ARGH, my debut manager match

Good pitch and good weather, BUT lousy start for me, assignments not done, haven study finish, lousy haircut and left cx boots on the taxi, haha hope he dun read the blog soon! hes going to kill me.

Good play today everyone, too bad our fitness is a issue again but dont worry we'll only get better. wil and kelvin, chin up, the defensive errors are just sway, can be learnt. As quoted by our ah ben, "the play is there, now we need to maintain the tempo."

Sadly the turning point of our loss came with the loss of our lion hearted Desmond, hope hes fine now and then shantan took a knock to his shin. We're a small team. Alex Keano can only look to his empty bench haha. Wilson, we need medical supplies for our next match also! look into it

we then lack penetration when Daryl and sing ping got to come off, but we're a young side, alvin, kelvin and bert need a few more games under their belt to improve from their potential.

Now i going on exam break, but hopefully i can study hard enough to have training on Sunday mornings. my Asst coach, wilson will do the arrangements. but no competitive matches for the time been. after the match, we learn and study the errors and weakness, work on it then we'll move on!!!

Ratings!!!

Robin : GK : 6.5 Safe hands on 2 shots directed at him, could have be more assertive and faster when coming out for the loose balls. Hogged on the ball a tad too long when playing CM.

Desmond : CB : 8.0 Commanding Center and showed good potential with shantan, sadly we lost him halfway to a freak knock which showed how important he was in the game.

Shantan : CB : 7.0 Great defending today, but still have to develop into a harder player. showed several good connection with jinyu today. Have to take up the commanding role in absence of Desmond.

Scott : LB : 7.0 Natural defensive players, sorry got to force him on his weaker foot but good positioning sense, got to work on clearances and get a new pair of boots.

Wilson : RB : 6.5 Flourishing in this new role, beginning to show vision in crossing several early crosses and the free kick pass. need to work on tackling and defensive role. deserve the lower score due to the OG and temperament.

Daryl: LM :7.5 showed good plays and passes today, one of our teams penetrating strength. Showed improvement in positioning today and covering his Full back is a Plus. Team's passing slowed when hes not in the game. Con: need to show more fighting spirit when tired!!!! cant afford captain to laze at the final quarter of the match!!!

Jinyu : CM :7.0 great play today, although the fitness is still a concern, worked his way through a strained tight today. could have push further if fully fit. partnership with ben is juicy!!!

Ben : CM : 7.0 skillful play in the middle of the park, a joy to see him and jinyu dancing around the tall Freaks of the opposition. Although almost out of juice in the second half, he still managed to hold the ball upfront.

Lin Kai : RM : 6.5 great addition in the first half, but equally lacking like the rest of us in fitness. 1st half showed some good play with wilson but it broke down in the second half.

Desmond : LF : 6.5 showed great commitment to the cause with tireless running! have to improve with positioning and shooting.

ASP : RF : 7.5 lasted 20 minutes - scored the only goal and almost added another to his tally, took daryl's ball and the rest showed his pedigree. although at 10% fitness, he showed rather enough to remind me the er xin player he is when fully fit.

Bert: GK : 6.0 can be better although keeper is not his natural position. need to find out more on the position and tok to his defence

Kevin: LB : 6.0 Played at left rather than right, defensive error lead to second goal. need to be composed and improve on tatical position.

Chun Seng : 6.5 Played better in the center and provided a bit more bite when covering ben. Although had to cover unfamiliar grounds on the left in the second half as daryl came off, he did what he had to do but got to improve in fitness and delivery.

Alvin: LB : 6.0 still rather new to field soccer, but needs to build on composure, confidence and control in the game!

My man of match: Desmond (CB) although Jinyu and Daryl come close too.