Saturday 11th October
vs Marina Sands Tigers 0-6
Team: Ciarán; Elliot, Sam, Tom, Josh; Louis, Caleb, Adam;
Mark, Ollie, Joe H. Subs: Cormac.
This wasn’t meant to happen. This was meant to be the
chance to get back to winning ways.
What went wrong? There were 2-3 missing players. The
system was changed – a Christmas tree formation that failed, allowing a
deep-lying Tigers team too much time in midfield and provided little width that
left Joe H looking isolated once again. Beyond that, the inability to do the
basics saw them fall apart – they even conceded at least two foul throws.
In the end, the boys can only look at their own attitude
and approach. Absences from training, a lackadaisical approach to preparation
that saw some boys sauntering over to the pitch 10 minutes before kick-off and
the lack of responsibility during the game gifted the match to their opponents.
A misjudged header from Sam in the 15th minute
and a blatant push from the same defender in the box two minutes before the
break gave the Tigers a two goal advantage at half time. Warned that their
first half performance was bad, they managed to concede a further four goals in
the second half, all of which could have been prevented. The low point probably
was the sixth goal: from a throw, three defenders all waited for each other to
go to the ball and the Tigers’ forward nipped in to slip it past Ciarán.
Elliot took the Man of the Match award – he cared about
his own, and his team’s, performance – and Josh worked hard at left back, often
exposed by those in front of him. Ciarán wasn't at fault for any of the
goals and, of the rest, those that weren’t poor allowed their performance to be
dragged down to the same level of some of their team mates. This display was
not acceptable and it is up to the boys to show some pride next week.
The centre spread in the Echo seems a long time ago.
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