A tough competitive match today. Story of the season in that we played some good football, scored some good goals, but let in a couple of weak goals which ultimately left us without any points.
A goal-line "save" by Tom led to a penalty for Stratton which Jonny was unlucky not to keep out. Charlie took advantage of the keeper coming off his line to score two well-aimed long-distance goals. Unfortunately we failed to clear a long ball leading to another Stratton goal. 2-2 at half time.
We went off the boil for a while in the second half, conceding two more goals, before finishing strongly with a calmly-taken goal from Tom. We did well to keep our tempers with some strong challenges flying in from our opponents. Well done to everyone today for working hard. Some very good football played at times and some excellent defending.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Lewis): Charlie for dominating in midfield and two great goals
Coach's MoM: Will Witts for determined defending.
Next, and final match, is AWAY at Shaw on Sunday 29/4 2pm kick off. A win will guarantee we finish off the bottom of the table. (Is anyone not available?)
Training Monday 7pm - 8pmat the Rec (we will try to play until 8.15 but likely to be defeated by the light, so please be prepared to pick up at 8pm)
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Sevenfields 1 - 3 Wasps
To use a cliché, it was a game of 2 halves today. Fortunately it was played in a much more pleasant environment than last time.
It seemed most of the boys weren't interested in the first half. We were rarely first to the ball, put in lazy challenges and were forced to defend for 30 minutes. We let in one goal as a result of a series of mistakes. The positive aspect is that we were able to defend and defend for an extended period.
The half-time talk must have been inspirational (!) as the second half was very different. Everyone worked hard. Challenges were firm and quick and we played higher up the pitch. Defending was solid when we needed it from all the defence, in particular from Liam and Will. Arthur brought us level and then Johan hit two (among a couple of strikes against the woodwork).
Captain's MoM (chosen by Jack): Johan for his goals and attempts on goals.
Coaches' MoM: Will Arnold for his covering defensive work and never letting-up.
Training tomorrow at St Jo's as normal (7.15pm to 8.30pm). Part of football is learning to look after your kit. Extra sweets on offer for anyone who shows us a clean pair of boots (no sweets if cleaned by Mum!). PX has warned he may refuse to play anyone who turns up with muddy boots!
No match next week (Swindon at Wembley).
Last few matches (please let me know if you are unavailable):
01/04/12 10:30 Wootton Bassett Town @ Ballards Ash Pitch 1
15/04/12 10:30 Home vs Stratton Youth
29/04/12 14:00 Shaw B @ Chestnut Springs 5
We should be aiming for 7 - 9 more points from these games!
It seemed most of the boys weren't interested in the first half. We were rarely first to the ball, put in lazy challenges and were forced to defend for 30 minutes. We let in one goal as a result of a series of mistakes. The positive aspect is that we were able to defend and defend for an extended period.
The half-time talk must have been inspirational (!) as the second half was very different. Everyone worked hard. Challenges were firm and quick and we played higher up the pitch. Defending was solid when we needed it from all the defence, in particular from Liam and Will. Arthur brought us level and then Johan hit two (among a couple of strikes against the woodwork).
Captain's MoM (chosen by Jack): Johan for his goals and attempts on goals.
Coaches' MoM: Will Arnold for his covering defensive work and never letting-up.
Training tomorrow at St Jo's as normal (7.15pm to 8.30pm). Part of football is learning to look after your kit. Extra sweets on offer for anyone who shows us a clean pair of boots (no sweets if cleaned by Mum!). PX has warned he may refuse to play anyone who turns up with muddy boots!
No match next week (Swindon at Wembley).
Last few matches (please let me know if you are unavailable):
01/04/12 10:30 Wootton Bassett Town @ Ballards Ash Pitch 1
15/04/12 10:30 Home vs Stratton Youth
29/04/12 14:00 Shaw B @ Chestnut Springs 5
We should be aiming for 7 - 9 more points from these games!
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Wasps 6 - 1 WB
A great result today and well deserved.
We pressured from the start and Ty grabbed a goal after just 1 minute. We made loads of chances after that - Johan made the most of lots of open space to shoot and cross regularly. Jack converted two of the crosses to score two headed goals. After the break we continued to create chances. Sam picked up a loose ball to score from close range and Tom got a deserved goal (after having a one disallowed just before). We were unlucky to concede a goal from one of WB's few breaks.
Goals: Ty, Jack (2), Johan, Sam, Tom
Captain's MoM (chosen by Ty): Jack - for two headed goals
Coaches' MoM: Charlie for dominating midfield in the first half and Johan for his open play and crosses.
We play WB again soon. We have four matches left against lower-table teams and we should be aiming to get at least 7 to 9 points to pull us from the bottom of the table for the end of the season.
Training Monday as normal
Next Sunday (18th) we are AWAY at Sevenfields (Meadowcroft: Addison Crescent , Upper Stratton, Swindon SN2 7J)- is anyone unavailable??
We pressured from the start and Ty grabbed a goal after just 1 minute. We made loads of chances after that - Johan made the most of lots of open space to shoot and cross regularly. Jack converted two of the crosses to score two headed goals. After the break we continued to create chances. Sam picked up a loose ball to score from close range and Tom got a deserved goal (after having a one disallowed just before). We were unlucky to concede a goal from one of WB's few breaks.
Goals: Ty, Jack (2), Johan, Sam, Tom
Captain's MoM (chosen by Ty): Jack - for two headed goals
Coaches' MoM: Charlie for dominating midfield in the first half and Johan for his open play and crosses.
We play WB again soon. We have four matches left against lower-table teams and we should be aiming to get at least 7 to 9 points to pull us from the bottom of the table for the end of the season.
Training Monday as normal
Next Sunday (18th) we are AWAY at Sevenfields (Meadowcroft: Addison Crescent , Upper Stratton, Swindon SN2 7J)- is anyone unavailable??
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Wasps 1 - 5 Ciren
A lovely day for a football match today, unfortunately not such a lovely result.
The big learning point was from the 4 basic errors that led directly to 4 of the 5 opposition's goals:
- we cannot leave balls to bounce around in the box and assume the opposition won't try to score (twice!)
- the opposition will shoot from the edge of the box if we don't get a player in front of them
- a miss-kicked clearance is like a free pass to the opposition in the box
That said, there was also some great defending today against a strong Cirencester forward line. It was great to see some of the training tactics, such as throw-ins to feet, being shown in the match. We made lots of chances (esp in the first half) and there were spells in both halfs when we were the stronger team.
Well done to Tyrome for getting his first goal of the season.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Tom): Ty for his goal and energy chasing down balls upfront
Coaches' MoM: Lewis for an excellent battling performance in his first game for us
Training as normal Monday at St Jos.
Next week we re-start our winning streak away at Shaw B (Chestnut Springs) meet at 1.30pm for 2pm kick off (no Harry C, Harry F)
The big learning point was from the 4 basic errors that led directly to 4 of the 5 opposition's goals:
- we cannot leave balls to bounce around in the box and assume the opposition won't try to score (twice!)
- the opposition will shoot from the edge of the box if we don't get a player in front of them
- a miss-kicked clearance is like a free pass to the opposition in the box
That said, there was also some great defending today against a strong Cirencester forward line. It was great to see some of the training tactics, such as throw-ins to feet, being shown in the match. We made lots of chances (esp in the first half) and there were spells in both halfs when we were the stronger team.
Well done to Tyrome for getting his first goal of the season.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Tom): Ty for his goal and energy chasing down balls upfront
Coaches' MoM: Lewis for an excellent battling performance in his first game for us
Training as normal Monday at St Jos.
Next week we re-start our winning streak away at Shaw B (Chestnut Springs) meet at 1.30pm for 2pm kick off (no Harry C, Harry F)
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Wasps 3 - 2 Avondale
Great result today. We carried on playing like we did at Highworth and got the reward for it.
Arthur grabbed the first after we had several chances from Johan's corners - Charlie's headers coming close a couple of times. Tom got the second after good passing on the right wing.
We let in one goal on the break and another in the second half when we let Avondale have a free shot from just outside the box. However, we carried on creating chances and Sam poked home the winner from another good corner.
It was fantastic to see us continuing to press forward and defend well for the last 10 minutes to secure the win.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Miles, who gave a super Captain's performance): Sam for his play on the left and first goal of the season
Coaches MoM: Tom for midfield play resulting in a deserved goal and solid defensive role in the second half.
Training Monday as usual (weather permitting - please make sure PX or I are on-site before dropping off your boys, else they are unsupervised until we get there)
Next match: Sunday 5th away at Shaw meet at 1.30 for 2pm kick off (at Chestnut Springs)
Arthur grabbed the first after we had several chances from Johan's corners - Charlie's headers coming close a couple of times. Tom got the second after good passing on the right wing.
We let in one goal on the break and another in the second half when we let Avondale have a free shot from just outside the box. However, we carried on creating chances and Sam poked home the winner from another good corner.
It was fantastic to see us continuing to press forward and defend well for the last 10 minutes to secure the win.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Miles, who gave a super Captain's performance): Sam for his play on the left and first goal of the season
Coaches MoM: Tom for midfield play resulting in a deserved goal and solid defensive role in the second half.
Training Monday as usual (weather permitting - please make sure PX or I are on-site before dropping off your boys, else they are unsupervised until we get there)
Next match: Sunday 5th away at Shaw meet at 1.30 for 2pm kick off (at Chestnut Springs)
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Highworth 3 - 1 Wasps
A disappointing scoreline, but not a disappointing performance today against the league leaders. We battled hard for the whole game, played some good passing football and made chances against a tough physical team.
Some points to think about:
- if we don't clear the ball quickly from the box we often suffer for it (like the second goal today)
- midfield needs to get back quickly if an attack breaks down (we were caught on the break for the 3rd goal)
- no matter how rough it gets or if decisions go against you, never retaliate and keep your mouth shut - or you will get into trouble
- passing often needs to be much firmer and more positive
Some noteworthy performances from lots of players, including:
- Harry F and Charlie for eliminating the threat from their danger players
- Will A and Nick for good defending and Will W in the second half
- James for his first goal of the season
Captain's MoM (chosen by Jack): Liam for his aggressive midfield play
Coach's MoM: Miles for some great, confident defending and repeatedly feeding the ball forward
Next match: at home on 29/1 to Avondale, 10.30 kick off - please let me know if you are not available
Training on Monday as usual.
Some points to think about:
- if we don't clear the ball quickly from the box we often suffer for it (like the second goal today)
- midfield needs to get back quickly if an attack breaks down (we were caught on the break for the 3rd goal)
- no matter how rough it gets or if decisions go against you, never retaliate and keep your mouth shut - or you will get into trouble
- passing often needs to be much firmer and more positive
Some noteworthy performances from lots of players, including:
- Harry F and Charlie for eliminating the threat from their danger players
- Will A and Nick for good defending and Will W in the second half
- James for his first goal of the season
Captain's MoM (chosen by Jack): Liam for his aggressive midfield play
Coach's MoM: Miles for some great, confident defending and repeatedly feeding the ball forward
Next match: at home on 29/1 to Avondale, 10.30 kick off - please let me know if you are not available
Training on Monday as usual.
Sunday, 8 January 2012
South Cerney 3 - 1 Wasps
Not the result we wanted today. A disappointing second half against 10-man South Cerney let us down.
We started well. The first half was promising - lots of good passing, which we have been practising in training. We made a few good chances and defended well especially when we gave away a couple of free-kicks around the box. Nil-nil at half time looked promising, especially if Cerney started to tire.
Unfortunately it was us who tired more quickly in the second half. A couple of lapses of concentration and some lazy marking and suddenly we are 3-0 down against 10 men. We looked threatening when we did show some energy and determination - Jack's brave header pulled back a goal for us.
We are a better team than our league table position suggests - but we need to start proving it for a whole match, and do it week in and week out.
Well done to Miles and Jack who both played well in their first game for us, and thanks to Nick for refereeing.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Arthur): Jack for his goal and very effective first game
Coaches' MoM: Sam for excellent passing and creative play in left midfield, especially in first half
Training: as normal Monday 7.15 - 8.30 at St Jo's - we will concentrate on running off the mince pies :-)
Next match: Sunday 15th at home to Stratton Youth (a six-pointer) meet at 10am for 10.30 kick off. As we now have more registered players than we can take to each match can you let me know if you can/can't make it.
We started well. The first half was promising - lots of good passing, which we have been practising in training. We made a few good chances and defended well especially when we gave away a couple of free-kicks around the box. Nil-nil at half time looked promising, especially if Cerney started to tire.
Unfortunately it was us who tired more quickly in the second half. A couple of lapses of concentration and some lazy marking and suddenly we are 3-0 down against 10 men. We looked threatening when we did show some energy and determination - Jack's brave header pulled back a goal for us.
We are a better team than our league table position suggests - but we need to start proving it for a whole match, and do it week in and week out.
Well done to Miles and Jack who both played well in their first game for us, and thanks to Nick for refereeing.
Captain's MoM (chosen by Arthur): Jack for his goal and very effective first game
Coaches' MoM: Sam for excellent passing and creative play in left midfield, especially in first half
Training: as normal Monday 7.15 - 8.30 at St Jo's - we will concentrate on running off the mince pies :-)
Next match: Sunday 15th at home to Stratton Youth (a six-pointer) meet at 10am for 10.30 kick off. As we now have more registered players than we can take to each match can you let me know if you can/can't make it.
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