Chapter 37: Looking Good Not Looking So Good
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"And there you have it, the first half has come to a conclusion," Jim commented as soon as the referee had blown his whistle to mark the end of the second half.
"Unique FC had been the better side so far based on possession and gameplay but a little mistake was all that was needed to put them one goal behind," Steve said.
The match stats on the large screen now showed that Unique FC had sixty percent of the ball after the first half while Ronino FC had forty.
They had played seven shots and got two on target while Ronino FC had played five shots and got two on target.
The hosts were leading in the number of passes and passing accuracy but leading in all these stats didn't exactly matter as they were one goal behind.
The players from both teams were making their way down the tunnel.
Dave had stopped at the sideline to look up toward Emma, the two had immediately established eye contact as she smiled at him and gave him a nod of encouragement.
The goalkeeper walked into the locker room to find his teammates sitting at their designated spots while looking at Norman who was trying to give them some words of encouragement and change up a few things in the tactics.
"Fred, Carlos, I'm just not feeling the vibe from you two." He complained. "The midfielder has been the one doing most of the job so far in trying to get the ball into the back of the net.
He wasn't bluffing in any way when he said, three out of the team's seven shots had come from Ferran with the only two shots on target being among those shots even the one that was off target had come close to becoming a goal compared to the remaining four shots which was two wasted shots from Carlos, one from Edward and an over hit shot from Minino.
Fred had been very quiet in the first with the opposition defense not allowing him to do anything, Ferran had set him up with two through balls during the first half but he had failed to get to any of them before the opposition defenders.
He had also missed a lot of crosses from Carlos, he mistimed three crosses from the forward and had failed to get to a pass from him because he thought he wasn't going to pass, there was just a lack of understanding between the two.
"There's just a lack of understanding between the two of you, I want the two of you to talk to each other on the pitch, establish eye contact know where he is going to be and when he is going to be there." The coach said looking directly at Carlos. "I need that Mateo and Ferran link up from the both of you."
"Well, if you needed the Mateo and Ferran link up then you should have started Mateo," Minino said.
Norman quickly shot a dead stare at him as soon as he had finished saying that.
"I'm just saying." The Midfielder said raising both of his hands.
"And Jonas, I expected more from you." The coach said turning his gaze to Jonas. "I expected you to cause a lot of problems from that wing."
"I tried my best coach, causing problems for that defense isn't as easy as you think," Jonas said.
"I know and that's why I've come up with a way to beat them." The coach said before turning to face the board.
After explaining his new tactics to the players, it was time for them to head back into the pitch for the second half.
"Hey, Dave," Adolf said, stopping Dave just before he could leave the locker room with Mateo.
'',
"Yeah," Dave said, turning to face him.
"The coach didn't tell you this but I think you should know it," Adolf said.
"Okay," Dave said, trying to guess what he was about to tell him in his mind.
"In case we ever make a mistake like that one again, you shouldn't make a mistake of running out like that when the player has the ball glued to his feet." The captain said. "You only attempt a sweep when the ball is away from the feet of a player and he is trying to get to it and shoot."
"Okay," Dave said with a nod. "Thanks for telling me."
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"And there you have it, the first half has come to a conclusion," Jim commented as soon as the referee had blown his whistle to mark the end of the second half.
"Unique FC had been the better side so far based on possession and gameplay but a little mistake was all that was needed to put them one goal behind," Steve said.
The match stats on the large screen now showed that Unique FC had sixty percent of the ball after the first half while Ronino FC had forty.
They had played seven shots and got two on target while Ronino FC had played five shots and got two on target.
The hosts were leading in the number of passes and passing accuracy but leading in all these stats didn't exactly matter as they were one goal behind.
The players from both teams were making their way down the tunnel.
Dave had stopped at the sideline to look up toward Emma, the two had immediately established eye contact as she smiled at him and gave him a nod of encouragement.
The goalkeeper walked into the locker room to find his teammates sitting at their designated spots while looking at Norman who was trying to give them some words of encouragement and change up a few things in the tactics.
"Fred, Carlos, I'm just not feeling the vibe from you two." He complained. "The midfielder has been the one doing most of the job so far in trying to get the ball into the back of the net.
He wasn't bluffing in any way when he said, three out of the team's seven shots had come from Ferran with the only two shots on target being among those shots even the one that was off target had come close to becoming a goal compared to the remaining four shots which was two wasted shots from Carlos, one from Edward and an over hit shot from Minino.
Fred had been very quiet in the first with the opposition defense not allowing him to do anything, Ferran had set him up with two through balls during the first half but he had failed to get to any of them before the opposition defenders.
He had also missed a lot of crosses from Carlos, he mistimed three crosses from the forward and had failed to get to a pass from him because he thought he wasn't going to pass, there was just a lack of understanding between the two.
"There's just a lack of understanding between the two of you, I want the two of you to talk to each other on the pitch, establish eye contact know where he is going to be and when he is going to be there." The coach said looking directly at Carlos. "I need that Mateo and Ferran link up from the both of you."
"Well, if you needed the Mateo and Ferran link up then you should have started Mateo," Minino said.
Norman quickly shot a dead stare at him as soon as he had finished saying that.
"I'm just saying." The Midfielder said raising both of his hands.
"And Jonas, I expected more from you." The coach said turning his gaze to Jonas. "I expected you to cause a lot of problems from that wing."
"I tried my best coach, causing problems for that defense isn't as easy as you think," Jonas said.
"I know and that's why I've come up with a way to beat them." The coach said before turning to face the board.
After explaining his new tactics to the players, it was time for them to head back into the pitch for the second half.
"Hey, Dave," Adolf said, stopping Dave just before he could leave the locker room with Mateo.
'',
"Yeah," Dave said, turning to face him.
"The coach didn't tell you this but I think you should know it," Adolf said.
"Okay," Dave said, trying to guess what he was about to tell him in his mind.
"In case we ever make a mistake like that one again, you shouldn't make a mistake of running out like that when the player has the ball glued to his feet." The captain said. "You only attempt a sweep when the ball is away from the feet of a player and he is trying to get to it and shoot."
"Okay," Dave said with a nod. "Thanks for telling me."
"And there you have it, the first half has come to a conclusion," Jim commented as soon as the referee had blown his whistle to mark the end of the second half."Unique FC had been the better side so far based on possession and gameplay but a little mistake was all that was needed to put them one goal behind," Steve said.The match stats on the large screen now showed that Unique FC had sixty percent of the ball after the first half while Ronino FC had forty.They had played seven shots and got two on target while Ronino FC had played five shots and got two on target.The hosts were leading in the number of passes and passing accuracy but leading in all these stats didn't exactly matter as they were one goal behind.The players from both teams were making their way down the tunnel.Dave had stopped at the sideline to look up toward Emma, the two had immediately established eye contact as she smiled at him and gave him a nod of encouragement.The goalkeeper walked into the locker room to find his teammates sitting at their designated spots while looking at Norman who was trying to give them some words of encouragement and change up a few things in the tactics."Fred, Carlos, I'm just not feeling the vibe from you two." He complained. "The midfielder has been the one doing most of the job so far in trying to get the ball into the back of the net.He wasn't bluffing in any way when he said, three out of the team's seven shots had come from Ferran with the only two shots on target being among those shots even the one that was off target had come close to becoming a goal compared to the remaining four shots which was two wasted shots from Carlos, one from Edward and an over hit shot from Minino.Fred had been very quiet in the first with the opposition defense not allowing him to do anything, Ferran had set him up with two through balls during the first half but he had failed to get to any of them before the opposition defenders.He had also missed a lot of crosses from Carlos, he mistimed three crosses from the forward and had failed to get to a pass from him because he thought he wasn't going to pass, there was just a lack of understanding between the two."There's just a lack of understanding between the two of you, I want the two of you to talk to each other on the pitch, establish eye contact know where he is going to be and when he is going to be there." The coach said looking directly at Carlos. "I need that Mateo and Ferran link up from the both of you.""Well, if you needed the Mateo and Ferran link up then you should have started Mateo," Minino said.Norman quickly shot a dead stare at him as soon as he had finished saying that."I'm just saying." The Midfielder said raising both of his hands."And Jonas, I expected more from you." The coach said turning his gaze to Jonas. "I expected you to cause a lot of problems from that wing.""I tried my best coach, causing problems for that defense isn't as easy as you think," Jonas said."I know and that's why I've come up with a way to beat them." The coach said before turning to face the board.After explaining his new tactics to the players, it was time for them to head back into the pitch for the second half."Hey, Dave," Adolf said, stopping Dave just before he could leave the locker room with Mateo.'',"Yeah," Dave said, turning to face him."The coach didn't tell you this but I think you should know it," Adolf said."Okay," Dave said, trying to guess what he was about to tell him in his mind."In case we ever make a mistake like that one again, you shouldn't make a mistake of running out like that when the player has the ball glued to his feet." The captain said. "You only attempt a sweep when the ball is away from the feet of a player and he is trying to get to it and shoot.""Okay," Dave said with a nod. "Thanks for telling me."
