Tanel

This wasn't an easy month, it was full of desperation, but yet not all was bad as we did manage to win and show some good football in couple of matches. Injuries though ruined the start of the season no doubt as I would've wanted to have all wins after four games and that wasn't definately what I got.

Our first game againist Trofense ended up positively as by the end of the day we were in the first place. 2:0 was enough to secure ourselves a victory over them as both goals game in the opening minutes. Brazilian striker Leandro Tatu and winger Hugo Morais were on target. Due to the goals being early I had a change to relax down and enjoy the rest of the game eventhough there were periods where I could've shouted at the players which I opted not to do in the season openers.

But shouting I did have to do. What happened next was a total shorade. Our next two games I won't want to remember. The injury crisis were striking us good. With central midfielders Bruno China & Malafaia out I had no experienced and techincal enough playmakers. But that was far from my worst problems ahead - all of my three goalkeepers for the first team managed to be injuried at the same time and I don't like to criticise anyone, but the options I had available after that were just sad.

I was screaming beside the pitch, I was hitting water bottles, I once even just told three guys to prepare themselves to get in at the second half and left the dressing room myself. First a dead ugly 0:3 loss to O. Moscavido at first home game of the season and as addition to our already killing injury problems we had our first choice left winger carried out with one problem, leaving him out for months.


It continued also in Portimonense where we lost with exactly the same scoreline. Again goalkeeper made some horrible plunders as from the last six goals we conceeded four of them he should've saved, but I guess he has a different meaning of clean sheet as he needs his gloves to be clean and not touch the ball. The fans were booing the team during the game and I couldn't agree more with them. I was totally idealess, was the missing first team goalkeeper a problem behind this.

That was coming out for finding in our next game though. With Malafaia returing to the line-up to strenghen my central midfield, also attacking midfielder Jorge Goncalces and slightly unfit first choice goalkeeper Beto came with him.

The match was againist Feirense at away and I was actually finally pleased with our display. Eventhough we had to conceede a goal again, we managed to score one back through Leandro Tatu's second of the season. The goal conceeded was a sad mistake from my defensive midfielder who didn't manage to control the ball after Beto had ran out of the goal to clear the ball away under the nose of opponent striker. My DM's lack of ball control resulted into Feirense player getting the ball and sloting it to empty net from 25 yards out. We wasted some brilliant chances at the end, but it was a positive experience to end the month with.