I Like it!

Not only do I like the new logo but I also like how we played last night. Well played everyone!

this week

All,I don't know what to say about that second half yesterday. We played decently in the first, created several good chances and moved the ball around. In the second, we played kickball. I know for a while I didn't have my head in there and I'm sure I'm not alone in that. Oh well. Another chance next week. The next game is Sunday at 3pm at Redland high school. Remember - another short, narrow field. There are at least a couple of players I know of who won't be there, Jim and myself, but if I'm not mistaken, Dil and Mounir will return.Good luck and have a good week,jc

last game, practice, next game

All - it goes without saying that our performance yesterday was pretty good. We did not sink to the other team's level, created numerous chances, and defended well. We also found a bit of the short game, though not as much as we'll need this upcoming week.
The next game is Sunday, 3pm, at Harrisburg Christian School against Londonderry. You will remember that although we beat them in week 2, they created multiple chances. I don't expect they'll create as many this week.Many kudos to Coach Gary, who should have a license by the way, in that his formation change really worked for us. Let's stay with it and develop some chemistry out there. I'm curious to see how it works against better competition.
Friday practice this week - say 5.30 or 5.45 - what is a good location? We need 7 to commit. I'm in, I'm sure Marat is in. Who else?Have a good week,jc

next game

Sunday, October 14, 2007, 1pm, CD East. See you at 12.30. Let everyone know if you can't make it.

this week

Gentlemen and Gary, let's ignore all of the bullshit associated with the officiating, the other team's likeness to fish out of water, and focus on how we played. We demonstrated a great will to win. It was this will, and will alone, that won us the draw. I don't know if it was that we had too many subs or what, but we reverted back to the type of play we showed in the first game: disorganized, a lack of shape, a lack of short passing, a lack of focus. I speak for myself as much as anyone when I say these things, and I'm frustrated at our collective reversal. I realize it's recreational soccer, but it's worth pursuing excellence at any level. I don't want to get all Aristotle on you, especially after playing the Greeks, though it must be said that life is what you make of it and why not embrace the idea of improvement? I realize I'm preaching to the converted, just felt like reminding ourselves that we can do so much better, and have done so much better. Let's remind ourselves out on the field as we convene to escape the rat-finkness of everyday life.
There is no game this upcoming Sunday. Anyone up for playing then? Anyone up for Wednesday?

Last Game, Next Game

Well, how 'bout them apples? We're going to feel good this week. For those of you who weren't there, here's the report:
Started the game with 8, moved quickly to 9 and Marat made it 1-0 shortly after stepping onto the field. Not long after that, we reached 11 players and defended exceptionally well throughout the half, launching very effective counters. As Dilwyn put it, we discovered yesterday that we're a counter-attacking team. Great individual efforts by Sam and Jim gave us a 3-1 lead, I finished a nice collective move with a nice dish from Marat and we ended up winning 4-2. Let me tell you, everyone had a great game yesterday. Mark B and Matthew ran the wings and shut down numerous attacks. Dil and Mike owned the rear middle third and Chris and Kurt defended exceptionally - perfect positioning on many occasions. We passed well, almost exclusively on the ground, showed for each other and defended as a unit. All in all, exceptional work, especially with no subs. Or maybe because we had no subs we slowed things down and played a nice, precised short-ball game. Hmm...
Anyway, enough gloating. Let's get ready for our next game, Sunday the 23rd, 3pm at Redland High School. I'm sure most of you remember the fiasco in the Spring when our field was usurped by a bunch of middle-schoolers and their parents, so be aware.
Let's play Wednesday at 6.30 at Fiala.
Again, great work and see you this week.

Boots for sale

Before I put them on e-bay, I thought I'd offer you the chance to buy some lightly used boots. Let me know if you're interested and I'll bring them to one of the games. The boots and sizes are:
Adidas predator pulse sg size 8
Adidas world cup size 8
Adidas copa mundial size 8
Nike total 90 supremacy fg size 8.5
Adidas predator absolute fg size 8.5
The pulse and world cup are screw-ins, the others the regular molded type. The copas are well-used and will be dirt, dirt cheap. The world cups were given to me, so I'm not sure they've ever been used.