Overall, this weekend we played rather well. Two good performances where we worked hard and had a lot of play. We didn't deserve to lose either of these matches. Unfortunately to win, we need to score more goals and stop letting them in!
Saturday: Wasps 0 - 4 Croft
Captains MoM: Jay for good defence and having the most shots on goal (from defence!)
Coaches MoM: Samuel for hard work in midfield.
Sunday: Wasps 1 - 3 Stratton Youth
Scorer: Jonathan
Captains MoM: Arthur for good shots and hard work
Coaches MoM: Jonathan for confident goalkeeping and snatching a goal
Things we are doing well: passing the ball, running with the ball, generally keeping shape and position. No-one committed themselves to tackles this weekend.
Things we are doing less well: watching the ball and forgetting to watch the player (3 goals this weekend as a direct result of letting a runner go unmarked), keeping the ball out of the net - if defenders/goalie can get a foot or hand to the ball it should be cleared away or saved first time - we concede too many soft goals in the box (3 goals this weekend that the goalie or a defender had already had one chance to stop/clear), a couple of players need to work on fitness and keeping up the play.
Reminder - no training until 20/4, next match on 19/4 (team will be notified this week)
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Weekend of 28 and 29 March
Saturday 28th vs Croft. Meet at 12.30 for 1pm kick off
Ewan (GK), Samuel, Arthur, George, Nick, Jonathan, Jay, Shay
Sunday 29th vs Stratton Youth
Ewan & Jonathan (GK), Tom H, Charlie, James, Dominic, Harry, Samuel, Jay, Arthur
Any problems please let me know.
We are hoping to train at the Rec on Monday - watch out for an email confirmation. There will be no training over Easter as lots of people are away.
We have a match on Sunday 19/4 away at Cricklade and we will advise the team before Easter.
Ewan (GK), Samuel, Arthur, George, Nick, Jonathan, Jay, Shay
Sunday 29th vs Stratton Youth
Ewan & Jonathan (GK), Tom H, Charlie, James, Dominic, Harry, Samuel, Jay, Arthur
Any problems please let me know.
We are hoping to train at the Rec on Monday - watch out for an email confirmation. There will be no training over Easter as lots of people are away.
We have a match on Sunday 19/4 away at Cricklade and we will advise the team before Easter.
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Cirencester 6 - 1 Wasps
A respectable performance against Cirencester who guaranteed themselves the league title with their win today. Johan scored a goal after a big clearance from Jay. Everyone battled hard but Cirencester are a very good team and exploited any laziness or loss of concentration.
Captains MoM: Nick for another good performance.
Coaches MoM: Charlie for a determined effort in defensive midfield.
Special mention to Sam who was brave in goal on a rock solid pitch (as evidenced by his bruised and bloodied knees)
Learning points: we have conceded too many goals this season as a result of giving away possession from set pieces (kick offs and goal kicks). We need to stop players shooting from outside the box.
Good points: Defence is working well when not committing themselves. We are looking for passes even if they aren't always coming off.
Captains MoM: Nick for another good performance.
Coaches MoM: Charlie for a determined effort in defensive midfield.
Special mention to Sam who was brave in goal on a rock solid pitch (as evidenced by his bruised and bloodied knees)
Learning points: we have conceded too many goals this season as a result of giving away possession from set pieces (kick offs and goal kicks). We need to stop players shooting from outside the box.
Good points: Defence is working well when not committing themselves. We are looking for passes even if they aren't always coming off.
Sunday, 15 March 2009
Wasps 1 - Marlborough 3
Once again we played well when we concentrated and unfortunately let in a couple of goals when we lost concentration. We'll be working on keeping possession in training especially from the kick off.
Coaches MoM: Harry for a another good performance
Captain's MoM: Arthur for his goalkeeping today (and thanks for standing in at short notice)
Coaches MoM: Harry for a another good performance
Captain's MoM: Arthur for his goalkeeping today (and thanks for standing in at short notice)
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Robins 3 - 3 Wasps
A strange match today. Sunshine gave way to sleet and hail at kick off. We had to take shelter for 5 minutes in the first half and then cut the match short in the second half due to the unpleasant weather.
Robins went 3-nil ahead. Their two danger players ran at us freely using the downhill advantage and could have scored more if Jonathan hadn't made lots of good, brave saves.
Wasps kept their heads up and pulled back 2 goals as a result of some excellent passing (at least 5 passes resulting in the first goal from Arthur followed by one from Tom H).
A third goal straight from the kick off brought the game to 3-3. Unfortunately the weather got the better of us and we cut the match short, agreeing to share the points.
Good points: keeping our heads up to come back from 3-0 down, passing well going forward. We looked like a winning team by the end of the match.
Learning points: we must stop stepping in or jumping in to tackles, everytime someone swings a leg or jumps in the other team simply ducks round them and is free to pass or score. We need to be able to deal with opposition players running at us as this will happen more and more at U11 level next year.
MoMs: Captains: Harry for some excellent running with the ball. Coaches: Dominic for his best performance yet. Special mention to the goalscorers, Tom and Arthur; Jonathan's goalkeeping; Johan for defending and playing the ball out well; everyone else for keeping going when losing in bad conditions!
NOTE: Cirencester match confirmed for 2pm ko on Sat 21st.
Robins went 3-nil ahead. Their two danger players ran at us freely using the downhill advantage and could have scored more if Jonathan hadn't made lots of good, brave saves.
Wasps kept their heads up and pulled back 2 goals as a result of some excellent passing (at least 5 passes resulting in the first goal from Arthur followed by one from Tom H).
A third goal straight from the kick off brought the game to 3-3. Unfortunately the weather got the better of us and we cut the match short, agreeing to share the points.
Good points: keeping our heads up to come back from 3-0 down, passing well going forward. We looked like a winning team by the end of the match.
Learning points: we must stop stepping in or jumping in to tackles, everytime someone swings a leg or jumps in the other team simply ducks round them and is free to pass or score. We need to be able to deal with opposition players running at us as this will happen more and more at U11 level next year.
MoMs: Captains: Harry for some excellent running with the ball. Coaches: Dominic for his best performance yet. Special mention to the goalscorers, Tom and Arthur; Jonathan's goalkeeping; Johan for defending and playing the ball out well; everyone else for keeping going when losing in bad conditions!
NOTE: Cirencester match confirmed for 2pm ko on Sat 21st.
Friday, 6 March 2009
March Matches
We have the following matches coming up, all against teams further up the league than us! Teams for each match are listed below. Note some matches have changed times from the fixture list. We are scheduled to have some matches over Easter that we are hoping to reschedule.
Also, training continues at Liden on 9, 16 and 23 March, moving to the Rec on 30 March.
Sunday 8/3 - away vs Robins at Lawn
kick off 12.00, meet at 11.30 at Lawn School (entrance via Cleeve Lawns)
Team: Jonathan (GK), James, Dominic, Harry, George, Samuel, Johan, Arthur, Jay, Tom H
Sunday 15/3 - at home vs Marlborough
kick off 2pm, meet at 1.30pm at Wanborough School (Per-Axel managing, Tony and Simon not available) - can you help referee? Please let Helen know.
Team: Ewan (GK), Tom H, Nick, Charlie, Will, Shay, Johan, George, Harry
Saturday 21st - away vs Cirencester (top of the table!)
kick off 2pm. Meet at 130pm at Cirencester (Corinium Stadium, Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1HS)
Team: Ewan (GK), Samuel, Charlie, Johan, George, Arthur, Harry, Shay, Jay
Also, training continues at Liden on 9, 16 and 23 March, moving to the Rec on 30 March.
Sunday 8/3 - away vs Robins at Lawn
kick off 12.00, meet at 11.30 at Lawn School (entrance via Cleeve Lawns)
Team: Jonathan (GK), James, Dominic, Harry, George, Samuel, Johan, Arthur, Jay, Tom H
Sunday 15/3 - at home vs Marlborough
kick off 2pm, meet at 1.30pm at Wanborough School (Per-Axel managing, Tony and Simon not available) - can you help referee? Please let Helen know.
Team: Ewan (GK), Tom H, Nick, Charlie, Will, Shay, Johan, George, Harry
Saturday 21st - away vs Cirencester (top of the table!)
kick off 2pm. Meet at 130pm at Cirencester (Corinium Stadium, Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1HS)
Team: Ewan (GK), Samuel, Charlie, Johan, George, Arthur, Harry, Shay, Jay
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Wasps 2 - 5 Shaw
It was nice to play in the sunshine and score a couple of goals today. Tom Head got one and Jonathan finished a super cross from Johan for the other. At one point it was 2-3 and looked like a tight game. Unfortunately Shaw pulled ahead and scored a couple more.
Coaches' MoM: Will who defended well and with determination.
Captain's MoM: Nick for solid defending.
Learning points: we need to be quicker on the ball, be more aware of both where the ball is and the player we are marking, watch out for high shots from outside the box.
Good points: some good defending and passing, two goals, lots of effort.
We had a big squad out today - thank you to the boys who waited patiently.
Coaches' MoM: Will who defended well and with determination.
Captain's MoM: Nick for solid defending.
Learning points: we need to be quicker on the ball, be more aware of both where the ball is and the player we are marking, watch out for high shots from outside the box.
Good points: some good defending and passing, two goals, lots of effort.
We had a big squad out today - thank you to the boys who waited patiently.
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