Friday, May 15, 2009

Match on Saturday 17th May 2009

Venue: Commonwealth Secondary School. Go to http://www.gothere.sg/ if you need help. I heard the pitch is a little small so it might be a fast and furious kinda game.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm. Guys we saw how important it is to come early and kick around a little bit at least before kick off. Please adhere to the time listed here.

Team so far: Harvey, Chan, Harish, Maran, Shyam, Farhan, Suresh, Vana, Sat, Navin PP, Riz, SK. Maybe: KK and Vana's brother. Prak got driving he might try to come.

Price: 70 per team. If all stipulated above turn up it's about 5 per person.

Attire: Bring BOTH white and yellow tops. Black shorts. Black socks.

Pre-match News: The last match saw MiB put up a very creditable show despite the loss. But there is no point if we do not learn the lessons from the game and apply them in the next one. A 3pm kick off might mean hotter weather so please be prepared. Come early for warm up. Just a few points I noted from the video of the previous game:

1. The ball to the strikers. Many a time when we get the ball and are attacking, we tend to want to pass the ball straight to the striker. In primary school football that will work cos the striker will control and dribble everyone and score. But as you move to a higher level this will not work. Instead, look to pass into the space in front of the striker, behind the defender, so that he can make the run and look to score. So your weight of the ball and vision is key. But simply put, play to space.

2. Wingers. When our wingers got the ball (Suresh, Vana, Chan, Shyam) we tended to keep looking to cut in, eventhough there is a good 50metres of space behind the full back. So when u get the ball, look to run straight, not towards the goal. This way you stretch the defence and create more space for the strikers.

3. Prak's breathing in the video. Either that was you or there was a T-Rex behind you Prak.

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