Team-Slayers!

Great Job

2010-01-13T00:54:00.002+08:00

Great job team!

Won 6-2 against Reddy City and had a fairly good kickabout training match against the church team. That session was useful for our goalkeeper Ting Soon, giving him more opportunities to practise his catches and long punts.

Hope to play a match or two before serving the nation and having fitness trainings everyday. Match report should be up soon.

Update

2009-12-13T15:01:00.003+08:00

Short update in a desperate attempt to keep this blog alive.

We have signed a midfielder from SAJC, Yong Pin, who can play across the midfield. He is likely to take the jersey number 6.

Match coming up soon, expected to be scheduled a few days after Christmas, so go for runs and kick some balls to remain in touch. Opponents likely to be younger than us.

Another team news, Lucas has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and requires operation. We wish him a smooth operation and speedy recovery.

That s all for now, will try to get things done. Meanwhile there should be the occasional Cage sessions.

Full-Time Report: CJC Soccer Team vs Team Slayers

2008-08-09T22:33:00.006+08:00

CJC Soccer Team vs Team Slayers, 2-1

Date: 9 August 2008
Venue: Bendemeer Secondary Field
Kick-off time: 3.10pm
Full-time: 4.50
Weather conditions: Overcast, Drizzles
Pitch condition: Dry
Referee: Ref Tay

Team Slayers Squad

4. Daryl
5. Chien Ming
7. Shawn
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
14. Ting Soon
15. Bo Yang
17. Lucas
27. Jeremy
Guest Players
6. Ivan
8. Afiq
Guan Ming
Wei Cong

Disciplinary

0 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match

Nil

Report

It was a match that marked the 2nd anniversary since Slayers' had their first ever official match against a SJI Selection. National Day 2008 was Match Day against the CJCians at Bendemeer Secondary. There were many familiar faces in the Catholic Junior College soccer team for some members in the Slayers camp, but there was no time to reminisce good ol' times.

Member of both teams, Benedict, was playing right back for the CJ team with star keeper Ignatius between the sticks. The game started out with both teams getting their share of attacks spearheaded by 10. Zi Xiang for Slayers and CJ star striker Brandon for CJC.

However, CJC was first to threaten with a long range effort by Brandon which went wide of 14. Ting Soon's post. The focal point was soon turned to the other side of the field when left midfielder of the day 17. Lucas, cut in field, dribbled around the opponent's penalty box and let fly a dipping left footed shot that forced the CJ keeper to back peddle but could not perform a clean save. The ball bounced out of his arms and hit against the crossbar, before it was finally secured.

Goals are almost guranteed in every amatuer match, and this was no exception. CJC drew first blood, when 5. Ming failed to control a long throw in by fellow defender 4. Daryl and Brandon robbed the ball off the centre back before unleashing a ferocious half volley that 14. Ting Soon could only deflect it onto the underside of crossbar but couldn't prevent it from going into the net to change the scoreline to 1-0. Slayers were devastated to concede against the run of play but tried hard to get themselves back into the game.

11. Ying Lun, 10. Zi Xiang and 17. Lucas combined well on the left side on route to goal, playing in a well contructed triangle to ghost pass the CJ defence on many occasions. 9. Christopher did a fantastic job in controlling the Slayers' engine room with tireless running and pulling the strings between defence and attack. There was no doubt the midfielders were doing their job defending when 7. Shawn made a rare defensive header after a long punt landed in Slayers territory, 11. Ying Lun and 9. Christopher coming back often to break the counter attack even before the ball reached the final third.

However, credit has to be given to the defenders who played well neutralising a deadly CJ strikeforce comprising of Brandon, Khairul, Arnold and Ruddy for long periods. Guest player 8. Afiq did well to counter Arnold, while 4. Daryl frustrated Ruddy with several winning sprints and the central defence pairing of 5. Ming and 15. Bo Yang cancelled out the centre forwards' one-twos and through passes.

Just 1 minute before the half ended, Slayers built from the back after a CJ counter attack failed and equalized. 4. Daryl cleared the ball from the box to 27. Jeremy who did well to shield and pass to 9. Christopher for a bursting run into the opponent box. The CJ centreback did a desperate sliding tackle to halt the dangerous number 9 but the latter was quick to release the ball to 12. Jun Jie who came in from the flank and let fly a curling hard drive at the near post which the keeper could only parry and the spin of the ball took it across the line. 1-1.

The second half presented a new look on the Slayers team with 7. Shawn moving up front with 10. Zi Xiang while 12. Jun Jie hugged the left touchline, substituting 17. Lucas out. A balance was struck when 11. Ying Lun and 9. Christopher rotated their duties of attack and staying back. Slayers' launched a string of attacks but could not shake the CJ defence even though it was made up of mainly desperate clearances and headers.

Disaster struck for Slayers when a throw in on the right side eluded both 15. Bo Yang and 5. Ming for Brandon to hold the ball on the edge of the box. The striker squared the ball back to Ruddy who took advantage of the defence mix up and buried the ball with a rolling shot into the bottom right hand corner of the goal, with 14. Ting Soon rooted to the spot.

Slayers pressed on even more but the chances were rare to come by when the CJ defence was water tight. Conversely, keeper Ignatius captitalized on the large numbers of Slayers in the CJ half and sent long balls to the forwards and wingers to run for. There were many close shaves and attacks down the left flank but 8. Afiq did well to hold off the threat with 9. Christopher's help. 15. Bo Yang did his job as usual to win the first time headers and take the routine goal kicks, while 14. Ting Soon made no mistakes with his drop kicks.

The threat Brandon was having never died off and was clear when he left 5. Ming for dead and let fly a shot past the advancing 14. Ting Soon only for the ball to bounce off the cross bar and easy for 4. Daryl to clear. On another occasion, Brandon ran freely towards the Slayers defence and squared the ball to Ruddy on the right side after luring 5. Ming and 15. Bo Yang but 4. Daryl was quick to intercept and clear off Ruddy.

Chaos broke out in the CJ penalty box when 10. Zi Xiang and Guan Ming did a move to pressure the CJ centreback into a back pass that keeper Ignatius picked up near the bye line. The referee immediatedly blew for foul and gave an indirect free kick to Slayers in the box. However, it all came to waste when 10. Zi Xiang blasted the ball way above the cross bar when the wall broke apart to pressure him.

The free running 9. Christopher was fouled about 35 metres from goal and 10. Zi Xiang again, attempted to shoot from the distance after turning away requests from 15. Bo Yang. 8. Afiq, 11. Ying Lun, 17. Lucas, and 10. Zi Xiang all linked well with a multi triangle that stunned the opposition with neat passing. The move eventually broke down and the lime light turned to CJ team again.

This time Brandon set up Khairul with a shot in the box but was blocked desperately by 4. Daryl. Soon after, 5. Ming finally managed to halt Brandon with a sliding last ditch tackle that denied him a clear goal scoring opportunity. 27. Jeremy picked up play several times on the right side and linked well with 9. Christopher to create various opportunities for the team. Ivan and Wei Cong had several minutes of cameo appearances but failed to make an immediate impact.

In the end, it was not a day for Slayers to celebrate when the ref blew for full time to end a game that possession does not count for everything but successful counter attacks do. Final score, CJC soccer team 2, Team Slayers 1.

Man of the Match vs Warriors

2008-08-09T22:27:00.003+08:00

Congratualations to Christopher for winning the Man of the Match Award against The Warriors on 24th May 2008!

It's the second time the star midfielder has won the MOM award, the team congratulates him.

Match: CJC vs Team Slayers

2008-08-08T22:46:00.002+08:00

Match: CJC vs Team Slayers
Match Details

Date: 9 August 2008, Saturday
Venue: Bendemeer Secondary
Meeting time: 2.00pm
Kick off: 3.00pm
Estimated final whistle: 4.50pm
Cost: Around $3
Pack list:
-Jersey top
-Jersey bottom
-Long socks
-Shin guards
-Boots
-Money
-Gloves
-Drinks

We are meeting at Boon Keng MRT station (NE Line) at 2.00pm. We need to be there early for warm ups!

Match

2008-07-27T16:51:00.001+08:00

Match coming up on National Day, 9th August 2008. 3 - 5 pm at Bendemeer. Details and comfirmation up by end up this week!

Off-Season

2008-07-20T22:03:00.003+08:00

Seems like our team is totally inactive now, its running on an artificial life machine.

The bad news is that its mid-july and that means PW mania and the mugging takes its position as we J1s prepare for our Promotional Exams. Furthermore, many of us have different events in schools and that means we have much lesser time to spend together, be it playing football at the good old CCAB, or our fun outings together as a team to town.

The good news is, Nationals TRACK AND FIELD Championships is finally over! That means a couple of our teammates can finally put on their boots and start kicking again! I'm refering to the trackers, Jun Jie, Chien Ming, Shawn, Daryl and me! Immediately after the finals, Ming had already started to demand for CCAB.

I think we all have our own part to play in keeping this team alive and kicking. I know we are all into different JCs following JAE but that doesn't stop a good team from seperating. Lets all play our part to revive both the team and team spirit.

Below is an update of our Squad :

3. Andy
4. Daryl
5. Chien Ming
6. [Not Taken]
7. Shawn
8. [Not Taken]
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
13. Benedict
14. Ting Soon
15. Bo Yang
17. Lucas
19. Reuben
21. Jethro
22. Ryan
27. Jeremy

And from now on, I'll post CCABs on the blog,
SO PEOPLE, go on to the blog for updates and TAG THE BOARD!

NEXT CCAB : 26th JULY 2008
Time : MORNING

Full-Time Report: The Warriors vs Team Slayers

2008-05-24T22:35:00.004+08:00

The Warriors vs Team Slayers, 2-2

Venue: CHIJ Katong Primary Field
Kick-off time: 3.40pm
Full-time: 5.10
Weather conditions: Bright, Sunny
Pitch condition: Dry
Referee: Ref John

Team Slayers Squad

4. Daryl
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
13. Benedict
14. Ting Soon
17. Lucas
21. Jethro
22. Ryan
27. Jeremy
Guest Players
Benny
Benjamin
Marvin

Absent

3. Andy (uninformed)
5. Chien Ming (season)
7. Shawn (injury)
12. Jun Jie (training)
15. Bo Yang (sick)
16. Wei Ian (exam)
19. Reuben (concert)

Disciplinary

0 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match

Nil

Report

Coming soon...

Match: Some Team vs Team Slayers

2008-04-04T21:00:00.004+08:00

Match Details

Date: 24 May 2008, Saturday
Venue: CHIJ Katong Primary
Meeting time: 2.30pm
Kick off: 3.30pm
Estimated final whistle: 4.50pm
Cost: Around $5
Pack list:
-Jersey top
-Jersey bottom
-Long socks
-Shin guards
-Boots
-Money
-Gloves
-Drinks

We are meeting at Bedok MRT station at 2.30pm and will be walking to the field, which is about 5 mins walk from the MRT. We need to be there early for warm ups so be early!

Upcoming Match

2008-04-01T22:06:00.002+08:00

Yo Slayers!

There is a match this Saturday (5/4) at SJI(I).
Our opponents will be some team which Kumz Club were supposed to challenge but they couldn't make it.
We need your support by attending the match.

Ying Lun

Update

2008-02-13T19:00:00.002+08:00

Happy Lunar New Year to all.

Really sorry that no official match has been successfully arranged any time soon. There's some interest to play against the SAS team that was Kumz Club's opponent in a recent match. More efforts will be put into arranging the match.

Good luck to those recieving your JAE posting on Tue!

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All Blacks Rematch

2008-01-05T17:00:00.000+08:00

All Blacks captain has sent a rematch request. The date is 12 January 2008.

Response from you peeps needed. Thanks.

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The Match In Pics

2007-12-11T21:48:00.000+08:00

Match Pics

>>>Benedict
>>>Mass of dirty people

>>> Ok, not so dirty afterall.

More matches to come!

Full-Time Report: Team Slayers vs Ramozians

2007-12-11T00:56:00.000+08:00

Team Slayers vs Ramozians, 9-1

Venue: Yishun Ring Road Blk 367 Field
Kick-off time: 4.40pm
Full time: 6.00pm
Weather Conditions: Drizzles, Cloudy
Pitch Condition: Flooded, Muddy
Referee: Ref Tay

Team Slayers Squad

3. Andy
4. Daryl
7. Shawn
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
13. Benedict
14. Ting Soon
15. Bo Yang
16. Wei Ian
22. Ryan
27. Jeremy
31. Zahid
39. Justin

Absent

5. Chien Ming (holiday)
17. Lucas (family matters)
19. Reuben (holiday)
21. Jethro (holiday)

Disciplinary

4 Yellow Cards (15. Bo Yang, 16. Wei Ian, 2 Ramozians)
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match

Nil

Report

The rain poured down onto Singapore mercilessly islandwide, sparing no squaremetre of exposed land with its flooding ability. Inevitably, Bukit Timah Field, the original venue for the Team Slayers vs Ramozians match was deemed unplayable by the field warden an hour before kick off and the 28 players had to find another location to do the kicking. Referee Tay suggested a pitch at Yishun Ring Road and the desperate players readily agreeed even with the increased cost of booking and travelling time. The downpour eventually reduced to drizzles in the space of 2 hours and the players of both teams invaded the waterlogged pitch, anticipating kick off.

Ramozians are a new team with majority of their players still in lower secondary but displayed strong resistance against a rejuvenated Slayers side. 39. Justin and 31. Zahid made their debut starts for the team and 22. Ryan had a debut appearance as a substitute on the bench. 39. Justin found himself in a weird starting position as a centreback due to the absence of 3 Slayers defenders namely, 5. Chien Ming, 17. Lucas and 19. Reuben. However, the Slayers backline was pretty solid at the beginning with 16. Wei Ian stealing the show with his fantastic tackling, pace and world class standard throw ins.

The Slayers attack was hardworking but seemed lacking of creative ideas to cope with the waterlogged pitch and daring defenders of Ramozians. It took quite awhile for Team Slayers to finally make a break through when 27. Jeremy found himself in some space outside the Ramozians penalty box after a 7. Shawn pass and he tried his luck with a dipping left footed shot on goal. The Ramozians keeper looked to have the shot covered but his centreback tried to clear the shot with a header that cruelly deflected the shot in the opposite direction and into his own net. 1-0 to Slayers.

39. Zahid had a great start to the game with tireless running, giving Ramozians defenders absolutely no space at all, eventaully winning possesion and unselfishly crossing into the centre to feed his first-time strike partner 12. Jun Jie. 9. Christopher and 16. Wei Ian worked well on the left side defending and attacking together. Everything went well for Slayers until a delicate chip through pass from the Ramozians right winger sent their centre forward sprinting for the loose ball behind the Slayers defence. 4. Daryl saw it coming and beat the opposing striker to the ball and was looking to clear it but opted for the option of passing back to his goalkeeper 14. Ting Soon who was free in the penalty box. It was a horrendous error by the defender as the ball stopped in a puddle of water before it could reach 14. Ting Soon and the Ramozians striker was first to react, rounding the stranded Slayers keeper and hitting a curling shot past 4. Daryl who was on the goal line for a dramatic equalizer. 1-1.

Slayers were dejected but never lost motivation to score more goals. Almost immediately after conceding a goal, Slayers hit back at Ramozians as 9. Christopher made a simple pass to 11. Ying Lun on the left who seemed to make an obvious option of crossing the ball into the box but ended up chipping the ball over the Ramozians keeper who was slightly off his line. The Slayers midfielder later admitted it was unintentional and hardly celebrated his goal. 2-1.

11. Ying Lun eventually subbed off for 15. Bo Yang who came on to take the place of 10. Zi Xiang at centreback who was more of a centre midfielder moving up one time too often. 15. Bo Yang seemed in for a disatrous game upon coming on the pitch when he picked up a yellow card just minutes later for a two-footed challenge on the Ramozians right winger who broke free down the flank. Just seconds later, a long ball straight down the heart of Slayers defence was chased by 15. Bo Yang who controlled the ball and made another back pass to 14. Ting Soon who picked the ball up as he thought it was a through ball made by a Ramozians player. The ref blew for an indirect freekick just inside the penalty box. Many were shocked with the confidence of the Slayers forwards as there were only 4 people in the wall and 2 post men defending the set piece. 4 forwards remain upfront. Ramozians involved 2 people in the situation with one tapper and the other blasting the ball over the bar. A waste of the situation.

A goal kick by 15. Bo Yang sent 12. Jun Jie and 27. Jeremy chasing after the ball but the attack failed when the Ramozian centreback stepped in to clear the danger and the half ended with muddied backs and tired forwards.

The second half started with Slayers attacking all out and inevitably, goals came almost at an instance. A great shot by 11. Ying Lun at the edge of the penalty box was parried by the Ramozians keeper to his left where a gleeful 12. Jun Jie had the simplest of tap ins on the rebound. The striker broke away to celebrate his 2nd goal in 2 games. 3-1. That was not when the goals stopped. A goalkick by the Ramozians keeper was sent straight to 27. Jeremy where he failed to control the ball but 10. Zi Xiang got behind the captain and held the ball while the former made an intelligent run only for the impressive striker to spot him out and weighed a perfect through pass for him to pounce on and go one on one with the keeper after evading 2 defenders and a clever cut back shot was enough to send the ball trickling to the back of the net. 4-1.

The Slayers backline was almost non-existent midway through the 2nd half with only 4. Daryl staying back while 15. Bo Yang and 16. Wei Ian pushed up to midfield and 7. Shawn was playing a more defensive role. 9. Christopher found a worthy opponent to stop him from wrecking havoc down the left and it was none other than the water logged pitch he was playing on. However, the waterlogged pitch did not stop 11. Ying Lun from adding one more goal to his tally when a 12. Jun Jie pass found him in minimal space in the penalty box but the midfielder pushed the ball aside and drove the ball into the back of the net past the miserable keeper. 5-1.

10. Zi Xiang lived up to his reputation of being the most clinical in the 1 year old team and blasted a low drive from the edge of the box with his trusty left foot after cutting in from the right flank and wrong footing the Ramozians keeper. It seemed that simple for the hitman who has scored 5 goals so far.

13. Benedict made his second official appearance and is starting to establish his reputation as a supersub. After leaving the bench and coming on as a right winger, the new man showed some superb touches and runs that almost got him a goal from the edge of the box with a shot that went wide of the post. However, the no. 13 got a second chance and did not let the team down after 12. Jun Jie did well to pass the ball to him on the right side of the penalty box and he calmly placed the shot into the net with the keeper sprawling on the ground. 7-1.

The score was getting more and more emphatic but no one could write off the Ramozians attack. An attack down their left flank seemed very threatening and a fantatic run from the left winger left 4. Daryl, the last man no choice but to take no prisoners and take both the man and the ball out to end the attack prematurely.

A corner on the right was sent in irresitably for 7. Shawn who was free of marking and he made a rare attacking header that was wide of the post. Full marks for the effort. Minutes later, a freekick 5 metres from the edge of the box was worked brilliantly involving 13. Benedict, 11. Ying Lun and 15. Bo Yang. A tap by 13. Benedict was dummied by 11. Ying Lun who let the ball roll to the waiting 15. Bo Yang who sent a blisterring drive straight into the wall.

3. Andy and 22. Ryan came on as late substitutes with the former providing some cover at the back while the latter patrolling the left flank. 3. Andy did well in certain occasions clearing the ball just at the centre circle before the Ramozians could gain any momentum for an attack. 22. Ryan showed some impressive touches and clever play with captain 27. Jeremy, 7. Shawn and 9. Christopher, linking play well with midfield and attack. The debutant did not shrug off his defensive duties with several runs back to help out out of position 16. Wei Ian at times.

An occasion that comfirmed the out of positioned leftback 16. Wei Ian was when he stuck out both arms to block a chip through to a Ramozians striker behind him and was brandished a yellow card for deliberate handball. Another yellow card was shown when a two-footed challenge on 7. Shawn who was making one of the many burst into midfield was made recklessly by the burly Ramozian midfielder.

31. Zahid came back on the pitch and a moment of brilliance by the new signing capped an impressive debut for him. The ball came to him with acres of space on the right flank and the muscular 31. Zahid did a solo run towards the byeline and hit an impeccable and powerful shot from a tight angle that no one would have thought of shooting from. The keeper could only stand and watch as the ball sailed as quick as lightning into his net one more time. 8-1.

The Slayers bench was demanding more playing time, wanting to score more goals for themselves and even goalkeeper 14. Ting Soon had calls from the bench for a substitution. The complacency of Team Slayers almost cost them of another conceded goal as several long clearances into the open Slayers half was undealt by the vanished defence. 14. Ting Soon had to come off his line to catch some loose balls while 4. Daryl made another sliding tackle, this time perfect, to deny a free running Ramozians winger a shot on goal while 7. Shawn and 16. Wei Ian came back to clear the loose ball up field.

Shouts of a positive goal difference from the Slayers bench was heard throughout the field and the new motivation found was used by 10. Zi Xiang who did some excellent footwork to fool 2 Ramozians defenders in their own box and sent another clinical finish low into the corner where the Ramozian keeper had no chance. 9-1. The keeper would definitely have backaches after picking the ball out of his own net 9 times, and would clearly want to forget this nightmare- The day when Team Slayers ran riot and scored 9 goals in a space of slightly more than an hour. Final score, Team Slayers 9, Ramozians 1.

Match: Team Slayers vs Ramozians

2007-12-08T21:25:00.000+08:00

Match Details

Date: 10 December 2007, Monday
Venue: Bukit Timah Field
Meeting time: 2.20pm
Kick off: 3.00pm
Estimated final whistle: 4.55pm
Cost: $5
Pack list:
-Jersey top
-Jersey bottom
-Long socks
-Shin guards
-Boots
-Money
-Gloves
-Drinks

Photos and Last Words

2007-12-01T20:06:00.000+08:00

Good job team, but dun get complacent and carried away with the victory. We still have lots of room for improvement and many more goals to score, many more clean sheets to obtain. Here are just a few photos for remembrance.

Prematch

Match

We must keep improving! Try not to miss any trainings.

Next match: 10 December 2007 Bukit Timah Field 3pm
Opponents: Ramosians

Next training will be updated asap but it will not be on a real football pitch, probably just a field so as to cut costs.

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Full-Time Report: Team Slayers vs Kumz Club

2007-11-30T20:47:00.000+08:00

Team Slayers vs Kumz Club, 5-0

Venue: Bukit Timah Field
Kick off time: 3.50pm
Full time: 5.10pm
Weather Conditions: Overcast
Pitch Condition: Dry

Team Slayers Squad:

4. Daryl
5. Chien Ming
7. Shawn
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
13. Benedict
14. Ting Soon
15. Bo Yang
17. Lucas
19. Reuben
27. Jeremy

Absent

3. Andy (holiday)
16. Wei Ian (CCA)
21. Jethro (holiday)
22. Ryan (holiday)
31. Zahid (sick)
39. Justin (holiday)

Kumz Club Squad

1. K6 (temp)
3. Yvan
4. Jun Kai
7. Nurhisyam
8. Kumaran
9. Aathi Kesavan
10. Satish
12. Shauqi
11. Srivatsan
13. Sathia
14. Huzaifah
16. Anboo
49. Ganesh
88. Ram

Disciplinary

0 Yellow Card
1 Red Card (Kumz 9. Kesavan)

Injury During Match

Kumz 7. Nurhisyam (cramp)
Kumz 14. Huzaifah (cramp)

Report

The match that Team Slayers were waiting for 8 months finally arrived with a dramatic curtain raiser. The highly anticipated match was delayed for almost an hour due to the late arrival of the referee. However, both teams were undeterred and started the match without the kick off whistle. It was mostly smooth play until the referee arrived 14 minutes into the match.

Both teams were playing passing football and were had defences that were difficult to break down especially Slayers' which had a new central defensive pairing of the burly 5. Chien Ming and skilful new signing 15. Bo Yang. Slayers had an early scare as leftback 17. Lucas took a knock at the ankle down the left flank while making an attacking run, forcing him to come off for a break while 4. Daryl came on for him.

It was merely exhibition stuff until a defensive routine for 5. Chien Ming turned disater for Kumz Club in the early stages of the match as the Slayers centreback slid in near the byeline to rob 9. Kesavan of the ball fair and square. However, the striker was furious with the tackle that denied him a shot on goal and spewed vulgarities at the referee who he thought failed to punish 5. Chien Ming. The ref had enough of 9. Kesavan's swearing and duly sent him off, brandishing the red card that no one on the pitch ever saw it before that moment.

Kumz Club managed to calm their nerves after the shocking send off of their star player and hung on to their clean sheet only until the 27th minute. Crisp passing between 9. Christopher and 10. Zi Xiang eventually led to a brilliant assist by the former for 12. Jun Jie in the box to guide the ball into the open net with a stylish slide towards goal. Celebrations broke out for the entire home team as the pioneer striker finally managed to end his barren spell.

More celebrations for the home team as the ever impressive 15. Bo Yang sent a goal kick straight down the heart of Kumz defence that failed to deal with it and 27. Jeremy calmly capitalized as he sneaked behind the defence and intelligently lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper with the outside of the right boot even as the last defender tried to put the Slayers captain off. The brilliant goal stunned Kumz Club captain 8. Kumaran as his Slayer counterpart broke away to celebrate wildly his 4th goal for the team.

Kumz Club had a hard time trying to cope with Slayers long ball tactic and another long ball down the field fell perfectly for 10. Zi Xiang who had his shot blocked by the Kumz keeper and it eventually fell to his strike partner 12. Jun Jie who blasted the follow up wide of the post even with the open goal at his mercy. It was a big let off for Kumz who seemed tiring out and running out of ideas.

Kumz Club had a few counter attacks that seemed threatening but was easily neutralised by the Slayers defence marshalled by 15. Bo Yang and flanked by 19. Reuben and 4. Daryl with the former having a more consistent game. New signing 13. Benedict had several runs down the left flank but was put off by Kumz rightback numerous times and Slayers had to try their luck down the right flank which seemed more effective for the last few minutes of the first half.

The second half started and Kumz Club had a wave of failed attacks that left themselves awfully exposed. Just minutes after the restart, rightback 4. Daryl made a run down the right flank for a tussle with Kumz 12. Shauqi for the ball with the defender winning the tackle and made a pass to the edge of the Kumz box to 10. Zi Xiang who curled the ball through the crowded box past the unsighted goalkeeper who should have saved the easy shot. Kumz were devastated while Slayers were still unhappy with the 3-0 lead.

11. Ying Lun played his role of defensive midfield well as he made tackle after tackle to break up the momentum of Kumz attack that was dictated by Kumz 7. Nurhisyam and executed by 4. Jun Kai and 14. Huzaifah. 7. Shawn was mostly annonymous but shone at the right moments as he made countless runs and tackles that was enough for his team mates to sweep the ball away. As the match wore on, the central pairing seem to tire out and left holes in the centre for Kumz to capitalize and 9. Christopher had to come to Slayers rescue to stop 7. Nurhisyam and co. from advancing. Even striker 10. Zi Xiang made attempts to come back to midfield and his own box to collect and clear the ball, spreading play to the wings where 27. Jeremy and 9. Christopher wreck havoc, getting past right back 11. Srivatsan easily.

In one of the many attacks the Slayers forwards made, 10. Zi Xiang ran at the Kumz defence and was looking to pass the ball to either of his supporting team mates and decided to make a simple pass to strike partner 12. Jun Jie instead of 27. Jeremy who was screaming that he was unmarked. 12. Jun Jie managed to scrape a corner at the left flank. The corner was whipped in superbly by 27. Jeremy for Slayers targetman 10. Zi Xiang who jumped the highest and had a glancing header whacked against the cross bar. The striker was kicking himself for his luck after that shot.

17. Lucas was consistent as soon as he got on after the injury and halted many Kumz attacks, even resorting to some tricky tactics to defend the clean sheet. 4. Daryl inheritted some aggressiveness from 11. Ying Lun and made a crunching sliding tackle that sent 3. Yvan flying to the ground while 27. Jeremy broke away with the loose ball. It is the right flank where the Slayer's captain shone and he made a cross field pass to the waiting 11. Ying Lun who then split the Kumz defence wide open with a tempting through ball into the box that 10. Zi Xiang would never resist scoring from that range. The striker cooly slotted the ball into the corner increasing the scoreline to 4-0 to the home team and collects his brace for the day.

The plan for both Slayers centre backs to move forward for corners almost backfired as 5. Chien Ming and 15. Bo Yang never had a chance on goal and was awfully out of position but were lucky as the central midfield pair of 11. Ying Lun and 7. Shawn managed to halt the counter attacks.

15. Bo Yang made one of his trademark long kicks and this time, 11. Ying Lun spotted 13. Benedict unmarked behind him and headed the ball into 13. Benedict's path, fooling the Kumz keeper in the process and the new winger shot into the right side of the post to score his first goal for the team on his official debut as a Slayer. 5-0.

Slayers almost added another as another high ball was challenged by 10. Satish and 11. Ying Lun and the former accidentally elbowed the Slayers defensive midfielder in the face causing him to fall to the ground while the loose ball fell to 7. Shawn at the edge of the penalty box whose shot fizzed past the upright to the relief of Kumz Club. In another incident, a tussle on the left side of the penalty box involving the Kumz keeper was won by 10. Zi Xiang and he hit a low hard drive across the box only for 7. Shawn to miss the ball completely as everyone on the field was stunned. Slayers Goalkeeper 14. Ting Soon was merely a spectator throughout the match as all he had to do was catch a high ball and smother a cross, showing how blunt Kumz attack was. 15. Bo Yang blasted a long range freekick way off near the end of the match and just minutes later, Slayers launched one final attack and the ref blew the final whistle as Kumz Club sigh in disbelief that the team they beat 2-1 in April thrashed them 5-0 in the second leg. Final score, Team Slayers 5, Kumz Club 0.

Last Mintute Information

2007-11-29T21:37:00.000+08:00

Not sure if anyone is going to read this.

This to take note of :

A)Physical
1. Eat the right food
2. Drink plenty of water
3. Have a good sleep tonight

B)Mental
1. Be confident in your team-mates
2. No argueing, debating, quarelling and no blaming

C)Tactical Duties

GK - Ting Soon
LB - Reuben, Lucas
CB - Chien Ming, Bo Yang, Lucas, Andy
RB - Reuben, Daryl
LM - Christopher, Benedict
CM - Ying Lun, Shawn, Bo Yang
RM - Jeremy, Shawn
LW - Zi Xiang, Zahid
ST - Zi Xiang, Jun Jie, Zahid
RW - Jun Jie, Zahid, Jeremy

Full Backs - Defending (Duh)
LB,RB - Overlapping runs, not too often
LM,RM - Crossing, Penetration down the flanks and shooting
CM - Holding, Shooting, Passing, 1st line of defense and playmake
ST - Finishing - SCORING THE GOALS.

SET PIECES:
Corners
Takers : Shawn, Jeremy
People in the box : 2 ST, 2 CB
People at the edge of the box : LM,RM,CM
People staying back : CM,LB,RB

Free Kicks
Takers : Jeremy, Bo Yang, Shawn, Zi Xiang
Right FKs - Zi Xiang
Left FKs - Jeremy, Shawn
RAMMING - Bo Yang

Penalties
Takers : Daryl, Zi Xiang, Bo Yang

COME ON TEAM SLAYERS!

Team Chalet

2007-11-26T15:44:00.000+08:00

100th Post!

Some info on Pasir Ris Costa Sands

Set amidst the tranquil environment of Pasir Ris Park and within easy reach to the beach, Costa Sands Resort (Pasir Ris) offers holiday makers an unforgettable experience with their families and friends. With its serene ambient, every stay is a sensory experience, be it a quiet and cosy getaway with loved ones or a heartening get together with family members and friends at a barbeque party.

Facilities include a cafetaria, mini-mart, a convenient barbeque area outside each chalet, multi–purpose hall, a swimming pool and children’s pool, American pool tables, and laundrette. The resort offers a free two-way shuttle service bus to Pasir Ris MRT Station.

Family-friendly amenities: There is a children pool available for infants and toddlers. The bicycle kiosk within the resort rents out adult mountain bikes and BMX bikes for children. Inline skates of various sizes are also available for rent to both adults and children. For more family bonding time, there is an extended area outside each chalet room to facilitate group barbecuing. Wheelchairs and baby cots are available for loan upon guests’ requests.

Costa Sands Resort (Pasir Ris) is located at:159M, Jalan Loyang Besar, Pasir Ris Park, Singapore 509404. Tel: 65822537 Fax: 65822098

Check-in Time
Check in time is from 2.30pm. Request for early check-in is subject to chalet availability.

Check-out Time
Check-out time is before 10.30am; a full day charge will be levied on occupants who check-out after 10.30am. There is no inventory check. Kindly proceed straight to the Reception Counter with your key.
Anyone can check-out on your behalf.

Someone Checking-In on behalf
No written authorisation is required. The authorised person must be aged 18 and above, and has to produce the following upon check-in:
The authorised person’s I/C,
Confirmation of Booking Form and;
The member’s NTUC Card (if applicable) for verification purposes

Admission to Resort Premises
Four complimentary chalet passes will be given for every chalet booked. The passes will only be issued upon check-in. Additional guests are required to pay the prevailing admission fees.

Admission Rates
Daily
NTUC Member
Free
Adult / Child (6-12 yrs old)
$1
Child (below 6 yrs old)
Free Chalet pass holders are entitled to free admission to the swimming pool.

Re-entry into the Resort Premises
For chalet pass holders and paying guests, their hands would be stamped upon entry. Free re-entry is only applicable for chalet pass holders with valid handstamps. For paying guests, their handstamps entitle them to free re-entry for only one day. They have to pay $1 for re-entry for every subsequent day of visit.

All invalid or not visible handstamps bearers would be required to pay another $1 for re-entry.

Telephone Calls to the Chalets
Simply dial 6582 3322, choose option 1 and key in 8 when prompted,
followed by the chalet number. Should you need help, please press 8 and our
friendly operators will assist you.

-->Internet Surfing
Free Internet surfing is available at the lobby, 24 hours daily.

Allocation of Chalets
Allocation of chalets is on a first-come-first-served basis, according to the booking number. Applicant is not allowed to select the chalet.Chalet NumberYour chalet number will be sent to you via SMS two days prior to your arrival date. Alternatively, you may call 6582 3322 to enquire.

Please Note We Are Meeting At Pasir Ris MRT at 1.30pm. The shuttle bus will leave at 1.45pm, if we miss this bus, the next bus will be at 2.15pm.

SBS buses that go to the nearest bus stop (Downtown east) are 3, 5, 6, 12, 17, 21, 89, 354, 358. You would have to walk down the road to Costa Sands Pasir Ris from that bus stop.

Match: Team Slayers vs Kumz Club

2007-11-26T15:25:00.000+08:00

Match Details

Date: 30 November 2007
Venue: Bukit Timah Field
Meeting time: 2.15pm
Kick off: 3.00pm
Estimated final whistle: 4.55pm
Things to bring:
-Jersey top
-Jersey bottom
-Long socks
-Shin guards
-Boots
-Money
-Gloves (if you have)
-Drinks
Cost: $5

Please be punctual, we have revenge to make. 2.15pm at Bukit Timah Field.

chalet :D

2007-11-26T11:12:00.000+08:00

hello i am jeremy :)
the following are my list of things that i'm bringing for my chalet.
its just a rough guide so you don't really have to bring whatever i'm bringing.
i'll be wearing a tee, shorts and slippers there so yeah. the list doesn't include whatever i'm wearing there.
yeah so.
read on.

clothes

2 tees.
1 slayer jersey(blue)
2 non slayer jerseys.
2 tees for sleeping.
3 sports shorts.

toiletries

wax.
shampoo.
facial wash.
body wash.
toothpaste.
toothbrush.
1 sports towel.
1 bathing towel.

footwear

street soccer shoes.
second pair of slippers.

electronics

xbox.
ipod.
headphones.
handphone.

SLAYERS.

2007-11-23T23:51:00.000+08:00

COME ON.
WE SHALL IMPROVE ALRIGHT PEOPLE.

it's a must.
finish of chances created.
help out our fellow defenders by running back.

lets do it.

Team Fund

2007-11-11T14:04:00.000+08:00

Daryl suggested a team fund.

It will be set up on 13/11/07, the day we collect our jerseys. So, for the first collection, everyone is supposed to pay $30. $26 will be used to pay for the jerseys and the extra $4 will be contributed and kept as the team fund. The $4 will be used to pay for things such as the 2 extra jerseys and fields. With the team fund set up, we will not have argue over a few cents or going around chasing for small changes.

I approve of the team fund.

Futsal Challenge Cup 2007

2007-11-10T23:43:00.000+08:00

If you can see the fine prints, it states:

Catergories:
-Boys 16 & under
-Girls 16 & under

Players per team (max 8)
Boys' team- Minimum 5 North West residents

Registration:$15 per team

Awards and Prizes

Champion: $500
Runners-up: $300
Semi-finalists: $200

website: http://www.northwestcdc.org.sg/

Interested?

Team Jersey

2007-11-06T20:12:00.000+08:00

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we have to resort to this method of asking for opinions. Tag which jersey you want to be the team jersey.

Jersey no.1

Jersey no. 2Jersey no. 3
Jersey no. 4

Booking of fields

2007-10-18T20:05:00.000+08:00

We have booked Bukit Timah Field thrice on different occasions for trainings and a match. The dates are 19 November, 23 November and 30 November. It is comfirmed that we will have a match against Kumz Club on the 30th, 3-5pm. Two chalets are still being organised most probably on the last week of November and 3rd week of December. Please state whether you will be able to make it for the trainings, match and chalets.

Photo Tribute

2007-10-06T14:31:00.000+08:00

Remember this road...

This is what it has become...

Our loyal fans standing tall...

On the way in...
New developments...

A carpark?

Remember this flight of steps...

Our homeground...

Thank you for the memories...

Tribute to Dempsey

2007-09-16T16:26:00.000+08:00

We have received news that our homeground, Tanglin Fields at Dempsey Road is closing down permanently after October, presumably to make way for the development of the city area.

As only the pioneer members of the team knows how much this place means to the team, it is necessary to let the newer members understand the value of our homeground.

Dempsey as we all call it, was the first proper football field we held countless trainings on, had the infamous ball ramming sessions, got chased out by the old man and had our debut match. There were beautiful memories and to some individuals, 'once in a lifetime' experience. SJI's 435 won their school's interclass at the same venue, same pitch.

This post is to remind all sentimental pioneer members of the closure and to gather to visit our homeground once more before a building is built on it.

a word from JEREMY :)

2007-09-03T18:17:00.000+08:00

hello team.

i'm am happy to annouce that we have made 2 signings today.

first of all, a new striker from uss, the rugby captain zahid.
he is adept in air, quick on land, and fit as hell.
knack of scoring the important goals, finishing is simply sublime and accurate and should shoulder much of the responsibility of the strikeforce.
don't be surprised if he pops in a couple on his debut already.

secondly, the trickster we all have heard about, justin, also from uss.
he has a fantastic repertoire of amazing tricks, possesses a great shot too.
will be a worthwhile addition to the team's stable of midfielders and do well to challenge for a place in the starting eleven.

New Numbers and Signings Comfirmed!

2007-09-01T16:05:00.000+08:00

I'm honoured to announce the comfirmed new signings. As expected, Christopher from Unity Secondary joins us and swoops the number 9 jersey. Also another long term target is young Ryan from SJI. He will be the youngest at 13 years of age and will take the 22 jersey. Finally, a major signing is Ibrahim from SJI who's currently in sec 4. The new number 13 is a solid defender who is strong in the air as strong as he is on the ground.

List of new Squad Numbers

3. Andy
4. Daryl
6. Ming
7. Shawn
8. Jeremy
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
13. Ibrahim
14. Ting Soon
16. Wei
17. Lucas
19. Reuben
22. Ryan

(Jethro have not picked his number)

And you guessed it right. There's more to come. The uncomfirmed are : Benedict from SJI, a trickster from USS, rugby captain from USS and another youth talent from SJI. We are all set and ready for revenge!

[VC]

a word from JEREMY :)

2007-09-01T14:54:00.000+08:00

hellooo people.

firstly, i would like to take a little of this blog space to pay respects to the following player,

Antonio Puerta

really feel very sad about his story.
may his soul rest in perfect peace.
sympathies to all his family,friends and a great loss to Sevilla and football.
god bless.

moving on..

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hi i'm the new number 8 shouting out here !
sorry daryl.
how noble of you to take number 4 just for me eh.
hahaha thanks anyway.
enjoy the previous two posts before mine pleeeaasse people.
they're both hell informative and took a long time and much effort to post !
big thanks and appreciation for that.
yeah.
hmmm.
anyway, there seems to be a really big buzz around the team camp now.
which is totally good.
just can't wait to take the field with you guys !
yeah yeah yeah !
new players, new kit, most probable chalet, maybe even a trip overseas !

ohamgee wwooooowww.

and did i mention that i'm so damn anticipating playing forward !

Reading this will help definitely help you!

2007-09-01T13:03:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, 31/8, almost all the SJI players of Team-Slayers went to play street soccer.
Initially there was a mix up as some stupid school was having their Sports Fiesta there.
So, most of us travelled from CCAB to CCK and finally we settled and player at the court near NTUC FoodFare near Jeremy's school.

Things I want to highlight:

1)Cramps
2)Fitness!
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1. The infamous cramps are back. Not talking about menstral cramps, but more of muscle cramps. This time it hit us hard. Almost everyone who played yesterday (except Jun Jie and Chien Ming) got cramps. This has been a problem to us ever since we started playing as a team. There is bound to be someone who will get muscle cramps and will be forced to be subbed out. We can't rely on Daryl's Deepheat as he dosn't always bring it and it also dosn't gurantee that we won't get muscle cramps in the match.

So, I have researched on it. (Daryl reseached it last time but didn't blog on it)

More about cramps:
a]Involuntary contraction of a muscle that doesn't relax
b]Unpleasant, often painful sensations
c]Can occur in any skeletal muscle, but are most common in the legs and feet and muscles that cross two joints (the calf muscle, for example)
d]Muscle cramps range in intensity from a slight twitch or tic to severe pain

CAUSES:

a]Muscle fatigue!!!
b]Exercising in extreme heat
c]Dehydration
d]Electrolyte(mineral salts) depletion
e]Build up of lactic acid due to anaerobic respiration

Points that need to be explained:

c]Dehydration means the loss of water through (in this case)sweating and causes the body to have an inadequate amount of H2O.

d]Electrolyte depletion has got nothing to do with electrolysis. In this case, electrolyte refers to mineral salts such as potassium, calcium, magnesium. Low K levels are associated with muscle weakness. Low Ca and Mg levels increase the excitability of both the nerve endings and the muscles they stimulate. These minerals are lost though sweating.

e]Normally, our body cells oxidises glucose in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water and energy. However, when muscles are constantly contracting, we need extra energy for these musclular activities, so we start to respire anaerobically.

Glucose --------> Lactic Acid + Energy

This lactic acid produced is toxic and a higher concentration will lead to fatigue.It also builds up and stresses the muscle, leading to cramps. This ALSO leads to point[a].

PREVENTION:
i)Improve fitness and avoid muscle fatigue
ii)STRETCH before exercise
iii)Good hydration before, during, and after the activity
iv)Eating foods high in potassium, such as bananas, potatoes, and prunes
v)Eating foods high in magnesium, such as green vegetables, nuts(cashew/almonds)
vi)Eating foods high in calcium, such as dairy products, green vegetables

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2.Due to excessive mugging for the Preliminary Examinations and 'O' Levels, obedient students like us neglect fitness training. Fitness is VERY important for sportsman like us. It includes stamina and strength. Now, our fitness level sucks and we need to improve it as soon as possible to prepare ourselves for the upcoming matches. We can do conditional training.

a] We should hit the gym once in a while to exercise our muscles, but not overexerting and damaging our muscles. Muscles which we should be training are leg and arm muscles. (I don't really know much about this)

b] We should run 2.4 every week or at least every fortnight to keep ourselves fit and increase our stamina - DO NOT PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD. It may lead to muscle cramps/tear/injuries. Aim for a timing which is reasonable for you.

People who are just passing 2.4 should aim for 10-20 seconds better than the passing time and people who are getting around 11mins should aim to break the 11min barrier. As for people who are already getting 10mins+, just keep it up, maintain your stamina and try to push yourself a little harder everytime you run 2.4. DO NOT SLACK.
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Hope this will help you people out there struggling to cope with the cruelty of muscular cramps and people who can't even last 45 mins on the pitch.

Ying

New Jersey

2007-08-24T20:37:00.001+08:00

As a result of expected new signings by the transfer deadline 13th November 2007, it is ideal to have a new jersey because :

1) The original jersey is out of stock and they are not getting new stock anymore

2) We need an alternative kit to have contrasting colours from teams with similar jersey colour

3) It is purely fun!

We will definitely find a cheap top and preferbly adidas as well.
Just be updated!

the comfirmed new numbers are:

1. [Not taken]
2. [Not taken]
3. Andy
4. Daryl
5. (retired)
6. Ming
7. Shawn
8. Jeremy
9. Christopher
10. Zi Xiang
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
13. Ibrahim
14. Ting Soon
15. [Not taken]
16. Wei
17. Benedict
18. [Not taken]
19. Reuben
20. [Not taken]
21. [Not taken]
22. Ryan
23 onwards [Not taken]

Current Squad Members who have not chosen:

Lucas
Jethro

Expected New Signings:

Christopher
Ryan

Targetting:

2 from USS (maybe only)
1 from SJI

Blue Moon Update

2007-08-15T18:01:00.000+08:00

The date is 13 November 2007. Yep, that's the last paper for SJI peeps. From then, we have 7 weeks to play match after match before the New Year 2008.

Revenge to be made against:

1. Kumz Club FC
2. Cashew Cavaliers
3. Sapphires FC/ Kalifah FC
4. Brazilians!

There's some plans going on for a team hotel before and after a match, replacing the inital plans of team chalet.

Finally, to have subsidies for all our expenses, I urge you peeps to look out for competitions with cash prizes during the 49 day period. Be it 11 a side, or 5 a side, as long as there's money that can be earned and be contributed to team fund, it is worth considering and participating.

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Dead Blog

2007-07-12T17:30:00.000+08:00

This post is to officially declare this blog as a dead blog.

GK Ting Soon
RB Daryl
CB Chien Ming
CB Andy
LB Lucas
LB Reuben
RM Shawn
CM Jeremy
CM Ying Lun
CM Jethro
LM Wei Ian
ST Zi Xiang
ST Jun Jie

are busy with academic work. Team Slayers taking a break until Mid-November. Do not bother to ask for a match within this period. Thank you.

Soccer for fun

2007-05-26T19:04:00.000+08:00

Jeremy suggested we just book the field and play friendly 7 a side among friends. It can act as a training for kumz match. it seems like the only available date will be the 2nd week of june holidays. it is just 1 day for kick-about of the ball at maybe dempsey so just treat it as an exercise and break from all the o level mugging. details of this event and the kumz rematch will be updated asap

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Dispute

2007-04-22T20:36:00.000+08:00

I am writing to settle this ever-going dispute.

Some of you might be wondering, why do you even care about him?

Some of you might be thinking, "Ying Lun, your stupid, heck care pls,"

Even worse, some might be pissed with me because I am doing this.

But have you guys ever wondered, were you ever fair to him in anyway?

Put yourself in his shoe and have some empathy. Not everyone is a Ronaldo or a Ronaldinho. It just so happens that one of our team members needs more practise on his footballing skills and physical fitness. We can't just treat him "like trash".

Yes, I know that you guys are complaining about his attitude. You guys are OK with the fact that he isn't that good, but just can't tolerate the fact that he has that "Never-want-to-change,thick-skinned" attitude. That is portrayed in many ways, but why can't you just tell him in the face and perhaps make him change his attitude, instead of finding ways to "Kick" him out?

I believe he must have his reasons for doing certain things. So, let him have his way. Anyway, the choice is his. If he wants to stay in the team, we should cooperate together as a team to help him, instead of being selfish and neglecting him and at the same time, teasing him. If he wants to leave, then Sayonara, a full-stop to this magnificent chapter.

Terence, I hope you understand the situation. Once again, I am not talking as if I am pro, or I am perfect. You can always point out my bad qualities/points, like what Daryl did, about the "destruction of perfect things" thingy. So... Its YOUR choice.

Ying Lun

'Shocking' Latest News

2007-04-16T22:14:00.000+08:00

Team Slayers no. 5, Terence, has shockingly left the team after the match against little-known SJI Indian team, aka Kum's Club. It is reported that the right-back was substituted during the match in the second half due to tactical reasons. However, he was furious with the decision and stormed out of the pitch, packed his bag and left the venue. Little is known what exactly happened after that. However, on Monday 16th April 2007, some anonymous sources reported that he decided to leave the team and search for a better future.

We truthfully and sincerely wish Terence a bright future ahead wherever he chooses to pursue his football interests.

Full-Time Report: Kum's Club vs Team Slayers

2007-04-16T21:13:00.000+08:00

Kum's Club vs Team Slayers, 2-1

Venue: Commonwealth MRT Field
Kick off time: 3.30pm
Full time: 4.55pm
Weather Conditions: Drizzles, Overcast
Pitch Condition: Flooded, Muddy, Waterlogged

Team Slayers Squad:

5. Terence
7. Shawn
8. Daryl
9. Reuben
10. Jeremy
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
14. Ting Soon
15. Elian
16. Christopher (temp)
18. Wei Ian
20. Andy
21. Benedict (temp)
22. Chien Ming

Made No Appearances
4. Zi Han (mugging)
6. Zi Xiang (competition)
17. Lucas (parents)
21. Jethro (church)

Team Slayers Disciplinary
1 Yellow Card (11. Ying Lun)
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match
11. Ying Lun- major impact on left thigh

Kum's Club Squad:
1. Amin
4. Jun Kai
7. Nurhisyam
8. Kumaran
9. Aathi Kesaven
10. Satish
11. Srivatsan
13. Sathia
14. Huzaifah
16. Anboo
49. Gan

Report

It was a match that was almost called off at the very last minute as the fixed venue which was Hua Yi Secondary had pitch conditions that the warden thought it was best not to have 22 men trampling on it. As a result, the match moved to Commonwealth MRT Field which was the home ground of Kum’s Club. The pitch was extremely water logged and was deemed unplayable by the referee upon his arrival. After some heated exchanges between the bodies on the muddy pitch, the referee gave the players the say.

The game kicked off with a very organize and threatening Slayers side. Almost the strongest possible line up was fielded but Kum’s Club was not as lucky having lost 4 players. However, being boosted by their return to their home ground, they seemed more comfortable with the pitch and an unofficial size goalpost. Soon, after 3 minutes, 12. Jun Jie claimed that his goal line scramble pushed the ball into the goal. However, the referee ruled it out and play continued. Slayers played well with the ball spending most of its time on the wings and Kum’s penalty box. Kum’s Club pumped all the balls available and it seemed useful after one long punt. The ball was miskicked first time by Slayers centreback 16. Christopher and that caused it to travel towards the byeline where a Kum player tried to prevent the ball from going out. He failed to do so and Slayers keeper Ting Soon left his post to claim the loose ball. At the same time, Kum’s 9. Kesavan nicked the ball away from the keepers hands and dribbled towards the goal and squeezed it in. Slayers were quick in responding to this set back within minutes. Captain 10. Jeremy found himself in acres of space in the centre of the park and decided to have shot. His dipping shot was straight towards the keeper but 11. Srivatsan stuck out his right leg to deflect the ball past his own goalkeeper. The remaining half was half a dozen corners on the right side for Slayers, showing the effectiveness in attacking the area. 10. Jeremy, 7. Shawn and 8. Daryl did well in controlling the right flank while 22. Ming displayed high levels of confidence for his dribbling skills in his own penalty box. He had a chance which he well missed. 9. Reuben and 21. Benedict sparkled at times on the left flank, combining well to produce some decent crosses for 18. Wei Ian.

The second half started with a 2 changes to the Slayers line up. 12. Jun Jie left the venue while 5. Terence came in for him. Centreback 20. Andy came in for 21. Benedict. The most noticeable change was 16. Christopher moving to LM while 22. Ming moving upfield more often for corners and freekicks. From the kick off of the second half to the end, 16. Christopher showed an array of skills and dribbling that had Kum’s defenders only managing to slide around embarrassingly. 9. Reuben was a star man in defence with his consistent display at LB, hooking away dangerous balls at the right moment. 20. Andy did well in clearing his lines at times, proving a good stopper. 8. Daryl operating as what seem a right defensive midfield was ultimately a RB after complications in that position arouse. 5. Terence was substituted out for 21. Benedict and the latter who is clearly a midfield player seemed uncomfortable at RB. After a few minutes, 15. Elian came in to fill the troublesome position while 21. Benedict moved up as striker. 18. Wei Ian and 10. Jeremy were mostly anonymous in the second half while 16. Christopher and 7. Shawn ran the show. 11. Ying Lun did well in defending counter attacks launched by the Kums and was injured in the process. Kum’s 49. Ganesh landed on his left leg and he felt the impact and strained that required some attention. 7. Shawn and 16. Christopher took shot after shot but never seem to get it on target.Earlier on. a long punt by Kum’s 10. Satish to their right flank was directed to the centre to 7. Nurhisyam. A weak challenge by 8. Daryl could not stop the opposing CM from making a fantastic through pass to 9. Kesavan who appeared offside. He skipped pass 5. Terence with the ball and evaded the advancing keeper 14. Ting Soon before chipping it into the net. Slayers were desperate for a goal and attacked every time they had the ball. It left a non-existent defence in the Slayers half. Almost everyone in Slayers moved up for the final few corners while only 15. Elian and 20. Andy stayed back. Kum’s Club were bombarded with shots and 1.Amin did well to keep all of them out. The last few minutes had a glimpse of hope for Slayers to pull back an equalizer when 16. Christopher again, did his magic. His cross was cleared only to 8.Daryl and the latter quickly skipped past 9. Kesavan but was fouled in the process. 11. Ying Lun and 7. Shawn stood over the ball placed 3 metres from the edge of the box. Tension was rising. It was the last minute of the game and all eyes were on these 2 players. After some discussions, 7. Shawn walked away. The referee blew the whistle to signal 11. Ying Lun to take the freekick. He took a few strides, powered his shot over the wall but was saved by 1. Amin’s left glove as it flew over the bar. After the subsequent corner which neither 1.75m 7. Shawn could convert nor 1.85m 22. Ming could head, the referee blew his whistle for the last time to end a horrendous and low entertainment value match. It was a match of mud flying and balls swimming in puddles and a result that was unjust to Team Slayers having tons of possession and set pieces. It ended 2-1.

Meeting Before Match

2007-04-14T16:18:00.000+08:00

We will be meeting at Jurong Point at 1.30pm at MacDonald's. If you cant find us, give anyone else a call. Jurong Point is at Boon Lay MRT and bus interchange.

Buses that goes there are 30, 79 , 154, 157, 172, 174, 178, 179, 180, 182, 187, 192, 193, 194, 198, 199, 240, 242, 243, 246, 249, 251, 252, 254, 255, 257, 405 and 502. So the chances of catching a bus that goes there from anywhere is quite high.

We will leave Jurong Point latest by 2.15pm, as we will not be able to use the field before 3pm. So the best we can do at late 2pm is just light warm up. You can have a choice of where to eat when we are there. Not compulsory to eat Macs.

Digital Camera

2007-04-13T23:38:00.000+08:00

Guys, if you wanna keep memories in photogrtaphic form, please bring your cameras or video cams on match day. if you wanna record the whole match, please go to Hua Yi early and try to set up the camera. We may be taking individual shots of all the players and do a detailed 'about me' page or something like that for all the players. Prepare your details like birthdate, zodiac sign, hobbies, address etc so that we know what to say about you on your page. Will update the meeting for those who want before the match tonight. Those who wanna meet please tag to indicate your interest.

8

Match: Team Slayers vs SJI Indians

2007-04-12T17:24:00.000+08:00

Match Details

Date: 15 April 2007
Venue: Hua Yi Secondary School Field
Kick off: 3.00pm
Estimated final whistle: 4.55pm
Things to bring:
-Jersey top
-Jersey bottom
-Long socks
-Shin guards **
-Boots
-Money
-Gloves (if you have)
Cost: $3 + (should be $3.50)

The buses that go DIRECTLY to Hua Yi Secondary are 98, 99, 157, 187, 198, 502
The nearest shopping centre is Boon Lay Shopping Centre and next is Jurong Point.

Please be automatic and systematic in the payment for field/ referee. Regarding the 'new signings', no.15 may not be serious about joining us. Comfirmation at a later date.

Also, we might be meeting somewhere before the match and go to Hua Yi together. If you are interested in doing so, maybe scared lost or something then tell either Jeremy or me. The meeting before match will be updated by Saturday night on this blog. Stay updated.

[vc]

New Signings

2007-04-10T20:02:00.000+08:00

This month seems like the transfre window (opened) for Team-Slayers.

We signed 2 new players and we are negotiating with 2 other players.

New comers are :

Jersey No. 15 : Elian Lee

Fun guy to be with, whole day tell jokes and try to cheer you up if you are sad. Does stupid things that will make you laugh. Just started playing soccer, i assume >.< ----- so he will take some time to get used to the game. No fixed position.

Jersey No. 14 : Ang Ting Soon

Major signing man. The most important position on the field is FINALLY occupied permanantly. Yes, we have finally found our 1 and only GOALKEEPER!!! He was the hero for class 435 during their inter-class soccer tournament and was described as 'Godly','Use Hack 1','Pwnage keeper' in the SJI street soccer court. Has almost all the aspects of a goal keeper ; Quite tall, daring, dives, able to drop kick and throw far. The only things that we are concerned of is his Goal Kicks and the ablility to position the wall for a free kick, positioning, commanding the defence and (erm...) Penalty Kicks =D. Position : GOALKEEPER (Duh)

Ying Lun

Match 15/04

2007-04-10T19:52:00.000+08:00

Yup, its finally here.
After 4 months of inactiveness, we are going to gather as a team for our next match :
Team Slayers VS Kum's Club
Kum's club/All blacks 2/ SJI Indians/ Blackies/ Bumblebees
Whatever you call them...

After standing in front of the booking office in Choa Chu Kang Stadium today for 1 whole freaking hour, debating with the person in charge, we finally got our booking.

Details:
Venue: Hua Yi Secondary School Field
Address: Jurong East Ave 1
Buses : BO06,07 : 187 and some other buses, can't rembember
Nearest MRT : Lakeside/Chinese Garden
Time: 3pm-5pm

Hope that there will be a good turn out for the match and SINCE this is Daryl's last match before the 'O' Level's, lets make it a special one by.... WINNING!

Ying Lun

Team Chalet

2007-03-17T22:16:00.000+08:00

Hey all Yinglun and I have a suggestion to make. How about having a team chalet during the June holidays?
It can be a 2 or 3 day chalet to enjoy ourselves(esp for sec4s).
Things we can do:
go sentosa play beach soccer, suntan, babewatch(for Reuben lol).
watch Australia vs Singapore which is the last match to be played at Kallang.
BBQ(=D)
movie at cine, E2Max.
stay up late, home movies, xBox.
most importantly of all, our last match until November. Sorry ACS ppl, we've got O'Levels.

Yeah so what do you guys think?

REVIVAL

2007-02-18T20:52:00.000+08:00

It's 2007.
It's another New Year.
Today, we celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Pig, according to the Lunar calendar.

2007 is not a good year for us to slack. Almost 1/2 of the team will be taking their GCE 'O' Levels this coming May and November. This would mean that we will be spending more time and put in more effort on our studies.

BUT , life isn't all about studying. What I think is that we should allocate some of our time for exercise, to keep yourself fit... and the best sport to do is football.

Since our victory at Bukit Timah field against the All-Blacks, we have been so inactive that we seldom talk to team-mates who are not in the same school as you. We have not played a single match, not visited CCAB as a team and not even hanged out as a team. This will lead to the downfall of the team and i strongly suggest that we should spend more time together, rather than staring at your computer screen playing those boring and yet addictive computer games.

This coming Tuesday is the 3rd day of Chinese New Year. We have decided to play soccer somewhere, details not confirmed yet.We also intend to play against a team from Unity Secondary during the march holidays.

Please tell us when you are NOT free so that we can arrange the match as soon as possible. I want full attendance for the next match.

Come on, soccer is part of your life already.
Lets build on our skills and team-chemistry.
Lets start to OWN.
Team-Slayers Revival!

Ying Lun

Details of the trip to National Stadium

2007-01-28T23:06:00.000+08:00

Hello. Team-Slayers official trip to Kallang National Stadium on Wednesday 31/1/07 to watch the final of the ASEAN football championships. Please wear red. Thanks.

Jeremy

AWAY KIT

2007-01-27T18:26:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone. Daryl and I suggest ordering away jerseys(only the top) cos the new ppl have nothing to wear as the current team jersey is already sold out and out of production.
Daryl also suggested everyone take a different number for the fun of it. So everyone please voice out your colour of choice(anything either than black or dark blue). Some suggestions include white(spurs, fulham), yellow(watford), green(celtic), orange(yinglun's fav, holland), sky blue(man city) and red(man utd, arsenal). Hybrids will also be nice, but bear in mind that our shorts and socks are black in colour, so try to match the new top well enough unless you guys don't mind buying new shorts or socks. I would also suggest buying a few more(like 5) jerseys w/o printing the name maybe in case someone joins the team so the whole team doesn't have to re-purchase another one just cos of 1 guy)

Estimated prices(with name and number printing)
: Umbro>>$20 - $30
Puma>>$25 - $40 (would be good cos I have not yet seen a team with Puma meaning its rare)
Nike>>$25 - $45 (follow in the footsteps of Singapore, XD)
Adidas>>$25 - $45 (our current one cost $27)
Brandless, JJB, Joma, FBT>>$12-$25

Jeremy

Latest updates

2007-01-21T21:55:00.000+08:00

HELLO SLAYERS!!!
Welcome to 2007 already. Here are some updates on the team for all that are concerned.

New player: Albin from USS, Andy and Terence's class. He's a leftie that can operate as a LB or LWM. This means he is a direct replacement for Kamil.
Bo Yang will be taking the number 16 jersey as he's a keano fan.

Upcoming matches.
28th jan, sunday afternoon.
Either at Regent sec or Bukit Timah field.
Versus Khalifah official match. The previous one was water polo lol.

All Blacks wanna rematch in first 2weeks of Feb. But no one wants to play them. "T.T"...

March holidays.
A team from USS. Thrashable like hell.

More updates coming. Uhh, LETS START OFF 2007 WITH A VICTORY EVERYONE!!!

Jeremy

Here we come, 2007

2006-12-23T09:39:00.000+08:00

As of now, there are only 9 days of holidays left till school reopens.

It would mean that MOST of us can't play soccer as often as you do in 2006. This is because 3/4 of the team are taking their GCE "O" levels Mother Tongue examination in early June next year. We need a lot of time to prepare, as you know, our Chinese kinda sucks. Furthermore, in August or September, the sec4s will be taking their preliminary examinations and just a few months later, the REAL thing, the full GCE "O" levels.

As you can see, it would mean a very tough and torturing year for us (for me la). People like Daryl won't be allowed to play soccer at all.

This would result in a lengthy layoff for training and matches for the Slayers. But, that dosn't mean that all of us would hang up our boots. I suggest we keep this team active, or else it will perish eventually.

1. CCAB soccer every fortnight from 2007 onwards
2. Match every 1 month
3. Team outing every 1 month (can be anything, movies etc.)

These events would be stopped when examinations/ common tests are just 1 month away from it.

If we do not try our best to keep this team alive, I think 1/2 the team will lose interest and leave the team.

We have just earned our 1st victory. Work harder for the next match and we can get our 2nd, which is against Cashew.

YingLun

Full Time Report: Team Slayers vs The Blacks

2006-12-22T22:42:00.000+08:00

Team Slayers vs The Blacks, 5-2

Venue: Bukit Timah Field
Kick off time: 3.00pm
Full time: 4.40pm
Weather Conditions: Drizzles, Overcast
Pitch Condition: Flooded, Muddy

Team Slayers Squad:
5. Terence
6. Zi Xiang
7. Shawn
8. Daryl
9. Reuben
10. Jeremy
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
16. Bo Yang (temporary)
17. Lucas
18. Wei Ian
20. Andy
21. Jethro
22. Chien Ming

Made No Appearances
4. Zi Han (overseas)

Team Slayers Disciplinary
1 Yellow Card (11. Ying Lun)
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match
10. Jeremy- occasional cramps
12. Jun Jie- major impact on right arm
20. Andy- impact on right knee

Report

It was a match that was almost called off due to the monsoon rain during this December year end period which flooded the Bukit Timah Field with rainwater. However, the match resumed as planned but was agreed by both sides that each half would last only 35 minutes instead of the usual 45.

A derby or testimonial match is what the home side called this fixture as a few of the players in the opposition team had played for both sides. Ex- Slayer Kovan led Kamil and on-loan Ghalib out of the blue team to form The Blacks with others donning the white jersey. Hence, the desire for both sides to win this fixture was burning at high temperatures despite the cool weather.

The match kicked off with 12 players in either squad and it took little time for the first piece of action to begin. A goal was scored in the 5th minute of the game when The Blacks' passing was superior to Slayers' tackling. A great piece of work and buildup, not to mention slack marking, gifted a Black player a free run on the right of Slayers defence on a through ball. The Black striker duly drove the ball towards goal which goalkeeper Wei Ian could not do much about but touch it before the ball settled in the back of the net. The first official touch for the Slayers temporary goalkeeper was to pick the ball out of the net. Slayers were slightly shaken but were quick to reply to the Blacks' strike. In the 7th minute, a failed Black attack led to Wei Ian taking a long drop kick to the half way line which Shawn controlled and played a perfectly weighted through ball for 11. Ying Lun to run on and coolly slot it low to the right. Shortly after in the 17th minute, the Slayer's goalscorer was booked for a mistimed sliding tackle on a Black's midfielder which had the referee immediately waving a yellow card in his face. The equaliser meant a 50-50 chance of victory for either side with both teams trying hard to pry open each other's defence. However, The Blacks, who impatiently tried to get into their stride, failed to play well with the attacking mindset. Slayers were forced to sit back to defend with their sole striker 6. Zi Xiang camping mostly in the centre circle. However, a quick counter attack exposed the Blacks' defence with only 3 defenders left behind in their own. The Blacks failed to track back and it took just a few touches for 10. Jeremy down the left to sidestep the opposing right back and take a confident shot with the outside of his right boot, resulting in the ball nestling in the bottom left hand corner. The Black goalkeeper was left stranded while Slayers celebrated the lead. Boosted by his earlier goal, CDM Ying Lun almost punished the Black defence for giving him acres of space. The no. 11 powered a drive from 20 metres toward the top right hand corner of Ghalib's goal. The ball agonsingly missed by centimetres but it was a signal of intent from the midfielder. The Blacks were not happy trailing and launched even more attacks which looked threatening to Slayers. Their defence was shaky and clearances were unconvincing and ineffective. The defenders' low clearances scared their own team mates but not their goalkeeper. In the 25th minute, a ball cleared by 20. Andy reached no further than to a Black's midfielder which unleashed a stunning drive from the edge of the box which Wei Ian turned away for a corner. Newbie Bo Yang came on with the no. 16 shirt and gave almost what seem a certainly Man Of The Match performance. The versatile player took over from Ying Lun at CDM and shocked everyone on the pitch with his first contribution of the game- a stylish and professional sliding tackle. He went a step further and tried to bring the Slayers' forward more into the game. A string of passes in the Slayer's midfield was thought to have come to an end when captain Jeremy attempted a through ball that was intercepted by the opposing centreback. The tall defender, realising no danger, passed the ball back to his keeper but it unexpectedly stopped suddenly before it reached the intended target. Sole striker 6. Zi Xiang took in what was happening and sprinted into the mud puddle which caused the ball to stop and rounded the goalkeeper who was charging up trying make up for the mistake. Zi Xiang coolly rounded the keeper and struck what looked like a sure goal. Dramatically (and unfortunately), the ball once again stopped right before the goal line. A Black defender gladly cleared the danger. The Blacks threatened even more, with captain Kovan spearheading the attacks and creating chances but Slayers hung on to otake the lead heading into half time.

The halftime break lasted about 10 minutes and both teams had a bright start to the half. Slayers made a few changes with 11. Ying Lun switching with 18. Wei Ian as keeper, 8. Daryl coming on for 5. Terence after spending the first half on the bench. 7. Shawn came off after fatigue had the better of him. Illness had a part in that. Slayers kicked off the half and sprayed some passes to the wings. This time, the Blacks concentrated on defending and attacking down the flanks and won a battle for the ball on their right flank. Their right winger raced clear but Lucas and Andy joined forces to the ball out for a corner. The Blacks took a short corner and passed around the Slayers penalty box. Defenders of Team Slayers were fed up of the threat they possessed and charged at the ball. The ball ended up at Bo Yang which cleared to Black's Kovan. In a split second, the 2 footed ex-Slayer unleashed a curling effort that caught everyone off guard. His left footed shot from 15 metres evaded everyone in front of Slayer's goal and went in off the post. The goal could have been prevented as defender 8. Daryl was on the goal line guarding the post but could only get a toe on it as he was unsighted. The game was getting as exciting as the 2-2 score line suggests. About 10 minutes later, 7. Shawn played the ball back to Jeremy in a one-two and the no.10, in a central area, pointed to the left. The Black centreback naively believed jeremy and tried to anticipate by moving to mark Shawn. However, the Slayers playmaker intelligently passed to 18. Wei Ian running in on the right who took a few touches before calmly and composedly slotting it with plenty of accuracy across the face of goal underneath the Black keeper into the other corner. 3-2. The Blacks were stunned by the goal and attacked more through their right flank. It seemed effective as their right winger squared the ball to their striker who suddenly had a burst of speed to beat Lucas and was in through on goal. 8. Daryl raced to make a last ditch tackle but still could not clear the danger and it needed a full body dive from 22.Chien Ming to block ball from the striker. The 1.85m Chien Ming lay on the ball in the mud desperately and soon goalkeeper Ying Lun raced from his goal to claim the loose ball. The away team were getting impatient and aggressive as the centreback slid in on substitute 12. Jun Jie when he did not even have the ball. Jun Jie landed awkwardly on his right arm and felt tremendous pain. However, a strange decision by the referee allowed the Blacks to instead gain possesion. Jun Jie had to come off and soon did Andy as well. The Slayers centreback was whacked on the knee by the Black's striker and was in pain. Despite these despicable actions, the Blacks again lost possession and a throw to Slayers. Leftback Lucas took a throw in to 21. Jethro who unselfishly passed to Wei Ian. Out of the blue, a word broke the silence and intensity of the match when Jeremy shouted what seemed a word like, "Domo!". The only 3 defenders left were distracted by the noise and Wei Ian quickly played Jeremy through who dribbled into the opposing box and sent a low and accurate shot past Ghalib. 4-2. Time was running out and with 2 minutes remaining, the Blacks lost hope in winning the match and sat back and defended what seemed the last corner of the match. Good work from Jethro gave Zi Xiang the chance to run down the left flank but the defender put it out for a corner. Jeremy and Shawn wasted time by passing around at The Black's right corner. Shawn spotted Wei Ian in the box and attempted a cross which a Black defender challenged for the high ball. However, the ball was instead deflected into the path of waiting makeshift right winger 8. Daryl at the back post. He capped a crushing victory over the Blacks by driving the ball towards the far post, away from the onrushing Black goalkeeper, Ghalib. The shot hit the inside of the post and went into the goal. 5-2. Within seconds of restart, the referee blew for final whistle to end the game with the final score at Slayers 5, Blacks 2.

2006-12-21T19:05:00.000+08:00

YES !!! We finally won!!!

Yahhooooo!!!!! So happy! (i'm sure eveyone's happy, right?) Haha.

Final score: 5-2

i'll let Daryl do the match report. Hahaz.

Just happy that we managed to win the game and everyone worked hard and worked together.

Great job, people!

ReuBeN

Revenge

2006-11-25T23:49:00.000+08:00

Revenge against Cashew will come soon enough. Projected date of the match is on next Saturday, the 2nd of December at Dempsey pitch 1 in the afternoon.
Anyway, we will be doing this without the services of Zi Xiang, who's holidaying in New-Zealand and Kovan, who looks set to join another team as far as i know. Well not to worry there's a replacement lined up for him. The replacment is none other than Bo Yang, the striker from SJI XI who netted twice against us. He is rather physical and attacks the ball. He also heads the ball well and is willing to track back and defend( he can play in defence as well). Therefore he is not a carbon copy of Kovan but i'm sure he will be more succesful in front of the goal. Lets put it this way, Bo Yang is like a van Nisterooy while Kovan is like a Robinho. One is a poacher while the other a flashy player who is more individualistic than anything. Compare this: Kovan played 4 full matches and hasn't scored, while Bo Yang scored twice agianst us.
Lets all hope he joins, shall we?

Jeremy

New Posts

2006-11-20T23:09:00.000+08:00

I want some ppl to step up and take the following positions outside the pitch.

Training organiser: plans and organises training for both fitness and football. Many options to choose from: CCAB, gym or field.

Match organiser: the person who contacts the opponents( and finding the right opponents) and contacting the referee and books the field.

Treasurer: also known as debt collecter. This guy will be the one everyone hates. He will have to go and collect money for booking of fields and the referee. He must be responsible and trusthworthy as he shall be in charge of any team fund.

Informer: the person who informs everyone about the latest updates on matches and trainings. Yeah he has to co-operate with the match organiser and training organiser.

Match reporter: confirm Daryl. Blog about the match. Pre and post match included.

Outing organiser: organise events for fun. Like movie, chalet etc.

*I strongly recommend you ppl not to sit back, do nothing, wait for match, go kick ball and not contribute*

Jeremy

Match VS Khalifah

2006-11-09T20:15:00.000+08:00

Although not too many people are reading this...
There's a match against Khalifah FC this sunday at 5pm. Yup! Okay squad that will be travelling there are: Terence, Zi Xiang, Shawn, Reuben, Jeremy, Yinglun, Jun Jie, Kovan, Kamil, Lucas, Andy and Chien Ming. On loan players Ghalib and Ashton(kovan says he's good but i'm not convinced yet) are also travelling to cover for the following absentees: ACSI( Jethro, Wei Ian) and Daryl(climbing some bloody mountain as quoted). Therefore it shall be 4-5-1 as our starting formation with the following slayers-> GK: Ghalib LB: Lucas, CB: Zi Xiang, CB: Chien Ming, RB: Terence. LM: Kamil, CM: Yinglun, CM: Shawn, RM: Reuben. SST: Jeremy, ST: Kovan. Subs: Jun Jie, Andy, Ashton.

*No drastic changing of positions anytime during the match esp Kovan and Zi Xiang. Damm scary.*

Jeremy

What a match

2006-11-06T21:02:00.000+08:00

As you people can refer to Daryl's previous post which was a report of the match, i shall not attempt to spam your minds with yet another form of a match summary.
To start of, everyone who is reading this very line give yourself a huge round of appaulse. As any Tom, Dick or pig(pardon my england) can tell, improvement was evident. From the defence to attack it was a much better performance by everyone and it definetly bodes well for the future. Lets start from the attack, for the first time i could feel that the midfielders and strikers were linking up with each other well and neat, crisp passes were exchanged. On a personal note, i feel that the chemistry between Shawn and me is growing and i realise that both our playing styles complement each other well as either of us will cover for the other when one is challenging for or with the ball as seen in the match against Sapphire FC(screw you Daryl, your Gerrard Lampard analysis is so wrong). Next, midfielders. Jethro did a very good job and is turning out to be our Michael Essien as he covers every blade of grass with endless and tireless running. Well done mate! Eh clap la you poker faced readers. Wei Ian is almost an exact replica of Jethro abeit a more defensive minded type and is starting to reach his peak form which was achieved before the exams. Moving on the defence. Another makeshift back 4 lined up yet again but managed to cope under relentless attacks from over-aged players which underlines their crediblity. Maybe the only thing about the defence that is not up to standard yet is the clearance. I not talking about the length of clearance here. Anyone can clear a ball, its clearing the ball to a useful position that is worth mentioning. If you see a teammate in space why not pass it instead of punting the ball upfield for a un-intended target to chase? This can be worked on and undoubtly takes time and more matches to perfect. In conclusion it was a very good try from all Slayers and we could count ourselves unlucky not to come away with anything(think water puddle, post and dubious penalty decisions)

Next as we constantly suffer from shortage of subs and with Yinglun wanting to do some wheeling dealing in the free transfer market i shall mention some players worth taking notice of.

Out(as suggested by anon souce): * & **

In: I would suggest Gabriel from ACS as he seems the responisible and commited type. He is extremely versatile and therefore can play as midfielder, defender and target striker(in order of effectiveness). With his considerable size and speed he would be useful on the wing and as a demolition player. A centre midfield pairing of Yinglun and him would be a seemingly impregnable fortress that practically destorys all attacks.
In: Ghalib. No introduction needed here as you all saw for yourself on Saturday. Would be a extremely reliable goalkeeper leaving the outfield players with a ease of mind to concentrate on their own jobs. Also, he had previously played for CCKSS in the heart of defence and is another helluva defender(think Chien Ming).

Lastly as ACSians had left for China and would not be back till the 23rd and as the match against Khalifah FC will take place before they come back i would like to suggest the following formation( with the suggestions of a few Slayers inculded).
4-5-1
...............................................Kovan
...............................................Jeremy
Kamil......................................................Shawn.....................Reuben
...............................Yinglun

Lucas.....................Zi.Xiang...................Ming.........................Daryl
...................................................GK

*If Shawn has to go OBS Sabah during this period then Yinglun will take his place with Andy replacing No.11 as CDM.

Jeremy

Full Time Report: Sapphires FC vs Team Slayers

2006-11-06T15:30:00.000+08:00

Sapphires FC vs Team Slayers, 3-1

Venue: Regent Secondary School Field
Kick off time: 3.30pm
Full time: 5.10pm
Weather Conditions: Overcast

Team Slayers Squad:
1. Ghalib (on loan keeper)
5. Terence
6. Zi Xiang
7. Shawn
8. Daryl
9. Reuben
10. Jeremy
11. Ying Lun
14. Kovan
16. Kamil
17. Lucas
18. Wei Ian
20. Andy
21. Jethro

Made No Appearances
4. Zi Han (uncontactable)
12. Jun Jie (just returned from camp, fatigue)
22. Chien Ming (formal lunch/ fatigue)

Team Slayers Disciplinary

1 Yellow Card (11. Ying Lun)
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match

8. Daryl- Cramp at Right Leg

Report

A closely competed match which could have gone either way. Unfortunately, it has gone against the Slayers once more. An exciting first half capped an outstanding display of midfielders Wei Ian and Jethro. Slayers' no. 18 and 21 dictated the pace of the first half with endless running, chasing of loose balls and continuous challenges to win possesion. The ACSians had most of the ball and sprayed decent passes and crosses to create a few chances. The match began with both sides having 50-50 possesion but Sapphires look most likely to score first. The Sapphires coach, a clever tactician, was wise to ask his players to try testing both of Slayers' flanks to find weaknesses in the defence that consisted of 9. Reuben at left back, 11. Ying Lun and 20. Andy at the heart of the defence and 8. Daryl at right back. It was a pretty decent and strong defence with both centre backs doing the dirty job, winning balls, and clearing the danger. Left midfielder 4. Siva and left striker were the sparks for Sapphires creating chances by threading through balls and chipped through balls over the Slayers' backline. However, Andy and Daryl were able to counter such threats and manage to hold off the threat posed.

There were few occasions which Slayers did well to counter attack. Captain Jeremy and versatile Shawn who played on the left combined well to bring strikers Kovan and Zi Xiang into play. The quick passing and confused the right side of the Sapphires defence and there were at least thrice where Kovan troubled the right back by tricking pass him and putting in a cross for Zi Xiang waiting in the 6 yard box. The efforts of the two-footed Kovan paid off when his left footed cross just on the bye line lobbed over the advancing keeper and to an opened Zi Xiang who had an open goal to shoot into. The simple tap in goal was strongly protested by the Sapphires players who believed that the ball went out of play before it was crossed into the box. However, the referee had none of those and awarded a goal to surprised Slayers. The morale boosting goal also meant that Zi Xiang is the current top scorer with 2 goals in 3 games.

Soon after, Slayers began to threaten with more passing and possesion. Wei Ian won challenges in midfield, including many aerial battles and squared the ball to the adventurous Jeremy who did well in pulling off tricks to get pass the opposing right midfielder and did one-twos with strikers Kovan and Zi Xiang. The Slayers' attack almost paid off again when Jeremy got past the whole Sapphires defence and squared the ball to the waiting Zi Xiang who was once again unmarked in front of the goal. Jeremy unselfishly passed to Slayer's no.6, but the ball was dramatically slowed down upon having contact with the puddle of water in front of goal. The Sapphires' no. 1 was then able to recover the ball and pump it up field which started a counter attack. Slayers almost made it 2-0 when Kovan from left wing cut in to send a shot from an impossible angle that sent the ball curling at top spin and hit the far post. Kovan had another chance from a free kick but blasted it way off the cross bar. Ying Lun and Andy were inspiring in central of defence with Ying Lun clearing difficult balls and Andy duly covering for the rest of the defenders who were in a few occasions caught out of position. Chipped throughs from the Sapphires strikers were more often and it needed a header from Daryl who was last man in line to put the ball out for a corner before Sapphires' left midfielder got to it. The resultant corner was expertly cleared by Andy and in the end a goalkick. The goalkick rammed upfield was weak and it fell ultimately for a Sapphires midfielder after Kovan made a mistake and he tried his luck from 20 metres with a dipping right footed shot that lobbed over no. 1 Ghalib and into the goal. 1-1.

Another try from Sapphires had them 2-1 up when their striker received a perfect early cross from again the lively and creative left midfielder and sprint clear of the 2 centre backs and drove a low strike down to Ghalib's right. Jethro and Wei Ian tried again to attack down the right but were neutrelised and soon it was half time. Tired players in Team Slayers had no mood for a team talk and all rested without a perfect plan that would bring us back into the game. There were a few shuffles and changes that went tactically wrong. No one in the Slayers camp expected the Sapphires team to change the entire team except for the goalkeeper. The team was supposedly the senior team with average age of about 20. Slayers changed with Jeremy going off for Terence and the whole backline change as Ying Lun moved up as target man and Zi Xiang moved back as centre back. Kovan drifted to the right and Daryl moved to leftback. It was chaotic and unorganised as many players were uncomfortable in the new positions. Only Jethro looked good attacking on the left with his tireless running and Wei Ian won more balls in CDM. Shawn and Reuben were isolated on the right but combined to give a few chances that were cut out by the Sapphires defence. Zi Xiang was awesome in the centre of defence with headers, last ditch tackles and providing cover for Terence and Andy. Soon, Jeremy decided a decent tactical change that saw Daryl coming off presumably for a rest and Kamil going on as left back where he looked extremely comfortable. That provided more stability and prompted Kovan who was soon had few chances to touch the ball to move to centre back. Andy drifted slight up as CDM and the back line seems strong with the 2 strikers who strangely met at centre back. Jeremy then went on for Andy who was exhausted. Reuben stayed at right wing with Shawn slightly to the middle and Jeremy went to the left. The plan seem to work out and Slayers held on. Jeremy almost equalised when his shot from the edge of the box was cleared off the line from a resultant corner. What a chance to equalise!

Until poor control by Reuben allowed a Sapphire player to race free of the defence and rammed a low shot under the advancing Ghalib. It became 3-1. Ying Lun created a chance to make it 3-2 when he placed a perfectly weighted through ball to the left for the lightning speed Kamil sprinting from the back. Kamil had a chance of his life that could have saved the Slayers but he decided not to shoot and soon lost the ball to the Sapphire defender. Soon after, Ying Lun was hacked down and needed to come off. Daryl went on again and had a free role drifting everywhere or act as cover for Kovan who went up more often and Zi Xiang who also was active in corners and free kicks. Lucas then replaced Jethro whose steam ran out finally after running kilometres in this match. No. 17 came on saw Kamil moving to left midfield and Jeremy to a more central role. Zi Xiang was superb in the dying minutes of the match and made countless challenges and blocks that prevented an embarassing defeat for the Slayers. He even used his face to block a drive that seem goalbound. Shawn also ran out of steam and came off for a CCK supporter in stoppage time. The game ended when a corner on the left was sent to the far post where a Sapphires striker whacked the post and the referee enthusiatically blew the final whistle for a dramatic game. Final score, Sapphires FC 3, Team Slayers 1.

Improvement

2006-11-05T09:57:00.000+08:00

That match was there for us to win it, but due to several reasons, we still lost.

In My Opinion :

Firstly, its due to our fitness. Most of our players can't last the whole match. We shouldn't blame the opponents for brining on a fresh and new team after the half-time interval. We should take full advantage of our fitness. We have a team of fit and young players, which 2.4km run is a piece of cake, but remember, when was the last time you ran 2.4km? Running when playing street soccer doesn't help, this is because the field is around 4 times bigger than the court and we will have to run up and down the field for a total of 90mins. Fitness doesn't only mean running. To me, its strength. I think we will have to work on our pull-ups for the next few weeks. It helps in the distance of our throw ins and we can also get a A for pull-ups next year (for sec 3s this year).
Apart from fitness, the lack of substitutes was also a problem for us. I know that at least we had substitutes for this match, compared to the other match, but the Sapphires coach told me :"This is a friendly game ar... not tournament, so you can have as many subs as you want! I have an A team and a B team, age ranges from 11 to 22." Thats the reason they brought on a whole new team. From 0 subs to 3 subs, it was an improvement. Since its a friendly match and our fitness is so bad, we should have more substitutes. This problem should be solved by the next few matches.

In addition, when in game, our stupid mistakes just pop up again. Offside is something you can avoid, but sometimes some dumb referee will just 'catch' you offside when you aren't. Throw ins are still our main problem. I have to point out people now. Shawn, Reuben and Kovan. Its either the leg will just kick up or the hand is just too lazy to swing.(especially reuben) Daryl has made a great improvement, and so did the rest of the team. I didn't take any throw ins so i can't say anything about myself. Our goalkicks were poor. In the 1st half, it was OK. But i just don't know what happen to Gaib in the 2nd half. His goal kicks will always land nicely for the other team. Is it his fault, or that there is just nobody in mid-field to challenge the other guy for the ball? Aerial assault was weak as nobody other than Wei Ian, Zi Xiang and Daryl dared to header. Ball control was terrible as well (Reuben...). Passes were crap and corners were screwed up. All these can be improved.

I don't think we should be unhappy about another loss under the hands of "Mats". We really deserved it. Half time was a time to discuss our formation and what went wrong, but you guys were just so pissed about letting in 2 goals that i get replies like " shut up lah","@#$%","We gonna get thrashed..." No one was willing to talk. Why can't we rest and talk at the same time? You know that its a very short period of time? So make full use of it! Another reason why we sucked is because very few people turn up for trainings. How do we play AS A TEAM if you just want to come for the matches and not even train with us?

Is this an improvement? Have we played to our fullest potential?

Never mind,
Special thanks to:
Lucas, for coming even though he had fever
CCK supporters, for cheering for us!
All Slayers who were present...

Daryl : As usual, the full-time report.
Jeremy : As usual also, changes to our team, tactics and positions and what went wrong.

YingLun

Match: Team Sapphires vs Team Slayers

2006-10-31T22:49:00.000+08:00

Pre-Match Details

Date: 4th November 2006
Venue: Yew Mei Green Condominium (the condo beside the field)
Time: 10.00am to 2.00pm
Remarks: 10.00am to 12.00pm, we will be having a team bonding time at the condo's KTV room. Xbox (FIFA 06) and pool table is provided. Other Xbox games please bring by yourself.
12.00pm to 2.00pm, we will be having lunch or tactic talk at the condo's function room. Please indicate what food you fancy and it can be ordered on that day. (preferably fastfood)

NB: From 2pm to the start of the match, we will be doing warm up at the field.

Match details

Date: 4th November 2006
Venue: Regent Secondary School Field
Kick off: 3.00pm
Estimated final whistle: 5.00pm
Things to bring: Jersey top, jersey bottom, long socks, shin guards, boots, money, water, gloves (if you have)
Cost: $3 + (we are paying for referee)

Post-match details

Date: 4th November 2006

Activity 1: Dinner
Venue: Uncomfirmed
Time: After match ends before 6pm

Activity 2: Slack/ Fun
Venue: Condo's KTV room
Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Remarks: Continue with virtual soccer or pool. Enjoy air con and have fun.

The above plan is 90% comfirmed and is set to take place on the big day, 4 Nov 06. The previous plan of chalet is scrapped and may take place for another match instead. Reason being, venue of match and chalet distance is too far. May hold a match nearer to the chalet some time in this year end school holiday. Details to be comfirmed at a later date.

Just to add on

2006-10-27T20:11:00.000+08:00

Yeah basically i agree with Daryl's previous post. Where's the commitment man? It's like everytime someone mentions soccer gathering at CCAB(not exactly training i know) its the same ppl who end up there. No names but you just have to look at those who went this week(mon & fri) and you'll get a clear answer. It was exactly the same ppl who went, save for kovan who went to malaysia and shawn who had ACE camp.
Something on? Try to reshedule. Look at Reuben for example. He changed the date of him going to church just to make it for the match on the 4th of Nov. Number 22 is also another player worth mentioning. For the Cashew match and the traning on the 13Oct he volunteered to take cab from Orchard just so he can rush down for the match/training at his own expense.

Next, i have found a replacement GK. His name is Khalib i think. From CCKSS with Kovan and my recommendation. Since Jun Jie is out(most likely) Khalib shall stand in. Based on the hanful of times i've face him. He is one helluva keeper. He has courage, football knowledge which is so vital and great pair of hands. Also, judging from his lembarrts, he is definately able to take a goal kick way past the 3/4 mark of the field. His size is about the same as Ming but not to worry he will not drift out of his post. Do try to talk to him on the day itself as this could be a permanent move due to some uncommited shit and thus allowing Jun Jie to take up his prefered outfield position.

Little bit of encouragement also. Try to ignite the passion and burning desire for a win on the 4th. WE NEED THAT-badly.

Number10

Reminder

2006-10-26T23:06:00.000+08:00

A reminder to all. We are all trying to win games. To do that, we must train. We must play more together. Only then chemistry will be developed. It doesnt happen overnight. You have to sacrifice and contribute.

I acknoledge the fact that some of us are very busy people. And i shall say it here. The busiest people in the squad is Jethro and Lucas. Jethro is still enthu. Lucas is considered a newcomer, give him some time. I know that some of us are introduced to the team by older members. But doesnt mean that your friend who introduced you into the team does not go for training because he cant make it, you also dun go. Be reminded that we are a team and you can spend time with us, we can help you have the same closeness as what you are with your other good friends. Just spend more time together and we will be good friends off the pitch and good players on the pitch. The best example can be seen with Wei Ian and Chien Ming. Chien Ming joined earlier than Wei Ian but by hanging out together, by training together, from total strangers who distant themselves from each other, they became idiots who joked and fool around, creating such closeness and warmness. The laughter and joy is what exactly is needed in the team. The aim of the team is to bring together a group of people with the same passion, to have fun and happiness.

I use this opportunity to bring this blog alive. It has been hibernating for a long time. Since 2 weeks or so before the exams. We held discussions and decided that to avoid problems like...

"Oi, you owe me money."
"Since when i owe you money?"
"Remember? The field, and $1 for the ref?"
"No... Where got?"

It s a very sad case. I feel bad for the person sometimes being forced to book the field, being forced to call the ref etc. Almost 90% of the time, the person who forks out the money will end up losing money. Now, the plan is simple. Every week, every member throws in just $2 to the treasurer. The treasurer collects the money and NOT spend it and NOT 'borrow' it by taking out any amount. It is safekept and used ONLY for team stuff like booking the field and ref. By the end of the month, we would have $128. That simple. No one loses extra money. No one is treated unfairly as the bigger contributor. HOWEVER, if you want to put in more money, that s your business. Of course it is better but i doubt you smart and calculative people out there will even think about throwing in a cent more.

These 2 topics i mentioned might cause an uproar on the tagboard and that is exactly what i intend. Please tag your views and forgive me for by bluntness at times or if i offended you in any way. I m just voicing out what i feel that might help improve the team and the results. Please inform every other member that the blog is back alive and dun give a damn to those ******* hackers out there. GET LOST KAYPOHS!

[vc]

Further details of match VS Sapphires

2006-10-21T16:41:00.000+08:00

As previously said.
4th Nov, 3pm, Regent Sec field.

Lets not care bout the outsiders.
After a lengthy disscusion with various members of Team-Slayers.
Formation shall be 4-2-4. Since JJ and Ming has ACE camp which finishes 1 day before.

...................................Kovan..........Zi Xiang
Jeremy........................................................................Jethro/Shawn
...................................Yinglun.........Wei Ian

Kamil.........................Lucas..............Andy...................Reuben

......................................Replacement GK*

*If Jun Jie is too tired.
Heck, Ming MUST play. At least for 1 half.

Team Sapphires VS Team Slayers

2006-10-14T10:38:00.000+08:00

Hello squad. The coach of Team Sapphires just smsed me and asked for confirmation of the match on Sat the 4th of Nov at 5pm. Location at Regent Sec(Next to the condo where number 10,11,14 & 21 lives). By the way its their home ground which explains the title of my entry. Not to worry I see it almost everyday so the pitch is official size, the goalposts has nets and there are CLEAR markings for the side, penalty box etc. Its condition is ahh better than Bukit Timah field rest assured. Oh AND its better than some screwed up field with drains, anyone remember? Basically we are to handle the cost of the ref while they handle the cost of the field($50 each), you go calculate the cost per person yourself. Not sure whether we're gonna have to find a ref or they're gonna get one themselves. I'll update on this. But most importantly...

Please confirm with me your attendance on 4th of Nov 5pm at Regent Sec(in Choa Chu Kang/Yew Tee) by tonight. Take the initiative this time around.

Confirmation

2006-10-08T19:38:00.000+08:00

1st:
Issue on Holidays.
For our convenience, please tell captain, vice captain or me about when u all going overseas. If possible, please tell us your training dates, your camp dates, your dates with girlfriends. By doing this, you make things much more easier for us. If you ahve already wrote in the tagboard, you don't have to tell us again.

2nd:
Issue on Matches.
I really want to play a match against any team. I want both Zi Xiang and Wei Ian on the field together AT THE SAME TIME. SJI-XI, Zi Xiang wasn't there. Cashew, Wei Ian wasn't there. I want a match where all our 'Guranteed 1st team players' are on the field. So that we WILL NOT face the problem of 'the absence of Star Player'. As for the trainings, i have put up a POLL, so you guys decide on how many trainings you all want to have.

3rd:
Team Chalet.
Is this idea still possible, is anyone thinking of having a team chalet? Personally, i feel that a team chalet would be a great way to have team bonding. Daryl already told you guys abut the details on one of the previous posts, so its up to you guys to decide whether you all wanna make it a not.

YingLun
Let X be my jersey number.
x² - 24x + 143 , where e:{ x <12, x = Z+}

Bad bad bad.

2006-10-07T13:06:00.000+08:00

We have many players out. Some cant go for training. Some cant go for match. Bad, many problems.

Firstly, the training should be brought forward to this coming Friday, 13th Oct. However, as Junjie brought up, we shouldn't go for training with the haze. Its very unhealthy. Anyway, I think all of your parents wont allow it anyway. So we should analyse the condition first. By the way, 14th Oct is Zi Han's birthday. Haha just realised he is still 13 yrs old now. Anywayz, Happy Birthday, Zi Han! Reuben is going to Malaysia on 13th to 15th and Wei ian going overseas sometime in Oct. By bringing the training forward, there's a higher chance both can go cuz it would be late morning or around noon.

Secondly, we have a second injury after the broken wrist Andy suffered. Shawn is out for 1 month with a fractured toe on the left foot. Bad news.

Thirdly, the match. 4th Nov. Opponents should have settled the field. Cant change date. Wei Ian most likely cant go. Zi Xiang most likely cant go. Shawn shouldnt be able to play also. 3 out. We will therefore be left with 13 players. 2 subs. It maybe a blessing in disguise but no good for two players. Zi Xiang missed the first match against SJI XI. By missing this match, he would only have played 2 while others played 4. Wei Ian missed Cashew match and will be the same as Zi Xiang having played only 2 matches. At least Shawn played 3, not too bad.

Fourthly, there's the Kalifah match. Jeremy more or less comfirmed the match exist but not comfirmed the date but should be before the Sapphires that is on the 4th of Nov.

Lastly, Dempsey pitch 1 is under repair now to 12 Nov. While pitch 2, 3 , 4 will be ready in 31 Dec. The info is taken from http://www.ssc.gov.sg/SportsWeb/upload/field%20closure%20(update%20as%20at%2020.9.06).xls.

haha. another maths problem below.

[(8x2) + (6x2) - (9x3) + (14/2) ]

fyi, the ans is [8].

Important Information

2006-10-04T15:17:00.000+08:00

To those who dunno what is gonna happen after exams, the action officially starts on 14th October.

14th Oct- Training at Bukit Timah Field. Plz pay $3.20 for booking of field.
4th Nov- Match against Team Sapphires at Regent Sec Field (in Yew Tee). Pay $3.20 also.

There's some discussion over the chalet thingy, but nothing is comfirmed yet. Venue? You can ask yourself how many chalets you know and narrow down the decision to only the Pasir Ris area- Downtown East/ Pasir Ris. Unless you want get off the main island and go Sentosa to play beach soccer. Or go and stay in the 'army camp' at Home Team. Logically, to choose from, decent chalets are only available in the East. We can book for one chalet at $99 for 2 days 1 night. The plan is something like team hotel, where we hang out together the day before the match, then travel together to the match and go back to the 'hotel'. Slack, xbox, bowling, swimming, pool, LAN, barbeque, whatever. This is to bring the team closer together taking in consideration that many of us are from different schools, and dun spend much time together.

Also, there is the warm up match in discussion. Jer suggested we play a warm up match against Team Kalifah just for fun. But some are against that as we will still be in exam mood and will be damn unfit. So, most likely we will have to train a few times first then play a match. We MUST cut down the goal difference. 1 goal scored and 16 goals conceded is simply pathetic.

To conclude, just keep out your personal activities on Saturdays and the dates mentioned above. More team stuff will be planned. No worries.

[1+(2x2)+3]

Studying Season

2006-09-24T18:36:00.000+08:00

Yeah, this blog's hibernating.
Lets forget about soccer temporarily and concentrate on our studies.
Then after our exams, its time to kick people's ASS

Preview of whats happening AFTER exams :
13/14th October : Either a Match or training.
Oct ~ Dec : Trainings and matches.
Oct ~ Dec : Team party/Hangout.

You all can go Wei Ian house party, or come mine if u all want!

BUT, lets study and get good results 1st.

AND, ALL 335 PEOPLE IN THIS TEAM.
1.TRY YOUR BEST TO THRASH "THE DOG" IN YOUR RESULTS. THAT IS 1st PRIORITY.
2.Try to get top 10 in class, kick those muggers out of their top 10 positions.

YingLun

Anniversary

2006-09-15T23:26:00.000+08:00

Yay, the blog has reached and exceeded its 50th post! This is the 51st post and shows how active our team is even though we go to different schools, do different things, and play separately. This is a tribute to those who contributed to this blog, even by tagging or popping by to see what s happening to this team stuck in Singapore and find out its home ground is going to be repaired.

Yep, that s right. Our supposed home ground, Dempsey Road field would be going under repair in the month of November if you didnt know. It should be repaired around late October to latest December according to its annual repairing of field plan. So when we get back to our home ground during the last month of the holiday, we should see a whole nice patch of green grass, nicely cut, goal posts repainted, lines redrawn, corner flags repaired, walkway to field clear of spider webs, and who knows what dangling from the surrounding trees. Pitch 1 and 2 are being repaired first at an earlier time and would end earlier than pitch 3 and 4, so it would be an alternative place to hold matches. So far, the cheapest available football field is Dempsey at $37/ 2hrs. And after all the repairs, haha, we will benefit from it. (Hmm, maybe the vending machine will be cleared of foreign substances, especially white stuff, at the displacing compartment.)

Since the Dempsey currently sucks, ulu, can drinks got bird s**t, field got so many patches of sand, lines all fading, we will have to change our home ground if we have a match before the field is repaired. Jeremy suggested we book an ITE field since it is the same price as Bukit Timah Field ($50) and would have better accessibilty. [it's a school for goodness sake] Most have grandstands and free water, water coolers, cleaning up facilites and everything that is good for us. Better facilities than Bukit Timah for the same price. Of course our matches must be in the day, or else we have to pay hundreds to on the bloody floodlights (the gigantic light bulbs 20 metres tall in every corner of a stadium). Yea, there will be proper subs bench. Jer again suggested the newly but havent opened ITE Bukit Panjang. We might be the first to use the field. Then ying lun was impressed with ITE Simei [fyi, it s in the east.] Of course no.11 was kidding. Who would want to go all the way to the other end of Singapore to play matches (except me)? Honestly, ITE Simei's field is good and grand as it is just built a year ago.

If you have any suggestions, post it or tag it. yes, Singapore is democratic. You can suggest where we can hold our matches for the time being or even permanently if Dempsey still sucks. But dun forget, Dempsey will always be cheaper.

[08]

What else? but formations

2006-09-13T23:25:00.001+08:00

Jeremy and I again, analysed and decided to come up with another formation worth considering. Especially since the upcoming match, supposingly Team Sapphires, are 'beatable', we are allowed to play and tweak with formations to see which is the best. So in the match we will make quite many changes. If all goes wrong, it will be best to switch to traditional and safest 4-4-2. The new formation is this:

.................................LF.............RF
......................LAM...........................RAM
................................LDM.......RDM
.....................LB........LCB.....RCB.......RB
.........................................GK

It is simple and you should have seen some teams use before. Especially Brazil. 4-2-4. This is a 'cut in' formation. We realised many of us can do cut ins to shoot. Esp Jeremy and Kovan. They should work best and score goals when they cut in. Kovan will say Henry style. It is not very different from the previous formation, the one with 3 backs. This formation is pretty much the penetrating through the centre kind of attack, leaving the wings lots of space. Full backs can try to make the runs down the flanks to support attack as there are 2 CDMs to protect the defence.

Will be updating more soon, get on with the name thingy. At least the blog seem more alive now.

[who else, 8]

New Name?

2006-09-12T19:36:00.000+08:00

Heard that some of us wanted to chanage the name of the team. Chronix? Few wanted but 1 disagreed. Bates? Looks like a hot name and many agree. If you are short of ideas of what words that are frequently seen in football teams, i have accumulated some second names from the EPL.

Rovers
Wanderers
Atheletic
United

These are the only obvious and nice ones. unless you want Hotspur? The first name you all slowly think. Not neccesary must add the word 'team' right. Just think of anything under the sun.. eh wait maybe beyond the sun. Like planet's moons? Titania, Titan, Ganymede? Or space shuttles? Apollo? Whatever it is. Think of something nice and hopefully everyone likes it. Bet those Red Devils will want United in the name. Oh ya thinking of our latest opponent, Team Sapphires, we can also use like gemstones, Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Ruby, Topaz, Zircon? If anyone objects to the change in team name, or wants to offer a suggestion, you can tag or publish a post. thx, for now, Slayers who are slained.

[8]

Anything's Possible

2006-09-09T16:57:00.000+08:00

It is getting boring again now that there are no matches up soon for us. So there is nothing much to talk about now and the blog is getting boring. Anyway, Jeremy and I met up to mug yesterday and we talked about some formations possible for our team. He even considered Chien Ming the present centreback as a striker, a targetman so that we can pump balls to him, let him hold it and he will bring the midfielders into play. I think that is quite useful considering the fact that we have been losing possesion after our goalkicks or when Jun Jie pumps it outfield. The problem is our midfielders dun stand in the centre of the field to receive the loose ball and the opponent easily gets it. I think most of us dun dare to head the ball when it s coming down to earth at maybe 10km/h? Physics law states Force= Mass x Acceleration. The ball will of course exert a large amount of force onto the head. But like what Ying Lun said, we should attack the ball, exert an opposing force and that will cut down the resultant force on our head. So, we should be brave (learn from Andy) and attack the ball, not let it bounce and give it to the opponent. Chien Ming can head, can hold and shield the ball, hence it will be an option worth considering. Also we discussed about a new formation created by me, although what Reuben suggested of keeping to simple formations like 4-4-2 because we are still adapting to our team mates, i think it is also important to choose a system that win games for us. We have been experimenting with quite a range of formations and they havent quite work out for us. The only successful formation was 3-5-2 with wing backs. The formation held Cashew to a 1-0 lead at half time. The formation jeremy and i thought was good is this:

......................................LF..............RF
.......................... LAM.......................... ..RAM
...............................................CM
....................................LDM..........RDM
............................LB...............CB..............RB
...............................................GK

This formation boosts wing play tremendously which we are lacking. But it means the fullbacks should be very fit to run up and down the flanks to assist in attacks. However, it will also mean the defensive midfielders should be extremely disciplined to stay back and anchor for the attacking players. When the fullbacks attack, there will be the centreback left on the last line of defence. This defender suitably should be a sweeper, and should know when to step up to activate the offside trap and when to stay back to sweep away any through balls. The sweeper or CB should be intelligent but does not need to be extremely fit.

If the attacking full back and CB cum sweeper defensive system does not work, we can always play the safer permanent back 3 system where all back 3s stay back all the while. However, the 2 defensive midfielders should alternate their supporting role in helping the CM to set up attacks, taking on the play maker role. One defensive midfielder should always be present in position just in case any counters are lauched while our players are still far upfield. This system helps boost attacking options on flanks, in the centre of the park and a partnership of 2 strikers to support each other. The CM should be creative and can easily take on the playmaking role.

You can tag your opinions on my views or publish a post on what you think is the best for the team, or else this blog will die soon without new posts. thx.

[vc]

REVENGE

2006-09-06T14:37:00.000+08:00

Squad

2006-09-05T22:08:00.000+08:00

4. Zi Han LM
5. Terence RB
6. Zi Xiang RF
7. Shawn CF
8. Daryl RB
9. Reuben LB
10. Jeremy CAM
11. Ying Lun CDM
12. Jun Jie GK
13. Kevin LF (Proffesional camper, useful for counter attack games)
14. Kovan LF
16. Kamil LM
17. Lucas CB
18. Wei Ian RM
20. Andy RB
21. Jethro CAM
22. Chien Ming CB

Just an update of positions.

8.

Upcoming Matches

2006-09-03T12:38:00.000+08:00

We have a few opponents to play against AFTER our End of Year exams.
I suggest we play them in the following order.
1. Team Sapphires: Ytd, Yinglun and I went to "spy" on their training session at Regent Sec. They were divided into two predominant teams and trained by their 2 coaches. Their standard is slightly below us-no disrespect though. They have a pretty weak defence, with loopholes all over. You might even be able to dribble past 2 or 3 of them at a go. Their attack is totally different. I can sense that their attack has good chemistry between themselves and their midfielders so Team-Slayers defenders, be wary. Another thing, their corners are well worked but unfortunately for them they do not really have a "target man" in the box so we should be able to destroy their aerial attacks easily. Basically this team is easy to beat but whether we can do it is another matter. Forget bout the last two official games and bring a confident and win win mood into this match and the win is ours for the taking. The main reason why i chose this team for us to play first is because they are beatable and should help raise team morale before proceeding on to more challenging fixtures.

2. Cashewnuts: Intro not needed here. Those(ChienMing, Lucas, Wei Ian) that missed the 1st leg get your buddies to do the breakdown of Cashewnuts for you. This is a 2nd leg with the word REVENGE written all over it and will be played at a PROPER field with no screwed up referee. Anyway, we will have ChienMing and Lucas back and I believe both will significantly strengthen our porous defence with great effect. Next we have Wei Ian aka Mbates... He will be back to provide the much missed laughter and runs into the opponents half which help penetrate their defence. He will most likely be played on the wings and hopefully Wei Ian will throw some tackles in as well.

3. Team Khalifah: Another beatable team similar to Team Sapphires. Basically they are 101% beatable, maybe even thrashable. How do i know? Cos i was at one of their matches with Team Sapphires and it ended in a 1-1 draw. Crappy shit so there's no reason why we can't beat 'em if we can beat Team Sapphires. Go figure.

4. Team Bumblebees: The most challenging team of all that were mentioned. This is a seriously tough game. Mystery opponents who issued us a sudden challenge. Yeah they are unknown quality and they shittiest part is that we dont even know how they play. Anyway, with wins in the 3 matches-hopefully-and a thrashing of Team Khalifah, we should be able to get our act right, together with an improved team chemistry.

Good luck for end of years everyone. Mug hard for the next month and reward yourself with endless weeks of football trainings and matches. Haha, you especially. Yes you Daryl, you better convince your Dad with superb results.

10-Jeremy(C)

Comments on match on 1/9

2006-09-02T21:29:00.000+08:00

Cashew nuts!

For those who didn’t come because of certain commitments, yeah, we lost 5-0 ):
But as all other matches, I think we should take this in our stride and use this as a lesson learnt to improve ourselves. After all, this was for experience right?

Anyway a guess I wanna voice a few opinions, whether they are welcome or not. I’m probably one of the lousier players and I admit it so I’m not exactly in the best position to make comments, but heck, I’m gonna make them anyway.

Today started out a good day, although we were missing a few of our key players, we came out strong and forceful, weaving through their defense on a few occasions and getting close enough to get a good shot. Unfortunately, we dint make them. I think it looked as if we were giving them chance. O.o So they got a really stupid first goal in. not much we could have done about it, the defenders were doing their job and closed down on him pretty tight. I guess it was just being at the right place at the right time. So that was the first half in general. Everybody was still in the game and the score was 1-0. (p.s. this was as I remembered it, feel free to correct if you find anything wrong).

Now the second half is something to talk about. Injuries all around, vulgarities, fatigue and worst of all goals. Note the score so you would know what I mean. The defense started loosening up, the mid-fielders started slowing down and the strikers could have taken a water break. I think I heard Kovan saying that he still hadn’t touched the ball like 10 mins into the game. So that was pretty much it, keeper took the ball and pumped it up(1), midfielders couldn’t connect with the ball so the opponents picked it up and more or less strolled in till Daryl, Kovan(yes I said Kovan, he actually had to pull back to cover up!) or Ying Lun stopped them in their tracks(2). Then they would pummel the ball down the sides and we kept possession till the defense bulldozed us down(literally). Then they would whack it down for their midfield to pick up then wander in, resulting in a shot, 1, or getting tackled, 2. so other then the few bursts of energy, we were kept camping in our own half. Darn.

Defense: okay, Ying Lun was super in the first half. I guess. Very aggressive play, saving us from further humiliation. Daryl was also around to clear off any loose balls. But the others were kind of on off. We had quite a few poor clearances. Tip: time our kicks properly so the ball goes high and straight, if possible. We had some low clearances and some that went sideways, which went straight to the feet of the opposing strikers. Now that was scary. In this kind of situations people are expecting you to clear and have already moved off, leaving the goal wide open for them to take a shot. I guess we could try to work this out by realizing that it is the Midfielders job to connect with the ball. Defenders try to stay back and watch for the stray ones.

Another point. In defense, positioning is very important. Don’t just think that because you are in front of the striker so you have cut him off. If he notices that you have opened up a gap for him, you are done for. Make sure that you are always between him and the goal. I think that would help a lot.

Midfielders: hmm, today was a day of injuries so I guess you guys, were not really in a state to run. Unfortunately, running is all your position calls for. Make sure that you keep your stamina high because you never know when you might need that burst of speed. I guess if you want a rough gauge, think under 10 mins for 2.4, I think that shouldn’t be a problem for you guys but keep trying to improve on your stamina.

Another thing, I don’t think midfielders are there for getting close up for shots, that’s the striker’s job. Unless you want to take a far shot, I suggest you make the appropriate passes to the proper people for the job. (sorry guys, guess I kind of hogged.) its not much point trying to dribble through the whole defense when you know that there are people free. So remember, pass!

Strikers: Okay so I admit, the cashew nuts did play rather rough, so maybe you should start to bulk up? I don’t know, but one thing is sure, this was where we played our best, even though it wasn’t enough. We managed to thread in passes around their box, but our finishing was horrible. Remember guys, we’re here to score goals, if you don’t shoot, who will? Take a shot at every opportunity. If you miss, heck, at least you made the defense work. If you score, yaye! Everybody loves you. It’s a win-win situation, must as well go along with it.

Keeper: I believe Jun Jie has put in a lot into this game, we made some pretty good saves and I think his effort is commendable. However, the point of a keeper is because he can use his hands. We must make use of this advantage to its fullest potential. Go all out for the ball! Dive! Roll! Screw the striker! Whatever, the priority is to get the ball out of the zone. Do that and the game is ours.

Goal Kicks: I love the dropkicks! Well done, compared to the measly keeper on the other end. However the spotkicks were a different story. It seemed that on the end of every spotkick, the ball would just bounce once, untouched, into the chests of the opposing midfielders, leaving us with a mad scramble back to defense. Now I guess its okay at first but after a while it gets pretty irritating. Midfielders! Make sure you are in a position to get the ball! For a while, Ying Lun did the job for JJ, which was fine, but we can’t always rely on that can we? Midfielders this means more running for you but after all, its your job.

Free kicks: now we all know that this is Jeremy’s thing. No one else can do it like he can. So why not let him take the shot? If it’s on the left, tip the ball to the side so that it clears the wall, giving Jeremy the clear shot. If it’s on the right, don’t go for the goal, bring it into the box for the strikers or pass out the right for Jeremy. Don’t go whacking the ball into the keeper.

Freethrows: the referee was lenient on this area. We had a few incidents where the people were complaining about foul throw. We really need to work on this. Get the rules correct so that we can work on this.

Corners: another headache. Few of us can kick high and far enough to make it lethal. I suggest that we just pass it to some one nearby because he’ll be in a better position to do just anything, be it a pass of a shot.

Now I’ll just make some comments on the individual performances, if I’m wrong, I sincerely apologize. But if it’s true, I hope that you’ll make a little bit of effort to think through it. Remember, a little effort is still some effort.

4.Zi Han- was actively present along the wings, tried to break through the defense. Obviously not his day tho, still trying to get used to pitch soccer. Needs to work on stamina.
5. Terence- look out for your postitioning, make sure that you dun give the striker an open goal for a shot. Make sure you stick to your man and cut him off.
6. Zi Xiang- tried to make a few breaks, guess this is where speed would pay off. If you can work on that then we will be able to get a few shotss in via through passes.
7. Shawn- always remember ur position. Dun drift too far away and make sure you don’t leave a whole in ur wake.
8. Daryl- good clearances and commendable effort. Make ur clearances fast so that the strikers dun catch up with you.
9. Reuben- left early before the action began
10. Jeremy- creative player. Off form because of injury. But still able to make impact on the field.
11. Ying Lun- excellent replacement for CB. Did the necessary tackles though some were rather aggressive. Keep ur cool man.1
2. Jun Jie- made a few good saves, just when we thought all was lost. Keep it up
14. Kovan- made an effort to break through, remember though, there are other people in the field so soloing may not always be the answer.
16. Kamil- good runs in the first half, MIA second half due to injury
20.Andy- great improvement from previous meetings, went in for the ball and ran to cut off the opposition
21. Jethro- holds on to the ball for too long, does unnecessary tricks at high risk. Must pass more

Lastly, I think we sould all be open to I little criticism. Of you got something constructive to say, by all means go ahead! We wont improve unless we start to point out our mistakes.

I guess this is all I wanna say. Keep it up guys! Remember, the sky’s the limit!

Cheers!

Jethro

Full Time Report: Cashew Cavaliers vs Team Slayers

2006-09-02T15:40:00.000+08:00

Cashew Cavaliers vs Team Slayers, 5-0

Venue: West View Primary School Field
Kick off time: 3.20pm
Full time: 5.15pm
Weather Conditions: First Half= Overcast, Second Half= Sunny

Team Slayers Squad:
4. Zi Han
5. Terence
6. Zi Xiang
7. Shawn
8. Daryl
9. Reuben ( Left at half time)
10. Jeremy
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
14. Kovan
16. Kamil
20. Andy
21. Jethro

Made No Appearances
1. Ting Soon (supposedly captured keeper, banned by parents)
13. Kevin (no excuse)
17. Lucas (music lesson)
18. Wei Ian (attended opera)
22. Chien Ming (music lesson)

Team Slayers Disciplinary
0 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Injury During Match
16. Kamil - Thigh
11. Ying Lun - Cramp at Left Calf
10. Jeremy- Thigh
8. Daryl- Cramp at Right Hamstring and Left Calf

Report

Another match. Another loss. Another thrashing. Team Slayers played well in the first half. We did passing in midfield to the forwards and had few chances at goal. Leading the back line consisting of no. 8, 9 and 11 was Ying Lun who did well in countering Cashew's attack. The first goal came unexpectedly and undeservingly as the low cross from a Cashew corneron the left nutmeged Shawn and Ying Lun before landing perfectly for a Cashew striker to finish it low and hard past goalkeeper Jun Jie. Goal kicks and freekicks were made commonly to the left flank where Slayers' attack were neutralised by a very impressive Cashew right back and centreback captain, Glenn. The over enthusiastic Cashew defence took the ball off left winger Kamil and brought him down with a career threatening tackle that ended Kamil's match early. The injury kept him on the sidelines till the end of the match. In came Left back Andy to replace Kamil and Slayers switched to the traditional 4-4-2. The scoreline remained at 1-0 at halftime. Team Slayers had another blow at half time with cetre back cum left back Reuben leaving for personal reasons. From then on, the team had 0 available subs on the bench.

Second half started lively with Cashew making many attacks and quick counters were launched by Slayers usually with the ever powerful dropkick of goalkeeper Jun Jie. Terence replaced Reuben at left back and Andy shifted to right back. Central midfield partnership of captain Jeremy and attacking minded Jethro remained quite fruitless. However, left midfielder Zi Han held the ball well and passed it to keep the hopes alive for Slayers. Right attacking midfielder Shawn provided little service for strikers Zi Xiang and Kovan. Everything went well until centre back Ying Lun decided to move up to attacking midfield position. The gaping hole was realised by the Cashew attack and great defensive work by Andy and Daryl forced the attempt to a corner. Intelligent play by the Cashew corner taker took it quick and the overwhelming number of Cashew players in the box had the first touch of the curling cross into the box. The then bouncing ball in mid penalty area was half-volleyed beautifully into the top right corner by a Cashew striker giving Slayers keeper no chance at all. Morale dipped drastically in Team Slayers and soon striker Kovan became sick of the lack of service and became a centre back, forcing Daryl to right wing position. The lesser men in defence provided more numbers for attack and it soon paid off for a goal. A throw in by Daryl to Ying Lun gave the no. 11 lots of space to run towards goal and shoot from right penalty box. However, the intended shot shaved the upright and went out for a goalkick. Applause all over the field were heard after long shot king Jeremy shot from nearly half way line just over the bar. He also missed two free kicks earlier on by inches. It was clearly bad luck for Slayers as Kovan whacked the post in the first half. The makeshift defence was totally disorganised. Kovan moved back to attack and that made Daryl to be centre back once again. The back 3 of no. 20, 8 and 5 was not first choice and that soon proved right. A counter attack led by Cashew no. 9, Kavi penetrated the defence easily with 2 other wingers on either flank. A last ditch tackle by Daryl forced a severe cramp in the left calf and right hamstring. The injury allowed Kavi a clear run at goal and he slotted the ball low below the left of Jun Jie. Earlier injuries of Jeremy and Ying Lun did not affect them much. Shawn was forced to be a centreback, but in the end, Slayers' backline conceded another 2 goals from corners in the last 10 minutes. Powerful headers and shots were too much for the overly depended makeshift defence without star defender Chien Ming. Uncreative attack of Slayers made sure we did not score a single goal in our 3rd match. The services of midfield dynano Wei Ian and sublime defending of Lucas's left foot was sorely missed. Full-time, Cashew Cavaliers 5, Team Slayers 0.

Updated Formation

2006-08-30T21:29:00.000+08:00

This is the updated formation. Main cause of the change is because Chien Ming cmi, it is similar to the first ever match we suppose to have but did not happen.

..................... Kovan..............Zi Xiang
...................................Shawn
.....................Jeremy.............Jethro
........Kamil..........................................Reuben
...............Lucas.......Ying Lun......Daryl
................................Ting Soon

Subs: Jun Jie
.........Terence
.........Zi Han
.........Kevin

We decided wing backs to boost defence but also to boost the wing play. Hope it will work out on that day.

[daryl]

Match!

2006-08-30T20:07:00.000+08:00

Our team is getting more and more interesting. Many happenings going on. Firstly, there is the match this coming Friday, 1st September. School holiday. Below are the details.

Cashew Cavaliers vs Team Slayers

- Away
-Venue: West View Primary School Field
-Address: 31 Senja Road
-Bus Services at West View Primary (for going home after match):
Nearest bus stop= Woodlands Road - 160, 170, 960, 961, 178
Another bus stop = Bukit Panjang Road - 190
-Place to report: Bukit Panjang Plaza,outside StarBucks
Bus Services at Bukit Panjang Plaza
Nearest bus stop= 180, 187, 171, 190, 700, 921, 960, 963, 970, 975
-Time to report: 1.45pm
(if late, tell guard that we are playing against Cashew Cavaliers if you are stopped)
-Kick off time: 3pm
-Expected full time: 4.55pm
-Expected Squad for the match

4. Zi Han
5. Terence
6. Zi Xiang
7. Shawn
8. Daryl
9. Reuben
10. Jeremy
11. Ying Lun
12. Jun Jie
13. Kevin
14. Kovan
16. Kamil
17. Lucas
21. Jethro
+ Supposedly captured goalkeeper no. 1. Ting Soon

Total Strength = 15

Things to bring
- Money
- Jersey top
- Jersey bottom
- Long Socks
- Shin Guards
- Football boots
- Ball (for warm up)

That should be all for the details of the upcoming match. It will be the last match until after mid October so that we can focus on our studies for end of year exam. Wei Ian have some concert to attend and cant make it. Chien Ming have some drum lesson from 3.30pm to 4pm. He would rush down from orchard to West View to catch the second half.

Secondly, as mentioned above, we are still in negotiation with a talented school mate of ours in SJI to join our team. When he is in top form in street soccer, he can stop all shots. Diving, rushing out and great positional play are his qualities. One problem is his kicks. They are not powerful and so goalkicks would not be taken by him. However, it is not comfirm yet because we have not test trial him on field. He should be taking no. 1 jersey, maybe even long sleeve with his name Ting Soon above it. This will be comfirmed at a later date.

Thirdly, Cashew Cavaliers have a few unhappy players in their team. Reason= muds. So, the captain, Glenn of their team suggested to join our team, bringing along about 4 of his players and even sponsorship to our team. Their team is sponsored by their constituency and they dun have to pay a single cent being in a team. If he joins us, we would not have to pay anything for matches, and our home ground will be West View Primary. Our team name may also have to be changed. Also, this is not comfirmed, we will wait till the match is over and we will negotiate.

Ok, done with what I'm suppose to say. Will update if anything else happens. Might even update the new formation and players for the match later.

[daryl]

Preparation for match on 1/9

2006-08-28T20:39:00.000+08:00

Jeremy is supposed to blog this, but he isn't able to go online, so I shall have the honour to type this.

New formation : 4-3-3

Strikers Kovan Zi Xiang Wei Ian

Midfield Jethro Jeremy Kamil

Def. Lucas Ying Lun Chien Ming Daryl

G.K. Jun Jie

Subs : Zi Han, Terence,Shawn,Reuben,Kevin

Kovan : His position in his CCK school team is Left wing, so he shall stick to his usual position.
Zi Xiang : Natural goalscorer, uses left leg. He will play Center Forward.
Wei Ian : Speedy and superb acceleration.Shots are powerful and good crosses. Therefore he shall be the Right Wing
Jethro : Has the stamina for a Left Midfield position. Full of tricks.
Jeremy : Captain, i think best player. Creative and accurate shots. Center Midfield suits him.
Kamil : Never really seen him play to his best, but he can hold the ball and dribble. Has the speed to run pass many people. His position is Right Midfield.
Lucas : Very steady and calm. Tackles are sharp but his can improve on his clearance.Uses left leg, hence, Left Back.
Ying Lun : Thats me, Jeremy : "You are tall and can header. You can tackle, so you should be alongside Ming in defence as a Left Center Back"
Chien Ming : Produces the best headers in our team. A wall in defence and solid tackles. His size will scare the opponent. Will be in his usual Right Center Back position
Daryl : Sometimes defend brilliantly, most of the time cancels the opponents attack. Great stamina (people always attack from his flank). He will be our Right Back.
Jun Jie : Goalkeeper.

Instuctions from Captain:

1] Ying Lun (me), is going to be the leader in defence. I will call you to man-mark the opponent, fall-back, push forward...etc... When i say : "Number 10 (jeremy), mark Glenn!" He will shout : "I've got Glenn!", say that just to confirm that you had listened to my instructions.He is going to stick to him until their attack breaks down. Remember NOT to argue during the match about my decisions. If you think my decision is stupid, tell me and correct me.

2]Reuben and Shawn are not in the starting XI and will warm the bench. I will tell you why in school.

Ying Lun

Updated positions

2006-08-27T13:26:00.000+08:00

Just an update of the players in our team as Ying Lun suggested me to do so. Currently we have 17 players. Andy still out injured, leaving 16 available. Which is good, meaning 11 starting, 5 subs. The ideal number for an official match. Below is the 'table' of who plays what as number 1 postition in a match.

No. Player Position Exact Position

4 Zi Han Midfielder Left wing

5 Terence Defender Right back

6 Zi Xiang Striker Right forward

7 Shawn Striker Right / Centre forward

8 Daryl Defender Right / Centre back

9 Reuben Defender Centre / Left back

10 Jeremy Midfielder Centre attacking

11 Ying Lun Midfielder Centre defensive

12 Jun Jie Goalkeeper Between posts (DUH)

13 Kevin Striker Left/ Right forward

14 Kovan Striker Left forward

16 Kamil Midfielder Right/ Left Winger

17 Lucas Defender Left/ Centre back

18 Wei Ian Midfielder Centre attacking

20 Andy Defender Full back [OUT FOR 2 MONTHS since long time ago]

21 Jethro Midfielder Centre attacking

22 Chien Ming Defender Centre back

6 defenders, 6 midfielders, 4 strikers in their primary positions.

Below is the list for the secondary positions. (second choice/ alternative position)

No. Player Exact Position

4 Zi Han Centre forward

5 Terence Right wing

6 Zi Xiang Goalkeeper

7 Shawn Centre defensive midfield

8 Daryl Right wing

9 Reuben Right/ Left wing

10 Jeremy Centre forward

11 Ying Lun Goalkeeper

12 Jun Jie Centre defensive midfield

13 Kevin Centre attacking midfield

14 Kovan Goalkeeper

16 Kamil Fullback

17 Lucas Left wing

18 Wei Ian Goalkeeper

20 Andy Goalkeeper

21 Jethro Centre forward

22 Chien Ming Goalkeeper

As you can observe, there are many of us who can play as goalkeeper and in midfield. But not many can be in defence, proving how difficult it is to have the qualities of a defender. I think many will start to flame me again for my opinion but it is just my opinion and you can post your opinion also. Now we just have to concentrate on our first win after being thrashed twice. Special thanks to captain jeremy and ying lun for the effort to find opponents to train us to match fitness.

[daryl]

Bukit Timah 26/8 Part2

2006-08-26T20:21:00.000+08:00

Okay after the training and match today i went to get contacts from 2 erhhmmm "beatable" teams i saw playing at Regent Sec. Okay the first one is called Team Sapphires-Predominatntly Indian with most members sec2. Their kit is all blue-think Chelsea (XD). The second team is named Team Khalifah, yes they are a muslim team with their age grp 14-15 years of age and also no racism pls. We should be able to beat both teams comfortably as I have seen them in action and judging from our encouraging performance against the Brazillians this afternoon(keep it up guys)!!! We will win if we play with confidence(important).
In conclusion we have 4 teams to play against in the near future after adding Team Bumblebees and Brazillian Soccer Schools to our list of probable opponents.

Jeremy(C)

Bukit Timah 26/8

2006-08-26T19:57:00.000+08:00

Today was OK.Everything went to plan. I was happy about the attack VS defence thing.
Anyway, we played against Brazilian Soccer School Today and lost 6-1.

We gained experience. So everytime we have someone who wants to challenge us, accept it. Don't be afraid that we might lose, or they are too big sized. See how well we played today, an improvement compared to when we were playing against SJI XI. Defence was less shaky, strikers now get to do something and most important, throw ins, goal kicks have improved. We even managed to score 1 goal. We earned a couple of corners, and made the opponents offside a few times, i think twice. Thats how much we have improved. By the way, some of us had just came back from the OBS camp, so we were dead off-form and cannot kick ball. We have to stop blaming people for their mistakes. I shall TRY to stop scolding Daryl.

Some changes to the team formations and positions. Lucas, our new player, shall play alongside with Chien Ming, 2 Center backs. Right back will be Daryl, Left back shall be Reuben. Now, we shall have a 5 men midfield. Me (YingLun) shall be stripped off his right wing/flank position and now play center defensive midfield. Jeremy shall stick to his center attacking midfield. Since we have so many people who can play wing, people like Wei Ian, Zi Han, Jethro and Kamil (he's good!), some of them shall be on the bench ready to be subbed in during a match. 3 permenant strikers, in my opinion, Kovan should be supporting striker and Zi Xiang or Shawn the main striker. Kovan can switch with shawn also.

By the way, Kamil is good! So, he will most likely be joining our team. He shall be wearing the number 16. This team shall stop being racist when Kamil joins. He is a Indian-Muslim. So stop your pork, FA and halal jokes.

Jeremy - Please update on the contacts we have recieved
Daryl - Please update the player positions, and give a colour for each position, like what you did for the previous post.
All - Please blog about your views of the match

Ying Lun

Training Plan

2006-08-20T18:55:00.000+08:00

|reuben|

Alright... Now we'll have a training plan. Gone are the dayz when there will be ball-ramming session. We gotta be serious, dudes...

1) Report at 8.30am

2) 8.45am - Warmup

3) 8.50am - Run arnd field 3 times

4) 9am - Ball skills & control
[ball skills - Use cones, dribble round it, zig-zag it, etc.]
[ball control - controlling high ballz wif feet, thigh, chest, etc]

5) 9.20am - Use weaker foot to do passing
[Everyone form a circle, use 3 balls and pass arnd wif non-dominant foot]

6) 9.30am - Attack vs Defence using 2 goal posts
[4 Def, 1CDM, 4 Mf, 2St. 2 Linesman
2 GK at each goal posts.
Gk practice pumping ball upfield.
Def, Mf & St try getting ball. Try using headers.
If Def gets ball, pass back to own gk. And pump again.
If Mf & St gets ball, they'll try & score.
2 Linesman: Swap for those who're tired]

7) 10.30am - Resting/ Headers
[Pair-up
1 Throw ACCURATELY, the other header.
Do for 5min then swap jobs.
Nxt, the thrower will use 1 hand and throw the ball, causing it to spin. Header will head back to person. At least try.
P.S. Daryl will explain clearly the correct method.]

8) 10.50am - Indirect Free Kicks from flanks
[Jeremy & Wei Ian on left
Zi Han & -go there den decide- on right]

9) 11.10am - Indirect/Direct free kick outside penalty box
[Takers: Jeremy, Shawn, Kovan.
Ppl form wall. Etc....]

10) 11-30am - Penalties
[Train keepers.
Everyone takes penalty.]

Okayz... This training plan was created by Jeremy, Daryl and me.
I seriously hope u guyz will try to stick to it closely and dun start ball-ramming session once u get there. Unless u're way ahead of time lah.

Matches

2006-08-19T09:24:00.000+08:00

There are 4 matches that we can play.

1st : Team Slayers VS Chashew CHC
2nd : Team Slayers VS SJI XI (Rematch)
3rd : Team Slayers VS Team BumbleBees
4th : Team Slayers VS Wesley's Team (Street Soccer)

Please tell us whether you all wanna play.
Date and time not confirmed for ALL these matches.
For the street-soccer 1, if you are not interested then shut up.
We only need around 7 people for the street soccer match.

Ying Lun

Notice 18/8

2006-08-18T22:46:00.000+08:00

Alright... latest news.
They say oni can play on sat.
Den must finish playing the match by 4.30pm
And den they asked if can make it on 26th August.
2nd sept and 9 sept. oso can.

If really, really, really can't hor...
Then the most gotta be in october after final years...
Sianz...

2006-08-15T18:54:00.000+08:00

ReuBeN |

Alright. Another match coming up on 2nd September.
This team is my guitar club's friend's team.
He's Sec2

Team name: Cashew CHC
Venue of match: West View Primary School (Shawn's sch)
Costs of booking of field: FREE!
Ref.: Not confirmed yet.

This team are being sponsored by their constituency, Cashew. Or Bukit Panjang. Watever...
So, they can use the field at the primary school for free and have top priorities to use it.

They want us to hire ref. and of cuz, split the cost between the 2 teams lah.
But Daryl say dun want, cuz very expensive. (Really? You'll be standing there until u tell me the truth)

And 1 more thing.... The match gotta be in the afternoon cuz field not open in morning.

Wat time do u guys want?

Tag or sms or call captain/vice-captain/me...

Changes...

2006-08-10T21:14:00.000+08:00

My suggestions.
1: Book the field for trainings. Would you rather get chased out and waste your whole morning/afternoon looking for a field or just pay $2 each to settle at Dempsey for at least 2hours and train properly?
2: During training, do specific tasks. Strikers will train the goalkeepers while the midfielders and the defenders work together.
3: We need 2 brave ppl to step and and train to be #1, a rugged no-nonsense defender that ends opponent's careers and #2, a reliable goalkeeper that can save well, doesn't panic or lose concentration and can pump the ball FAR.
4: We need more trainings to gel the team together.

Latest news. Kamil may join the team on "loan" to replace Andy till next year. There's gonna be a match in the Sep hols, against Reuben's guitar mates.
Lets all wait for news of confirmation optimistically...

{Number10}

Learn from our mistakes

2006-08-09T15:30:00.000+08:00

I agree with ying lun, but not totally. Facing the firing squad is different from being the firing squad or standing WITH the firing squad. Especially if the squad is one with all guns blazing. Defending and attacking is totally different. As Shawn said, a defender making a mistake can result in a goal that cost the team, but an attacker making a mistake would not be blamed much. I dun think anyone and I mean anyone in the team can blame the defence. It was not as easy as you think to defend against the opposition we faced yesterday.

In the beginning they gave us respect, did not attack as much, with their back 3 or 4 still intact. But after conceding the first goal (my mistake), they thought, maybe it wasn’t that difficult to beat us. So, they poured men forward to pressurize us. I think Chien Ming said or someone in the team said that when they attacked us, there were only 2 defenders back in their own half, and those were 2 midfielders no one in the back line. What does that mean??? 8 strikers?!!!!! How can 4 inexperienced defenders counter 8 attackers???!!! Impossible. Even a central defensive partnership of John Terry and Fabio Cannavaro would never stop them.

I salute Jethro even though none of us played well. He tried his best to mark his man (I think Nicholas) for a while I thought where was Nicholas? He didn’t even touch the ball. That was how good the marking was. Also, Shawn and Jeremy. They were the most creative in our team. Made the best chances but to no avail. The rest let them down. I must emphasize it was not the defence fault. Even though a few times, defenders make mistakes, Reuben said no one is perfect. Every one make mistakes. Of course is true. If you dun make mistakes ever, you are not a human being.

The 8 vs 4 was crazy. Even then, counter attacking was one way we could have beaten them and counter attack not by using long balls that never crossed the halfway line. By using the wings. We should remain composed and calm. And not shout ‘Clear! Clear!’. By clearing ineffectively made things worse. When we clear upfield, they pick the ball up and attack, then we clear again, they attack again, clear again, they attack again and by the time we managed to clear the umpteen time, they would have 10 men in our penalty box, waiting for their chance to shout ‘ My goal!’ I was surprised we managed to hold them off for 90 minutes. 5 goals in 90 minutes meant 1 goal per 18 min. And it meant we were clearing the ball time after time for 18 min before they scored a goal and it started over again. All we needed was some one composed enough to hold the ball, look for some one in space ( no one was) on the wings sprint like mad and try to cut in to shoot or cross and we would have a goal. That simple. No one dared to hold the ball. No one was in space. When one of us ran down the flank with the ball, almost their whole team responded by moving nearer to the person with the ball. He just had to pass the ball back, pass it around midfield, and we would gain ground and composure again. But nothing of that sort happened. Coz when we attacked, we cheong like hell with no aim or skill to their goal and then lose the ball being outnumbered again. We should either shoot or pass to someone in space.

After each goal we concede, it was the opportunity for us to do some passing but the strikers like Kovan tried to solo through 11 people in their own half. Is it possible? Not against such a team. That’s why when professional teams, after kicking off, pass to the midfield or defence. Let your team mates touch the ball, get the feel, force opponents to come and pressurize, open up and there we have, SPACE to move into and the chance to tired them out comes.

Whatever it is, we have to work on…
1. Power [ to take goalkicks that would not ram back to opponents and clearance that would cross the halfway line]
2. Positional play [ finding a position near your teammate so that he can pass to you to receive the ball to support]
3. Skill [ to gain the confidence to hold the ball and wait for team mates to find space]
4. Heading [ get the first touch before it touches the ground to gain possession]

There were some times when Jeremy and Kovan had the chance to shoot right outside the box. That was the chance for us to score. That was when all the ball ramming sessions we had came into play. We specialize in shooting from there! Why no one shot? Instead chose to pass around their box that had suddenly so many dcefenders and then lose possession. When you have the chance, just shoot, we were already desperate. Adding more statistics, we had 0 shots on target, 0 corners, 0 freekicks near their box, 1 shot that went way off from halfway line all these result in 0 goals. Expected. It’s not that I want anyone to blame themselves, I emphasize it was not the defence fault, their attack was too good. Our attack need practice. This is still our first match. We need experience and learn from our mistakes. And we got the experience and now know what went wrong. I would not be playing soccer for another about 6 or 7 weeks. Only allowed to play after exams if get good grades so I think some of you also think we should stop for a while to do what we are suppose to do at this age- study. Hence, I would not be going for any match or training, but study and learn from our mistakes then continue training what we have to and win our first match.

[daryl]

Devastated

2006-08-08T22:17:00.000+08:00

Incredible scoreline, 0-5.
We had home advantage.
We were tactical.
We were expected to at least score 1 goal.

All these, useless.
Because of :
Nervousness
Low morale
No team spirit
No tolerace
No patience

Major mistakes we made. Ranked according to how serious it is. No offence, please.

1st. Goal Kicks. Me, Ming, Jun Jie. Useless at goal kicks. Our goal kicks can't even penetrate their 1st line of defence, their strikers. Worst still, Ming, low ball goal kick. Even if we had kicked so soft and cover little distance, MIDFIELDERS, don't just leave a big gap and stand at attacking positions. Please go back to your positions and receive it. for the WHOLE of the 2nd half, all our goal kicks landed in the opponent's legs. Dropkicks are ok. We just lost possession like that, so simple.

2nd. High balls. Defenders. 1 interesting phenomenon that i always see happening to every of our team members. When the opponent pass/clear/dropkick, a high ball. Then, you think you are in the PERFECT position to collect it. BUT, you don't dare to head it 1st time, as the impact will cause pain to your head. So, you don even move back, and let the ball bounce over you. Amazing.

3th. Tackles. Defenders. Do not charge for it. Tricky opponents are always your worst nightmare, but they actually ain't that bad. You just got to stick with him, but retreat instead of committing. If you charge at them, the just do a simple trick and get pass you, YOU ARE BEATEN. But full backs, don retreat until the goalpost, and try to block their shots instead of getting the ball, i think that should work.

4th. Mentality and Morale. ALL. Kovan and Jeremy was right. We went into the match with a 'sure lose' mentality. That greatly affects your performance. Look at me, i cannot decide whether to pass or to dribble. I was just too scared of the opponent, and it applies to some other people. Letting in a goal lowerers the team morale. But try to think it as its still 0-0.

5th. CLEARANCE. ALL. i must stress on this. Do not take your time to clear. Please, and do not (ever) drible near the box. ITS DANGEROUS. Ming, was taking forever to clear. Even if we cleared it, it always always always gets to the opponent. Plus, clearance out of the box TOWARDS the opponent's goal post should be high. If under pressure, you should just kick out for a throw in, or worst if no choice, corner. DON HESITATE TO CLEAR.

Everyone makes mistakes. And nobody is perfect.
I not saying i didn't make any, in fact i made tons of mistakes.
So, don't think that i am trying to act pro by typing all the mistakes.

And one more thing, feel free to blog our own view of the match on 8/8.
AND! Forget what i said after the match, it was totally crazy, it just came out from my mouth and it seemed inevitable.

I need to go for counselling. Thats for sure.

DON BE DEMORALISED! AT LEAST WE ATTACKED!!!

Ying Lun

2006-08-07T17:20:00.000+08:00

[ReuBeN]

K... The match is tml against the PRO team.
Feeling worried? Or excited?

Hmmm... i dun think we shld just get t00 worried.

I believe we would have succeed if we will play our best and have fun and have no regrets
=D

(And also dun try to kena injury hor)

Oh ya... 1 more thing: Play fair & square. (although the world is nv fair)
Cuz you'll get the last laugh

[rEUbEn]

A glimmer of hope part 2

2006-08-06T20:14:00.000+08:00

zilt. it was a blast! says:
yea, i recover liao

zilt. it was a blast! says:
but my parents dun let me play

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
why?

zilt. it was a blast! says:
aiyah...all parents lyk tt wat...they tink i juz recover so im still weak so i shudn exercise or i might die of something

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
omg

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
pardon me if i say this

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
but they won know if u play right?

zilt. it was a blast! says:
well, yea, i guess

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
so???

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
u get my drift?

zilt. it was a blast! says:
yea, so how am i gonna stuff everything i need into my bag on tt day?

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
ok

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
u pass your boots to wei ian tmr

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
u wear ur shorts inside ur shorts

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
haha

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
err still have anything?

zilt. it was a blast! says:
OMG SERIOUS??
Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
yeah

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
so?

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
ok?

zilt. it was a blast! says:
errr...

zilt. it was a blast! says:
mm...i can tink i only can be sub...

zilt. it was a blast! says:
coz even i dun tink i can last 90 min

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
ok

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
rolling sub anyway?

Thrusterbates no more Tuesday Troubles™ Team-Slayers™ says:
yeah i guess

Zi Han you have to play if not we only left with one sub too tiring ald... Kthx

Jeremy(C)

Some info for the match

2006-08-06T13:51:00.000+08:00

Some really bad news. According to jeremy, zi han is injured. He is still going for the match but not playing. I dunno how bad it is but cant play means it is bad. Maybe if desperately need to take some one off then bring him in. I really dunno. Must wait until tue then access his condition. Crap. Where s the physio?

Another piece of uncertain bad news. Lucas might not be going due to CCA commitments. This is not comfirmed and there is still some hope he might go. Why must our new signings all screw up?! Esp lefties. Hiya. oh ya btw if you didnt know striker zi xiang has by now left for malayasia on holiday and will be back on thurs. so he will not be at the mtach on tue. sad news. clinical and the only true striker who can head will force us to change our tactics.

This para might shock some who read this. But it is sort of a new signing. Kevin i think some of you might ald hear before as he played at dempsey once voluntarily joined the team. I m not sure he is the permanent signing as he may just get the jersey and zhao. I dunno again. Even so, he is taking no. 13 jersey. Some info abt him...

Abt 170cm + tall
Quite tan
CCA = swimming
Usual position= striker
Dominant foot= right

after the CCAB training, we went to order jersey for 2 of our new signings- Zi Han and Kevin. If Lucas CMI on Tue, we need kevin due to the shortage of people. But sadly, he is not in the starting XI as there is no position for him to play in because we shld pioritise and let the older members play.

Btw, we hired the referee for the match ald. it s the same one for the fake match last time- kovan's fav ref. Whatever it is, ying lun bargained the price to $50. i dunno whether the opponents will pay but we will just ask the ref to get the money from them. who cares. i think for this match, we just get everyone to pay a standard price. like $5. and every match pay $5. it will be enough to pay for the field and ref. the leftover will be added to the team fund. after maybe 3 or 4 matches, the team fund would be enough to cover the expenditure of 1 match. (not sure you can calculate out yourself) but if you get the idea then if will solve money conflicts.

Like what ying lun said, future trainings will be ideally at CCAB along bukit timah road near botanical gardens. it is also near dempsey. FYI, CCAB stands for co-curricular activities branch
and it used to be old NUS campus. it has many sporting facilities like field, track, street soccer courts, hockey pitch etc. can even hold our matches there as there is a grand stand so that there will be 'amazed' spectators watching 'skills' displyed. but i think it will be more expensive, so see how.

Abt the upcoming match, tue, 8th August, 1pm.

After analysing the opponent's squad, i have come up with their most probable formation and line up. their captain, nicholas, told yl the starting XI and as he has posted earlier it is...

Hannan- GK
Satish- RB
Ruzaini- CB
Bo Yang- CB
Rahim- LB
Nige- RM
Hilmi- CM
Jeremy- LM
Rudy- RF
Brandon- LF
Nicholas- ST

there is only one sub we know and it is Nabhan from our class. should be a CM and might play if one of the starting XI dun go. most likely is that they will just last minute say you, and you play there and not fix a formation but if they decide to thrash us then of course they will organise. as you can see, their players fit the most probable formation 4-3-2-1 or known as Christmas Tree. this is threatening to the CBs as it will penetrate the centre of the park through passing and skillful movement. they have skills but no team work so we have a bit of advantage. as a result, i think adding at least one CDM would help the CBs. Ying Lun is playing keeper on that day, Jun Jie play the CDM. i dun think it might be very suitable to post formations here but i think 4-1-3-1-1 is the best that fits our XI. if it screws up when Lucas cmi then 3-2-2-2-1 is second best compared to 3-1-3-2-1. what ever it is, on tue be there early then we will announce that plans. chien ming will be there to tell you how to counter their moves. he knows best.

to prevent last minute preparation, i can slightly analyse what i know here...

GK- Hannan- Not the best, but still cut out to be a GK comfirm beatable.
RB- Satish- Slow, big size, but lot s of power in kicks. might even score from halfway line. yl watch out!
CB- Ruzaini- Probably the most aggresive and rough player on the field. slide and push like no body's business. 80% will get a booking. our strikers watch out!
CB- Bo Yang- Skillful, strong in the air. Not the natural CB but an overall good player
LB-Rahim- not the agressive player but good with both feet. disadvantage with height. might not go for the match at all.
CM-Hilmi- Creative and skillful. Calm and composed.
RF-Rudy-Arguably the best player in SJI. Hardly anyone can get the ball off him. Most likely gotta get some one to man mark him dun even let him touch the ball.
LF-Brandon- Another nut case. No look passes, skillful turning, tricks, oles, feints etc. Just so good on the ball. But can get it off him if concentrate and predict his move or do it the hard way.
ST-Nicholas- Dribbling not so good. but shots are out of this world. his right foot is every goal keeper's night mare. His power packed shots can blast someone off his line. I experienced that before. ouch. can shoot with left foot but lack power. just have to not let him have a clear shot on goal and we will have him settled.

i left abt 3 players out cuz i did not see them play before and cannot analyse. chien ming will tell you in detail on tue.

thats all for now. be prepared facing some real pros.

[daryl]

CCAB 5/8

2006-08-05T22:18:00.000+08:00

Trainings will take place at CCAB street soccer court now.

Advantages :
Get to VS other teams. More pro than us, eg: SAJC
Drinks stall near by, i LOVE the bangla
NOT so ULU
Buses all over the place

Disadvantages:
Might have some event there taking place
Might have a lot of ppl there during weekends
Might get chased out (1%)

OK! TODAY:

People who went:
Jeremy
Ying Lun
Jun Jie
Daryl
Reuben
Chien Ming

Today was fun. It was hot and the floor or the street soccer court was like ... burning.
We played against some SAJC students + Army. We had a guy called Daniel in our team. Very pro. We played 7 v 7 . 1st half 1-0 we lead. 2nd half started without me and jeremy as we went SPC to buy drinks. Anyway it was like 4-3 or 3-3. In the end we won. I am sure most of us got blisters under feet. Hope it recovers by by Tuesday. Then the day ended off with a disappointing lost to ACJC students by 3-1.

Ying Lun

Appointment

2006-08-05T22:15:00.000+08:00

So we have decided.

Here are your positions

Jeremy : Captain
Daryl : Vice - Captain

No changes to be made unless someone objects

Ying Lun

Match/Duties

2006-08-02T21:38:00.000+08:00

THE MATCH

This is regarding our match on 8/8, after National Day celebrations. This match is MOST likely goign to take place. I shall say 95%. We are going to challenge a team which is dominated by pros in secondary 3 of SJI. So don't go easy on them.

THE TEAM:
WO = WATCH OUT!!!
Nicholas (326) ST = WO!!!
Rahim(326)MF
Hilmi(325) ??
Ruzaini(326)DF
Hannan(325)GK i think
Rudy(326)ST/MF = WO!!!
Satish(322)DF
Jeremy Tan(210)MF = WO!!!
Bo Yang(322)DF = WO!!!
Brandon(323)MF

Look at their team, it jsut gives me the creeps.

Duties...

What each memeber are supposed to do :

Ying : Get the opponents and tell them the details.
Daryl : Get the refree
Jeremy : Book the field and inform the ACS[I] people
The rest : Make sure you get to DEMPSEY!

Go Team! They might be a DIFFICULT TEAM TO BEAT, but, come ON!!! WE CAN DO IT and WE WILL BEAT THEM!!! (but its like 10% we will win =D)

YingLun

A glimmer of hope

2006-07-29T23:21:00.000+08:00

Sometimes i just think that our team is useless. Not to say useless but made no achievements. I heard from jeremy that another team wanted to buy our no. 14, striker Kovan- for $10. I cant believe it. $10? Is he worth only that? I dun think so. Whatever it is, we wont want Kovan to go. Also another piece of news from jeremy- ying lun found a team that wanna challenge us. I just wonder whether it will be another 'walkover'. We have challenged no real team. All i want is a decent 11 a side match just to see what we are capable of but nothing has come true. This glimmer of hope is lighted by some thing i am more sure of. My classmate, a malay, is trying to form a team to challenge us. Next Sunday. Centre-back Chien Ming dun think he will make it to form a team to challenge us. Even if he does, Ming thinks we will lose as the mud handpicks his team making sure it is the best 11 suitable for every position. it sounds like mourinho and his star studded chelsea. Used to have two world class players in each position. Anyway, this person suggested to have the match this coming Wednesday, which SJI has a holiday due to good O level results. But it may not be suitable for the other team mates and i dun think he will be able to pick his team in time. I have decided not to care too much about all these possible matches because of all the past experiences. So close yet so far. Once bitten twice shy. The higher the expectation, the larger the disappointment. Even worse news, Reuben dun wanna play matches until end of common tests. maybe ying lun is pissed with this but jeremy is defitnitely not happy with this. Star defender and strong centre back not coming for matches is not helping the team morale. But i just got this feeling that the team is drifting apart.

Just one match please! It should be enough to bring everyone together. New members and old ones. Lucas has not even met the captain, and Zi Han has not even made his jersey. i think this will give them a bad impression especially Zi Han who i think he thinks we are some nut cases after the crazy spamming conversation plus the porky phrases. Also, the last post was about 5 days ago and that was by me. I kindly request any member just type some thing like what you think of the barren team with no achivements or anything. Just respond. Whatever it is just one match, one decent match will make me happy and i think most of us happy!

[defender, daryl]

Agreed...?

2006-07-24T21:14:00.000+08:00

Jeremy published a long post recently and i think it is really meaningful. We need to know our mistakes and not carry on with it. We need just one thing to change all these unwise things we have been doing- and that is an 11 a side match. A few of us have been trying very hard to arrange a match but to no avail. We will still try to get a match this Saturday but everyone must play their part and pay their part. I have no choice but to post this up because i think i cannot always be the generous person in the team. So now i m gonna post who in the team owes me how much... Sorry if i offended you in anyway but i think this might just be the most effective way to spread news and reminders throughout the team.
-Junjie owes me $13 but he is trying his best to pay up the debt and im happy with that
-Kovan owes me $5.50 for the ref and owes Reuben $1.50 for the field
-Fazrul owes Reuben $1.50
-Wei Ian owes me $4.50 for the field and owes Reuben $1.50 for the field (gave me $1 last time rmb?)
-Andy owes Reuben $1.50 for the field
-Jethro owes me $5.50 for the ref and owes Reuben $1.50 for the field

Please pay up your debts, i know some of you do not even know that you owe us money but Singapore is such a lousy place to play football and in order for every one to get to play enjoyable football, we should all coorperate. If you dun even have $7 to pay up then what about me and Reuben? We dug out money from our pockets and now have a negative value in our savings. Just pay up your debts please, it have dragged on for months.

I still think having a team fund is the best. Such an idea will not have people like us pestering you to pay money. The accumulated amount is kept by a trustworthy treasurer in the team and whenever money is needed for matches or anything related to the team, money can be taken out from there. Reuben mentioned this before but I dun see any response. Everyone chips in maybe like $10 or $20 and it will be enough for the team to survive for a couple of months. When there is a competition or tournament with prize money, we will try our best to win it and subsidy our expenditures. Meanwhile, we need funds and if any one you know can afford to sponsor us or chip in a bit more funds, it is very much appreciated as a kind deed will go a long way for poor ambitious fellows like us.

To Wei Ian, remember the first time you came to dempsey, you rammed my Lotto ball into the forest. With strong support from some teammates, I have decided to do something. I know it may sound serious but i do not even have a kickable ball that can be used outdoor to practise. So i have decided to claim some money to get another ball. Really sorry if i have offended you in anyway but money is indeed a sensitve issue.

Oh ya on the topic of left footers. I have to emphasize that it is very important to know which opponent is a leftie. Especially defenders, goalkeepers included. A player will usually move in favour of his positioning of his dominant foot. It may sound complicating but you can just imagine yourself kicking a ball. When taking a freekick, using innerfoot, of course you will position your body to the left of the ball before running up to hit it. It s just logical. A striker can easily setup himself and for his dominant foot to hit the ball for a goalbound shot. That is where the defenders knowledge on which foot the opponent prefers comes in. The defenders should know when the striker is ready for a shot with the ball in certain postions and try to block it. Good positional play is half the battle won. That is why Shawn is at a real disadvantage as good defenders who know his weakness (cant kick the ball at all with left foot). Good defenders will be able to read his next movement and guard the position where he will most likely take that would accomodate the dominance of his right foot. That will leave the striker stranded and have to try to trick pass or pass back for support. Knowing whether the oppoonent can kick with both feet is just as important with the same logic- to guard the opponent's next step.

P.S. Defenders and goalkeepers, know your opponent's dominant foot, it will come in handy...

i think most of you reading the previous chunk of words would probably have question marks all over your head but when you defend, it should come naturally.

in conclusion to this whole chunk of words, people who owe me and reuben money, (refer to above) [wei ian special case], please bring them and team fund to the next match or next time we meet. Btw, we have started teamfund with about $20 collected. Just keep adding! and earn it back at tounaments!

[the crappy person, daryl]

2006-07-24T21:01:00.000+08:00

Well, don't totally outlaw Ball-Ramming...just try to keep it to a minimum...and work on team ethics like what we did on Sat, 1 goalie 2 defenders e rest midfielders and strikers, long balls, short balls, crosses etc. Also try out the different formations to see which one suits the team best

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Dear Members of Team-Slayers™

2006-07-24T18:44:00.000+08:00

As the team captain, I would like to express my views on a few matters. Lets start from training attitude. Once we reach Dempsey and once a ball or two is present, Ball-Ramming™ sessions will commence. Seriously, what's the use of ramming balls past a hapless GK? I'm sure everyone of us in the team has the ability to shoot well-but please save that for matches. You might say: its a form of free kick practice. C'mon, if you really want to, can we at least organise it in an orderly manner, with a proper wall and real-life situations such as using the offside trap when defending an indirect set-piece.

Secondly, formations. Daryl as we all know, has put in a lot of effort to plan the various team formations. So please try not to request to keep changing this and that(like postions and formation shapes, eg. 4-4-2, 4-3-3 or 1-1-8, whatever). It is not easy for Daryl to come up with such detailed match plans that mostly fits everyone's playing style and prefered positions etc. However, you are still welcome to voice out your opinions, abeit in a peaceful manner.

Regarding the matches that were cancelled, I'm sure all of us have been greatly disappointed. However, we shouldn't let these irresponsible people shatter our team spirit. The important thing now is not to let our emotions run wild. Instead, we should be calm and look forward to future matches.(AND THRASH PPL)

some solutions to Ball-Ramming™ sessions
1. Bring lesser balls
2. Confiscate all balls
3. Train somewhere without goal posts
4. Be disciplined enough to resist the urge to Ball-Ram™
5. Stop trainings

respect
1. Respect Daryl, don't laugh at his enthusiasm in making team formations
2. Listen to whoever speaks. If he suggests something, try your best to do it. If oyu can't see anything wrong, YOU are wrong. It's just that someone else looks at it from a different angle, thus the ability to spot YOUR problem

being chased like crap to get out of Dempsey

1. Book the loody field
2. Beat up the old man
3. Act stupid, pretend we don't know need to book(after all its 15+ ppl against 1 old man)

Lastly, just put aside our emotions and have fun playing soccer as a team. Don't go around headbutting or whatever. XD

{jeremy(C)}

Training

2006-07-21T19:25:00.000+08:00

Guys, there is 'training' on 22/7/06, which is tmr.

Please bring...
1. Boots
2. Socks
3. Shin Guards
4. Water
5. LOTS OF COINS.

People who cannot make it please give a vaild reason.
Try to come for this session
Thx for your co-operation.

YingLun