Friday's game was an attestation to the potential that this team has. There was no individual out there that did not play with heart and no individual that wasn't smiling on the sidelines (except Aaron) don't worry your behind will heal. With great potential come moments where we make mistakes and where we have moments of brilliance. We won 5-1 against a team that had a great front line and a solid midfield. Their defense was suspect, but mostly because of the way we moved the ball out of the back and exhausted them. We started to do a couple thing very right in this game:

1. Defense playing out of the back and pressing up the wings.
2. Forwards crashing the goal and making them make mistakes
3. Midfielders and defense moving the ball quicker
4. Holding the shape on defense to not get too stretched
5. Hustled back on defense and supported offense on counter attacks

This is a great win to build off of and work harder. If any of you have watched Saturday's Warrior there is a missionary who writes his girlfriend all of these love letters and she always ends her letters with "work harder!" Now is that time for us to use this win as a catalyst to a fantastic regular and post season. If we work harder, smarter and better we have already seen what we are able to do on the pitch. You guys are talented, and will able to reach the goals you believe in and move heaven and hell to accomplish. Happiness is victory, joy is knowing you did everything you could to achieve it. You will love the change that happens through this process. I hope some of you are putting at least an hour in today of individual practice or team practice to meet the next challenge.

It would be uncoachtaylorlike to not mention a couple things that need to change for us to have this kind of success against top teams. I'm all about giving each of you opportunities to have some fun in the game, but not if it comes at the expense of teamwork.

When I was in High School one of my friends was obsessed with WWF (world wrestling federation). I watched it a couple times and I still remember "The Rock" who later acted in movies which all were hilarious because of how horrible of an actor he was. Anyway, he had saying that some of you might now "Know your role and SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!" He would always yell the second part of it.

You might think you're a winger, a forward, a defender, etc. What you need to realize is you are whatever your team needs you to be. You shouldn't care if it's boring, too hard, unbecoming of your abilities etc. Great teams are satisfied when the TEAM succeeds, not when yourpersonal wants are entertained. When you get your chance to be whatever the team needs you to be you take it on full force. Be it playing in a JV game to inspire other players and be an example, go in goal, shag or tell coach Taylor to drink more water, whatever your role is, know your role and find joy in the privelage to be a part of this team.

Text "know your role" to me after you have read this. You will all run Monday until everyone on the team has read this blog so spread the word. I would also suggest that you guys get together on your own and work on those combination drills and free kicks.