Match Review - League Game 4

Kawabanga FC 1 - 3 Tusser Rangers FC

Starting Line-up:
Rethish,Dinesh,Keerthi,Pream,Kathir,Prem,Prashant,
Doc K,Sivadinho,Vishnu

Substitutes:Naga,Viknesh,Anand,Haresh

Goals:Prem(60min)

Assist:Doc K

Man of the Match: Keerthi

MVP: Kathir

KFC Play of the Day: Wonderful Defending from Keerthi always
giving the opponents strikers a hard time throughout the game.

Match Review:
Boys yet again we've returned with a poor defeat despite a decent display..After losing to Tusser the defeat to CUFC seems belittled..Tusser are definitely not as organised as our previous opponents..The only difference between them and us is they defended well and took their chances..Our defence was in shambles and we seem to often put ourselves into unnecessary pressure.Nevertheless Keerthi did a good job marshalling the defence..But no point pointing fingers at the defenders because the midfield was also guilty of not tracking back to support the defence..Overall i think this game was definitely not up to standard and we got to really buck up for the next one..It was the case of the same problem we always face..Going down early and fighting to make a comeback..Two games in a row this has cost us badly..As we surged forward for goals we forgot our defensive duties and also to keep possession..The only intention of scoring has backfired and this is a lesson to be learnt..Dunman are also in the mould of our previous two opponents..very well organised,good in the air and very physical..So we cannot play the same way we did previously..Just because we've beaten them twice b4 doesnt mean we can be complacent..Remember both games was won single handedly by DOc and also by the odd goal..So lets go into this game with our heads up and a clear mind..

Regarding Training and Team Cohesion

Guys after much consideration i've come to a decision..with the packed schedule that some of us have it difficult to conduct field training because the only time available will be sat morning and that would risk us being lethargic for sunday games.Also field training can be very tedious to organise and conduct..Factors like rain and poor turnout will put us off.So i'm suggesting that we fix friday evening 7pm-10pm and get down to some street soccer action weekly..i understand some may feel street soccer isnt gonna serve the full purpose but i feel that what we need now is to be able to communicate and have fun playing..And wad other betta way is there than street soccer..The passing might improve at the same time..Because court soccer involves lotsa passing..Also friday evening shud see most of us free..Moreover field training will be fruitless if turnout is bad..Whereas court soccer needs only 2-3teams of 4 at the minimum.Court soccer seldom goes wrong.Also all our injured personnel Ganison,Abittu and Anan can join us coz its more recreational..its also cheaper and easier to organise..Anyone is welcome..if u'll are gonna bring ur own friends pls feel free..If we can get this going on a regular basis then i think the team will automatically shape up..The key to a teams success is having fun playing with each other..At times we are so result driven that we tend to forget that soccer is all about having fun..So this kickabout sessions will lighten things amongst us and also over time we'll be able to accomodate each others style of play.So if everyone is up for it we'll commence next friday..The venue will be kolam ayer cc..Its central and also we can book the court so tt we can get maximum playing time amongst overselves..Courts like deyi sometimes can be overcrowded and the light off time is a turnoff.The 7pm timing will cater to the army boys and also those who are schooling..So i expect turnout to be in the range of 12-15 weekly..those who were looking forward to some field training don't worry we'll come up with a system whereby if a game is cancelled because of rain all of us gather at a particular field for some training..In that way we'll have some action every sunday.In this scenario we'll meet up at 10am at the venue which i'll confirm soon..Pls post your comments coz ttz wad matters most..If u're up for this pls do some shouting on the tagboard.

Pls read and spread the msg

Hi boys, Kathir here. I’ll be heading down to India at the end of the year on a youth expedition project with NIE. We will be going to Yuksam, not too far from Delhi. We will be there to promote eco tourism to that part of India because it’s a beautiful city/town that has been overlooked. We will be upgrading their current greenhouse and be helping them with growing of plants for medicinal purposes. We will also be raising awareness of proper waste management by helping to clean up their river areas etc. We will be self-funding this project and hence we’re selling tee-shirts @ 15 bucks each to raise funds. It’s dri-fit material and although Yuksam maybe be redundant to most of you, I hope you’ll get one to help out a really good cause. I assure you the money goes towards purchasing of materials and equipment for the upgrading and NOT our flight tickets or expenditures.The design is as follows. So far Vish and Siva have got one each, and we can use it as a warm up kit or something la…haha. Leave ur name on the tagboard if u want one, can pay me anytime but order first la. Leave ur size too. Thanks guys!

Guys need some opinions on this..

Guys we've been together for a year now..Its been really wonderful playing as a team..we've grown from strength to strength from our first game at Marina Bay and our muddy times at bradell westlake..Now the issue thats been worrying me for awhile is tt i still believe we have not gelled as team..Individually we've lotsa quality but we often dont perform coz we arent able to understand and compliment each others style of play..The long ball style as gotta change..I guess the lack of understanding amongst us gives us the tendency to pump long balls which always seems like an easy option..But i feel if we can start passing the ball ard and keeping possession our standard will double in no time.We need confidence in our teammates and familiarity.But if we gonna just meet once a week for games theres no way we gonna learn abt each others play and play as team..In order to speed up the whole process i'm thinking of organising kickabout/training either very friday evening or sat morning..This is gonna be the only way we are going to start enjoying playing with each other..Pls give suggestions on which day is betta and wad kinda activity..E.g St wilfred 5-a-side/street soccer/field training/Kickabout at Bishan Park..It may not be weekly but atleast fortnightly..I understand its difficult to commit all the time but i'm sure if we put a lil bit of effort it can be done..It will also help our fitness..SO pls throw your opinions on the tagboard or leave a comment.

Match Review - League Game 3

Kawabanga FC 0 - 3 CUFC

Starting Line-up:
Vishnu,Dinesh,Mahen,Pream,Vik,Siva,Anand,
Kathi,Prashant,Sivadinho,Naga

Substitutes:Rethish,Prem,Lavin

Goals:None

Assist:None

Man of the Match: Rethish

MVP: Anand

KFC Play of the Day: 3 Wondeful saves of which the haaland look alike save wins it for the week

Match Review:

Ok boys..For our standards being defeated by CUFC is unacceptable but we have to concede that we didnt deserve to win either..They were really organised and put away chances that came their way..We were messy all over the park..everyone from the defence to the attack lacked the fire for this tie..But i'm sure we'll bounce back against Tusser Rangers to erase this blip..MOM has been given to Rethish for producing few wonderful saves though he clearly isnt a keeper..Anand had a good league debut showing glimpses of his talents throughout the game..And in time to come i'm sure we'll see the best of him once he gets used to us and our style of play..Few negatives tt i wanna highlight..No offence to anyone at all..This review is supposed to make us thiNk and improve not retaliate..Defensively we were shaky in the 2nd half..First half i was very pleased with the defence..we've got to work on the staggered formation in defence..flat four doesnt seem to be working for us coz we are still not comfortable with holding a line..And when a line goes wrong its gonna cost us dearly.The defenders will discuss in future wad stlye they wanna play.For example against fast teams playing a line can backfire.Also its always risky coz some refs can be really cock eyed.against teams like merida i think we can play the offside trap.Beacause they dont have fast attackers.But we must be also able to mix it ard.If we're gonna be predictable opponents are confirm gonna benefit..Midfield as a whole didnt have much bonding this week..I guess going down a goal early we lost our composure and rushed our play to get a goal..And tt cost us as they hit 2 more on the counter.The midfields objective in the next game will be to keep possession and play near passes as much as possible unless u see a clear option to pump.I'll have a more detail talk with u'll about this in the next game .Strikers lacked the cutting edge but i thiNk u guys didnt see much of the ball.And also i always need one striker to play as high as possible so tt the opponents line in deeper.Anyways lets not be disheartened abt this defeat coz i've full confidence that next game we'll be back firing on all cylinders..Ok boys i'll update the details abt the next game asap..Til then have a great week..