BLANKEENES vs CZV (Away)

Good evening, girls,

I hope you are recovering well.

First of all, I’m so proud of you for the way we competed yesterday. You showed that we are the best defensive team; it wasn’t easy to play against the league's strongest team, which had 3 overseas players.

We were so unlucky in the first half; we conceded a cheap goal on PC. I took full responsibility for the 7m. It was my bad; I had overlooked the 7m practise during training, and I added 7m to our training routines. And for me, it's absolutely fine if someone doesn't feel comfortable taking it. Thanks to Imse, who stepped up and tried. I’m so proud of her; she always takes 7m and has scored several goals for the team in crucial moments.

Their second goal was good; it was an unbelievable backhand on the left foot, a surprise for us, but we should learn from this and, next time, expect this kind of backhand.

The opponent's coach praised your defence, saying he tried everything to break it, but you girls were so disciplined. To be honest, their idea to use overheads (aerials) was brilliant, and the way our left side stepped up and changed their tactics in our favour was key.

This team is the fastest in the league, and our tactics were spot on; they worked well. All credit goes to you, girls.

I want to go for a high press, and you tried as well, but you can see that once we stretched the pitch and made them see how dangerous we would become, their fast break had flow and direction. That’s a good learning curve for us.

We are so proud of our young bees; they were amazing. I hope they will keep progressing and keep opening themselves.

The coming week is huge for us. We are missing a couple of players, and we need to sort out our midfield, so Yasoo, with a new tyre, and aggressive Naima will join the midfield gang.

Congratulations, Sonia and Naima, on your 1st Game as captain and Co-Captain.

Well done, Lisa Emi, Hanne, Luise, Kyra, and Greta L for 3 points. I hope you had fun.

Helena is still missing. She pulled out of the D2 game without any explanation, even though she was available for the D1 game. I don’t know why she isn’t signing up for the upcoming trainings, which makes my life so difficult when it comes to preparation. I am very open and clear from day one. It’s all about you girls, and I’m here to support you and help you, so don’t take me for granted.

Please keep your SM updated and let us know your availability asap so we can plan accordingly.

Thank you

Regards

Adnan