So the title of this post could be related to both my attempt to post regularly throughout the season or more important to the start of our actual season. Anyone who knows where to look can see we have lost our first 4 games and find ourselves 0-4. On top of it all, the scores in the first 3 games can be considered less than flattering. All that being said, I think that the scores themselves (especially in our first game vs. Sherbrooke) do not reflect the potential level of this team but more our inability to stay in a game for a full 90 minutes but more pointedly our inability to handle adversity , at least so far to date. If we look at the comparable scores from other games, we are taking way too many goals and it is an indication of two things, 1. when we get down, we lose focus and give up more goals but also 2. Our attempt (which might be foolhardy) of trying to play with our opponents rather than sit back, trying to limit the damage maybe come out with moral victories. I could point out various specific instances in each of the four games to validate that we really are improving as a group but seen the results it might come accross as wishful thinking or an attempt to minimize the situation.
Fact is, we are a very young team with 10 first year players, 7 of whom are just barely 18 and another 4 that are just in their second year. We also started against 3 very tough opponents especially in Sherbrooke and Montreal who should normally be the two teams that fight it out for top spot and then McGill who although they had a slow start to their season, is always going to be a tough opponent that is well prepared and well coaches (however much we might always agree with their coach's methods, we have to give credit where credit is due). The tough loss to take was the one against Bishops, a team that we should have beaten in my opinion. Again not to sound like sour grapes, but doesn't help to take a straight red card at the 20th minute and then give up an own goal. Hard to fight back from that under the best of times, but when a team is struggling to find its identity and is lacking in confidence, well you get the picture. I choose to look ahead and take one game at a time, we can't change was has happened we can just work hard and hope to correct the mistakes we are making and hopefully improve game to game. We have not yet seen the best that this group can give and I am sure it will get better (but it won't be easy) Stay tuned !
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