Domzale Season 2 update
So it's halfway through season 2 and after a difficult start...
Lech Poznan 0-0
Partizani Tirana 1-2
SV Ried 2-5
Korona Kelice 0-1
Suddenly the team found some form, drawing the first leg of the cup 0-0 away to Partizani before hitting our stride with....
GA Eagles 2-0
Hercales 4-2
Vardar Skopje 2-0
The best winning run to date. In between a 1-0 loss in the cup with a weakened team was the price to keep players fresh for the final game before the break
Table
Lech Poznan 16
Parizani Tirana 16
SV Reid 15
Domzale 10 ( 3-1-3 11-10 )
Heracles 9
GA Eagles 6
Korona 5
Vardar 4
A three game winning run that saw us leap from last to 4th. Still a gap to the top three though and to have any chance of closing on them then none of the games against them can be lost.
Top Scorer Honsak (Ried) 5 (4 against me in the 2-5!)
Top Assists Burchet (Domzale) 2 (tied)
Domzale
Top Scorer Huylens 3
Top Assists Burchet 2
Top Rated Dodo 6.9
Player Latest
Jaric and Dodo are gaining lots of development points most games this season and are really beginning to show improvement. Dodo is everywhere and dominating games in the middle of the park. His new partner the last three games? Minanda! I've dropped him back into midfield to compensate for his lack of quickness in speed and agility now and he has been a revelation. He's getting more time on the ball and really playmaking in the middle of the park now, getting balls out to Fouque or Burchett, or playing 1-2's off the striker and generally running the show on the ball.
As a consequence he's getting into better positions for shots and scored his first goal of the season, indeed of the game so far with a nice finish into the corner of the goal. He also hit a majestic shot from about 30 yards out from a ball laid back to him by Ordaz, side footing it impudently and just shaving the outside of the post with the keeper beaten. The King is not dead, long live the King. The only problem is it is limiting Stein's game time but he is replacing him either late on or earlier if we are ahead to help shore things up.
Ordaz is playing well although still missing too many chances but does have two to date and Burchett continues to threaten albeit not for long as he tires very quickly. Perhaps if I took my finger off the sprint button when he has it that might help
Ivarov is looking very solid, no errors at all so far this season. Libermann continues to win everyrthing in the air and Giersen and Ruskin are doing well at full back, although Ruskin isn't shining as much as he did last season but does get forward very well and I'm toying with the idea of pushing him forward into that role if we are chasing a game.
Me and Castolo are done. As they say, he couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo. His passing is awful and he just isn't doing it. Back up only for now. Ximilez and Espimas are mainly subs now although both have filled in at full back when suspensions hit there and did ok. Hamsun continues to frustrate a little but is slowly improving. Iouga does a good job on the rare occasions he's required, no frills but steady. Lothar is yet to play this season and probably won't. Zamenhof is believed to be on holiday in Dubai.
So, can there be a second half promotion push inspired by Miguel's ML United or will it all fade away like last season did? We shall see.