FKFC U/13/3 (4-1-2-3) - ShareMyTactics.com
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Hi all, Apologies I can't be there this week but I'm confident if we play the same way we did against Pittwater last weekend we can pick up the win. Below I've attached a little comment for each of you. Read it on Friday night and again on Saturday morning if you feel like it and then go out there and enjoy it. I'm keen to hear all about your win! The most important thing as a team is that we keep the ball on the ground as much as possible this week. The only time it should be in the air is from Lachie's clearances, defenders clearing our penalty area or shots on goal. Other than that the more passes we can put together on the ground the more chance we will have of winning this game! Lachie - Millers has got a massive slope down one side of the pitch. If you're at the top of the hill look to hit it over their defence with one of those big clearances of yours. Kieran, Pedro and Hugh are all extremely fast and they'll be able to get on the end of it and maybe you'll get a cheeky assist from Goalkeeper! In the other half just look to hit Pedro's chest, he's got a pretty good first touch and can get our attack going. Otherwise just do what you always do buddy, you're Mr Consistent in there. Just keep your concentration because you might not see the ball up your end as much as you usually do. Don't be afraid to shout at Nate and Ethan and tell them where they need to be. Let's keep a clean sheet! Nate - You're the boss back there again mate with Connor away. You did an awesome job last week so all you need to do is the same again. Ethan's back there with you this week so you can be a bit more aggressive coming to win the ball because he's got the speed to get back and cover you if you get beaten. Make sure he's marking their striker as often as possible so you're free behind him. Be a brick wall back there and we should be able to hold them to no goals. Ethan - Moved you back a little bit again this week mate only because Connor is away and we need a little bit of cover back there. We're very lucky to have a player like you who can impact the game from so many different areas of the field. This week I need you to make sure you're staying in front of Nate and behind Lucas. If their striker is in the middle stick like glue to him and win the ball before he can get to it. Be aggressive like you always are and once you've won it back try and play it on the ground to Lucas, Keira or Arshaan. Keep up your good form mate it's exciting to see how much you've improved in less than a season. Erik- Mate you're getting more and more comfortable with the ball every week out there. When you win it back like you always do keep looking for passes along the ground like you have the last couple of weeks. I feel very fortunate to have you and Liam as our fullbacks because a lot of teams struggle to find good ones at this age and you two are ultra consistent. You can push forward a little bit more than usual with Ethan back there to cover you this week if you get beaten. Be aggressive and go and win that ball as close to halfway as you can. The more we keep the ball out of our half the better chance we have of winning this game. Liam - Make sure you support Hugh this week going forward buddy. You two were awesome together last time we played these guys so we need more of the same this week. Make sure you're pushing up to halfway as much as possible, we want to peg these guys back in their own half so we give the attackers as much of the ball in their half so we've got as many chances to score as possible. If Nate's not pushing everyone up to halfway when we've got the ball its your job to remind him. When the ball is up with Hugh, Pedro and Keiran there's no reason for any of our defenders to be behind halfway. Keep doing what you've been doing the last couple of weeks mate and we'll have a really good chance of winning this game. Lucas- Give it everything you've got this week mate in that role. I know its got you behind halfway on the board but you need to be as close to the edge of their penalty box as often as possible. If they try to clear it, win it back and look for those front three again. I've started you ahead of Lily because I know you've got the ability to play creative passes to the guys ahead of you. If it does get past you get back as fast as possible and help that backline. If you're tired bring yourself off get re-energised and get back on again. Lily's a fantastic cover for you and we need as much energy in your position as you can give us. Pick up where you left off last week buddy, as I said I think it was your best game of the season. Keira - I know I didn't give you as much time as you might have liked last week but you'll have plenty of time in this game and a chance to play with the ball a heap more than usual. Remember to stay calm like we talked about last week, you've got fantastic skill and ball control - you just need to trust it! Play as many simple passes as possible you've got players around you like Arshaan, Lucas, Lily and Pedro who are all fantastic players when you give them the ball to their feet and on the ground. Lots and lots of passes! Hundreds and thousands of them and we'll win this game easily. Stay nice and close to Lucas and Arshaan or whoever else is in the middle with you and you'll have the most fun you've had this year. Arshaan - Starting in a different position today buddy but your job is more or less the same. Stay as close to the front three as possible and play lots of passes along the ground to them. Most importantly when you don't have the ball move into positions where people can give it to you. You're playing near Keira, Lucas, Lily and Pedro who are all fantastic passers of the ball but you need to move into spaces where they can give it to you. Once they do run at that backline! You cause havoc for defenders when you dribble the ball so try and do it as much as possible today. Don't go crazy and play passes when you can but if you have space in front of you run with that ball! You might even get a goal for it ;) Hugh- You had an absolute ripper of a game against these guys last time so lets try and do that again! Stay on the left-hand side of the pitch today but nice and close to Pedro and Kieran so we can play passes along the ground to each other. You've got players in the midfield like Keira, Arshaan and Lucas as well as Liam behind you at left-back who are all very good passers of the ball so when you don't have it try and move as much as possible into spaces where they can give it to you. If you don't get it the first or the second time keep doing it because often it only takes one time to score a goal. When you get that ball stay nice and relaxed look for lots of short passes on the ground and we should create loads of chances for goals. Last thing, when Lachie gets the ball get yourself up to halfway quickly because Millers is on a big hill and the ball will go over the heads of the defenders. Use your speed to get there first! Kieran - As I've said to Hugh buddy there will be lots of chances to get in behind these defenders either from Lachie's kicks out from the back or Lucas, Keira and Arshaan's passes. So make sure you're not coming too far back! I know you love defending and you're very good at it but your most dangerous when other players can give you the ball in space. Stay close to Pedro and Hugh so we can play lots of those passes like you did against Pittwater. Use your speed and play with a smile, you'll get lots of the ball in this game if you move into space and play passes along the ground. Pedro - Keep up the good work buddy you were terrific against Pittwater hounding their defenders when they had the ball and then moving into space when we had it. Try and play plenty of short passes with whoever is up around you and then move into space again. The more passes we put together in this game the more chances we'll get to score. That arrow is there ahead of your dot buddy because it where you need to be, in the box scoring goals. That's your biggest strength along with everything else you bring to this team. Go out there and bag a hat-trick. Lily- When you go on this week it'll be in Lucas's position. I've told him to run until he's too tired to run anymore and I want you to come on and do exactly what you did last week against Pittwater. Play in front of Ethan and Nate and win the ball back for us before they even need to be involved. Once you've done that play those balls on the ground to Kiera, Arshann or whoever is in front of you. The more time we keep the ball in their half and playing passes on the ground the more chances we'll have to score. Be ready when you're needed and go out there and smash it for the rest of the game just like you did last week. Aliana - I hardly need to write anything for you because its the same as always! Annoy the hell out of Saints until they give the ball away or you've won it back. Stay nice and close to Keira in the middle once Arshaan comes off so you can play your passes to her on the ground. These guys are pretty big but last time we played them we passed them off the field because they can't catch us on the ground. If we do the same again we'll smash them! Go out and enjoy your first week back!
