NEXT GAME; Sunday 4th May, vs Cheshire Inter

It's OK you are not suffering from a deja vu moment....we are playing Cheshire again and this time we are at home. The weirdness of the league game schedule gives us an immediate chance for revenge! Let's get stuck in this time and score some goals!  It's doable!

This will be a 10am kick off at the Madison Surf club, Exchange field. Anyone want to volunteer beer and snacks for the home game?

Before I go I want to copy in some comments Johnny B made after the game. He gave permission and he makes a lot of sense!  Read it and tell us what you think.

"  Let's go 442 with Tim and mike back in sweeper stopper. One stays really far back in marked when we have the ball. When they have the ball we are flat four back. Dan in left, john I (jock, Danny) right back (Jodi)
Ron and me in center with two new guys as outside halfbacks. If we stay four across, I can play in front of Ron when we have the ball and flat when we dont. It will give us one more pass below forwards and force them to hold up and gives me the ability to put pressure on defense and not get caught when we lose it.  We all go 15 min in 5 minutes out across the field using a clock. It will force people to run hard for 15 regroup and play hard again. Subs for mid (Ruggero, jock, rob, maybe Kevin too) only one if Ron or I are out at one time. Forwards Leo, TANO, john h, rob b maybe Kevin)

Two forwards off set In middle switching sides leaving runs for half backs that will make them tired.  They harass the back defenders when they have the ball which will force mids to help. They will be tired.

We set rules. 2 touch passing unless you are in danger. All passes from back go out to backs and back to mids and back out to half backs then to forwards. Always have a sweeper far back when we have ball as an outlet to reSet. No more long balls from outside backs. No more over the top balls to forwards. You get ball and have 3 sec to pass. ( you can get it back but you must release in 3 seconds)  If you or we lose ball we all cut off passes in front of ball and all get behind ball until we get it back. We do not pass back nearly enough.  We can put myself or Ronnie in defense if we need to show them what we mean. Possession is king.  We all have to play the same game even if we all don't agree what game plan is correct. We mark man to man behind ball (which was working today). No marking space just a man.

My 2 cents.

John B "