As Helen Keller said "Optimism is the father that leads to achievement" and tonight both teams kept their heads high to come back from behind and appropriately enough the result was a draw.
It was an exciting high scoring contest. The bibless played a Chelsea style 1-2 formation with Dave in a John Terry holding role whilst Paul bombed up the wing with the sprightliness of Ashley Cole, and Dwayne played a tour-de-force attacking midfield role akin to Frank Lampard.
The bibbed had their hands full but nevertheless played with the flair and style of Manchester City on paper (though not in practice). Newcomer Nat showed the agility and accuracy of Gareth Barry, Rory had the blend of lethal finishing and persistence of Carlos Tevez whilst Danny played the ball out of defence in a manner reminiscent of Wayne Bridge.
In spite of the difficult conditions there were a plethora of quality passes and shots and energetic tackling and moving off the ball.
It was great to see such athleticism on the pitch. The players' pre-match preparation called to mind the words of Usian Bolt on what he did on the day he ran the 100 metres in the Olympics and broke the world record:
"I never had breakfast. I woke up around 11, I watched television and then I had some nuggets for lunch. I went back to my room, I slept for two hours, I went back for some more nuggets and came to the track."
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