friendly on 21st january, sunday
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0945
water parade: 0845
opponents: bunk3 watchyourfront

alas, tay is in taiwan taking on some money making scheme. it's his match, and leo's, but teamwatchyourfront insisted on the match. and i believe this team can carry on without tay. we should try; however indispensable someone is, this is still a team. there is no 'i' in 'team', and i think it should apply to us too.

currentsituation: line-up without tay for the very first time. wee leong in goal; sum and liangfa the rearguard, with birthday boy yewtze in his usual role. flanking will be zhipeng and leonard. congjing ready as supersub, bob and me ready if anything arises.

opponents: if you want a past experience, they are a physical team. technical-wise not bad. their dm is some aj soccer player reputably quite good. yewtze needs to clamp down on him. their star is undoubtly kanu, a skillful forward who brings new meaning to the word lethal. a couple of decent centre backs in xianghui and lionel, strong and fast. the rest i'm not too concerned. btw xianghui says he's bringing his relatives, so i'm not sure what he is up to. messy. probably tay can be back for the rematch.
refer to www.bunk3watchyourfront.blogspot.com for more details.

objective: i think most will be surprised: how come leo's upfront? why isn't congjing taking his place on the right? i would like to emphasize: leo is not replacing tay. leo is leo, tay is tay. we need leo's qualities upfront for this match. strat: defensive. sum and liangfa please coordinate; one going up means the other remains behind. sum will mark kanu. yew tze same role, but leo try to help out in defense. will change tactics accordingly to match progress. trust me on this. we will win this with teamwork, nothing else.

conclusion: let's just try.