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Radii · 09-15-2011, 04:01 PM

-- Clive Jackson resumes full training.

-- Reading have made a couple offers for Jack Hughes now. He's been marginalized a bit here but we're not ready to give up on him quite yet.

League Cup 3rd Round Draw

Down to 32 teams so lots of EPL teams to run across. The only way our draw could be worse if it were on the road. We are playing the 2 time defending EPL Champion at home in round 3, Chelsea.

August 29th, 2020

Bristol City(0-1-2, 18th) @ Ipswich (0-1-2, 17th)

Huge match today. Most years a team needs 32ish points to avoid relegation (some years more/some less but generally). Our last time up we got 20. Matches like these are our best shots for 3 points, at home against teams that promoted up to the Championship with us last season. We cannot squander these chances this year. We're 5:4 favorites at home, Bristol are 7:4 to win. We're 2-8-6 lifetime against them, we actually lost both matches last year when we won the Championship.

GK: Capitani
D: Kirkland/Mike/Henrique/McKerr
M: Adagsmar/Donnelly/Mills/Gordon
F: Hamilton/Constantino

Back to the starters today. Mike and Henrique at DL.

8': They're in a 5-3-2 and sitting pretty far back. I switch to a Control strategy to try to draw them out.

11': We are in total control so far but of our 6 shots 4 are blocked.

26': A throwin on the right near midfield for us, after a couple passes Gordon finds Constantino with a great pass, he's in the area free... but runs a bit far and the keeper has an easier time blocking his shot than he should have. It was a clear cut chance and he usually scores there with a bit better control.

HALF: We see them put a few shots off target to close out the half. We're in full control minus the goals, dammit. 11 shots, but just 2 on target. 5 blocked. They have 6 shots none on target yet and 4 from long range. We have a dominant 65/35 possession edge, we've just got to break them down here. We open the second half attacking, lets try to get more men forward and pressure more and hope it doesn't backfire.

63': After watching Ipswich pass it around forever, unable to break down their defense still, we finally see a shot on target for Bristol City, a strong shot that Capitani does a good job in saving. Corner is cleared easily.

66': Burton in for a tired Adagsmar.

78': Johnson in for a tired Gordon.

80': And there it is!! After more passing and more passing and even more passing McKerr hits Constantino with a quick ball, he turns as his man closes down, gets into the area and scores!! Whew, finally. Now hold it. 1-0

82': We try to give it away, they get a through ball into the area, a clear cut chance... but Capitani makes a great stop!

88': Welsh in for Henrique.

90': Mike with a foul just outside the area... they shoot on the free kick, the wall does its job, it goes behind for a corner. Mills makes the clearance on the corner.

that's it!

Ipswich 1 : 0 Bristol City

A strong performance against a team doing everything they possibly could to secure a 0-0 draw today.

Man of the Match: Gordon Donnelly (8.3)
Goal: Constantino (8.0)
Assist: McKerr (7.8)
Notables: Capitani (7.2), Kirkland (7.1), Henrique (7.1), Mike (7.2)

I continue to really struggle to get the best out of my wide midfielders. Neil Gordon is so damn talented but he just seems wasted here since we score most of our goals with pinpoint passes from the middle to Constantino instead of great balls flying in from out wide. Adagsmar 6.2, Gordon 6.8 today.

It feels great to have our first win of the season behind us and to come out of August with 4 points.

09-15-2011, 04:01 PM	#885
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	-- Clive Jackson resumes full training. -- Reading have made a couple offers for Jack Hughes now. He's been marginalized a bit here but we're not ready to give up on him quite yet. League Cup 3rd Round Draw Down to 32 teams so lots of EPL teams to run across. The only way our draw could be worse if it were on the road. We are playing the 2 time defending EPL Champion at home in round 3, Chelsea. August 29th, 2020 Bristol City(0-1-2, 18th) @ Ipswich (0-1-2, 17th) Huge match today. Most years a team needs 32ish points to avoid relegation (some years more/some less but generally). Our last time up we got 20. Matches like these are our best shots for 3 points, at home against teams that promoted up to the Championship with us last season. We cannot squander these chances this year. We're 5:4 favorites at home, Bristol are 7:4 to win. We're 2-8-6 lifetime against them, we actually lost both matches last year when we won the Championship. GK: Capitani D: Kirkland/Mike/Henrique/McKerr M: Adagsmar/Donnelly/Mills/Gordon F: Hamilton/Constantino Back to the starters today. Mike and Henrique at DL. 8': They're in a 5-3-2 and sitting pretty far back. I switch to a Control strategy to try to draw them out. 11': We are in total control so far but of our 6 shots 4 are blocked. 26': A throwin on the right near midfield for us, after a couple passes Gordon finds Constantino with a great pass, he's in the area free... but runs a bit far and the keeper has an easier time blocking his shot than he should have. It was a clear cut chance and he usually scores there with a bit better control. HALF: We see them put a few shots off target to close out the half. We're in full control minus the goals, dammit. 11 shots, but just 2 on target. 5 blocked. They have 6 shots none on target yet and 4 from long range. We have a dominant 65/35 possession edge, we've just got to break them down here. We open the second half attacking, lets try to get more men forward and pressure more and hope it doesn't backfire. 63': After watching Ipswich pass it around forever, unable to break down their defense still, we finally see a shot on target for Bristol City, a strong shot that Capitani does a good job in saving. Corner is cleared easily. 66': Burton in for a tired Adagsmar. 78': Johnson in for a tired Gordon. 80': And there it is!! After more passing and more passing and even more passing McKerr hits Constantino with a quick ball, he turns as his man closes down, gets into the area and scores!! Whew, finally. Now hold it. 1-0 82': We try to give it away, they get a through ball into the area, a clear cut chance... but Capitani makes a great stop! 88': Welsh in for Henrique. 90': Mike with a foul just outside the area... they shoot on the free kick, the wall does its job, it goes behind for a corner. Mills makes the clearance on the corner. that's it! Ipswich 1 : 0 Bristol City A strong performance against a team doing everything they possibly could to secure a 0-0 draw today. Man of the Match: Gordon Donnelly (8.3) Goal: Constantino (8.0) Assist: McKerr (7.8) Notables: Capitani (7.2), Kirkland (7.1), Henrique (7.1), Mike (7.2) I continue to really struggle to get the best out of my wide midfielders. Neil Gordon is so damn talented but he just seems wasted here since we score most of our goals with pinpoint passes from the middle to Constantino instead of great balls flying in from out wide. Adagsmar 6.2, Gordon 6.8 today. It feels great to have our first win of the season behind us and to come out of August with 4 points.