Following on from our training session and team get-together yesterday, I thought it would be useful to give you a copy of the strategy board we agreed on - basically, I took a photo of what we came up with (before my nephew took his Subbuteo pitch back).
Jason - you're going to be keeping things tight at the back as you know. This will give Lauren and Alice the freedom to overlap down the flanks.
Zubair and Jenn - you'll be playing box-to-box - covering our wingbacks when they go forward and then pushing up into the channels when you get a chance.
Keir is going to play the Iniesta role - picking up balls from midfield and feeding Stefforlan to put the thing in the onion sack.
As the oldest player in the tournament I'll be playing a 'sitting role' in the centre of the park. As the tactics board shows, I'll be doing lots of shouting and pointing but precious little running.
A final note - with just over a week until the tournament please remember that you're on a strict fish and pasta diet. Lots of carbs, fruit and water but no late nights. I don't want to pick up the Metro and see you leaving a night club in the company of a model or pop singer etc.
James
