MR U18 NL Gold 2024/2025 (Market Road League) - Bloomsbury U18s

One more match!!!

The team went to this game knowing that they just depended on themselves to take all the decisions to the last match.

We started the game trying to solve things to quickly, and forcing to many 1v1s. In one of those plays, we lost the ball, and allowed the opposition to counter and open the score. After the goal, the opposition started wasting time such as doing laces all the time, slowly walk to get the ball, injuries (staying on the pitch). From our side, we were to predictable in our actions, and with no surprise, we went to half-time losing one nil.

At half-time, I mentioned the importance of staying focused, and move the ball a bit quicker followed by the runs without the ball. Then, praising them, but also touching their ego. Do you want to be Champions? so go on the pitch and prove it.

The first 10 min, we were on top of them, started creating better chances, but the "stubborn" ball didn't want to go in.
Until a vital movement and pass that found our winger free, to score a stunning goal. We grabbed that momentum, and started putting even more pressure, and few minutes later to turned around the match. Our team then, suffered to keep the score, with our keeper making a couple of excellent saves plus a ball on the post. Then we served in a cold dish the 3-1, with five or six minutes to the end.

Not the best performance, not the best way to deal with the pressure, but the objective was accomplished. Their determination, put us in the right path to achieve the title.

Congrats.