match report 18 March 2010

Essentially it was 5v5 tonight with the bibbed Luke, Yusuf, Andrew, Paul O'C, and John taking on Dwayne, Nick, Rory, Dickon and Danny.

As famous golf coach Bob Rotella wrote in his book, Golf is a Game of Confidence: "It's not what happens to golfers, but how they chose to respond to what happens that distinguishes champions." - and so it was with the bibless, who came from 4 goals down to win in the end.

The bibbed adopted a diamond formation

A
A A
A

whilst the bibless used a floating 1-3 system

AAA
A

When you're up against the likes of Luke with his penetrating runs, Yusuf with his threaded passes, Andrew with his movement off the ball akin to a cross between Aaron Lennon, Jermain Jenas, Tom Huddleston, Luka Modric, Ossie Ardilles, Glenn Hoddle and Ricky Villa but definitely NOT Theo Walcott, Paul O'C with his determination, and John with his finesse - you have to be well organised and work hard and that is what the bibless were and did.

Dwayne once more mesmerised the opposition with his control and technique, Rory ran round the pitch in the manner of a piece of lighted zinc (or is it magnesium?), whilst Nick and Dickon ruled the midfield applying the iron fist and the velvet glove in equal measure.

Another high scoring contest where I'm afraid the exact final score eluded me.