Haha nice one
I should be in the match report when it's posted..
here's why.
Today I started (left midfield) which I was realy happy about and started the game with the ball bein nocked to the left wing just outside the box. I did a cutback with my left, and then nocked it in, it was cleared but from that point I knew the defender was mine.
I did some nice touches, flicks, and my movement (which I need to work on) was better, and I felt im improving.
They went 2 up in the first 20 mins which was annoying cause they didnt really have 1 good player to be honest.
Then on the 30th minute, I picked up the ball on the left side with a defender in front of me, but facing me.. so I rolled the ball left with my right foot, did a stepover, pretended to go down the wing.. stopped the ball. Then he didnt dive in, he held his ground, we stood there for a second or 2 while I jinked to go one way, then the other.. then I nocked the ball down the wing with my right foot and then smashed in a cross with my left,
only to be met by one of our players which scored a goal! it felt good because I always set people up and hardly a goal comes out of it, so I got a lot of deservedly praise which was brilliant.
After that I did some nice touches, got some good fouls against me, won us some important free kicks, and just had a perfect half really. My best i'd ever played. Im 16 so it's a big step goin from boys to mens as early as I am, and the standard.. which is good.
Anyway we went in at half time at 2-1 down but the score didnt matter, it never does in the reserves because it's about individual performances in the reserves to get into the first team.
So yea everyone was sayin well done etc. So I was pleased.
We came out to a freezin cold second half lol, and it started slow with both teams havin little possesion and both being sloppy.
I did a few things but was closely marked, it's not an excuse but it's of course harder to find space. Maybe their manager said to mark me or somethin lol
But yeah, as the game went on I was quiet, and made a few mistakes. I had a few corners, the deliverys werent brilliant, and I hit the post on one :s
Then we got a goal back!
The game kinda stayed the same, with me individually being nowhere near as in the game as I was in the first half, but I still did ok.
Then they scored a beautiful screamer which made it 3-2
After we had a few attacks, one with me but I did a stepover, and the ball wasnt running enough u know? Like not as much as you'd like it to, I had two defenders in front of me, I took on one but then got tackled by the other. It was the wrong decision to make, it was my fault but i'll learn from it and get better.
I came off with about 8 mins to go but I think that's the best game i've had. So yea of course im pleased. My old man always tells me what I need to improve on and I felt that today I listened to him and got better at what needs improving.
We drew 3-3, but im happy I had a good game.
We scored a real scrappy goal in the last few mins btw.
So yea... 3-3 but who cares about the score really, individuality is the key!
I had my new boots on today, they felt good and im glad I christened them with some nice touches and a good performance.
I'd like to think that because of what I did (the cross etc), we wouldnt of got back into the game. Because before that we looked like blatantly losing, I think I injected a bit of life into the game.
So yea im real pleased and just wanna improve and keep doin well, I think im gettin there...
im gettin there
Thanks for listenin and move this to the career thread if ya wana
Churrrrz