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Northwood_DK · 05-07-2016, 05:50 PM

U.S.D. Novese
The legacy of Vittorio Pozzo

FEBRUARY 2016

The month opens up with some good news. We get a new main kit sponsor. That will earn us another £84K. That takes us back into black numbers for the year.

Its transfer deadline day. Nobody even looks at our players but several teams are still coming after our scout Silvio Chiarugi.
I offer him a new contract and he accepts.

Feels like we have to make a move before the deadline so we sign another DL named Omar Cristiani to a non-contract.

We have some tough games in front of us with several of the top teams coming up.

@ Borgosesia
Matias Antonini Lui is back from his injury but will start on the bench. Only change from last week is Andrea Doardo inn for Old man Rota. Just to mix it up.
We play an inspired first half and crest several chances. Best is a shot on the upright by french youngster Brice Bonelli after 30 minutes.
Then its no good when we allow a goal from a corner after 40 minutes.
We can still win this is the theme at the break.
And Bonelli got the message and scores the equalizer after 63 minutes when he gets behind the defends on a cross. I give Matias Antonini Lui 30 minutes in the central midfield as replacement for a poor Andrea Doardo.
We create a few good chances but fail to score and for once we dominate time of possession.
We are slowly getting better

@ A.S.D Chieri
In the first 30 minutes we had the possession lead at 58% to 42% but they had all the shots 5-1.
Bad day for Brice Bonelli and he is replaced with Denis D'Onofrio up front
In the second half we tries to press a bit more forward. D'Onofrio almost scored after an hour but a great safe by the opponent's keeper keeps the game at 0-0.
We pile on the pressure.
After 78 minutes the A.S.D Chieri striker takes a shot. Looks like an easy safe for Michael Vezzani but the ball takes a deflection off Antonio Granata and into the net.
Unlucky.
We go on attack to get back in the game. Hitting the upright is the closest we get. Our first loss in 12 games.

@ home vs. Caronnese
There are five teams within one point of the leader of the division. We are just behind those teams four points back. Today's opponent Caronnese is one of the team in front of us.
Riccardo Lucarino is out with a yellow card ban but we have Denys Zhytarchuk back.
He is out of game shape and will start on the bench.
The first half is a bore and the two teams combine for just two shots.
After an hour it's time for Zhytarchuk. Matias Antonini Lui is also coming on and we instantly creates three huge chances.
But that's it. We don't produce a lot more and we have to settle for another 0-0 draw.

The final game of the month is against division leaders A.C Bra.
Both Zhytarchuk and Matias Antonini Lui is back in the starting lineup.

The starting 11 looks like this:

GK - Michael Vezzani
DL - Gaetano Adamo
DC - Antonio Silvestri & Antonio Silvestri’
DR - Francesco Savarise
DM - Luca De Feo
ML - Matias Antonini Lui
MC - Andrea Rota
MR - Massimo Lucarelli
AMC - Mattia Piotto
ST - Denys Zhytarchuk

@ A.C Bra
There is snow on the field on game day and -4 degrees but the stadium is sold out (800 people).
We start out cautiously. AC Bra didn't show much either and we had the only shot on goal in the first half.
Could we afford to push forward a bit more in the second half?
I decided to try as we need a win to stay in the promotion hunt. In the 72nd minute we got rewarded when Zhytarchuk out sprints the defenders and score.
Only to find out that the linesman's flag was up.
Offside !!
I chicken out and pull back to defend the one point and we ended up with another 0-0 game. We were now six points back with five teams in front of us with just 9 games left to play.

We finished the month without a win and just one goals scored in four games. Only mitigating circumstance is that we played against some of the best teams in the league.

05-07-2016, 05:50 PM	#19
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	U.S.D. Novese The legacy of Vittorio Pozzo FEBRUARY 2016 The month opens up with some good news. We get a new main kit sponsor. That will earn us another £84K. That takes us back into black numbers for the year. Its transfer deadline day. Nobody even looks at our players but several teams are still coming after our scout Silvio Chiarugi. I offer him a new contract and he accepts. Feels like we have to make a move before the deadline so we sign another DL named Omar Cristiani to a non-contract. We have some tough games in front of us with several of the top teams coming up. @ Borgosesia Matias Antonini Lui is back from his injury but will start on the bench. Only change from last week is Andrea Doardo inn for Old man Rota. Just to mix it up. We play an inspired first half and crest several chances. Best is a shot on the upright by french youngster Brice Bonelli after 30 minutes. Then its no good when we allow a goal from a corner after 40 minutes. We can still win this is the theme at the break. And Bonelli got the message and scores the equalizer after 63 minutes when he gets behind the defends on a cross. I give Matias Antonini Lui 30 minutes in the central midfield as replacement for a poor Andrea Doardo. We create a few good chances but fail to score and for once we dominate time of possession. We are slowly getting better @ A.S.D Chieri In the first 30 minutes we had the possession lead at 58% to 42% but they had all the shots 5-1. Bad day for Brice Bonelli and he is replaced with Denis D'Onofrio up front In the second half we tries to press a bit more forward. D'Onofrio almost scored after an hour but a great safe by the opponent's keeper keeps the game at 0-0. We pile on the pressure. After 78 minutes the A.S.D Chieri striker takes a shot. Looks like an easy safe for Michael Vezzani but the ball takes a deflection off Antonio Granata and into the net. Unlucky. We go on attack to get back in the game. Hitting the upright is the closest we get. Our first loss in 12 games. @ home vs. Caronnese There are five teams within one point of the leader of the division. We are just behind those teams four points back. Today's opponent Caronnese is one of the team in front of us. Riccardo Lucarino is out with a yellow card ban but we have Denys Zhytarchuk back. He is out of game shape and will start on the bench. The first half is a bore and the two teams combine for just two shots. After an hour it's time for Zhytarchuk. Matias Antonini Lui is also coming on and we instantly creates three huge chances. But that's it. We don't produce a lot more and we have to settle for another 0-0 draw. The final game of the month is against division leaders A.C Bra. Both Zhytarchuk and Matias Antonini Lui is back in the starting lineup. The starting 11 looks like this: GK - Michael Vezzani DL - Gaetano Adamo DC - Antonio Silvestri & Antonio Silvestri’ DR - Francesco Savarise DM - Luca De Feo ML - Matias Antonini Lui MC - Andrea Rota MR - Massimo Lucarelli AMC - Mattia Piotto ST - Denys Zhytarchuk @ A.C Bra There is snow on the field on game day and -4 degrees but the stadium is sold out (800 people). We start out cautiously. AC Bra didn't show much either and we had the only shot on goal in the first half. Could we afford to push forward a bit more in the second half? I decided to try as we need a win to stay in the promotion hunt. In the 72nd minute we got rewarded when Zhytarchuk out sprints the defenders and score. Only to find out that the linesman's flag was up. Offside !! I chicken out and pull back to defend the one point and we ended up with another 0-0 game. We were now six points back with five teams in front of us with just 9 games left to play. We finished the month without a win and just one goals scored in four games. Only mitigating circumstance is that we played against some of the best teams in the league. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 05-27-2016 at 08:06 AM.