Yate Town FC (10) V (0) LRFC U18's
This was a day that LRFC really needed a full squad. That
the result was only just into double figures owes much to the heroics of Will
in goal and the defensive unit. At the end of the match the referee was
complimentary that this LRFC team had not let their heads go down and remarked
how good the keeper and centre back had played.
Yate Town were clearly the better side, they moved the ball
well and moved off the ball. LRFC were chasing shadows for much of the game,
being a man down had an impact but even at 11 v 11 Yate always seemed to have
the extra man. Where you play a team that has more technical ability the
attitude has to be to work harder. To get tighter and close the space. LRFC
seemed unsure how to do this with too many players being by-passed too easily,
jogging to close the opposition down who were able to pass too easily. When
they did on occasion close the Yate players down the ball was not played quite
so true.
LRFC were always going to struggle with so many players
missing but need to maybe look at the basics of playing football. The game is
90 minutes and if you cannot sustain a level of performance for the whole match
then are you doing something wrong?
There was a bonus for LRFC with Freddie playing his first
competitive minutes this season following his ACL reconstruction. This was a
good game to make a come-back in, the surface was good and the game was not
being competed in an overly physical manner. There were a couple of moments
where he took a heavy challenge but in both cases he got up unscathed. His
rehab will continue tentatively over the coming matches but this was a significant
step forward.
While this represents the heaviest defeat in LRFC Cougars
history the context is important. There is room to improve for this side and
they will have to take personal responsibility for that to remain challenging
in the league and also the cup final that is coming in early May.
Hard work can be talent when talent doesn’t work.
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