Opponent:
Team Evo FCJersey Colors:
Red / White / Red
Date: 24th July 11
Time: 1100hrs (Fall in @ 1030hrs)
Venue: Astro @
10Kukujiao SecProbable Squad:
- Liang
- Zifu
- Ethan
- Abang
- Weilin
- Darren
- Eugene
- Boon
- Yenhao
- St
- Jason Ang
- Ragen
- Nathan
- Kim
- Adib x 45 minutes
We're at the final stretch of the season against the same opponent in the last two games. Let's not slip up now.
Team Evo FC has a
featured player on Footballopod but this is normally written and sent by the team itself. So it doesn't mean anything. We still have to play our game and I have some tactical pointers to make here.
I think we need to learn to play in a compact manner meaning the gap between our line of strikers, midfielders and defenders should be minimized. There were instances in our previous games whereby the gaps were so wide that you could fill Titanic(
slightly exaggerating) in.
Secondly, I feel that at times we can press high and reap the benefits. But the key here is to do it as a team. The
ENTIRE team must do it together. If not, it will lead to the first point that I mentioned above.
I know we tend to be frustrated when things do not go our way - especially myself - but we need to communicate our intentions to the rest of the team. As Boon says, "What's said on the pitch, stay on the pitch."
If you have a valid reason and its communicated properly to the rest, then I'm sure everyone will support.Finally, there are some things that I wish to clarify.
Our objective. It has always been asked and wondered. What is our team's objective? We started out as a group of like-minded friends who just wanted to cure our addiction for a dose of football
together. It still is. We're still addicted. However, things gets a little bit complicated and we want to win. And this meant that our objective became slightly skewed. For some, winning and losing do not matter. For others, they're here to win. Here, our objective became blurred. What I can say is that most games are already lost, not won. We're in it as
friends and it is important to enjoy the game. Winning is a bonus and losing means we got to try harder. Remember that we have a responsibility to one another. That is why football is a team game. Here's a quote to remember.
The finish line is sometimes merely the symbol of victory. All sorts of personal triumphs take place before that point, and the outcome of the race may actually be decided long before the end. ~Laurence Malone
Please be open to feedback, both good and bad. Don't bring your frustration and angst outside the pitch. We're more than a club. We're friends.
Although there was little fanfare or rather another absence of opposition from the final match, there was a sense of jubilation in the team as ESFC was crowned champions for only the second time in their short history. The journey was not a smooth one, as in most things in life, but time and time again, the team has proven that when the going gets tough, we can turn things around and often when we least expect.
