ball up quickly, however Morgan, Tom and Edonis held strong and kept them out. after five minutes Joey picked the ball up in midfield and fed Chris the ball who ran on the last 30 yards and coolly finished as the keeper came rushing out. 0.3

After fifteen minutes Theo was played in and it was his turn to finish smartly in the bottom corner 0.4

That was effectively game over, you were already the better team and creating half chances at will. With twenty minutes to go Gabe came back on and almost scored straight away. Another ball played through the channels, Gabe took the ball around the keeper and scored into a empty net. 0.5

The last fifteen minutes saw Reynold make a fantastic save to push the ball over the bar. Gabe nearly got his hat trick from a corner. Unmarked in the box he took it on the chest but volleyed it over the bar, I don’t think he realised how much time he had. For the last ten minutes Nick made a raft of changes and even gave Reynolds a run upfront from which he nearly scored. However the last goal of the game fell to Aldenham too many of you pushed up for a corner and they hacked the ball clear and it fell nicely to the striker who scored 1.5 FT

MoTM : Again another good week for so many of you. The defence was so solid that we were playing this “so called” super striker I didn’t even know he was on the pitch. The midfield controlled the match and the forwards all looked dangerous. But today it went to Reynolds, he went in goal for the first time in 4 yeras and his confidence grew with game. Happy to kick the ball clear when receiving the ball from defence and came out well to claim the ball well. In the second half he claimed the ball really well from a free kick and capped it all with a great save.

Training is at Ashmole 6.30 see you there

A good finish to a hard fought game …..

Today’s squad Frankie, Tom, Morgan, Edonis, Bucks, Chris, Louis, Saul, Jed, Connor, Theo, Gabe, Arlind, Joel and Reynolds.

To be honest this is one of the smallest pitches with smallest goals that you will play on this season. We started off well, true it was 10 v 11 but you have to play what is in front. Theo made some good early runs while Jed and Chris were causing problems out wide. However the first real chance fell to them. They broke down our right and played a early ball in only for the forward to head over. A little asleep at the the back. With ten minutes gone we broke down the left Jed and Theo combined to play in Connor who finished in the bottom corner. 0.1

Very soon after it was 0.2 Theo was played in and was taken out just outside the box. Originally the referee played on, but no advantage so he pulled it back for the free kick. Tom drove the ball into the bottom corner. However we were not to have it all our own way. from a corner the ball pinged around and after two or three ricochets its was forced home 1.2

The rest of the first half we were the better team but they were good on the counter and we seemed sluggish at the back. Reynolds was unlucky with a good run and shot down the right and Gabe was unlucky with a couple of his chances. Half Time 1.2

Second half started and Nick went to three at the back to try and swarm the midfield. Chris was unlucky with a run and shot that could of easily been a penalty. Soon after a speculative long ball fell just between Frankie and the defense 9 times out of 10 you would bet on Frankie to clear but this time it just got caught under his feet and they rolled it into a empty net. 2.2

The next ten minutes we were under pressure a bit and eventually after having a couple opportunities to clear the ball got played across to an unmarked player who smashed it in 3.2

After weathering the pressure we started to come back into the game another corner and this time Louis first hit the cross bar and then followed his own shot in to bundle it over the line just 3.3. We were now back in the ascendancy, they were still a threat and Morgan, Edonis and Frankie made some important interceptions and clearances.

Nick kept rolling the changes and Connor’s first touch when he came back on was to score in the far corner. 3.4 A good team goal that was fully deserved. You did let your heads drop and you kept pressing. Five minutes later a short corner between Connor and Chris got half cleared Tom picked up the clearance and rifled a shot into the Top corner. Game over , you saw their heads drop and you were still pushing. 3.5

Chris was now wrecking havoc down the left and must of won three free kicks in quick succession, It was from another break down the left and he cut inside, sold one player a dummy and the next player just kicked him . PENALTY. even the referee said he hadn’t seen a more blatant penalty for a long time. Tom took the penalty and made 3.6

Last few minutes and you still created a few half chances but no lucky seven. The referee warned a couple of their players for wreck-less tackles and even warned them that on another day they would gotten yellow cards. Final whistle went 3.6

MoTM: Again a few candidates Chris had a great second half and didn’t stop running and creating chances, Connor two goals , won the ball back a lot whilst always playing his passing game, but today’s MoTM was Tom he got a hat trick a really good free kick, a cool penalty while under pressure and a thunderbolt to finish.

All of you played well, alot of players played in positions to help the team rather than in their preferred, but that is why its a team sport. Without this we would not be playing as well as we are.

See you all at training Tomorrow

A cloudy start which ended up a bright sun shiny day …….

Today’s squad Frankie, Tom, Morgan, Edonis, Jed, Theo, Connor, Saul, Joey, Gabe, Reynolds, Chris and Joel

We started very slowly, yes we had the pressure but everything was a bit sloppy. Aldenham dropped deep played only one upfront and made it very difficult for us to create space. This is when the wingers need to pull wide when we are attacking and make runs behind the full back. First real chance fell to Gabe which the keeper saved, another chance fell to Gabe after a great 1-2 with Connor again to only be foiled by the keeper. In the first twenty the back four of Tom, Morgan, Edonis and Jed proved too strong for Aldenham leaving Frankie as a mere spectator / Sweeper.

Nick made a couple of changes and soon the fresh pace helped create the first goal Chris broke down the right and fed the ball across, Jed had pushed up and unleashed a fantastic shot that flew in top corner. Just shows that what you practice in training can pay off !!! 1.0

Still we had the game but failed to score the goals our play deserved, with five minutes to go the ball got played up Saul and Gabe and not quite sure what happened but the ball ended up in the net. Gabe to his credit said it was Saul’s Goal 2.0 HT

Second half and we began exactly where you left off with all the pressure and soon it paid off Theo got played in and scored 3.0. Joey took a corner and Saul was unlucky with a shot that deflected for another corner, unfortunately it also resorted in the end on Joey’s game as he pulled his groin. However from the corner Theo, Yes Theo scored with his head !!!!! 4.0

With thirty minutes to go i would of thought that would of been it but a little lapse in concentration and it was 4.1 This made the next ten minutes quite tight but the game was ended when Theo claimed his hat- trick to make it 5.1

Next came a goal of the season contender, Connor won the ball in midfield, played a defense splitting ball down the left, Joel “Messi” Peters took the ball forward went round one player, then nutmeged a second, then buried the ball in the back of the net GOOOOOOOALLLLL 6.1

At this point all the goals started to merge and Nick rotated the team so much i am sure Edonis and Morgan were both upfront at some point.

Theo – Scored his fourth and was promptly put at full back

Edonis – First Goal of the season a calm side foot shot

Gabe – Got the goal he deserved from the first half.

Reynolds – Cut in from the right and scored

Tom – A 20 yard screamer that hit the top corner. Then put at Center half

Final score 10.1 A really excellent performance to get our spirits up after last week, but trust me we will have tougher opponents to come.

MoTM. Another week of some excellent performance, I will single Joel as i thought he worked so hard and i look forward to see that type of performance every week, But the MoTM went to Theo and his hat-trick in ten minute spell, and an assist with a cheeky flick for Gabe’s Goal.

Editors Comment : some already noticed that there are 11 goals not 10 but Messi deserved one of Theo’s 🙂