The Art of Management - Effective Delegation

I simply chose the wrong day to be away!  Which has to be the understatement of the season so far!  Under Coach Dan's tutelage the Strikers romped to a 12-1 win over another Eagles side (yes, I think there might be a whole eyrie of them out there).

But the goals came from all over the park.  Some new faces got on the score sheet as well as some of this seasons regular scorers.  Georgia got us off to a flying start and opened up the scoring after some slick interplay between Mitchel and George.  Soon after Rob slotted home having been released from the midfield by Jack who was finding more freedom as a result of Hadley's midfield persistence and dominance! Rob added a third from a precision cross delivered by Carson from the wing.

And yet we had some defending to do.  Charlie made sure we kept a clean sheet with a towering clearing header at the back and Payden was putting in a shift with some crunchingly hard tackles. On one occasion coming up with the ball after a seemingly impossible confrontation with 2 opposition players. Ouch!  This proved infectious and soon enough Elena was skipping past players as well.  All this meant Ian cut a lonely figure in the net and Madelyn had a gentle reintroduction to the game after a week layoff due to injury.

And yet the goals still flooded in.  Mitchel opened his account having received a slide-rule pass from "on loan" Luke. Rob finished his hat-trick after following up a shot that rebounded off the bar. And right at the end of the half Carson got in on the act as well.

6-0 at half time.  Coach Dan made some adjustments and moved Jack into goal and Ian out.  This soon reaped dividends and Ian soon showed he could play on the pitch as well; quickly beating two players with some fancy footwork, he was rewarded with 2 second half goals. Mitchel poached his second goal of the game by quickly reading and intercepting a careless pass by the Eagles across the front of their goal and he too completed a hat-trick this afternoon. In the end even the Eagles got in on the scoring with a fine goal that just beat a diving Jack!

Scorers:
Rob 3
Mitchel 3
Georgia 1
Ian 2
Luke 1
Carson 2

Champagne Moment:
The 12 - 1 result! Enough said!

Fans Favourite:
A Tie!  With 7 votes apiece Georgia and Rob. Georgia for her consistent harrying of the defense and Rob for his ruthless goal scoring!

Coach Dan's Quote:

"It was a team effort.  Everyone played a part and nearly everyone got a goal!"

"The Gaffer"