Imagine pushing Andy Fordham up Primrose Hill with one arm tied behind your back and you will have some idea of the effort requited for 3 men to overcome 4 in a sixty minute football match.
For a while it looked like Sisyphus was winning out as the three men (Ben, Yusuf and Martin) took a 6-4 lead.
Ben covered the park notching up more miles run than Flamini, and let fly shots reminiscent of Xavi Alonso on steroids, whilst Yusuf made darting runs, and regularly found space to strike fear into the opposition, and Martin proved effective in defence and attack, defending with the determination and effectiveness of Stuart Pearce and attacking with the vision and precision of Glenn Hoddle.
Nevertheless, the four men came back, showing courage and determination. Paul and Luke operated like Johnny Giles and Billy Bremner. They were the engine room that broke down the opposition and kickstarted the attacks; but man of the match must go to Andrew, who used his speed and flair to regularly beat the opposition whether it be with a clever dribble or a crafty pass. It was like watching Cryff and Van Basten rolled into one.
Their efforts were enough for the four men to win through.
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Match Report 19 February 2009
We've all seen it happen: a team goes a man down and they regroup, they entrench themselves in their own half, they create a fortress, their only hope a rare counter-attack against the mightier (in numeric terms) force.
This is not what happened tonight.
from the start, the four stalwarts, Jon, Martin, Andrew and Yusuf played an attacking game of flair and vitality, exuding confidence. And why not with such silky skills to call upon? Jon regularly raced past the opposition, gracing the game with stylish flicks and back heels, whilst Andrew and Yusuf combined as effectively as ever with penetrating one-twos and crafty dribbles that tore at the heart of the opposition, whilst Martin was inspired at finding space and distributing the ball effectively building many a decisive attack.
With such an array of talents coming at them the five man team of Daniel, Danny, Paul, David and Luke had to buckle down and knew they had to work like Trojans for the duration.
David made many a valuable salvo into the opposition's heart and was an inspired bridge between attack and defence, Daniel followed on from the previous week's inspired performance with yet more great link-up play, effective tackles and regular strikes on goal, whilst Luke played like a man possessed with jinxing runs, piercing passes, inspired interceptions, and tenacious tackles. There cannot be a centimetre of concrete that he did not cover in the course of the 60 minutes and Luke, who helped his side to a 2 goal victory, is the man of the match.
This is not what happened tonight.
from the start, the four stalwarts, Jon, Martin, Andrew and Yusuf played an attacking game of flair and vitality, exuding confidence. And why not with such silky skills to call upon? Jon regularly raced past the opposition, gracing the game with stylish flicks and back heels, whilst Andrew and Yusuf combined as effectively as ever with penetrating one-twos and crafty dribbles that tore at the heart of the opposition, whilst Martin was inspired at finding space and distributing the ball effectively building many a decisive attack.
With such an array of talents coming at them the five man team of Daniel, Danny, Paul, David and Luke had to buckle down and knew they had to work like Trojans for the duration.
David made many a valuable salvo into the opposition's heart and was an inspired bridge between attack and defence, Daniel followed on from the previous week's inspired performance with yet more great link-up play, effective tackles and regular strikes on goal, whilst Luke played like a man possessed with jinxing runs, piercing passes, inspired interceptions, and tenacious tackles. There cannot be a centimetre of concrete that he did not cover in the course of the 60 minutes and Luke, who helped his side to a 2 goal victory, is the man of the match.
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Match Report 12 February 2009
Eight hardy individuals took on not just the opposition tonight, not just the Siberian weather tonight, but themselves as their minds dominated their bodies and pushed them to new levels of fitness, energy and stamina.
It was frightening to behold the determination being displayed in this 4 v 4 contest.
Newcomer Daniel was an inspiration with his energy and effort, Luke once more was electric in both boxes, scoring with ease and saving with dexterity, Roy made piercing passes, effective runs down the line and in to space and good positional cover when the opposition countered, but it was to no avail as they together with Danny went down 12-10.
The other team were just too much. Martin passed the ball with pinpoint accuracy and consistently broke down the other side's attacks, David made quality balls, tackled like a trooper and demonstrated his increased confidence with a couple of silky smoooth dribbles reminiscent of Ryan Gibbs, Tim played to his usual high standards: making runs, dribbling past players, linking with his teammates with sharp one-twos as well as covering when faced with a counter; but man of the match goes to Yussuf, who was all over the park, moving the ball this way and that, losing his markers, scoring goals and setting them up. It was like Michael Carrick crossed with Eric Cantona.
Another great game!
It was frightening to behold the determination being displayed in this 4 v 4 contest.
Newcomer Daniel was an inspiration with his energy and effort, Luke once more was electric in both boxes, scoring with ease and saving with dexterity, Roy made piercing passes, effective runs down the line and in to space and good positional cover when the opposition countered, but it was to no avail as they together with Danny went down 12-10.
The other team were just too much. Martin passed the ball with pinpoint accuracy and consistently broke down the other side's attacks, David made quality balls, tackled like a trooper and demonstrated his increased confidence with a couple of silky smoooth dribbles reminiscent of Ryan Gibbs, Tim played to his usual high standards: making runs, dribbling past players, linking with his teammates with sharp one-twos as well as covering when faced with a counter; but man of the match goes to Yussuf, who was all over the park, moving the ball this way and that, losing his markers, scoring goals and setting them up. It was like Michael Carrick crossed with Eric Cantona.
Another great game!
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