A tough game ……..

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

The best news of the day was that the rain stopped so we could play after that it went down hill. We started off poorly and invited on pressure from the onset. We failed to close them down and cut out the space. giving them so much time on the ball. Theo had our first chance on goal but struck it out wide. Almost immediately from that chance we came under pressure, The ball was played down our left and worked in back to the penalty spot where the player had more time than Theo Walcotts 2nd goal yesterday (he had about 5 Minutes) and placed it into the top corner. Too many players did not track back and the defence did not close down the space ….. 1.0 20 minutes gone

Our next chance fell to Joey who after good work between Connor and Morris fell to him just outside the box, Joey struck it low and hard but the keeper got down really well and pushed it away. I still felt we were under pressure and failed to really stamp any authority on the game, Thirty minutes gone free kick is awarded just in our half the keeper launches it to the 12 yard line, No one challenges for the ball, it bounces picks up pace and flies into the top corner. Nothing Frankie could do and a bit of a fluke 2.0

Last ten minutes we still looked out of sorts. Saul clears from a free kick surrounded by 5 of there players, no one else went with the runners. Frankie makes two good saves coming out to close down at the strikers feet. And to be honest it should of been 3.0 when the left winger was complete unmarked but blasted it over the bar. 2.0 HT

Second half you started better and attacked from the off, in fact you had the first real chance and the keeper saved well. Unfortunately they went straight up the other end and it was like the parting of the red sea in the middle of defence, we had a couple of chances to clear but took none. They ran and scored 3.0

Just in case anyone missed the first re-enactment of Moses and the Red sea in happen again , no closing , no tackle, goal 4.0

Now for the next twenty minutes you actually played your best football. Jed won the ball in defence played it up to Gabe who ran onto goal and calmly finished really nice goal. 4.1

The goal definitely rattled them and they started to get more verbal and giving away free kicks. Saul was really unlucky with shot that went wide when i thought he was going to score. Gabe was causing havoc down the left and a couple of times he pulled it back but the ball would not drop. The opposition were clearly rattled and it showed in there descent, 3 Yellow cards, Also Edonis got booked for a tackle on the edge of the box ( a little bit of revenge me thinks). Anyway it all culminated in them having a player sent off with Fifteen  minutes to go after he verbally abused the Referee. The best part of this none of you got involved and let your football play. However i also felt the Referee had let to much go at the start of the second half and he lost control and to be honest the match petted out. The match became very stop / start and the flow of the game got disrupted.

Gabe and a couple of half chances but nothing to speak about, Here is an unusual statistic we did not get a single corner the entire game !!! FT 4.1

MoTM : Well i will be honest i struggled today, no one was outstanding and a few of you were good in patches so i am giving it to Nick for his commitment and desire to the club.

Traning is on Tuesday at 6.30Pm

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