hope everyone is geared up for our second match of the season.
tze hsuan (kudos to him) has done the tough part of coordinating with the opponent, we ought to do our part to give him and ourselves a good game.

it's encouraging to see that we are getting used to one another playing style.
for this week's game, instead of playing blinding, i would suggest the team play with the following in mind:

1. hard-press strategy, similar to the tactic we used in our last game
2. confidence of holding the ball in the middle of the park before distribution, instead of pumping up blindly.
3. attack by the flank - we are stronger in this area. DM and CM should begin the attack from this area.
4. think of our route to attack like a pair of horns.

thus, the objective for this sunday training is not just about scoring goal, but stabilizing the midfield and getting familiar with our path of supply upfront.

for individual players depending on where you usually play, focus on these few things if u cannot have my attention during drill. think of how you can improve on:
1. center backs - keeping the line, shielding
2. full backs - throw in, shielding
3. midfielder - shield and hold, knowing where your wingers are
4. wingers - throw in, crossing
5. offensive midfielder, first and second striker - 1-2, knock down and shooting
6. keeper - goal kick and communication

i don't know it all and can't know it all.
as such, if u have good idea on how to effectively improve the respective area, share it here and on the pitch this sunday.

hey kent...your voice status as "BB coach" is turning from unofficial to official liao...haha!

anyway same old problem...do identify the throw-in takers (usually full-back) and PROPER THROW (can't emphasize this enough!).
but players on the field...PLEASEEE give options to the throw-in taker. 
canot just have 1 option for the throw-in taker...more player movement on the field required. 

during goal-kick...not necessary to always pump the ball up-field & lose possession especially when tired.
full-backs can go near the edge of D-Box and give keeper the option to pass the ball. 

my 2-cents worth...

I think tactic can be tweak slightly for this match as most of the players are more familiar with each other than during the 1st match. Also felt the defenders are composed enough and as most attacking moves are actually build up from the back they will play a crucial role in the distribution of the ball.

- Hard pressing is still impt when we do not have the ball as we'll need to win the ball back quickly.
- When we do have the ball, be more stingy with it and try not to give the ball away to opponent too easily by passing the ball around. If we can keep procession, it will make the opponent work harder to try and win the ball from us and will tire them out. 
- Not only that, we can control the tempo of the game if we're in procession. That way, we can conserve our energy by keeping procession while making the opponent tired and once the opponent are tired, we can up the tempo and hit them hard.
- When you have the time and space on the ball, do not rush, look around for options before passing.

Attacking
- When attacker move forward with the ball but find himself isolated, do not try to bulldoze ur own way thru a pack defense (unless you are Diego Maradona) as you will lose the ball unneccessarily. Instead look for a teammate to pass to and try to build up the attack patiently by bringing more of your teammates into play.
- If there's no teammate nearby to pass to at that moment, try to bring the ball closer to edge of the pitch, as further up the opponent's half as possible. Objective is to either win a throw-in near to the opponent's box or even better a corner so that your teammate will be able to re-group and join you in the opponent's area for an attack.

-I feel that the defenders should play a no-nonsense approach game and give the keeper assurance on what they are doing.
sometimes the defenders wouldn't wanna clear and try to keep the ball in but it's just going to be alot more dangerous. so i would hope the four defenders infront of me playing would play a no-nonsense and clear balls,


-As for free kicks, the wall that i ask for, i hope to see the 2nd man on the right of the wall to adjust the wall, according to my instructions as it would have covered my near post..
last week first half, i had a wall , but they didn't listen to me and didn't cover my near post, and kok xiong almost scored from there, so a wall during free kick is very important..




-Try to win HEADERS, they are very very important as headers are a very important part of the game and if we can outdo oppenents by winning headers it would be a very good tatic.. as headers can be for defensive and offensive purposes.. so hopefully tmr we can try see more headers being fought for and won.. don't wait for the ball to bounce before trying to get it.
hope this helps.. /:

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Originally posted by Alson:
hey kent...your voice status as "BB coach" is turning from unofficial to official liao...haha!

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i'm quite sure there is more capable coach among us.
meanwhile, i will just stand in till the right person come along.
our senior players like u can share your more of your experience with the youngsters.

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Originally posted by David Tan:

Attacking
- When attacker move forward with the ball but find himself isolated, do not try to bulldoze ur own way thru a pack defense (unless you are Diego Maradona) as you will lose the ball unneccessarily. Instead look for a teammate to pass to and try to build up the attack patiently by bringing more of your teammates into play.
- If there's no teammate nearby to pass to at that moment, try to bring the ball closer to edge of the pitch, as further up the opponent's half as possible. Objective is to either win a throw-in near to the opponent's box or even better a corner so that your teammate will be able to re-group and join you in the opponent's area for an attack.

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yes. striker must always be wary of their surrounding.
if you are the last man up there, hold the ball till the midfielder come to your support.
do knock down only when u know your team mates are on the run. otherwise, u are just passing it back to their goalie.

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Originally posted by Alvin Kang:

-I feel that the defenders should play a no-nonsense approach game and give the keeper assurance on what they are doing.
sometimes the defenders wouldn't wanna clear and try to keep the ball in but it's just going to be alot more dangerous. so i would hope the four defenders infront of me playing would play a no-nonsense and clear balls,
 

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right. defenders should keep goalie's jersey as clean as possible.
keeper main job is to collect easy ball, know when to collect them and do goal kick.
if goalie is always call into action for 1-on-1 situation, it means we are not playing it right.

still, don't clear blindly if u know there is time.
especially when the game has just started, try not to overlap too much and leave too much opening.

Dear Beatles!

Sorry that i can't join you guys. Do win for this upcoming match man! All the best!

Cheers,
Tom

hi guys,

just to give some suggestion..........i believe during the match,every players no matter is a defender,midfielder or forward......try to understand, communicate with ur teammates of all different areas...
e.g.


Midfield - 2 CMs try to play covering, i notice that no matter is a DM or CM, during our training or previous match, both will naturally pushes forward together and left the centre empty.....restrict to one CM to go forward, no matter is u are a DM or CM.......
                 Wingers try to get the midfielders to come near u so that u can play simple passing game and playing passing game it will make a easier job to attack instant of keep running and dribbling with the ball....

Defend - Left and Right back try not to overlap too much......u can support the wing play but keep your energy to pull back and defence and restrict yourself to push forward too much .....no wrong to go forward to support the attack but it will drain out ur stamina very fast cos u are running almost the whole field....i suggest that if can when one side of the defender moves up the other stays....at least there is a 3 man defence to stop the opponent's counter

Overall, u can see is that when we attack, one midfield push forward, one stay back + either the left or right defender attacks, we still have a 4 or 5( if the DR and DL do not goes forward) man at the back to resist the counter attacks instand of having a 3 def v 4 attack situation..... 

in the game we must keep in mind....to attack and score goals is the way to win match, BUT if we leave our defence wide open, there is no way we gotta win a game even if we can attack and score alot..
if we could play with communication and understanding with different department in the team, covering, restricting yourself to push forward too much, i believe we will not be afraid of one part of the field is open and the opponent team wun have the chance to counter atk us.....

Everyone of us knows that soccer is really a 11 player game. Lots of team work is needed in order to keep a good play going on.

As much as I'm concern about the midfield & attacking position I would really like to share my personal opinion in regards to the defence. (since I'm in the defence) We have different age group in our defence line and different skill sets. Its not really about how old we are, how experienced we are or how skillful we are. But how we can actually coordinate as a 4 person defence team. The purpose of having Centre backs in a team is not just to stablize the defence but to form a solid line, move in a formation. Every time you look back as a Centre Back & seeing either your left back or your Right Back falls behind the Centre Back can be real de-moralizing & very tiring to run but to cover. Every time a Left Back or Right Back falls behind the Centre Back it gives the opposition's striker to move deeper up. Personally I just wish both Left & Right Back will try their best to follow the line & try not to fall back behind.

Last but not least corners & free kicks. Whenever a ball is won in those area we have to push up. By doing so we are not endangering ourselves. By not pushing up gives the opposition a chance to shoot without being caught offside.

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Originally posted by Wong Ren Jie:
hi guys,


Defend - Left and Right back try not to overlap too much......u can support the wing play but keep your energy to pull back and defence and restrict yourself to push forward too much .....no wrong to go forward to support the attack but it will drain out ur stamina very fast cos u are running almost the whole field....i suggest that if can when one side of the defender moves up the other stays....at least there is a 3 man defence to stop the opponent's counter

in the game we must keep in mind....to attack and score goals is the way to win match, BUT if we leave our defence wide open, there is no way we gotta win a game even if we can attack and score alot..

I totally fully support RenJie's quote. It can really be very tiring if we find our Left & Right Backs playing to deep up or falling back to much.

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WOW so much useful info and passion which is very good to see.

Yes having a clean sheet is critical and forward line makes its contribution by being a menace in pushing the defence and regaining possession. If we let easy build up from opposite defence our mid-field and defence will be pressurized. 
In short, dont let them stroll till the half very quickly.
See you at the ground with full ethusiasm 
regards

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Originally posted by Andy Tan Jiun Wei:

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Originally posted by Wong Ren Jie:
hi guys,


Defend - Left and Right back try not to overlap too much......u can support the wing play but keep your energy to pull back and defence and restrict yourself to push forward too much .....no wrong to go forward to support the attack but it will drain out ur stamina very fast cos u are running almost the whole field....i suggest that if can when one side of the defender moves up the other stays....at least there is a 3 man defence to stop the opponent's counter

in the game we must keep in mind....to attack and score goals is the way to win match, BUT if we leave our defence wide open, there is no way we gotta win a game even if we can attack and score alot..

I totally fully support RenJie's quote. It can really be very tiring if we find our Left & Right Backs playing to deep up or falling back to much.

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ya and i believe the all players must have the mindset saying not only going for attack but also defending......."sacrificing" yourself to stay back to defend and wait for ur chance to push forward....who knows maybe at the right moment when u pushs forward u might be the hero who help the team to win the game

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yes, agree on the part that defenders need to have the discipline:
- follow the line of last man
- resist the temptation of doing too many overlapping as we do not have the stamina and speed to track back all the time.

the responsibility goes both way as it is also important that last man keep their men in their half.

gentlemen, we might not have the luxury to have a big squad to pick from this Sunday, as most of the regulars are not found available for various reasons.

having that said, please do not show up late/fall sick/overslept on that particular morning, as you might overburden the team with the already thin squad.

for those who playing, don't let it be the reason that we will not be performing well.
instead, let it be proving factor that we could play well even without much substitutes.

eat well, sleep well and stay healthy.

Wish u all, All The Best Hopefully u All Will WIN HUAT AR!!!!!

really looking forward to the match!

quote: Now dat Cedric is having a fever we are really short of defence!

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Originally posted by Kent:
yes, agree on the part that defenders need to have the discipline:
- follow the line of last man
- resist the temptation of doing too many overlapping as we do not have the stamina and speed to track back all the time.

the responsibility goes both way as it is also important that last man keep their men in their half.

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guys.....have to say sorry to all of those who are playing for this match 1st.....most likely I won't be able to make it....as I will be having a race in sengkang area in the morning.... at 1st I tot...I could still able to play 1 half...which is the 2nd half....but now found out tat..acutally my wave start quite late...at 9.30am.....thus...I don't think I will make it in time! =(  nonetheless...I will try my best to cycle down to catch the match! hope we can win this! =)

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Originally posted by Ting Fu:
guys.....have to say sorry to all of those who are playing for this match 1st.....most likely I won't be able to make it....as I will be having a race in sengkang area in the morning.... at 1st I tot...I could still able to play 1 half...which is the 2nd half....but now found out tat..acutally my wave start quite late...at 9.30am.....thus...I don't think I will make it in time! =(  nonetheless...I will try my best to cycle down to catch the match! hope we can win this! =)

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would be awesome to have you tearing down the left...and right flanks! try your best! haha