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Hit the Bar Vs The Team With No Name
There was a lot riding on this game. HTB were up against The Team With No Name with whom they were tied on points for second place. Owen was back in this week and the other five usual suspects present too, which meant the breathing space of a sub. Things looked a bit ominous when HTB didn't start particularly well, with pretty much everyone losing possession or making a slack pass in the opening exchanges. At 1-1, TTWNN hit upon some tactics known as the counter-attack and time again found themselves with a two-on-one against the stranded Squirrel. Some slick finishing from TTWNN and mystifying apathy and shocking defending from HTB, saw HTB trail a shameful 10-2 at half-time. There was a slight improvement in the second half with a couple of nice goals, including a route one special with Owen supplying the pass from the back and Dancing finishing sweetly by taking the half-volley in his stride (allegedly intentionally). However, there were still problems at the back and although only four were conceded in the second half, there was never really a time when TTWNN looked in danger of losing. Final score: 14-8, with HTB slipping to fourth thanks to a win by Parrswood Old Boys.
This week's player assessments were given unwittingly and "off the record" by Ricky Organ, but pretty much sum it all up:
Squirrel - "and not enough support was given to Kev, who failed to live up to his previous high standards." - 5
G-Man - "...was making runs forward, but without the same penetration as normal, and then didn't track back with his usual enthusiasm" - 5
Nez - "....often held onto the ball for too long, although he didn't have a great deal of support" - 5
Owen - "...was getting forward too much (that sounds harsh on him, but he is the most solid player we have as "last man" SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN - 5
Ricky Organ - "to be honest I didn't play that much worse than my normal low standard.......I gave the ball away too easily in our own half, which is unforgivable, and there wasn't enough space in the final third for me to do anything much" - 5
Dancing - "And finally you did ok, but were caught in possession too often" - 5