Rangers vs Puss-In-Boots
Mini, Mini, Mini - such a slacker.
So here is a quick report, though i doubt it will be anywhere near as good as Mini's.
Final Score : Rangers 4 Puss-In-Boots 11
Scorers : Mini (3), Piggy (1)
Another understanding Rangers team fought bravely against the odds to what must be their biggest crowd ever yet. A collection of scallies on the sideline were cheering for the Rangers cause, while giving stick to both the Boots keeper and Piggy.
Missing this week were Pie (ankle), Dr H (back) and Justin (Leek), which meant we were down to one sub, though the return of Shiz was a plus. However when Mini went over on his ankle during the first half which meant he sat out of the rest of the half and hobbled through the rest of the game, you knew it was always going to be an uphill battle for them.
They started well too - Mini quickly shooting Rangers into a 1-0 lead. Half time however it was 5-1 (i think), something like that anyway, to the Puss-In-Boots. When Mini hobbled off, we were down no subs, and for some reason Piggy, being our only real striker on the pitch then, decided he was best use dribbling the ball on the edge of our own area. This meant Russ or Mark often ended up going up front, because they were making up for a lack of Piggy.
Mini returned in the second half, though wasn't fully fit and it was obvious. The Rangers struggled to make a real impact in the second half, and only some heroics from Belly really kept the score down to what it finished. A small retaliation from Rangers included 2 goals from Mini and a cracker first time from Piggy, showing just what he can do. However this half also showed the worst of Piggy, when with the ball played into his feet free on the edge of the area, instead of simply turning and shooting, he decided it would be better to play the ball back 20 yards to Shiz with a man on him. A look of amazement from the Rangers (and probably the Boots), and cheers (or maybe jeers) from the scally onlookers.
Credit must go to Shiz (who, and i don't like saying this, reads the game so well as a defender, but please never take a free kick again!), Russ (who always gives his all - puts Piggy to shame, but i think needs to curb his attacking instincts somewhat, never mind the lack of movement from some of the rest of the team at times) and Mr T who made some great runs (though perhaps needs to learn to go to the ball when passed). Belly was excellent as usual (though i think could do with trying to bounce some throw ins off the boards. Mini, well took one for the cause with playing on while injured (learning from the master there!!) though wasn't quite his usual self. Still showed some nice touches though. Piggy, as always, was very frustrating. Only once got above a jog. Only once showed some aggression (against the boards, not the opposition), wants 20 touches when one would do, still hangs back to much and dribbles on the edge of his area and...well need i go on?
Next week its the Griswalds @ 7.30pm.
So here is a quick report, though i doubt it will be anywhere near as good as Mini's.
Final Score : Rangers 4 Puss-In-Boots 11
Scorers : Mini (3), Piggy (1)
Another understanding Rangers team fought bravely against the odds to what must be their biggest crowd ever yet. A collection of scallies on the sideline were cheering for the Rangers cause, while giving stick to both the Boots keeper and Piggy.
Missing this week were Pie (ankle), Dr H (back) and Justin (Leek), which meant we were down to one sub, though the return of Shiz was a plus. However when Mini went over on his ankle during the first half which meant he sat out of the rest of the half and hobbled through the rest of the game, you knew it was always going to be an uphill battle for them.
They started well too - Mini quickly shooting Rangers into a 1-0 lead. Half time however it was 5-1 (i think), something like that anyway, to the Puss-In-Boots. When Mini hobbled off, we were down no subs, and for some reason Piggy, being our only real striker on the pitch then, decided he was best use dribbling the ball on the edge of our own area. This meant Russ or Mark often ended up going up front, because they were making up for a lack of Piggy.
Mini returned in the second half, though wasn't fully fit and it was obvious. The Rangers struggled to make a real impact in the second half, and only some heroics from Belly really kept the score down to what it finished. A small retaliation from Rangers included 2 goals from Mini and a cracker first time from Piggy, showing just what he can do. However this half also showed the worst of Piggy, when with the ball played into his feet free on the edge of the area, instead of simply turning and shooting, he decided it would be better to play the ball back 20 yards to Shiz with a man on him. A look of amazement from the Rangers (and probably the Boots), and cheers (or maybe jeers) from the scally onlookers.
Credit must go to Shiz (who, and i don't like saying this, reads the game so well as a defender, but please never take a free kick again!), Russ (who always gives his all - puts Piggy to shame, but i think needs to curb his attacking instincts somewhat, never mind the lack of movement from some of the rest of the team at times) and Mr T who made some great runs (though perhaps needs to learn to go to the ball when passed). Belly was excellent as usual (though i think could do with trying to bounce some throw ins off the boards. Mini, well took one for the cause with playing on while injured (learning from the master there!!) though wasn't quite his usual self. Still showed some nice touches though. Piggy, as always, was very frustrating. Only once got above a jog. Only once showed some aggression (against the boards, not the opposition), wants 20 touches when one would do, still hangs back to much and dribbles on the edge of his area and...well need i go on?
Next week its the Griswalds @ 7.30pm.
posted by Pie at 8:48 am
1 Comments:
Good match report, I thought we did better than the scoreline shows. I guess our poor stint before half time was what killed it, with virtually no strike force.
It was nice to see us doing better in the second half than usual. Considering we had no subs for a part of the game, and only one after that, everyone did really well to keep jogging round the pitch (more than I could have done!)
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