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Well, whatever the magic ingredient was that helped us play so well against Wareham in the cup was in woefully short supply on Saturday. From the opening few minutes of the game it became apparent that things were wrong with just about everything and the style of play was as far away from the previous week as it could get.
Despite this (and on a positive note) we held back Twynham’s attacks for the first 28 minutes but after the first goal was scored by them things deteriorated rapidly to the same standard we all endured in the Season of Doom. The opposition then smashed a total of 5 past us in the following 15 minutes.
The more the Coaches watched from the touchline the more obvious it became that, for whatever reasons, we had only a fraction of the team playing to their capacity and with the heart and soul we’d seen previously. It really was a pity as I think everyone believed the recent form would make it another hard fought, nail-biting game.
After a half time chat a few more of the team came out of their mental/physical/ attitudinal retirement and started to put more effort in. We got some shots out and much more possession but the score in the first half had pretty much sunk us and even in the second half we were nowhere up to full strength no matter how you measure it.
Twynham stayed focused and scored another 2 before the final whistle blew bringing the whole thing to an end, the final score 7-0.
I’d like to thank Lydi, Lucy and Emily for their constant work rate, effort and commitment to the team. All three of you were candidates for MVP and congrats to Lucy for achieving it.
We now have 2 weeks until the next game so maybe in that time everyone can enjoy a rest and think ahead to the next match where we might have a confident, motivated team who really, really want to play their best.
Despite this (and on a positive note) we held back Twynham’s attacks for the first 28 minutes but after the first goal was scored by them things deteriorated rapidly to the same standard we all endured in the Season of Doom. The opposition then smashed a total of 5 past us in the following 15 minutes.
The more the Coaches watched from the touchline the more obvious it became that, for whatever reasons, we had only a fraction of the team playing to their capacity and with the heart and soul we’d seen previously. It really was a pity as I think everyone believed the recent form would make it another hard fought, nail-biting game.
After a half time chat a few more of the team came out of their mental/physical/ attitudinal retirement and started to put more effort in. We got some shots out and much more possession but the score in the first half had pretty much sunk us and even in the second half we were nowhere up to full strength no matter how you measure it.
Twynham stayed focused and scored another 2 before the final whistle blew bringing the whole thing to an end, the final score 7-0.
I’d like to thank Lydi, Lucy and Emily for their constant work rate, effort and commitment to the team. All three of you were candidates for MVP and congrats to Lucy for achieving it.
We now have 2 weeks until the next game so maybe in that time everyone can enjoy a rest and think ahead to the next match where we might have a confident, motivated team who really, really want to play their best.
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