DEA Bedford Masters 2

Decrepit Old Men.  At least that's how I felt at the end of it.  We started out reasonably well, played a fair game of back and forth some chances on both sides.  Then about half way through the first half Dave's knee started going out on him.  Five minutes after he sat down John Guild came out from the accumulated damage of at least four pulls and strains.    Then Mohammed went down with a pulled hamstring and with no more subs on the sidelines, Dave was back in.  We lost the first goal on a header, which has always been a problem for this team.  Entered the half down one but still fighting.  In the second half the game swung as Pepperell began to dominate more.  We were losing the battle of the middle, and that meant the ball was spending too long in our end.  Goal 2 came when one of their best strikers took the ball at the right side of midfield, juked Gimpy Dave, then ran free and clear to the top of the circle, where he hammered a very nice shot into the upper right corner.  The final goal was on corner when the same striker crashed in for a strong header.

WE NEED NUMBERS.  Next game is home and everyone needs to be there.  There's a good chance that both Mo and John will be out for the game.  I'll be there, but can't say what the cantaloupe that's pretending to be my knee this morning will look like.  We need subs and we need to get back to being a middle dominating, keep it simple, make the good pass  team.  Time to dig deep guys.  We're not going to win this division but we sure as hell shouldn't lose it either.  Let's play the way we know we can and play some good soccer for the last 4 games!

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GM Note:

Lets pull this thing together boys.  We need numbers and we need a win.