Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - FM10

Radii · 07-19-2011, 04:23 AM

November 12th, 2016

Woking (8-5-2, 2nd) @ Wigan(7-1-7, 11th)

Wigan are 1:2 favorites today, we're 9:2 to win at their place. Wigan fell from the Championship last year and are heavy favorites to promote back up but are off to a struggling start. A win over an upstart like us is really what they need. This will be our first ever match vs Wigan. While they are struggling a bit I note that their form is great, 4-0-1 in their last 5, oof.

GK: Lynch
D: Nikolaou/Taylor/Marc/Ogogo
MC: Upson/Paulo
AM: Zatara/N'Guessan
FC: Harsanyi/constantino

Back to a normal starting lineup for us. Wigan are led by FC Victor Moses who has 10 goals in 15 matches for Wigan so far this year. Midfielder James McCarthy has 6 assists and a 7.41 rating as well, those are the two to watch. Defensive mindset today.

1': McCarthy centers the ball to midfielder Elliot who shoots from 25 yards out, its a rocket of a shot that hits the crossbar and flies out.

4': Their man moses gets a ball to Yakubu, their other striker, he controls it well in the area, drawing the entire defense it seems, but somehow finds the opening to pass it back to moses who is now wide open in front of Lynch, he buries it... 0-1

6': Harsanyi and Constantino begin a give and go from 40 yards out on the break after we win possession, Constantino feeds Harsanyi who makes a run into the area, gets a shot off just before they can close down on him, and beats the keeper! 1-1

8': Three quick passes from within 20 yards out for Wigan lead to a strong shot from Yakubu that Lynch is able to save, its their 2nd clear cut chance though.

24': Moses into the area, we tackled it away for a corner, they earn a second one... we head it out of the area but its not a strong clearance, midfielder Kamper is there 20 yards out, he blasts a rocket of a shot that is by Lynch and in the right half of the net... 1-2 Ed Upson takes the blame for that goal and we see his rating dip below 6.0 which we really never see, even briefly.

30': A quick attack as Moses gets out wide and crosses in, their man Kamper is there to head it in and we are getting killed out there. 1-3

42': We earn a corner but N'Guessan heads it over, noteworthy b/c its our 2nd shot of the match.

45': Constantino receives a pass at the midfield line, there are 3 defenders behind him, he holds up as though he were going to pass to Harsanyi and then takes off, beating two men immediately, he's off to the races... maybe he felt them closing in, I don't know, but he pulls up from 25 yards out and shoots instead of continuing his run, and the keeper makes the save. That looked destined to be another brilliant goal from our top scorer, alas.

HALF: We're just getting destroyed out there. Ogogo 5.2, Marc 5.4, Paulo 5.7, Upson 5.8. Ouch. Wigan has 11 shots, 6 on target, we have 3 shots, 2 on target. We had a couple quick little chances that didn't pan out due to a bad last pass or a poor first touch, but really Wigan are in complete control here. We'll do the only thing we know how, turn on the attack, and see if that makes it worse or better.

46': Defender McGivern with a yellow tackling Constantino.

54': Its all wigan, they earn a corner, take it towards the near post and a header has to be cleared off the line by Taylor, the next two highlights are deep in our defensive end as well.

56': Paulo passes to Constantino, he's about 35 yards out, he's got one man marking him, he dribbles right, then left, no openings, his man goes for a tackle, misses, constantino recovers, and there's his opening, there's no one else in a position to close down, Constantino moves quickly into the area and beats the keeper! 2-3

75': Long time without a highlight there, they get a cross that we have to head behind for a corner, the corner is taken to the near man and we converge and tackle it away.

81': They're attacking hard, but Paulo makes a great interception as they try to send the ball into the area, its not a breakaway but there are a couple pretty passes made, Paulo ahead to Constantino, he finds Harsanyi, the defense is trying to converge at midfield to win the ball back and Constantino finds a hole in the line, Harsanyi plays it forward towards the area, Constantino sprints ahead of everyone, gets into the penalty area and beats the keeper!! 3-3

82': Harsanyi to AML, Paterson in for Zatara. O'Sullivan in for Upson

86': Marc with a yellow.

89': Marc wins a the ball on an attempted clear to send it back forward, O'Sullivan is down the right side and plays in a cross, Paterson is there but can't put it on target, we almost had that one!

I guess we just attack, always, always attack. If we're attacking Constantino will find a way to make something happen.

Wigan 3 : 3 Woking

They generate 16 shots, putting 7 on target. We only shoot 6 times but we find 3 goals, Harsanyi and Constantino work so well together out there.

Their midfielder Kamper puts up a 9.2 rating and man of the match.

Goals: Constantino 2 (9.2), Harsanyi (8.2)
Assists: Constantino, Harsanyi, Paulo (6.9)
Notables: Lynch (7.4)

Upson ends up recovering with a 6.5 rating, but really that's as bad as you'll see him play i think!

Its just a tie but this totally feels like a win.

07-19-2011, 04:23 AM	#455
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	November 12th, 2016 Woking (8-5-2, 2nd) @ Wigan(7-1-7, 11th) Wigan are 1:2 favorites today, we're 9:2 to win at their place. Wigan fell from the Championship last year and are heavy favorites to promote back up but are off to a struggling start. A win over an upstart like us is really what they need. This will be our first ever match vs Wigan. While they are struggling a bit I note that their form is great, 4-0-1 in their last 5, oof. GK: Lynch D: Nikolaou/Taylor/Marc/Ogogo MC: Upson/Paulo AM: Zatara/N'Guessan FC: Harsanyi/constantino Back to a normal starting lineup for us. Wigan are led by FC Victor Moses who has 10 goals in 15 matches for Wigan so far this year. Midfielder James McCarthy has 6 assists and a 7.41 rating as well, those are the two to watch. Defensive mindset today. 1': McCarthy centers the ball to midfielder Elliot who shoots from 25 yards out, its a rocket of a shot that hits the crossbar and flies out. 4': Their man moses gets a ball to Yakubu, their other striker, he controls it well in the area, drawing the entire defense it seems, but somehow finds the opening to pass it back to moses who is now wide open in front of Lynch, he buries it... 0-1 6': Harsanyi and Constantino begin a give and go from 40 yards out on the break after we win possession, Constantino feeds Harsanyi who makes a run into the area, gets a shot off just before they can close down on him, and beats the keeper! 1-1 8': Three quick passes from within 20 yards out for Wigan lead to a strong shot from Yakubu that Lynch is able to save, its their 2nd clear cut chance though. 24': Moses into the area, we tackled it away for a corner, they earn a second one... we head it out of the area but its not a strong clearance, midfielder Kamper is there 20 yards out, he blasts a rocket of a shot that is by Lynch and in the right half of the net... 1-2 Ed Upson takes the blame for that goal and we see his rating dip below 6.0 which we really never see, even briefly. 30': A quick attack as Moses gets out wide and crosses in, their man Kamper is there to head it in and we are getting killed out there. 1-3 42': We earn a corner but N'Guessan heads it over, noteworthy b/c its our 2nd shot of the match. 45': Constantino receives a pass at the midfield line, there are 3 defenders behind him, he holds up as though he were going to pass to Harsanyi and then takes off, beating two men immediately, he's off to the races... maybe he felt them closing in, I don't know, but he pulls up from 25 yards out and shoots instead of continuing his run, and the keeper makes the save. That looked destined to be another brilliant goal from our top scorer, alas. HALF: We're just getting destroyed out there. Ogogo 5.2, Marc 5.4, Paulo 5.7, Upson 5.8. Ouch. Wigan has 11 shots, 6 on target, we have 3 shots, 2 on target. We had a couple quick little chances that didn't pan out due to a bad last pass or a poor first touch, but really Wigan are in complete control here. We'll do the only thing we know how, turn on the attack, and see if that makes it worse or better. 46': Defender McGivern with a yellow tackling Constantino. 54': Its all wigan, they earn a corner, take it towards the near post and a header has to be cleared off the line by Taylor, the next two highlights are deep in our defensive end as well. 56': Paulo passes to Constantino, he's about 35 yards out, he's got one man marking him, he dribbles right, then left, no openings, his man goes for a tackle, misses, constantino recovers, and there's his opening, there's no one else in a position to close down, Constantino moves quickly into the area and beats the keeper! 2-3 75': Long time without a highlight there, they get a cross that we have to head behind for a corner, the corner is taken to the near man and we converge and tackle it away. 81': They're attacking hard, but Paulo makes a great interception as they try to send the ball into the area, its not a breakaway but there are a couple pretty passes made, Paulo ahead to Constantino, he finds Harsanyi, the defense is trying to converge at midfield to win the ball back and Constantino finds a hole in the line, Harsanyi plays it forward towards the area, Constantino sprints ahead of everyone, gets into the penalty area and beats the keeper!! 3-3 82': Harsanyi to AML, Paterson in for Zatara. O'Sullivan in for Upson 86': Marc with a yellow. 89': Marc wins a the ball on an attempted clear to send it back forward, O'Sullivan is down the right side and plays in a cross, Paterson is there but can't put it on target, we almost had that one! I guess we just attack, always, always attack. If we're attacking Constantino will find a way to make something happen. Wigan 3 : 3 Woking They generate 16 shots, putting 7 on target. We only shoot 6 times but we find 3 goals, Harsanyi and Constantino work so well together out there. Their midfielder Kamper puts up a 9.2 rating and man of the match. Goals: Constantino 2 (9.2), Harsanyi (8.2) Assists: Constantino, Harsanyi, Paulo (6.9) Notables: Lynch (7.4) Upson ends up recovering with a 6.5 rating, but really that's as bad as you'll see him play i think! Its just a tie but this totally feels like a win.