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A couple of chuckles at mi amigo Soccer Coach's expense. We definitely did not have Jorge Campos in goal; it was a rookie playing his first game (similar to the week before where we had a U18 call-up to stand in against l'equipe de Clem). In both cases, they acquitted themselves better than expected.
Are we weaker than at the beginning of the season? Possibly. We've had a pretty substantial turnover of players, and currently our midfield is a shadow of what we've started with - very limited Ingerlish presence in the game (maybe that helped ), and our star Korean centre mid is back home visiting family. Although, I'd argue that the back line was probably the strongest it's been thus far. Getting them to talk to each other has definitely helped. Didn't hurt also that it was probably Paco's best game too - he's finally getting the handle on the concept of "distribution." He was by quite a bit the most effective player on the field.
I would say that play was quite even, although definitely with an edge defensively to Celtic. Remember that we did have a second goal called back for a VERY tenuous contact on the keeper, who never had possession of the ball. Quite alright though; we'll just have to do it more emphatically next time.
Very nice to see Chris behind your bench helping out - he and Tracy really had their hands full with Moose as a young lad. Quite a pair of selfless individuals.
Are we weaker than at the beginning of the season? Possibly. We've had a pretty substantial turnover of players, and currently our midfield is a shadow of what we've started with - very limited Ingerlish presence in the game (maybe that helped ), and our star Korean centre mid is back home visiting family. Although, I'd argue that the back line was probably the strongest it's been thus far. Getting them to talk to each other has definitely helped. Didn't hurt also that it was probably Paco's best game too - he's finally getting the handle on the concept of "distribution." He was by quite a bit the most effective player on the field.
I would say that play was quite even, although definitely with an edge defensively to Celtic. Remember that we did have a second goal called back for a VERY tenuous contact on the keeper, who never had possession of the ball. Quite alright though; we'll just have to do it more emphatically next time.
Very nice to see Chris behind your bench helping out - he and Tracy really had their hands full with Moose as a young lad. Quite a pair of selfless individuals.