Game 3 then.
Tom reinforces "We all need to stay in postion" and everyone does their nodding dog act, while looking at the weird analogue thing you only ever use for FPS games.
John remarks, "I'll never use them but...ok what are the trick buttons?" and nods as i mumble something about L2, R-Stick feints. He gives laughs in return.
Meanwhile, Foz on the other setee is busying commenting to himself, "Ok spread it about a bit, Barca style".
Tom shakes his head, "Got to get the angles right, this stick you see, more choices", as he sends the ball out.
He wins the ball back, plays it through to Ed who skies it. "This is a good game" notes Tom, "that's exactly what i wanted".
"It want's you to play proper football now", remarks Foz, "It's a totally new game" and to reinforce this Foz starts spraying the ball around, "Draw them out and play to the channels like a proper game, without the hard-work bit".
By now John has made some satisfying crunching tackles on the opposition, and Ed has rued another few near misses.
"I can do tricks!" announces Tom, as he dances past the side-back and delivers a cross.
There's a goal-mouth melee and the ball falls loose at the 18 yard box to my midfielder. 1 - 0 to Baille, the frenchman. The first "real" goal we scored.
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Cue lots more, "this is good this", "the passing is ace", "Oooooof!!!", "Through, through..Not now offside".
I've forgotten who said it but then came the phrase you hope to hear during a game.
"This is the best version we've played, isn't it!?, like the old ones".
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Roll on next Thursday, my mates want us all to turn up early this time
