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Post by Kelvin Au on Jan 13, 2012 9:58:24 GMT 8
Reds struggled all night against a white team which kept ball well, and made the most of their posession. They had a balanced mix of players who could play in defence and attack, and lots of pace to burn. I think they scored at least half their goals via counter attacks. Reds struggled to make any meaningful possession all night, and their finishing was disappointing when they managed to get past a resilient white defence. An offer was made to swap teams about 20 mins into the game when the score was 4-0. But I declined as I thought Reds had the potential to challenge the game. I think Reds scored about 3 or 4 goals in total, and whites may have scored one shy of double digit scoreline. think it was 9-4 or something. Maybe more for Whites - perhaps I lost count  |
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Post by Rajiv on Jan 13, 2012 10:20:01 GMT 8
Thanks Kelvin. As for line ups: .... I suggest: Whites: Justin, Chih Seng, Rai, Jeff, Jamie, William, Jonathan Reds: Kelvin Au, Kenny Aw, Glenn F, John Sng, Glenn T, Chen Hong, Dave H Any comments? Everyone, please bring both a white top and a red top in any event. .... Pity Melvin fell ill, otherwise we could have had a re-match of the game on Tuesday, 3 January 2012: .... I think [Whites] scored at least half their goals via counter attacks. ... There is a lot of discussion on the "Team organization, formations & tactics" thread on the effectiveness of counter-attack. Everyone else, feel free to add your comments about the game below. |
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Post by Rai on Jan 13, 2012 10:30:01 GMT 8
just to add .. despite falling behind from the start .. Red's never gave up trying especially Kelvin, Kenny and John who continue to fight hard and held their ground .. sometimes winning is not everything : )
special mention for William .. full of running both Tues and Thursday .. good additional to the SP pool!
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Post by Jeff Salleh on Jan 13, 2012 12:57:43 GMT 8
Whites managed to keep the defense line high up (most of the time at the center line) because the whites offensive players were pushing up high and harassing the reds defense when a short ball was played out from goalie. And the tempo was high and it didn't drop that much even towards the end.
From team perspective, I think this is one of the most balanced team I had played in up till now. High energy, ball players and generally good positional sense even with several rotations.
Till then roger out.
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Post by Kelvin Au on Jan 13, 2012 15:09:26 GMT 8
Whites played good D throughout. I had a hard time playing upfront and had to drift wide, and eventually play in defence  |
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Post by Kenny Aw on Jan 13, 2012 16:09:34 GMT 8
Agree with Jeff on the Whites keeping a high line and forwards pressing the defense. The Reds defense had no way to pass out of defense , often just hoofing up field to get the ball out. Goals were conceded when the ball was lost by defenders or countering by Whites.
What Whites did very well was to take the extra pass and draw the Reds defenders towards the ball and leave free men at the edge of the D. Many goals were really well taken and kudos to the whites . Gave me a good work out cos of the constant chasing and closing down .
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Post by Rajiv on Jan 13, 2012 16:52:46 GMT 8
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Post by Rai on Jan 13, 2012 16:59:16 GMT 8
Jonathan was pretty good himself .. he and William complemented each other well
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Post by Jeff Salleh on Jan 13, 2012 17:16:55 GMT 8
kenny - you might had shed a few more calories last night with all the chasing down you did and will have more space for pineapple tarts come CNY. I really think the main threat from reds were coming or would come from kelvin and glenn, and I did pay a bit more attention when you both were receiving the ball. And yes, it was lesser threat when kelvin moved down to defense  Making the defensive work much easier..ha ha Echoing Rai on Jonathan, pretty good account of himself last night, except the showboating part one time at the center circle. Being an ol'skool dude like me, may not take it so nicely esp. when its getting tough. |
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Making the defensive work much easier..ha ha