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THE A.F.C. IMPRESSIONS AND
ADVICE.
After only one months training it is
perhaps rather early to form a definite opinion
regarding the merits of the football so far
displayed. It has been a difficult task for me
endeavouring to keep in mind the different
players and their aptitude for the position in
which I have seen them operate; experiments
must be continired untill I find a satisfactory
solution to the full back and forward faults
in the eleven representing the first team. The
half back line, although possessing faults, is
the strongest department at the moment, and
as I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing
all of last seasons players it would not be
advisable for me to criticise too harshly. Let
me treat each department in its turn. Our
goalkeeping has been splendid throughout
not only in the probable lst. XI, but in all
the elevens. The keepers aim should always
be to clear the ball from the vicinity of his
goal at the earliest possible moment, without
any unnecessary bouncing of the ball. He
should never punch a ball if it is possible to
catch it and when he is surrounded by op-
ponents and in possession of the ball, he
should throw the ball clear to onë of thé
wings and not in the centre. Whenever an
opponent is bearing down on the goalkeeper
with only the keeper to beat, the latter should
at once advance to meet him, thus narrowing
his angle for shooting or forcing him to
attempt the difficult task of lobbing the ball
over the keepers head, an effort so very
often fails.
The full backs object is partly similar to
the keepers, he must alsoo remove the danger
from the neighbourhood of his goal at all
costs, and he should always endeavour to
retrieve himself if beaten. He should never
give up and once he is beaten, he should im-
mediately spin around and try to catch up to
recover the lost ground. As one full back
moves forward to tackle an opponent the
other full back should move over a little to-
wards his colleagues position and coyer him
in case he is beaten. Similarly when a wing
half back sees his full back drawn out of
position, he should temporarily drop back
into the full back position and adjust matter
when the danger is cleared. The full backs
should make every effort to keep the ball in
play when kicking clear and only kick into
touch when very hard pressed by opponents.
Also avoid passing back tot the keeper if pos
sible and don't dribble with the ball.
All three half backs should keep the ball
on the grass and be able to beat one opponent
occasionally before parting with the ball. I
say only occasionally beat an opponent, as,
often enough, a quick pass frequently takes
the opposition unawares. It is also essential
that the half backs keep in constant touch
with both his forwards and his full back,
assisting the latter in defence and the former
in attack. The centre half back should lie a
little nearer to his own full backs than the
wing half backs, and keep a watch on the
opposing mid voor. The mid half should make
swinging passes to his extreme wing for
wards, choosing whoever has the more room
in which to work, and occasionally send a
pass down the middle to his own mid voor.
Each half back shoud try to anticipate the
intention of his opponents and place himself
accordingly. He should not be afraid to tackle
and his eyes must be kept on the ball when
tackling and not on his opponent.
Now we come to our chief problem, the
forward lines. Each forward must endeavour
to make it easy for his colleague to score. Far
too frequently the extreme wing forwards
are shooting from too sharp an angle, when
a pass inwards to a waiting colleague is the
correct play. When the "rechts buiten" is in
Stille Kracht.
Vraagt Kreymborg's Abonnementstarieven
Onverhoogde Prijzen. Schitterende Coupe
Van een smaakvol gekleed
heer gaat een zekere stille
kracht uit, die ongetwijfeld
tot zijn welslagen in het
leven van groot belang is.
Zorg ook voor die stille
kracht in üw leven. Laat
Kreymborg's Kleeding,
van prima coupe, een
voudig en smaakvol, ook
uw stille kracht zijn
Kreymborg kleedt U goed
ca goedkoop!
A.F.C.-ers, begunstigt onze adverteerders!
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