The life of a goalkeeper is not a comfortable one. He is the last line, the last hope of the defender, the crazy protector who will do anything to stop that thin white line being breached. He can spend eighty nine minutes of a game blocking, diving, jumping, chasing after every ball. Throwing his head, neck, ribs.... you name it ....all on the line for the team....every part of him trying to stop that damn ball going into his net. He can be the hero all through those eighty nine minutes and then...... and then... one moment, one mistake and the hero becomes a zero. There is no escape for a goalie when he makes a mistake. He is one inch from the war zone and a mistake there is lethal. Well, as every good team knows, as every good fighting unit knows, we are only the sum of our parts. We are not eleven solo players. It's a team game and we support each other as a team, we rise or fall as a team. When an outfielder makes a mistake it's over in a second and forgotten....not so for the lonely figure of the goalkeeper. But as a team we need to take responsibility for what happens on the field. Not just the last line mistake but the missed tackle, the wrong pass, the wayward shot. No need to crucify the individual....we take responsibility as a team.
We should have won this game but we lost it. We didn't take enough shots on goal, we didn't pass well enough, we didn't clear our lines quickly enough....and our goalie made one mistake.
Overall, this has a been a good start in a new division. We know we can beat teams and be taken seriously. If we stick to our game plan in games we will be very tough to beat. The Late Summer /Fall season will be a good one..... i can feel it!
Have a great Summer guys...enjoy the 4th of July and chill!
MAN OF THE MATCH; Hulk.... i wouldn't play with broken ribs, but a hero does....
Week 9 Results
ReplyDeleteNorwalk SC FC 2 Easton Rhinos 4
Fairfield GAC 0 Orange SC 0
Vasco da Gama v Guilford Bell Curve 3-0 forfeit to Vasco
Greenwich Arsenal 1 Madison Celtic FC 0
Greenwich Pumas 4 Norwalk Mariners 1
The Hulkster has kept us in many a match before and including this one. We need to think of where our midfield and offensive players are getting the ball and what options they have then vs. where they should be getting the ball and what options they should have.
ReplyDeleteWhere can we get our overall record and results for each match in the season?
ReplyDeleteTom .... in the pages section under season statistics
ReplyDeleteOh and i think Italy might sneak a win on Sunday...what do y'all think?
ReplyDeleteSorry boys for the lose. We'll get them next fall. Relax and enjoy the rest of the summer. I think Italy is going to Win it the way they are playing....
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ReplyDeleteI think you may be right on Italy....it will come to whoever plays better and having control of the majority of the game.....Italy has stronger forwards but Spain has a better midfield.....could be a tight one....Italy can win it if they play like the game against Germany, otherwise Spain should have it
So.....Johnaldo, El Gato and Tom A....all eating a little crow today?? Spain was soooooo dominant. Tiki Taka!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the fine weather, relax and let's focus on the the fall come August!
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