- Sep 28, 2004
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Bad things:
The first half bored my cock off. Played too many safe/high percentage balls and no dynamism.
I'm hoping to god that the more the players get to know each other, the less they will play so friggin safe - sideways, back, sideways, back.... Mercy.
That was a horrible experience.
Good things:
Second half was a huge improvement.
We now know Capoue can definitely fill in at CB if needed.
Defoe linked up properly-ish for the first time I can ever remember.
We made loads of chances and should have had 4 today.
More angled and reversed balls were played and players running off players and anticipating more.
Townsend on the left is obviously the way forward. He was on 2 mins and set up a chance that should have been finished.
Confidence was sky high on the final whistle and team spirit looks good and the players obviously love AVB.
3 points behind second place.
Walker set the tone a good few times with searing runs deep into the oppo's half...was pleased with him today.
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Long way still to go for this team but there are some good signs emerging...green shoots.
Let's see if we can carry the good things over into the next game.
I'm still not hot on a lot of the play I'm seeing, but it's obvious we're gonna take a good while to gel properly with this group of players.
Oh, and Paulinho needs a rest.
The first half bored my cock off. Played too many safe/high percentage balls and no dynamism.
I'm hoping to god that the more the players get to know each other, the less they will play so friggin safe - sideways, back, sideways, back.... Mercy.
That was a horrible experience.
Good things:
Second half was a huge improvement.
We now know Capoue can definitely fill in at CB if needed.
Defoe linked up properly-ish for the first time I can ever remember.
We made loads of chances and should have had 4 today.
More angled and reversed balls were played and players running off players and anticipating more.
Townsend on the left is obviously the way forward. He was on 2 mins and set up a chance that should have been finished.
Confidence was sky high on the final whistle and team spirit looks good and the players obviously love AVB.
3 points behind second place.
Walker set the tone a good few times with searing runs deep into the oppo's half...was pleased with him today.
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Long way still to go for this team but there are some good signs emerging...green shoots.
Let's see if we can carry the good things over into the next game.
I'm still not hot on a lot of the play I'm seeing, but it's obvious we're gonna take a good while to gel properly with this group of players.
Oh, and Paulinho needs a rest.
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