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BY HUGO FOX
Sports Writer
BY HUGO FOX
Sports Writer
RIVERSIDE PARK, UTAH (LNS) June 16, 2007--Keeper Aaron BRUDERER was let down big time by a pathetic defense badly missing the leadership of retired central defender Paul WILLIAMS. Pan World took advantage of the absence of John MCQUARRIE (red card) and Louis STALEY to score four easy goals.
The Olympians' offense is not what it should be since the unfortunate injury to Sergio VASQUEZ. The side sorely misses the impressive work rate of injured iron Ricky JOHNSON, not to forget the high class of Tiger FITZPATRICK who returned to his native
Fans must now watch the morbid masked dance of a set of slow and unfit strikers who cannot defend on top. When a forward loses the ball, he must track his man back like Sergio used to do and if absolutely necessary gently foul him to stop the counterattack. Defense starts on top.
Striker Jimmy CUADROS is a Pit bull breed at practice but a terrified chihuahua in games.
Combine the forward line with an unpredictable midfield prone to childish unforced turnovers, overcomplicated plays, juvenile speculative passes and aimless crosses, you have the new OM edition.
An incredible arrogance!
The team has no spirit. The side does not celebrate goals and rarely follows advice from the sideline. The players cannot be talked to even at practice. Some of them are very impatient with less skilled players and are darn right overly arrogant.
Most of these men will not even help put up the net, for heaven's sake!
An incredible arrogance!
The team has no spirit. The side does not celebrate goals and rarely follows advice from the sideline. The players cannot be talked to even at practice. Some of them are very impatient with less skilled players and are darn right overly arrogant.
Most of these men will not even help put up the net, for heaven's sake!
Everybody is a coach here
Almost everyone is a coach atOM and nearly everyone knows better than the next guy. If the manager opens his mouth at practice, four of five guys would just cut in with “a better idea.” Most pitiful, nobody accepts responsibility when they screw up. Never. It is always someone else's fault.
“I have few nice things to say about this team lately. I warned the men that they are not playing like Olympians and that they needed to change their attitude. For the past five or six games, this side has played awful and has only managed providential results over unfit teams often missing their star players,” said an angry Bel-Ami.
Almost everyone is a coach at
“I have few nice things to say about this team lately. I warned the men that they are not playing like Olympians and that they needed to change their attitude. For the past five or six games, this side has played awful and has only managed providential results over unfit teams often missing their star players,” said an angry Bel-Ami.
"I will not condone mediocrity."
Inabilities to built or finish
The forwards, Jimmy in particular, missed a plateful of scoring opportunities, some of them simple tap-ins. Jimmy thinks that the only way to score a goal is to dribble past everybody and even the keeper although the manager has warned him to kick the ball or pass it sooner.
Philip MENESES, David CHEVEZ and others squandered opportunities that Tiger, Sergio and Ricky would have put away with their eyes closed.
It was not until the 35th minute that captain Todd MILLER, frustrated by the look of things took matters into his own hands, drove up field with the ball to create the first goal when his strike ricocheted off a Pan World defender and into the net.
Thereafter, Bel-Ami made the mistake that would curse the afternoon. He took Todd out, moved Judd SODERBORG inside at central defense and sent in Chris KIRKPATRICK to cover the right side of defense, his putative best position.
A total collapse of the right side of defense
Immediately, the move went very wrong. Chris could not fill the position. He was often too far up field and was beaten repeatedly as Pan World exploited his poor positioning to score three of their four goals to the delight of a pack of ostensibly stewed to the grills Bosnia USA players and fans in attendance.
Pan World's first goal came within two minutes after Todd left the field.
In the 43rd minute, Chris was easily beaten and Aaron found himself face to face with a Pan World striker. The keeper saved the goal.
OM responded as Jimmy was fouled in the area and Josh KIMBALL scored on the ensuing penalty kick. Other than that, Josh was exceedingly ineffective all afternoon and the absence of Justin BRAUN was massively felt on the right wing.
And if Bel-Ami does not have the guts to make the tough decisions, he should step aside before leading the side to shame. He has not been showing much leadership lately after a fine tenure at the helm.Inabilities to built or finish
The forwards, Jimmy in particular, missed a plateful of scoring opportunities, some of them simple tap-ins. Jimmy thinks that the only way to score a goal is to dribble past everybody and even the keeper although the manager has warned him to kick the ball or pass it sooner.
Philip MENESES, David CHEVEZ and others squandered opportunities that Tiger, Sergio and Ricky would have put away with their eyes closed.
It was not until the 35th minute that captain Todd MILLER, frustrated by the look of things took matters into his own hands, drove up field with the ball to create the first goal when his strike ricocheted off a Pan World defender and into the net.
Thereafter, Bel-Ami made the mistake that would curse the afternoon. He took Todd out, moved Judd SODERBORG inside at central defense and sent in Chris KIRKPATRICK to cover the right side of defense, his putative best position.
A total collapse of the right side of defense
Immediately, the move went very wrong. Chris could not fill the position. He was often too far up field and was beaten repeatedly as Pan World exploited his poor positioning to score three of their four goals to the delight of a pack of ostensibly stewed to the grills Bosnia USA players and fans in attendance.
Pan World's first goal came within two minutes after Todd left the field.
In the 43rd minute, Chris was easily beaten and Aaron found himself face to face with a Pan World striker. The keeper saved the goal.
An unseasonably red jerseys
The Olympians complained it was too hot out there and changed into white jerseys for the second half. That did not help as they played even worse. At the 58th minute, Pan World, dressed in heavy blue jerseys, made it 2-2 with a fine header from a corner kick. The defense looked flatfooted and dumbfounded.
Pan World continued to exploit the right side of defense. In the 60th minute, the right side again failed but Aaron made a save.
In the 63rd minute, again the right back was beaten and Pan World took the lead. 3-2.
Soon after that, the right side yielded yet another goal. 4-2. But for Judd SODERBORG bringing his support to the right side whenever possible while also helping out on the eft, it could have been much worse.
“It was the worse performance I have ever seen from an Olympique Montreux team in eight years. We have never allowed four goals in a league game since our formation in 1999. Never,” said Bel-Ami.
“Four goals in one game when last season we only allowed 11 in more than 30 games. That's poor! I am sorry I cannot flatter the players after that pitiful performance. You can lose a game, but not on your knees. You can lose, but fighting.”
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STARTING LINE UP
Aaron Bruderer, Judd Soderborg, Nate Murphy, Josh Kimball, David Chevez, Jimmy Cuadros, Philip Meneses, Brian Dunseth, Todd Miller, Jeremy Jones, Matt Woolley.
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SUBSTITUTIONS
Chris Kirkpatrick, Jesse Day
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