Hey guys,
Great game last week! We're playing 5th Avenue tonight at 10:30 pm to make up for the scheduling change over the Thanksgiving break. We're 3-3-1 and they are 4-2-1. With a win tonight, we can potentially tie for third. I think this team is the one that wears black and has the whiny crybaby forward.
Lastly, both Rodbah and I have to pay our balances, which I am updated on the roster payment page.
Also, I need to know who's in for tonight as well as next session. We are losing Rod, Heron, and Ashish I believe? Who else?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Game 6 Postmortem, Game 7 Rescheduling, & Game 8 Pregame
I heard you guys played valiantly but lost Game 6 to Stolen Balls, who are still undefeated. We'll get them next session!
Game 7 was rescheduled to 12/09/2009 10:30pm-11:30pm. I've updated the calendar to reflect.
Game 8 is against my Sunday/Monday/Polish/Albanian buddies AC International. They're good, but we can beat them. We have to play sharp, because they play solid European Futbal. Game's at 11:30am. I know. See you there!
Game 7 was rescheduled to 12/09/2009 10:30pm-11:30pm. I've updated the calendar to reflect.
Game 8 is against my Sunday/Monday/Polish/Albanian buddies AC International. They're good, but we can beat them. We have to play sharp, because they play solid European Futbal. Game's at 11:30am. I know. See you there!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Game 5 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're into our second half of this session and we're on an upswing! We're playing Aioh tonight who have played 1 game less than us but have a similar record and goals for and against. They are older Brazilian guys from what I remember and play finesse futbol. We need to concentrate on controlling the game and the clock. I believe our defense is better than there's, so if we can control the mid-field and play intelligently, we can beat this team and move into the upper half of the division. The game is at 9:45. See you there!
Postmortem:
We prevailed last night 3 - 2. After starting out with a commanding 2 - 0 lead with a goal from Ryan and a penalty shot by Shawn, we buckled down and played some really aggressive defense and control of the midfield. Aioh got lucky with a bad call by the refs and received their own penalty kick when Ken slid for the ball, barely clipping the player, and took the game to 2 - 1. We came right back though, with Ryan's fast break that resulted a great cross to the far side of the goal. While we held them back, they were able to put another in with about 6 minutes left in the game. At that point we really locked them up and prevented several close shots on goal, thus ending the game at 3 -2. Everyone played great even though we only had 4 subs and with Shawn injuring his knee part way through. I believe Gareth and Hiren both weren't feeling so well either, but played great. One of our best games thus far was the consensus. We're finally building that chemistry and playing cohesively. Kudos!
We're into our second half of this session and we're on an upswing! We're playing Aioh tonight who have played 1 game less than us but have a similar record and goals for and against. They are older Brazilian guys from what I remember and play finesse futbol. We need to concentrate on controlling the game and the clock. I believe our defense is better than there's, so if we can control the mid-field and play intelligently, we can beat this team and move into the upper half of the division. The game is at 9:45. See you there!
Postmortem:
We prevailed last night 3 - 2. After starting out with a commanding 2 - 0 lead with a goal from Ryan and a penalty shot by Shawn, we buckled down and played some really aggressive defense and control of the midfield. Aioh got lucky with a bad call by the refs and received their own penalty kick when Ken slid for the ball, barely clipping the player, and took the game to 2 - 1. We came right back though, with Ryan's fast break that resulted a great cross to the far side of the goal. While we held them back, they were able to put another in with about 6 minutes left in the game. At that point we really locked them up and prevented several close shots on goal, thus ending the game at 3 -2. Everyone played great even though we only had 4 subs and with Shawn injuring his knee part way through. I believe Gareth and Hiren both weren't feeling so well either, but played great. One of our best games thus far was the consensus. We're finally building that chemistry and playing cohesively. Kudos!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Game 4 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're playing Beerbelly FC this evening at 10:30pm. This is a must win game guys. They've lost all of their games and want us to help them continue their streak. Out for tonight is Ashish and Sachin thus far which leaves us with 14 potentially. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
We WON! Finally! We took a commanding lead of 3 -1, but then let them catch up after they injured both Omar and Hiren. We got focused again and scored two to finalize the game at 5 - 3. It felt good to win, but we need to continue this momentum for the future. Great job guys!
We're playing Beerbelly FC this evening at 10:30pm. This is a must win game guys. They've lost all of their games and want us to help them continue their streak. Out for tonight is Ashish and Sachin thus far which leaves us with 14 potentially. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
We WON! Finally! We took a commanding lead of 3 -1, but then let them catch up after they injured both Omar and Hiren. We got focused again and scored two to finalize the game at 5 - 3. It felt good to win, but we need to continue this momentum for the future. Great job guys!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Game 3 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're playing Brazucas this evening at 10pm. I'm not sure of their make-up, but it sounds Brazilian and they are not team Aioh. They've only played one game and lost 3 - 4. Out for tonight is Ashish, Sachin, and Gareth thus far which leaves us with 13 at most. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
Final Score: Optimizers 1 Brazucas 2
We started out with a lead when Bob got a header in off a corner. We played great defense and controlled the ball in the midfield but then in the first 10 minutes of the second half, they got a lucky goal on us via a corner kick. We stayed pretty even and attacked until with 9 minutes left, a questionable call by the refs led to an argument, at which point Brazucas used the advantage to drive down in a 3 on 2 to score. We tried to come back with some shots but we ran out of time. We have to learn to take bad calls in stride and not get caught out manned. Also, while we controlled the ball much better, we were still trying to force it past their D rather than pass it back when on trouble. The mids must get back in time for D as well. Lastly, we need to try to get more angled crosses in the middle of the field rather than try to bring it down the sides and cross. Just my opinion. Other than that, we're playing with much more chemistry and should be winning these games. Great job everyone. Comments?
P.S. Thanks to Kerry for helping us out last night.
We're playing Brazucas this evening at 10pm. I'm not sure of their make-up, but it sounds Brazilian and they are not team Aioh. They've only played one game and lost 3 - 4. Out for tonight is Ashish, Sachin, and Gareth thus far which leaves us with 13 at most. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
Final Score: Optimizers 1 Brazucas 2
We started out with a lead when Bob got a header in off a corner. We played great defense and controlled the ball in the midfield but then in the first 10 minutes of the second half, they got a lucky goal on us via a corner kick. We stayed pretty even and attacked until with 9 minutes left, a questionable call by the refs led to an argument, at which point Brazucas used the advantage to drive down in a 3 on 2 to score. We tried to come back with some shots but we ran out of time. We have to learn to take bad calls in stride and not get caught out manned. Also, while we controlled the ball much better, we were still trying to force it past their D rather than pass it back when on trouble. The mids must get back in time for D as well. Lastly, we need to try to get more angled crosses in the middle of the field rather than try to bring it down the sides and cross. Just my opinion. Other than that, we're playing with much more chemistry and should be winning these games. Great job everyone. Comments?
P.S. Thanks to Kerry for helping us out last night.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Issue: Too Many Players
The big issue right now is that we have too many players. We have 16 total now, but with Sachin and Milind alternating it still keeps us at 15. Ideally, we didn't want to exceed 14 players but with some people bringing new guys and with some of the older guys returning we have a few too many and too little playing time to share. Too many players also take too long to develop chemistry which we badly need.
A possible solution:
Some of the guys suggested that we have a weekly elimination process where we get the first 14 to report as finalized since there's always a guy or two unavailable guys each week. However, if there aren't and we don't have a specific process for reporting and when, how do we keep this fair? Ideally, I'd like everyone to play but realistically, there's only so much time and games. Other than people willing to opt out of the team, I don't know what else to do. There may be a team in our league that needs a few more players. If you want more playing time, it's worth pursuing. Any thoughts people?
A possible solution:
Some of the guys suggested that we have a weekly elimination process where we get the first 14 to report as finalized since there's always a guy or two unavailable guys each week. However, if there aren't and we don't have a specific process for reporting and when, how do we keep this fair? Ideally, I'd like everyone to play but realistically, there's only so much time and games. Other than people willing to opt out of the team, I don't know what else to do. There may be a team in our league that needs a few more players. If you want more playing time, it's worth pursuing. Any thoughts people?
Game 2 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're playing the Rochester Mills Brewing Company. No Preview this time, sorry.
Postmortem:
We started off with a strong lead and went up 3 to 1, when we started to break down on defense with a lack of chemistry based on too many substitutes, too little aggressive play, and easing up. The opposing team tied it up and even went up a goal on us. Being down 4 - 3 with 6 minutes left in the game, Ryan forced in the tying goal. We were unable to score as time ran out and settled for a 4 - 4 tie, but we still know, this game was ours to win and it eluded us.
We're playing the Rochester Mills Brewing Company. No Preview this time, sorry.
Postmortem:
We started off with a strong lead and went up 3 to 1, when we started to break down on defense with a lack of chemistry based on too many substitutes, too little aggressive play, and easing up. The opposing team tied it up and even went up a goal on us. Being down 4 - 3 with 6 minutes left in the game, Ryan forced in the tying goal. We were unable to score as time ran out and settled for a 4 - 4 tie, but we still know, this game was ours to win and it eluded us.
Game 1 Preview & Postmortem
Sorry guys for not providing this earlier. We ended up losing to RSC Partimers 3 - 0, but 2 of those goals were pretty badly handled by our temporary goalie. Needless to say, we could have won this game but our control of the ball and a lack of a strong midfield hurt us.
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