i did not want to share this wif u guys initially coz it's kind
of demoralising but i guess i'll do it anyway since it's for our
own good.
somewhere in the second half, the referee came up to me and
mentioned a couple of things to me. he somewhat agreed that we are
playing too many long balls and moreover, he also mentioned that
many of us can't even pass the ball properly. deep inside me, i got
to say i have to agree with him.
like ian mentioned in the other thread, our game plan is as simple
as this : 1) work very hard to win the ball when we don't have
possession; and 2) play direct 50-50 balls to our strikers once we
have gained possession. we totally have no patience in our
build-ups (if i can even call it that) and this is largely the
reason why we lose possession of the ball almost as soon as we won
it, not giving the opportunity for our players, our defence
especially, to regroup and push up.
although i tend to agree with robin on the issue of players waiting
for the ball to come to their feet, i also think that part of the
problem once again lies with the fact that a lot of our "passes"
are played in the air. for passes played on the ground we can run
and meet the ball, but if passes are played high??
robin is also spot on about the formation thingy. formations only
look nice on paper but what's more important is how we play it on
the field itself. if we want to play the 4-5-1 formation with a
sole striker upfront, i suggest that the sole striker must be one
who can hold up the ball well and who is more of a "box player".
ang and russ shld rotate for this position simply becoz of their
physique and playing style. russ is not suitable to play behind the
main striker.
robin, the last few games russ for some reason has been playing
more of a midfield role. i suggest we keep him upfront. if it's the
overload of strikers that is an issue, i'd like to revert back to
centremid coz i want to try to get the team's passing game going. i
realise i'm definitely not the best player around but i really wld
like to have a go. i did try to string a few passes in the last
game and i was happy to see that a few of the players were
responding. we did manage a few shots at goal.
btw bara, any feedback from ur 1819 lads that u can share with
us?
