Since our revisit, Henderson has not been a pleasant ground to play in. Today marked another frustrating outing yet there were some encouraging signs towards the end after the players sat down and had some tactical deliberation, so perhaps we can takeaway the following:
1) Compress the vertical space when defending
Theory - The inherent logic is simple. By limiting the space available for opponents to penetrate, we are forcing them to err and create counter-attacking opportunities for ourselves.
Practice - There are two ways to go about doing this. The first is the Spanish/Barca way of pressure-cooking the opponents in their own half, the second is to defend deep and force the opponents to commit players forward. Given the elongated pitch and fast opponents at Henderson, the latter strategy should be adopted.
2) Horizontal movements when attacking
Theory - When in possession, players should constantly move in such a way that there will always be a vertical option/support and horizonal option/support (L-shape or inverted L-shape) to make possible for triangular passing.
Practice - So far we have always maintained an inverted V shape when in possession (ie. the defenders and the pivot) but here is to add some variation to it. While our defenders will continue to swing the ball and the pivot will continue to drop back to link up; the free striker will now need to make runs from one flank to another so as to provide more options for the defender in possession. Once the ball breaks for the striker, the pivot will then go forward to provide the option for a center, whereas the defender at the same side steps up to provide the dahui option (see attached illustration).
Of course we ought to be less rigid in attack - the scenario above is however most effective (and safe) when we run out of ideas. Let's try to perfect these two and win more games at Henderson in the coming weeks.
Anonymous misfired at 6:45 PM
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Friday, June 04, 2010
Its been quite long since i last played soccer with u guys at NUS. However, i wanna say something.
Yesterday was wen, all the way from keeper to defender to midfield to striker to substitutes.
Le Homme misfired at 4:09 PM
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
is there a distinction between competitive and social, when we are at best amateurs?
Anonymous misfired at 1:51 AM
Personally, I see dunga's concept perfectly suitable for limited players (but not without specific attributes) like ourselves -- for e.g. IPPT GOLD kenbang in the ramiles box-to-box role, president ivna lim as a left-sided maicon, richard xiaokaka chong to play like kaka and the stringent me acting gilberto silva.. PERHAPS with hols coming up we can arrange testimonial matches to challenge our ever-evolving armchair understanding of the game :)
Anonymous misfired at 9:28 AM
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
sharin f o o t b a l l
stonez shared with me something interesting today.. it was on improvin the awareness of a player.. i thought it is applicable to leadership..
While a professional does this every single moment, a social footballer tends to simply train his eyes on the ball and "follow" the play. This causes a microscopic view of the situation where he is only aware of the happenings in the area around the ball. He doesn't know who is standing where behind him, to his left, to his right; nor does he know if any team mate is making a run or any opponent is stealing up behind him ready to intercept a pass.
The whole idea is to expand your field of vision to cover all 360 degrees around you. This then enables you to develop a macroscopic view of the game as a player on the pitch. Try as much as possible to practise this and you'll start to realize you have become a much better player even without improving your primary footballing technique.
Ivan misfired at 2:27 AM
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Friday, April 09, 2010
its been some time..
if you are interested to play a fairy tale field game for 2010.. do text me.. if u lost my number which is rather sad.. u can facebook me..
Ivan misfired at 7:50 AM
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Friday, March 26, 2010
I like the preceding post. Its time we plan for 2010 results.
Le Homme misfired at 1:05 AM
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Cinderella Men
- proudly brought to you by the hornyteam history and archive committee
20. hornyteam 3:4 everyday sunday fc (15.09.07) scorers: songq x 2, yuxian line-up: kayun, loy (max'25), neng, del, ivan, zhiping, unknown (loy'65), junrong (likoon'45), yuxian (junrong'70), richard, songq
21. hornyteam 5:2 lhfc (06.10.07) scorers: junhao x 2, richard x 2, songq line-up: kangchiat, loy, kayun, delwyn, ivan, zhiping, kenneth, junhao (junrong'30), yuxian, richard (junhao'70), songq
Anonymous misfired at 2:30 PM
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Recently i've watched a movie, a supposed comedy. Well its not exactly "a", but rather half of it - i deleted it after watching 40 mins of it. Sometimes, its a marvel how humour can appeal so differently to different people. I watched this movie because it was rated by someone as the "best comedy ever". Perhaps i am not well-equipped enough, or i am simply a dimwit, to be able to appreciate a movie of this complexity and depth.
Heres an excerpt from "Monty python and the holy grail"
Should this movie appeal to you, please, pray for me.
Le Homme misfired at 10:46 PM
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
saturday nus 1530 fall in waynes world party time lotsa fun..
bang and i will be in batam analyzin barca..
Ivan misfired at 1:46 AM
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Friday, April 10, 2009
It pricks my conscience when i laugh at people.
Anyway, exams are coming, do study. Don't be a screw up like me.
I need a screw driver.
Rejoice, cause today is good friday.
Le Homme misfired at 1:28 AM
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Friday, March 06, 2009
Today is a weird day.
I saw a lawyer and a cat stealing a cartload of food at Fairprice today. The security guard didn't catch them. I wonder why.
Le Homme misfired at 3:11 PM
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Sunday, March 01, 2009
soccer is passe ivan. anw here's an attempt to update those wondering what we're up to these days:
wayne - nus soccer ivp MVP (V for Versatile). psyching himself up for the upcoming ivp finals. max - indie fashion star. dating a cat. kayun - christian. snuffling another cat. yuxian - christian. touching life of others instead of their stuff. ivan - nus fass sports director. working on both fass & his own orientation. loy - personal banker. braving the financial meltdown with his smiley persona. kenneth - cool dude. making waves with wakeboard, marry juana and long hair. wuneng - recruit. fighting for Pes Cs regarding their rights to skip army. sirseng - star prince. conceding in more than one ways. delwyn - leisure badminton player. loving mel. labond - self-proclaimed dog. tearing in between clubbing and woofing. clement - unknown. some say he played as a sub for chelsea against aston villa. bingchen - unknown. mystified.
as of me, i am currently accumulating cca points for hall stay, so do let me know if you have kangtaos.
xoxo!
Anonymous misfired at 3:05 AM
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
no sharin
we're nothin more than fools and whores and sad highs..
the rain stopped us from playin soccer.. for the rest of our lives.. we can only think that we play good football..
Ivan misfired at 5:52 AM
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
i back on 3jan.. 10 jan we bbq salmon new year party.. delwyn 91714572.. he org soccer.. sms him to demand for more sessions.. pls dont let soccer die..
Ivan misfired at 12:30 AM
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
throw in, head in, stoke reminds me of the impo lao gays at nus futsal court. and arsenal reminds me of..well..losing. win beautifully > lose beautifully > win uglily > lose uglily, stoke won uglily, arsenal lost uglily, and hence stoke > arsenal.
Ken misfired at 4:55 PM
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008
sharin f o o t b a l l
“I am a collective type of player who depends on the team and those around me."
“Without my teammates, I am nobody. And I will continue to depend on them as that is my style of football but if I do achieve success, it will be because of my team.”
midfield maestro xavi hernández..
Ivan misfired at 1:15 PM
SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said he is saddened to learn of JB Jeyaretnam's death... --
From: S_R_NATHAN@ISTANA.GOV.SG Date: October 01, 2008 11:33:35 PM GMT+08:00 To: LEE_KUAN_YEW@PMO.GOV.SG Subject: Condolences to Mr JBJ?
Hi MM,
How are you? Hope you are fine and well.
Just e-mailing to say that I noticed SM and PM sent their condolences to Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam's family, and wondered if you will be sending yours as well. I'm sure the Jeyaretnams will appreciate the thought.
Thanks, Nathan
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Meanwhile, on Facebook...
Lee Kuan Yew just received an e-mail asking him to send his condolences to JBJ? Nabei! 3 minutes ago - 3 Comments
Ho Geok Choo at 2:37am October 1 I thought you told me you were drafting something for Yoon Ying to send? You were playing DotA again right?
Lee Hsien Loong at 2:38am October 1 Not DotA, Mum. Our version is DotG.
Lee Kuan Yew at 2:39am October 1 Boy, stay out of this. Choo, er... I sent it to YY already. I think she's sleeping now. Tomorrow okay?
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From: LEE_KUAN_YEW@PMO.GOV.SG Date: October 01, 2008 02:40:23 AM GMT+08:00 To: YYY All in Parliament House; Subject: Please ignore e-mails from me.
YY,
Choo wants me to send my condolences to JBJ but I am absolutely reluctant to do so. Please take note to ignore any e-mail from me which expresses that desire; it is merely for me to use as documentary evidence in order to appease Choo when she asks.
KY
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From: LEE_HSIEN_LOONG@PMO.GOV.SG Date: October 01, 2008 02:47:47 AM GMT+08:00 To: LEE_KUAN_YEW@PMO.GOV.SG Subject: Re: Please ignore e-mails from me.
Tsk... Pa... You sent the e-mail to everyone in Parliament House!
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From: LEE_KUAN_YEW@PMO.GOV.SG Date: October 01, 2008 02:54:11 AM GMT+08:00 To: YYY All in Parliament House; Cc: YEONG_YOON_YING@MICA.GOV.SG Subject: Re: Please ignore e-mails from me.
All,
The subject heading of this e-mail is accurate.
YY: Change your name.
Anonymous misfired at 11:51 PM
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
i guess that was a stoked claim from sh after all...
Anonymous misfired at 9:35 AM
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Monday, September 15, 2008
LIVERPOOL 2 : 1 man u
HOT TIP!!! LIVERPOOL EPL CHAMPS!
Reaper_9 misfired at 2:22 PM
SATURDAY YUXIAN BIRTHDAY
Ivan misfired at 11:24 PM
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Some football videos
look at how joe cole made a good run through the channel from 3.05 to 3.11. if anyone don't know what i mean by "through the channel", feel free to ask me anytime. j.cole also made a horny reverse pass at 4.09, but let me highlight, the reverse pass is only possible cause his teammate understood his intentions and made a good run. the concept of making good runs is a very important concept in football..no movement no passing.
and talking about passing, passing to keep possession is another horny concept, look at how celtic kept possession by passing, they moved the ball all around the pitch so effortlessly.
these are the football we want.
Ken misfired at 3:17 PM
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008
missed Euro 2008, esp those nites staying up till morning...hungry... watched a chinese film《活着》，felt that was a good quality film, interested one may go download... anyway, not used to bog here, i have another site:http://blog.sina.com.cn/happy5233 feel free to visit if u reads chinese sometimes.
blacky84 misfired at 11:19 PM
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
one of my tournament favourites swiss just ended their european campaign due to bad football.. i was readin a book on sigmund freud and watchin the game at the same time.. my bet is on austria later..
Ivan misfired at 5:00 AM
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
if a team wants to play good football, 1.there must be understanding and chemistry between the players like spain, 2.there must be players who make runs like david villa and torres, 3.and there must be players who make passes like fabregas and iniesta.
if an individual player wants to improve so as to contribute more to the team in terms of being able to play good football, he must both be able to make good runs, and also be able to pick out good passes.
i dare say i can do both, but still i'm not satisfied..football is a life-long learning process, however we only got the legs to play a few more years before age catches up with passion, forcing our retirement into the armchairs. i sincerely hope that before that time comes, we can achieve good football.
sharin football for educational purposes, i have embedded the following video clip. watch the whole video clip of the spain vs russia match, you won't regret it, even russia showed good play at times.
spain's 4th goal deserves special mention, look at how xavi and fabregas intelligently criss-crossed their runs, that's what i call chemistry and understanding and that's what i call superb movement off-the-ball. if they had ran straight forward, the defenders would have marked them easily, xavi running from right to left, and fabregas running from left to right, made the defenders' day so much more torrid. it's the small things like these, along with vision, awareness, intelligence, understanding, and chemistry that makes football so beautiful and enticing to me. hope i manage to convert you all, just like how...
Ken misfired at 6:40 PM
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Monday, June 09, 2008
i dare to say we were the team to beat last sunday..
anyway.. yuxian has a great blog..
Ivan misfired at 11:46 PM
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Sunday, June 08, 2008
italy leh. we've actually clocked more passes, scored more, conceded less and won more games than the past few weeks. its hard to go gungho when some opponents choose to play rough, so G-ing was to reciprocate and to protect ourselves. anyhow passing and movement aside, PATIENCE has alw been the other important component to our football. we're not playing EPL, we appreciate a diff tempo to the game, and the idea to da hui has alw been our forte.
Anonymous misfired at 11:01 PM
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Today’s soccer is the worst I have ever seen from hornyteam. The soccer played juz frustrates me. Watching from the side of the court, I can’t help but think that we are not progressing at all.
Firstly, the opponents’ full court press strategy. Is it so difficult to overcome? Or are we too scared to take the ball and venture. Defenders dun dare to pass out I understand. Strikers actually sit on the half way line not moving. There was no movement, AT ALL. Kaoz. Even the opposition was frustrated. It was really cowardly like anything.
Second, the way the team played at times reminded me of the hornyteam I saw in sec 4. when max and ivan juz terrorized the court. Not with their footwork and team play, but with the gay-ish tactics cowardly behaviour. There was no invention. No initiative
Third, for all of Zhiping’s and Ivan’s efforts to educate on playing nice football, most important is the movement and teamwork. Soccer is all about passing and movement, with communication. There was none. No, sorry, my mistake. There was only passing, in a triangle, between the goalie, ivan and max, in a small triangle that has sides of 2m at most. And when Zhiping provided the extra option, ivan and max din grab the chance to pass to him and start and attack by opening up the play. They let the chance go by continuing with the gay triangle. WTF?!
Soccer is really about passing and movement. If there isn’t any, then juz quit, dun play anymore. If kenbang was around today, I’m sure he will KB till the cows come home. I juz sit at the side and observe the play.
Lastly, frustrating the opposition, and boring them into submission should not be the beautiful soccer that I believe we’re trying to achieve. We’ve always tried passing and control and possession. We’ve gotta show that next week, or else there is no point playing as a team anymore. There isn’t gonna be any improvement, even if individually you are all more skilled than others
