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Asunto: [U21]LaBamba
MherShevchenko, coach of Ghana didn't respect our agreement for friendly, as he supposedly forgot, so instead of redemption against Ghana we'll face much stronger Hong Kong team. I'll see if I can talk their coach into some U20 squads:-)
No reactions for the match? :-) That much dissapointment from the draw? :-)
MarcL [del] para
LaBamba
Heh, we expect you to win everything now! ;)
You summed it up well.
Not the best performance, not only the score but only creating 5 shots in the whole match.
It seems like Methula is our only creative outlet and when he has a poor game, our chances of scoring are reduced quite a bit. If our strikers weren't so poor, we wouldn't have to rely on good crosses from out wide. As it is, they struggle to break through defenders, or get away from them, and then waste the chances to do get.
You summed it up well.
Not the best performance, not only the score but only creating 5 shots in the whole match.
It seems like Methula is our only creative outlet and when he has a poor game, our chances of scoring are reduced quite a bit. If our strikers weren't so poor, we wouldn't have to rely on good crosses from out wide. As it is, they struggle to break through defenders, or get away from them, and then waste the chances to do get.
Yes you are 100% right about this. We need another 2-3 seasons until our talented strikers grow up. In the mean time all our offense relies on wingers. And when Methula faces 5 DEFs it is a problem..but there really is not many options left for us to create offense, I'm glad we have him.
Next match it would be good bye for Methula and other 21 year olds as the season is coming to an end. Matsau will probably play the winger role in the next season although that is not the very best position for him. Heh of course that's assuming I'd win the election :-)
Next match it would be good bye for Methula and other 21 year olds as the season is coming to an end. Matsau will probably play the winger role in the next season although that is not the very best position for him. Heh of course that's assuming I'd win the election :-)
Not the best result, but like you said, their tactics was spot on for our formation.
Good luck against Hong Kong!
Good luck against Hong Kong!
Luck will be needed, they have a better team. Draw will be fine with me this time:-)
Review vs Hong Kong
Obviously just like the Cameroun coach changed the tactic after many games, Hong Kong's coach after may be 10 matches in a row didn't change it and didn't put the mirror..
Unfortunately not even this and not even the red card of Nagoli would change the result. Hong Kong was simly much better, even better than I expected and I expected they will be pretty damn good:-)
For the first time this season our defenders couldn't tackle the ball from oppononent's strikers and MIDs, their n. 10 Pengfei was dribbling through divine defender Cole from the front multiple times! He was not suppose to that even with superdivine technique:-)
At least our 1 goal was very nice.
Anyway not a pretty good bye for our 21 year olds, next match against Honduras will be played with our 20 year olds and it it should be much easier and we should get a win..
Obviously just like the Cameroun coach changed the tactic after many games, Hong Kong's coach after may be 10 matches in a row didn't change it and didn't put the mirror..
Unfortunately not even this and not even the red card of Nagoli would change the result. Hong Kong was simly much better, even better than I expected and I expected they will be pretty damn good:-)
For the first time this season our defenders couldn't tackle the ball from oppononent's strikers and MIDs, their n. 10 Pengfei was dribbling through divine defender Cole from the front multiple times! He was not suppose to that even with superdivine technique:-)
At least our 1 goal was very nice.
Anyway not a pretty good bye for our 21 year olds, next match against Honduras will be played with our 20 year olds and it it should be much easier and we should get a win..
MarcL [del] para
LaBamba
Our red card in the first half certainly didn't help matters.
So election time is here and I would like to continue the work I've started as your U21 coach.
I'll use my election speach also as a review of the season:-)
Accomplishments
It's been a great season and i really enjoyed it. My record in friendlies so far is 9 wins - 3 draws - 3 losses, although I think it should have beeen even better. I improved our ranking about 10 spots.
But as I expected the work for your U21 team is not that much about results and tactics as it is about managing and working with juniors. I believe I can say I was succesfull with the promises I made in previous elections about making sure all U21 prospects receive quality training and they are not wasted. I put a lot of time and effort in it to convince and find good managers for our prospects and I think I can say I've succeeded. I think I proved my dedication to South Africa myself by buying (and overpaying:-) and training future superstars Methula and Pitakathi.
Next season our squad will have pretty decent strenght.. of course I won't promise you any nonsense goals in WCQ, but we should at least remain competitive and make it tough for better teams.
What didn't work
Obviously I'm disappointed that there are still only 4-5 active users and even with my effort I was not able to increase that number..I hoped at least 2-3 new managers would stick around here, but apparantly for whatever reason that was not the case..
At last but not least I want to thank all the SA users that produced juniors for our team, especially MarcL, who helped me a lot with his advices and who makes the coaching job much easier with his Durban Pace Academy project.
edit - another friendly win:-)
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I'll use my election speach also as a review of the season:-)
Accomplishments
It's been a great season and i really enjoyed it. My record in friendlies so far is 9 wins - 3 draws - 3 losses, although I think it should have beeen even better. I improved our ranking about 10 spots.
But as I expected the work for your U21 team is not that much about results and tactics as it is about managing and working with juniors. I believe I can say I was succesfull with the promises I made in previous elections about making sure all U21 prospects receive quality training and they are not wasted. I put a lot of time and effort in it to convince and find good managers for our prospects and I think I can say I've succeeded. I think I proved my dedication to South Africa myself by buying (and overpaying:-) and training future superstars Methula and Pitakathi.
Next season our squad will have pretty decent strenght.. of course I won't promise you any nonsense goals in WCQ, but we should at least remain competitive and make it tough for better teams.
What didn't work
Obviously I'm disappointed that there are still only 4-5 active users and even with my effort I was not able to increase that number..I hoped at least 2-3 new managers would stick around here, but apparantly for whatever reason that was not the case..
At last but not least I want to thank all the SA users that produced juniors for our team, especially MarcL, who helped me a lot with his advices and who makes the coaching job much easier with his Durban Pace Academy project.
edit - another friendly win:-)
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MarcL [del] para
LaBamba
You've had a great season, chose your matches very well, and the constant communication with us was great. Well done and thank you.
This season will be interesting with the WC Qualifiers ahead. Good luck!
This season will be interesting with the WC Qualifiers ahead. Good luck!
You definitely have my vote. I love the constant communication and feedback you have given us. Good luck!