S&L Juniors U10 Whites - Sandhurst FC U10 Rangers

Sandhurst Rangers away match on a slow/ messy grass pitch in cold, windy and dry conditions.

Another win, what a result. Well done team!

If last week felt like a relatively conformable game that we lost, this was a nervous watch and we came out with the win!

Attacking play was exceptional on the break. Often one forward held the ball up against oppo, then side passed to set the other towards goal. Our goals were all STUNNINGLY good.

I thought we struggled a bit with the pitch speed today. Every pass or clearance needed to be about 1/4 stronger in power. When shorter it often didn't pass the oppos attack leading to them intercepting and them creating more chances. Harder would have passed these players giving us more chances. Clearing loose balls in the box was also not as good as past weeks, leading to most of their goals.

There was also some standing/ backing off when the oppo approached with the ball, rather than having a go at a tackle. In defence this is probably sensible, but in midfield and upfront have more of a go to win the ball!

We also noticed too many players heading for the ball, rather than making runs for good passing options. No one needs to pass the ball 1 metre, a good effective distance is between 5-10 metres. ANTICIPATE your team mates winning, and make a run to a good position to receive pass.

Another was just how good their corners and throws were in comparison to ours. Their throws seemed to find gaps that they could run onto. We seemed to struggle getting ours to a team mate. Something we can work on.

Also please remember to have FUN and refs ref!

Overall great game and result against a good side, well done!