kirsikka
UTC Legend
I think Al's there so won't be posting his normal thread so here's an alternative. If he does drop in, merge them.
Pretty much fire and water in terms of approaches to the game. Truth is, until they started desperately throwing it forward, the game was all ours. Another match we should have put to bed. A big plus point that we held firm again to secure the win, but we will get punished for it at some point so need to start finishing these games we're dominating.
When they finally committed men forward, it was an aerial onslaught under which we would have wilted in the past so good to see some steel there in us holding firm. When even Adam Smith is winning headers you know the defensive line is fighting hard. At the other end, we had multiple opportunities to break and end the match but spurned them all through poor passing, poor control, poor shooting or just poor luck.
Two points clear at the top of the table after a start to the season that saw us ten men down is actually an incredibly impressive situation in which to find ourselves. Well done to the team.
Meanwhile, you can see the patterns that Parker wants the team to play coming through. That's also starting to look impressive. Well done to the management team.
Notable performances: Lerma and Pearson. Both gave us the bite we needed against Ogre XI. Cahill for marshalling the defence so well.
Room to improve: Not an individual but our forward play in general with our finishing today. We had a lot of openings to shoot. I mean a lot. And their keeper barely had to make a save.
Pretty much fire and water in terms of approaches to the game. Truth is, until they started desperately throwing it forward, the game was all ours. Another match we should have put to bed. A big plus point that we held firm again to secure the win, but we will get punished for it at some point so need to start finishing these games we're dominating.
When they finally committed men forward, it was an aerial onslaught under which we would have wilted in the past so good to see some steel there in us holding firm. When even Adam Smith is winning headers you know the defensive line is fighting hard. At the other end, we had multiple opportunities to break and end the match but spurned them all through poor passing, poor control, poor shooting or just poor luck.
Two points clear at the top of the table after a start to the season that saw us ten men down is actually an incredibly impressive situation in which to find ourselves. Well done to the team.
Meanwhile, you can see the patterns that Parker wants the team to play coming through. That's also starting to look impressive. Well done to the management team.
Notable performances: Lerma and Pearson. Both gave us the bite we needed against Ogre XI. Cahill for marshalling the defence so well.
Room to improve: Not an individual but our forward play in general with our finishing today. We had a lot of openings to shoot. I mean a lot. And their keeper barely had to make a save.