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Radii · 08-28-2011, 08:34 PM

Competition Expectations

We're expected to fight against relegation in the EPL of course. In the FA Cup we're expected to reach the 4th round, and in the league cup we're expected to reach the 3rd round.

League Cup 2nd Round Draw

So the EPL teams jump in in the second round. We're going to be playing on the road at Championship Side Bolton. They finished 20th in the Championship last year and we should be solid favorites against them but we could have definitely gotten a better matchup. We need to win to meet board expectations in the league cup.

August 18th, 2018

Ipswich @ West Ham

West Ham are even money favorites today over us. We're 11:5 to get a win and 11:5 to get a draw. Could be worse! We played them twice in the 14/15 season when Ipswich promoted up and fell right back down. West Ham won both meetings. West Ham has been a mid table team most years in this dynasty with a best finish of 11th and worst finish of 17th.

GK: Murphy
D: Kirkland/Bruce/Brown/McKerr
DMC: Guarin
MC: Mariga/Soo-Jin
AMC: Gordon
ST: Khan/Constantino

McKerr starts for Berthet who just came off his injury and isn't quite ready to go yet. Donnelly is still hurt and won't play today so Mariga and Soo-Jin start at MC, Gordon at AMC. Adriano is also still hurt so he's not available as a backup DL/DR.

West Ham ST Emilio Nsue is listed as their dangerman. He scored a career high 17 goals in 31 matches last year. Counterattacking is our default strategy in these games and that's where we'll start.

17': Their "other" striker Vargas puts in a strong header off a cross in from the left, Murphy has to dive to make the save, good stop for him. That was their first clear cut chance.

19': We earn a corner with our first on target shot as Mariga shoots from 30 yards out and its turned behind. Corner comes to nothing.

25': They have a throwin deep in our end, after a header its crossed into the 6 yard box, their man Frederico wins a header over Gordon and puts it into the net. 0-1

33': Constantino earns us a corner with a nice run down the right. Gordon takes the corner to Alex Bruce, the near man in the area. He dodges a tackle, turns, has a solid look, his shot deflects off one of their defenders on the line and into the net!!! Our first EPL goal comes from 33 y/o central defender Alex Bruce, whee!! 1-1

39': McKerr sends a long ball forward for Constantino after we win it in the defense. Constantino runs with two defenders but controls the ball well, he goes down the right side, is able to turn and send a pass into the area for Soo-Jin. Soo-Jin shows beautiful control about 10 yards away, he's in the right side of the area on a really tight angle but puts a beautiful shot near post under the keeper, we take the lead!! 2-1

HALF: West Ham has 8 shots, 4 on target, 2 clear cut chances. We've got 9 shots, 3 on target, no clear cut chances. We have 5 shots from long range which isn't helping us much I don't think. We've got 59% of the possession. We're not tackling well at all, 38% success rate there. I'm noticing that their forwards can run with the ball for quite a long time with our defenders just trying to stay in front of them. So far so good!

47': They open with the ball and move straight down the field, sending in a cross from the right, they've got a man there... Murphy comes well off his line to go after the ball and deflects it behind. We clear the corner easily. A decisive but scary decision by Murphy there.

53': They basically have full control right now. Nsue puts a shot over but they're controlling the ball in our end non stop right now.

60': This time they hit us on the counter. We lose the ball on an attack and they send it long. Our defense isn't set and is out of position badly. Their striker Vargas runs onto it, here Murphy doesn't come all the way out, and it gives Vargas a solid look, and he beats Murphy. 2-2

66': Khan and Constantino work the ball around, Constantino gets it 20 yards out and tries to find a shot, he runs circles around the defense before putting a shot wide. Poor shot but ridiculous control to generate a decent look in the first place.

69': They build up down the left, the ball goes to their star Nsue, he runs across from the left to the middle of the field, pulls up and shoots from 20 yards out, its a rocket of a shot perfectly placed in the left side of the net, we had no chance there. 2-3

69': Bojinov is in for Khan and Yebda in for Mariga.

They close out the final 20 minutes quite easily.

West Ham 3 : 2 Ipswich

Well that was a hell of an exciting introduction to the EPL. Sadly we couldn't get any points out of it. Maybe they underestimated us at first, but hey, we found a way to get a couple goals on the road! Next up, finding a way to get a point out of a match.

Their striker Nsue is man of the match.

Goals: Bruce (7.3), Soo-Jin (7.2)
Assists: Constantino (7.8), Gordon (6.8)

The rest of the team were between 6.3-6.8. McKerr struggled a bit with a 6.3, Brown a 6.4. Looking forward to having Berthet back in there.

We travel to Nottingham Forest in 3 days for our next match.

08-28-2011, 08:34 PM	#679
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Competition Expectations We're expected to fight against relegation in the EPL of course. In the FA Cup we're expected to reach the 4th round, and in the league cup we're expected to reach the 3rd round. League Cup 2nd Round Draw So the EPL teams jump in in the second round. We're going to be playing on the road at Championship Side Bolton. They finished 20th in the Championship last year and we should be solid favorites against them but we could have definitely gotten a better matchup. We need to win to meet board expectations in the league cup. August 18th, 2018 Ipswich @ West Ham West Ham are even money favorites today over us. We're 11:5 to get a win and 11:5 to get a draw. Could be worse! We played them twice in the 14/15 season when Ipswich promoted up and fell right back down. West Ham won both meetings. West Ham has been a mid table team most years in this dynasty with a best finish of 11th and worst finish of 17th. GK: Murphy D: Kirkland/Bruce/Brown/McKerr DMC: Guarin MC: Mariga/Soo-Jin AMC: Gordon ST: Khan/Constantino McKerr starts for Berthet who just came off his injury and isn't quite ready to go yet. Donnelly is still hurt and won't play today so Mariga and Soo-Jin start at MC, Gordon at AMC. Adriano is also still hurt so he's not available as a backup DL/DR. West Ham ST Emilio Nsue is listed as their dangerman. He scored a career high 17 goals in 31 matches last year. Counterattacking is our default strategy in these games and that's where we'll start. 17': Their "other" striker Vargas puts in a strong header off a cross in from the left, Murphy has to dive to make the save, good stop for him. That was their first clear cut chance. 19': We earn a corner with our first on target shot as Mariga shoots from 30 yards out and its turned behind. Corner comes to nothing. 25': They have a throwin deep in our end, after a header its crossed into the 6 yard box, their man Frederico wins a header over Gordon and puts it into the net. 0-1 33': Constantino earns us a corner with a nice run down the right. Gordon takes the corner to Alex Bruce, the near man in the area. He dodges a tackle, turns, has a solid look, his shot deflects off one of their defenders on the line and into the net!!! Our first EPL goal comes from 33 y/o central defender Alex Bruce, whee!! 1-1 39': McKerr sends a long ball forward for Constantino after we win it in the defense. Constantino runs with two defenders but controls the ball well, he goes down the right side, is able to turn and send a pass into the area for Soo-Jin. Soo-Jin shows beautiful control about 10 yards away, he's in the right side of the area on a really tight angle but puts a beautiful shot near post under the keeper, we take the lead!! 2-1 HALF: West Ham has 8 shots, 4 on target, 2 clear cut chances. We've got 9 shots, 3 on target, no clear cut chances. We have 5 shots from long range which isn't helping us much I don't think. We've got 59% of the possession. We're not tackling well at all, 38% success rate there. I'm noticing that their forwards can run with the ball for quite a long time with our defenders just trying to stay in front of them. So far so good! 47': They open with the ball and move straight down the field, sending in a cross from the right, they've got a man there... Murphy comes well off his line to go after the ball and deflects it behind. We clear the corner easily. A decisive but scary decision by Murphy there. 53': They basically have full control right now. Nsue puts a shot over but they're controlling the ball in our end non stop right now. 60': This time they hit us on the counter. We lose the ball on an attack and they send it long. Our defense isn't set and is out of position badly. Their striker Vargas runs onto it, here Murphy doesn't come all the way out, and it gives Vargas a solid look, and he beats Murphy. 2-2 66': Khan and Constantino work the ball around, Constantino gets it 20 yards out and tries to find a shot, he runs circles around the defense before putting a shot wide. Poor shot but ridiculous control to generate a decent look in the first place. 69': They build up down the left, the ball goes to their star Nsue, he runs across from the left to the middle of the field, pulls up and shoots from 20 yards out, its a rocket of a shot perfectly placed in the left side of the net, we had no chance there. 2-3 69': Bojinov is in for Khan and Yebda in for Mariga. They close out the final 20 minutes quite easily. West Ham 3 : 2 Ipswich Well that was a hell of an exciting introduction to the EPL. Sadly we couldn't get any points out of it. Maybe they underestimated us at first, but hey, we found a way to get a couple goals on the road! Next up, finding a way to get a point out of a match. Their striker Nsue is man of the match. Goals: Bruce (7.3), Soo-Jin (7.2) Assists: Constantino (7.8), Gordon (6.8) The rest of the team were between 6.3-6.8. McKerr struggled a bit with a 6.3, Brown a 6.4. Looking forward to having Berthet back in there. We travel to Nottingham Forest in 3 days for our next match.