It has to be for 80 minutes …..

Todays squad Frankie, Jack, Tom, Morgan, Ollie, Harry, Saul, Connor, Jed, Arlind, Gabe, Reynolds, Theo, Joey and Joel

Well we started much better this week. I will say the pitch was awful but you pressed, tracked players, little triangle and it was a very even twenty minutes with no real chances for either side. Suddenly a long ball takes a bounce and falls to the strike who shoot, Frankie makes a excellent save , but the follow up save was even better as it looked like they would score with ease.

We found it hard to create chances as they played the long ball all the time to keep us pinned back. A half chance fell to Jed after good link play between Harry and Connor they managed to fed Jed in the box whose shot went just wide as the defender challenged.

When we did go long i thought they looked shaky but we didnt create any real chances. The next chance again fell to them but again Frankie got a high hand to it and pushed it past the post another really good save. Just before half time Frankie came out to save at the feet 0.0 HT

Second Half and the first attack was us and we had our first shot just wide by, then a break down the left we didn’t track the runner and gave him all the time to shoot. It got caught in the wind and went into the top corner, nothing Frankie could do. 1.0

Back you came and started to press high up the pitch, This paid off Gabe closed the defender and won the ball, he ran into the box and played it across to Reynolds who looked like he would score however a wicked bobble took the ball away from him…… so so Unlucky. Almost straight away we were to pay they broke and Morgan picked up a long ball as he went to clear the ball hit the forward and bounced back from the 18 yard line into the far corner at pace After 50 minutes it was 2.0. The whole passage was so unlucky but i saw heads drop…….

Five minutes later it was 3.0 this time from our free kick played into the box. no challenge and it was headed clear, they broke and it was Five forwards against  Two defenders. Firstly no recovery runs were made, when the defenders did manage to block the first chance no one had got back to help so it was easy as i think it was now seven attackers against two defenders and a goalkeeper while the rest watched 3.0

So the next tweny you at least fought back with some pride, a couple half chances and the defence shore up again. I really thought you were going to get a consolation goal, but it was not to be. A possible offside but the referee (who had a really good game) played on and they scored 4.0 FT

MoTM : First half you all put a shift in. The back Three had a good first half Tom, Morgan and Jack,I thought Saul and Connor worked hard in midfield, But it had to be Frankie with Three Fantastic saves in the first half and a couple in the second. Well done Frankie but i would like to write a goal scorer as MoTM please boys !!!!!

A really good first half but you have to put it in foe the entire game. Work hard for an hour at training and bring that to the Game.

Boys remember to take Training seriously or it is not worth coming.

Home Old Owens sport KO 10.30 meet at 10AM Blue Kit

And that is the End of the Spring Cup !!!!

Today’s squad Frankie, Hyde, Edonis, Tom, Joel, Ollie, Louis, Saul, Joey, Arlind, Morris, Connor, Jed, Jack and Reynolds.

Afternoon kick off and would you believe it you were still all in bed !! We were 1.0 Down in around 45 seconds. no tackle no blocks they walked through the middle and scored. 1.0

It was still lethargic and slow but suddenly we got a break a long goal kick from Frankie bounced through to Arlind after the defender missed timed the bounce. The keeper came out pushed Arlind and the referee gave a penalty. Tom took the penalty but unfortunately put it too close to the keeper. Frankie made a good save after the forward was put in straight from the clearance of the penalty.

Our first chance came from a well taken corner by Ollie and the drifted over the penalty spot then past the post slightest touch from anyone and it would of been a goal. We still kept giving the ball away , not clearing and inviting the pressure on eventually it told and they broke forward and scored again 2.0

With twenty minutes gone another attack, people not tracking players and Tom cleared the ball too quickly (No one called that he had time) it fell to the forward and the scored 3.0

The last twenty we started to get back in the game Joey played well creating a couple half chances and best chance of the half fell to Morris the ball was laid back to from a corner scramble and the defender threw himself at the ball to deflect it for a corner. Morris then soon forced a good save from the keeper as he dived to his left. In the dying minutes of the half a corner to the opposition and player rose unchallenged to thump the ball home with his head. HT 4.0

So Nick asked for more passion, quicker closing, work for each other in the second half and you did that even though the game was lost. You started the half well and on the attack in fact creating a chance in the first minute that the keeper saved well. However you got punished again not outting a challenge in and they scored 5.0

The last 35 minutes were much even as a contest but we just didnt get any luck, Connor picked the ball up in midfield, spread it wide to Joey who took it forward then swung it in to Morris who i thought was going to smash it home but it drifited wide.

Soon after Morris got played in again and the ball hit the Cross bar bounced on the line and then was cleared. Frankie made a fantastic double save as they hit us in the break with four men against two when it looked like odds on they would score.

Ollie had the ball in the net but it was correctly ruled out for offside. Saul had a good header cleared off the line. No matter what we did we just got no luck in and around the penalty area. FT 5.0

MoTM: Noted performances from Jack and Arlind who had good spells, But todays MoTM is a easy one for me. Frankie made three or four fantastics saves in the first half when you were all over the shop. He is came off his line well to sweep behind the back four then finally a fantastic double save at the end of the second half. To be honest he was a lot less busy in the second half as the rest of the teams performance improved. Well done Frankie !

Overall boys you need to work harder and work harder from the start. You cannot give teams 2/3 goal head starts. You must work with high intensity and it starts from the forwards to midfielders to the defenders. You should not be strolling back ever, always jogging at least. If players go past you the work to get back to help the next player. Close players near to you so they dont have time to shoot or pass. This has to be the same in training, come with right attitude, work hard, try you best and then bring this attitude to the game on Sunday ! Remember on Sundays we have 3 or 4 subs so you should put such a shift in that you are glad for a fifteen minute rest so you can go again.

No match Sunday and then four league games that are all winnerable.

Well done on the second half

See you Tuesday for Training