Saturday, May 1, 2010

Indiscriminate Indoor Ideas.

Okay, so we effectively played two games as a team at indoor last night. A few positive points from the game(s) firstly;

  • Tom, Brandon and Myself seem to have good attacking chemistry.
  • Chris shoots with a surprisingly high amount of accuracy and power.
  • Nathan can dribble past multiple opponents in tight situations.
  • Ben is somewhat strong in winning the ball.
  • Tom gets into some great attacking positions.
Having said that, there are many things that we still need to work on. If we are to succeed, we will need to work to improve and utilise our individual skills.

  • Brandon and Myself will need to alternate the goalkeeping duties more often. With me going to take a few games to get back into top form, and the way our defence seemed to perform, our forwards are going to have to run back and cover a lot more than usual. Switching between keepers in some way during the games will help keep the stronger players fresh, while not weakening our superior goalkeeping (Something that we will have to establish and maintain over the season).
  • Chris will need to foray up forward more often. He can create space and shoot well, so with more experience he could prove to be a handy striker.
  • Nathan needs to shoot more. He get's a lot of power and will score lots with confidence. We need him to get on the score-sheet, as he (Along with Tom) will be one of the most versatile players in the team.
  • Ben will need to play defence most of the time. He has potential, but must improve and maintain his positioning.
  • If we have only Ben OR Chris in defence at the one time, we can have them learn the game better, if they have someone more experienced (Tom/Nathan/Brandon) defending alongside them. Goalkeepers will need to give them more instruction.
  • Tom is our key player. He will create very good chances for our somewhat inexperienced forwards(Apart from myself and Brandon). Good defending as well.
Suggested line-ups;

If Brandon is off -
  1. Attack - Tom/Chris
    Defence - Ben/Nathan
    G.K - Joe
  2. Attack - Nathan/Chris
    Defence - Ben/Tom
    G.K - Joe
If Ben is off -
  1. Attack - Chris/Nathan
    Defence - Tom/Brandon
    G.K - Joe
  2. Attack - Tom/Joe
    Defence - Chris/Nathan
    G.K - Brandon
  3. Attack - Tom/Brandon
    Defence - Chris/Nathan
    G.K - Joe

Our strongest line-ups;
Offensive
  • Attack - Tom/Brandon
    Defence - Nathan/Ben
    G.K - Joe
Offensive (Option 2)
  • Attack - Tom/Joe
    Defence - Nathan/Chris
    G.K - Brandon
Defensive
  • Attack - Chris/Nathan
    Defence - Tom/Brandon
    G.K - Joe
Defensive (Option 2)
  • Attack - Joe/Chris
    Defence - Tom/Ben
    G.K - Brandon

2 comments:

Miguel Pereira said...

Me thinks you're taking it a tad too seriously.

The :: Inquisitor said...

Methinks I enjoys its.
And the team needs work.