The Nix reserve teams game was pretty interesting. Some nice technical skills and good goals. Interesting comments here on the latest Niche Cache podcast about team formation. And wonder if this is a sneek preview of how the senior team is going to line up and play this season.
At 50.30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw2kPb_7htg
At 50.30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw2kPb_7htg
I thought it was
4-1-4-1
Eagle
Smith Barry Green McMeeken
McMillan
Main Candy Bartlett Elliot
McCann
and transitioning to
2-3-2-3 further up the field with the fullbacks (Smith, McMeeken) and wingers (Main, Elliot) pushing up.
I thought if the opposition had centre backs with a big boot, and wingers with a big voice demanding a quick ball into the space McMeeken was vacating with her frequent forays into midfield then the MissNix? would've been vulnerable to the quick counter, but Ellerslie had neither.
Certainly was a noticeable difference in athleticism between the amateur training twice a week versus whatever the MissNix do ( I am guessing closer to 5 times a week)