Monday 14 April 2014

Luis' Thoughts...worth a read..!

Gents I would just like to comment and put across a brief analysis of the game against the last minute make up team, as seen from  an Accies player playing for the oppo. So for all it's worth here  goes.
I always thought that you can get a much better perspective and understanding  about your team when you find yourself in a position of playing against it.
I played for the oppo but I will convey my analysis from an Accies point.
Although the oppo was made up of a last minute make up team, it had a  mixture of average(myself included!) and  good skilful players, coupled with quick and fast footed youngsters. However, we the Accies are an established team, we play on a weekly basis and  many of us have been playing together for a number of years.We know our strength and weakness.
We should not be losing to  make up teams by such a margin of a score(5-0).
I don't think they had far more better players than us or were vastly more superior but my view is that there are some more fundamental issues to this.
From my perspective I felt inclusive playing with these guys even though I have never played with them before, let alone know their names.
What I mean by inclusive is that most of them would just simply pass the ball straight away if you were  in close proximity.If I was next to a player I would shout for a pass and I would receive it. Simple.
We the Accies don't seem to have that level of consistency and understanding with each other when it comes to simple passing.On many occasions I have found myself next to or in close proximity to a fellow Accie and I have to admit that the majority of the time I have no confidence on whether I am going to get that simple pass, even  though I may be calling for it.It pains me to say that I did not experience this while playing with these  fellas .
I sometimes find that my fellow Accie  will either run with the ball and attempt to take on a few players or look ahead and go for the long ball pass, rather than just give a simple pass.I may have been guilty of this myself.
In this game I had  plenty of time and space because -  well, I was given plenty of time and space! On a few occasions I found that no one was challenging me quickly enough or putting me under pressure.It seemed as though there was an element of lethargy in the Accies game.
There was also a spell where I heard some disgruntled voices with some arguments developing amongst fellow Accies. Gents I don't have to tell you that this isn't good but when this happens it boosts the oppos' confidence.
There was a moment in the last 20 minutes of the second half when the Accies raised their game and that was when as an oppo player I felt the pressure. There was some good football from the Accies then.
Well, these are my views and you may or may not share them but I thought I would just put them across.
Finally, just to say that I think we are good enough as a team but we can be better.
Up The Accies!

Luis.  

Friday 11 April 2014

Lost for words....not quite

Accies

I've always tried not to put negative comments on the blog, but after our performance yesterday I think my hand was forced. We haven't plays as bad as a team for long time , maybe I've not seen a performance like that since I've been captain. All over the pitch we just didn't perform and not only that some players looked like they weren't even trying. There where certain players who were obviously trying to get the team going and kickstart a performance but it didn't happen.I really can't put my finger on the reason behind last night , maybe we thought that because they were a scratch team put together by various people that we wouldn't have to run as hard but we certainly got caught with our pants down!!!! I don't want to harp on gents but I feel this has to be addressed. We didn't close down our players like I'd like us too , I like it when we close the oppo from the strikers backwards trying to get the defenders to lose the ball in dangerous areas which didn't happen. We didn't support our fullbacks countless times Stuart was 2 against 1 against 2 decent players and that's where most of there goals came from. I don't remember myself and the other midfielders winning a header and we allowed them to pass the ball around us with no real pressure.Even after all this we had the chances to get back into the game which we didn't take.We appeared to have 2 or 3 players always willing to give advice to other Accies without actually carrying out there own jobs in there positions. Also the communication was non existent there was a time when Dave had the ball in our 6 yard box with no oppo within 15 yards giving him time to clear up the pitch and he had 3 Accies around him and no one told him he had time causing him to do the safe thing and put the ball out for a corner.

That's enough of the negative comments boys from next week I want us to go back to the high pressure high tempo play with the set plays inswinging under the bar which was so successful last season.

Lets get back on track next week boys