ROCKETS 2 - 1 TARVIN WHITES
The boys came up against the only other unbeaten team in our league and to be fair we did a great job overall in challenging conditions. The match was affected by the mud and bobbles and our boys coped with that better and we created three or four times more chances than Tarvin.
We had asked the boys to make tackles count and even if it was hard to play passing football on the poor pitch they showed they listened as the commitment to get to the Tarvin players, close down, track back and tackle hard was excellent. Bailey, William, Zac and Fin all did a great job in the tackling department.
Goals win games and even though Rory was up against a dogged, physical and determined defence he came away with two more goals (20 for season) and William tells us that Jamie Vardy's consecutive match record is now in real danger!
We conceded our clean sheet with the final play of the game after some decent wing play from Tarvins best player and some Mignolet and Lovrenesque defending which ended with Fin smashing it into William for a contender of own goal of the season! Nothing William could do and he wasn't (and still isn't) best pleased ha ha!
MOTM match was awarded to Fin for his athleticism and speed to get about a bad pitch which reminded us how good he is in cross country conditions! William also deserves praise for a super solid display and quick and accurate transition to our attackers.
Well done boys. After the final whistle we were all a bit flat after conceding but in hindsight we did brilliantly and are now top of league....if they showed the points!
Saturday 18 November 2017
Wednesday 15 November 2017
MATCH REPORT - SAT 11 NOVEMBER
ROCKETS 11 - 0 SAUGHALL BLUES
This week we played Saughall's B team and during the warm up we sensed our boys felt the match would be easy. Lots of chat about them being worse than Wildcats and how many goals we'd score etc.
It was hard to get the lads focused and we paid the price as for the first 20 minutes we huffed and puffed, held onto the ball individually, shot from stupid distances or angles and generally fluffed our lines against a 4-man defence and on a slightly narrower pitch.
It took us to switch a few players off and move Charlie and William into midfield and Alex up top (going 1 at the back with Will B) before we started to pass the ball and calm down - we then scored 3 goals to set us up for a better second half.
We don't often have to get tough with the boys but at half-time we had to ask the boys to switch on, listen to Paul and I, and get the ball moving between each other. It was pointed out that our defenders can easily take the places of midfielders if that's what it takes for us to pass the ball.
Anyway...the boys listened, said they understood and they responded really, really well so can take credit for that. Our second half display was miles better and we scored 8 really nice team goals against an unbelievably good goalkeeper! Alex got into great positions to complete his hat-trick and Charlie was superb going forward.
It was definitely a day for the defenders union with goals from Alex (3), Charlie (1), William (1), Xander (1), Bailey (1), Harry (2) and George (1) and OG (1).
MOTM went to Alex.
The boys will face much tougher games, starting this Saturday v Tarvin A, so lets hope we can keep things on track and play the game how its meant to be played. We are expecting a focused training session this Friday.
Well done, a good 2nd half response.
This week we played Saughall's B team and during the warm up we sensed our boys felt the match would be easy. Lots of chat about them being worse than Wildcats and how many goals we'd score etc.
It was hard to get the lads focused and we paid the price as for the first 20 minutes we huffed and puffed, held onto the ball individually, shot from stupid distances or angles and generally fluffed our lines against a 4-man defence and on a slightly narrower pitch.
It took us to switch a few players off and move Charlie and William into midfield and Alex up top (going 1 at the back with Will B) before we started to pass the ball and calm down - we then scored 3 goals to set us up for a better second half.
We don't often have to get tough with the boys but at half-time we had to ask the boys to switch on, listen to Paul and I, and get the ball moving between each other. It was pointed out that our defenders can easily take the places of midfielders if that's what it takes for us to pass the ball.
Anyway...the boys listened, said they understood and they responded really, really well so can take credit for that. Our second half display was miles better and we scored 8 really nice team goals against an unbelievably good goalkeeper! Alex got into great positions to complete his hat-trick and Charlie was superb going forward.
It was definitely a day for the defenders union with goals from Alex (3), Charlie (1), William (1), Xander (1), Bailey (1), Harry (2) and George (1) and OG (1).
MOTM went to Alex.
The boys will face much tougher games, starting this Saturday v Tarvin A, so lets hope we can keep things on track and play the game how its meant to be played. We are expecting a focused training session this Friday.
Well done, a good 2nd half response.
MATCH REPORT - SAT 4 NOVEMBER
SAUGHALL BLACKS 0 - 11 ROCKETS
When the coach turns up 5 minutes late and we are already 0-3 up then you know we have started quickly!!
Saughall have unfortunately lost a few talented players and the game really turned into a training exercise of attack versus defence. That said, we played with great passing accuracy and switched the ball across the pitch making runs and passes which Saughall could not cope with.
Some of the goals were excellent, particularly when our wingers (Harry, Xander and George) were able to beat players and cross into the box for finishes. We felt our decision making between running and passing was superb today and hopefully we can keep this balance right, as against better teams we cannot beat every player.
The passing from the back was great, with all our defenders getting the ball into the midfield with speed and accuracy.
The goals came from Rory (5), Xander (2), Austin (2), George (1) and Harry (1).
MOTM went to Harry who caused Saughall major issues which they could only combat by first elbowing him and then hacking him down. It was nice to see his free-kick curl into the top corner from 20 yards just on the final whistle (and caught on video!).
Well done boys. A great all round display from everyone.
When the coach turns up 5 minutes late and we are already 0-3 up then you know we have started quickly!!
Saughall have unfortunately lost a few talented players and the game really turned into a training exercise of attack versus defence. That said, we played with great passing accuracy and switched the ball across the pitch making runs and passes which Saughall could not cope with.
Some of the goals were excellent, particularly when our wingers (Harry, Xander and George) were able to beat players and cross into the box for finishes. We felt our decision making between running and passing was superb today and hopefully we can keep this balance right, as against better teams we cannot beat every player.
The passing from the back was great, with all our defenders getting the ball into the midfield with speed and accuracy.
The goals came from Rory (5), Xander (2), Austin (2), George (1) and Harry (1).
MOTM went to Harry who caused Saughall major issues which they could only combat by first elbowing him and then hacking him down. It was nice to see his free-kick curl into the top corner from 20 yards just on the final whistle (and caught on video!).
Well done boys. A great all round display from everyone.
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