After a year and a half of exile, the greatest team in Second Football returns!
We're looking forward to having back all ex-SNN players who wish to return home, as well as training new serious players!
SNN FC's goal will be, as always, to play only for fun, and to respect the game and each other.
This will never be a home for cheaters and traitors!
For any unbelievers, let it be said that this is the *original* SNN, as the team was never deleted and it is now registered and paid for under my name.
A big thank you to Samantha Goldflake and the Vstex Company which have undone a great injustice.
Forza SNN!
Radu Lubitsch,
president of SNN Football Club
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, October 12, 2009
Rapid Wien 9 - SNN 7 EPL Oct 11, 2009
This was a frustrating loss. An unregistered GK, poor connection for one player and ball ghosting through defenders. We can beat this team.
Things to improve;
Players need to be ready before the game.
If players are not ready or present there should be be reserve players ready to take their place.
We need to have regular, purposeful training sessions during the week.
I think that there should be a regular training session everyday at 12:00 (or another time)
for about 30 minutes.
Players should be required to spend one hour a week at purposeful training.
( It is not necessary to do training for dribbling, everyone can do that anytime at fun matches.)
Offense:
We need to have thought-out attack plans. From my vantage point it looks like the strikers
rely on individual dribbling skills to break through the defenders. That may work at first but
the opponents will get wise and concentrate on the ball handler and not worry about open strikers. Strikers need to be able to pass the ball quickly among themselves and to midfielders to force defenders to spread out. Strikers should work together in training to pass the ball around. I posted exercises on the other blog that I think will help.
Defense:
Rapien Wien was sucessful at taking advantage of the weakness in the SL defender animations.
They would complete a pass to a striker inside the penalty box and he would make a short quick dash into the goal. (On at least 2 of their goals I was right on top of the ball, I think Mola and Radu had the same experience). Tackling in the middle of the field is not too hard because you have time to set up and plenty of space and time to complete the tackle. Inside the penalty box the defender must tackle or knock the ball loose on the first try.
The opponents should not be allowed time to make an acurate pass. Midfielders especially and defenders should harass attackers and not allow them time to setup and aim a pass.
There must be training for intercepting passes.
Defenders should train for tackling inside the penalty box.
At least one day a week we should have a 30 minute offensive vs defense training session.
Things to improve;
Players need to be ready before the game.
If players are not ready or present there should be be reserve players ready to take their place.
We need to have regular, purposeful training sessions during the week.
I think that there should be a regular training session everyday at 12:00 (or another time)
for about 30 minutes.
Players should be required to spend one hour a week at purposeful training.
( It is not necessary to do training for dribbling, everyone can do that anytime at fun matches.)
Offense:
We need to have thought-out attack plans. From my vantage point it looks like the strikers
rely on individual dribbling skills to break through the defenders. That may work at first but
the opponents will get wise and concentrate on the ball handler and not worry about open strikers. Strikers need to be able to pass the ball quickly among themselves and to midfielders to force defenders to spread out. Strikers should work together in training to pass the ball around. I posted exercises on the other blog that I think will help.
Defense:
Rapien Wien was sucessful at taking advantage of the weakness in the SL defender animations.
They would complete a pass to a striker inside the penalty box and he would make a short quick dash into the goal. (On at least 2 of their goals I was right on top of the ball, I think Mola and Radu had the same experience). Tackling in the middle of the field is not too hard because you have time to set up and plenty of space and time to complete the tackle. Inside the penalty box the defender must tackle or knock the ball loose on the first try.
The opponents should not be allowed time to make an acurate pass. Midfielders especially and defenders should harass attackers and not allow them time to setup and aim a pass.
There must be training for intercepting passes.
Defenders should train for tackling inside the penalty box.
At least one day a week we should have a 30 minute offensive vs defense training session.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Preparations for the new season begin
SNN has begun its preparations for the new season with a friendly match against Derby County. The result was 8-9, but it really didn't matter, because the goal of the game was to get the team to play together. Some players played under potential because of the break they took, but I am sure their game will improve shortly. Also team play suffered and we need to correct these errors.
Here is our formation:
- first half: Deiv Michalak (unregi) - Radu, Cyndee, Phill - Stefan, Carl, Jacek - Nem, Dimitri
- second half (8p): Radu - Jacek, Cyndee, Phill - Stefan, Carl, Nem - Dimitri
Here is our formation:
- first half: Deiv Michalak (unregi) - Radu, Cyndee, Phill - Stefan, Carl, Jacek - Nem, Dimitri
- second half (8p): Radu - Jacek, Cyndee, Phill - Stefan, Carl, Nem - Dimitri
Friday, October 24, 2008
SNN - Valiant 6-2 (2-1)
A nice and friendly game took place yesterday at Valiant's field. First of all, I want to congratulate everyone in the team for their effort to show up which put us in the fortunate situation of having substitute players, I think for the first time in four months. Gian had RL problems, but Cyndee substituted him as a keeper sucessfully. Valiant showed fair play and we look forward to meeting them again.
The game itself suffered from ball problems, which didn't stick too well to the players' feet but the team with better organization and better individual skills eventuall won. It's a proof of how valueable training sessions are and especially the tactical session we had one day before the game. I had internet problems and I got disconnected during the second half but the team went on one man less and we scored two extra goals until the end after that.
I want to congratulate each and every player for the way they played yesterday. Let us show the same determination and joy of playing in each and every game!
This is the team as it played in the first half and second half:
First half: Cyndee - Josh, Sirk, Odette - John - Phill - Radu, Carl - Carloman
Second: Cyndee - Celt, Radu, Sirk - John - Phill - Bart, Carl - Carloman
Goals by: Carloman/2, Carl/2, Barto, Radu
The game itself suffered from ball problems, which didn't stick too well to the players' feet but the team with better organization and better individual skills eventuall won. It's a proof of how valueable training sessions are and especially the tactical session we had one day before the game. I had internet problems and I got disconnected during the second half but the team went on one man less and we scored two extra goals until the end after that.
I want to congratulate each and every player for the way they played yesterday. Let us show the same determination and joy of playing in each and every game!
This is the team as it played in the first half and second half:
First half: Cyndee - Josh, Sirk, Odette - John - Phill - Radu, Carl - Carloman
Second: Cyndee - Celt, Radu, Sirk - John - Phill - Bart, Carl - Carloman
Goals by: Carloman/2, Carl/2, Barto, Radu
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Starting over again
We are on the verge of a new beggining: we have a new team and getting ready for a new league- the UKFA. Rebuilding is not an easy process but we have commited ourselves to it enthusiastically and with great confidence that SNN FC can be that great team that we all knew.
Reviving this website is, in this aspect, a part of the process. It has a new face, but it also links us to the past and new players can only browse through the posting history to get a glimpse of what SNN FC meant in the past.
Also, we've gotten a great influx of quality players lately: Odette, Bart, Proust, Carlo to mention only a few. As always we're interested in the personal quality of a player and not only in his playing skills. It's that SNN feeling that keeps us together and will help us move forward.
Tonight we are playing our first match after we finally managed to have a technical meeting. I am confident we shall look like an organized team and win, forza SNN !
Reviving this website is, in this aspect, a part of the process. It has a new face, but it also links us to the past and new players can only browse through the posting history to get a glimpse of what SNN FC meant in the past.
Also, we've gotten a great influx of quality players lately: Odette, Bart, Proust, Carlo to mention only a few. As always we're interested in the personal quality of a player and not only in his playing skills. It's that SNN feeling that keeps us together and will help us move forward.
Tonight we are playing our first match after we finally managed to have a technical meeting. I am confident we shall look like an organized team and win, forza SNN !
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Conclusa l'iniziativa di solidarietà
L'SNN FC annuncia la conclusione dell'iniziativa di solidarietà a favore dell'organizzazione umanitaria "Save the Children", che si occupa della promozione e della difesa dei diritti dei bambini nel mondo.
A seguito della cessione di alcuni giocatori del proprio team, l'SNN FC ha devoluto l'intero ricavato delle operazioni di calciomercato a "Save the Children".
Siamo orgogliosi di render nota la cifra totale raccolta: ben 67.000 L$, che certamente rappresenteranno poco più di una goccia nel mare per i bambini bisognosi, ma che costituiscono comunque una spinta notevole verso l'interessamento alle tematiche sociali e di solidarietà anche all'interno del mondo virtuale di Second Life, ed in particolare all'interno del sistema calcistico SecondFootball.
Nel ringraziare tutti coloro che hanno partecipato con il giusto spirito alla raccolta fondi, l'SNN FC si augura che presto si presentino altre occasioni per avvicinare il mondo del calcio virtuale a nuove iniziative di impegno sociale.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
A seguito della cessione di alcuni giocatori del proprio team, l'SNN FC ha devoluto l'intero ricavato delle operazioni di calciomercato a "Save the Children".
Siamo orgogliosi di render nota la cifra totale raccolta: ben 67.000 L$, che certamente rappresenteranno poco più di una goccia nel mare per i bambini bisognosi, ma che costituiscono comunque una spinta notevole verso l'interessamento alle tematiche sociali e di solidarietà anche all'interno del mondo virtuale di Second Life, ed in particolare all'interno del sistema calcistico SecondFootball.
Nel ringraziare tutti coloro che hanno partecipato con il giusto spirito alla raccolta fondi, l'SNN FC si augura che presto si presentino altre occasioni per avvicinare il mondo del calcio virtuale a nuove iniziative di impegno sociale.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
Friday, July 11, 2008
Giocatori in vendita / Players on sale
L'SNN FC comunica la messa in vendita di alcuni suoi giocatori, i cui nomi (la lista è in continuo aggiornamento) sono visionabili nella sezione Mercato del sito Secondfootball ( http://www.secondfootball.com/marketplace ).
I suddetti giocatori hanno manifestato la volontà di lasciare l'SNN FC per affrontare nuove esperienze.Chiedo alle squadre interessate di presentare le loro offerte per i giocatori in forma privata, all'indirizzo swannstenvaag@yahoo.it indicando il nome del giocatore, la squadra offerente e l'ammontare dell'offerta. L'INTERO RICAVATO DELLE CESSIONI SARA' DEVOLUTO IN BENEFICENZA ALL'ORGANIZZAZIONE "SAVE THE CHILDREN". Garante dell'operazione sarà Alice Mastroianni, che si occupa già di pubblicizzare il sostegno a questa organizzazione all'interno di Second Life.
Save the Children è la più grande organizzazione internazionale indipendente per la difesa e la promozione dei diritti dei bambini. Opera in oltre 100 paesi nel mondo con una rete di 27 organizzazioni nazionali e un ufficio di coordinamento internazionale. Maggiori informazioni su: http://www.savethechildren.it/
Fermo restando il necessario consenso di ciascun giocatore al trasferimento, chiediamo come offerta minima per ciascun giocatore almeno la cifra simbolica di L$ 1000.Il giocatore sarà ceduto alla squadra che avrà fatto un'offerta maggiore, compatibilmente con le preferenze del giocatore.
L'SNN FC con questo gesto intende contribuire alla diffusione di un più marcato spirito di solidarietà all'interno di Second Life ed in particolare del circuito Secondfootball. L'augurio è che questa occasione possa essere colta dai giocatori partenti e dai dirigenti delle altre squadre per aiutare a dare un'impronta più solidale e impegnata alla propria partecipazione al sistema Secondfootball.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
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The SNN FC announces that some players of the team are now on sale. Their names can be seen on the Marketplace page of Secondfootball site ( http://www.secondfootball.com/marketplace ).
The list is updated regularly.
These players have expressed the wish to leave our Club to try new experiences. Any interested team is asked to send its offer privately by email to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it specifying the name of the player, the bidder club's name and the amount of the offer in L$.
THE WHOLE REVENUE OF THE SALES WILL BE DONATED TO THE "SAVE THE CHILDREN" ORGANIZATION. Alice Mastroianni, who already cares about publicizing this organization inside Second Life, will be the guarantor.
Save the Children is the largest indipendent international organization for the protection and the promotion of the children's rights. It works in over 100 countries around the world with a network of 27 national organizations and an international office for coordination. Further info on: http://www.savethechildren.org
It goes without saying that the player's agreement is necessary for the transfer to be completed; we ask as minimum offer for each player at least the symbolic amount of L$ 1000.Each player will be sold to the team offering the highest amount, footballer's agreement permitting.
The SNN FC, with this gesture, intends to contribute to the diffusion of a stronger spirit of solidarity inside Second Life and specially inside the Secondfootball system. We wish that this could be a chance for players on sale and other Club's managers to help in giving Secondfootball a fairer and more committed mark.
Swann Stenvaag
SNN FC President
I suddetti giocatori hanno manifestato la volontà di lasciare l'SNN FC per affrontare nuove esperienze.Chiedo alle squadre interessate di presentare le loro offerte per i giocatori in forma privata, all'indirizzo swannstenvaag@yahoo.it indicando il nome del giocatore, la squadra offerente e l'ammontare dell'offerta. L'INTERO RICAVATO DELLE CESSIONI SARA' DEVOLUTO IN BENEFICENZA ALL'ORGANIZZAZIONE "SAVE THE CHILDREN". Garante dell'operazione sarà Alice Mastroianni, che si occupa già di pubblicizzare il sostegno a questa organizzazione all'interno di Second Life.
Save the Children è la più grande organizzazione internazionale indipendente per la difesa e la promozione dei diritti dei bambini. Opera in oltre 100 paesi nel mondo con una rete di 27 organizzazioni nazionali e un ufficio di coordinamento internazionale. Maggiori informazioni su: http://www.savethechildren.it/
Fermo restando il necessario consenso di ciascun giocatore al trasferimento, chiediamo come offerta minima per ciascun giocatore almeno la cifra simbolica di L$ 1000.Il giocatore sarà ceduto alla squadra che avrà fatto un'offerta maggiore, compatibilmente con le preferenze del giocatore.
L'SNN FC con questo gesto intende contribuire alla diffusione di un più marcato spirito di solidarietà all'interno di Second Life ed in particolare del circuito Secondfootball. L'augurio è che questa occasione possa essere colta dai giocatori partenti e dai dirigenti delle altre squadre per aiutare a dare un'impronta più solidale e impegnata alla propria partecipazione al sistema Secondfootball.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
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The SNN FC announces that some players of the team are now on sale. Their names can be seen on the Marketplace page of Secondfootball site ( http://www.secondfootball.com/marketplace ).
The list is updated regularly.
These players have expressed the wish to leave our Club to try new experiences. Any interested team is asked to send its offer privately by email to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it specifying the name of the player, the bidder club's name and the amount of the offer in L$.
THE WHOLE REVENUE OF THE SALES WILL BE DONATED TO THE "SAVE THE CHILDREN" ORGANIZATION. Alice Mastroianni, who already cares about publicizing this organization inside Second Life, will be the guarantor.
Save the Children is the largest indipendent international organization for the protection and the promotion of the children's rights. It works in over 100 countries around the world with a network of 27 national organizations and an international office for coordination. Further info on: http://www.savethechildren.org
It goes without saying that the player's agreement is necessary for the transfer to be completed; we ask as minimum offer for each player at least the symbolic amount of L$ 1000.Each player will be sold to the team offering the highest amount, footballer's agreement permitting.
The SNN FC, with this gesture, intends to contribute to the diffusion of a stronger spirit of solidarity inside Second Life and specially inside the Secondfootball system. We wish that this could be a chance for players on sale and other Club's managers to help in giving Secondfootball a fairer and more committed mark.
Swann Stenvaag
SNN FC President
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Messaggio del Presidente
Dopo il pareggio dell'ultima giornata, l'SNN FC ha chiuso al secondo posto il campionato.
Ora che il campionato è concluso nulla più mi unisce alla Lega Calcio SL che ha saputo distruggere un gioco con squallide furberie, prese di posizione inconcepibili, totale incompetenza ed assoluta incapacità di gestione.
Un plauso e un ringraziamento da parte mia va a Tobia e Astolfo, e a tutta la parte sana del sistema VStex che ha lavorato gratis e bene per creare qualcosa che solo a Dicembre sembrava una chimera. I miei migliori auguri a loro perché possano liberarsi al più presto da quel cancro che è la Lega Calcio SL e raccogliere i frutti meritati del proprio lavoro, regalando a nuove persone ore di sano divertimento.
Grazie allo sponsor Kappa e ad Alice che - al di là di divergenze su altre questioni - ha saputo trovare uno sponsor valido ed affidabile.
Grazie Radu, grazie Tarcisio, grazie Felice, grazie Darian, grazie Cyndee, grazie Beavis, grazie Carl, grazie Javier, grazie Zyl, grazie Mola, grazie Marcuzz. Grazie anche a chi è arrivato da poco (Nic, Johnston, Elody, Cucciola), grazie anche a chi per vari motivi ha percorso solo una parte del viaggio (Femepsa, Moore, Cionagrande, Camilk, Nemes, Evangeline, Daniele, Cobain, Ajgg, Merchant, Andrea). Grazie a Davide per l'ospitalità. Grazie anche a chi ho dimenticato.
E' stato un anno di SNN FC in cui abbiamo avuto molte soddisfazioni sul campo (vittoria in Coppa Italia, secondo posto in Campionato), ma ciò che davvero resterà in me sono i rapporti personali: ho conosciuto alcune persone davvero speciali e so che un'esperienza come questa sarà assolutamente irripetibile. Quale che sia la strada che ciascuno di noi percorrerà da adesso in avanti, nulla e nessuno - nemmeno i numerosi personaggi abietti che da mesi popolano e rovinano questo ambiente - potrà cancellare i bei momenti trascorsi insieme.
Domani sarà un altro giorno e qualunque cosa accadrà, rimarrà sempre il fatto che ciascuno di noi è stato parte dell'SNN FC. Per alcuni di noi questo non significherà molto, per altri sì.
Grazie infine a chi ha saputo mostrarmi e dimostrarmi la sua affezione e la sua stima, spero di aver saputo ricambiare almeno in parte.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Lost again.
After our last two league loses plus several friendly's, I would have to say
that we have fallen behind.
We can not just show up at game time and expect to win.
There has to be purposeful training sessions to strengthen our weaknesses
and practice new tactics.
_______________________________________________________
I posted this in March;
I played for about 2 hours Saturday with players from several teams.
The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks. (By Verona players I believe.)
I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.
To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of the league with
new tactics and defenses.
There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else) will learn
to play better and better with each game. I've played almost everyday for
11 months and I am still learning what to do and what not to do.
Just think how much each team will improve their play from the first game to the last game!
that we have fallen behind.
We can not just show up at game time and expect to win.
There has to be purposeful training sessions to strengthen our weaknesses
and practice new tactics.
_______________________________________________________
I posted this in March;
I played for about 2 hours Saturday with players from several teams.
The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks. (By Verona players I believe.)
I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.
To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of the league with
new tactics and defenses.
There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else) will learn
to play better and better with each game. I've played almost everyday for
11 months and I am still learning what to do and what not to do.
Just think how much each team will improve their play from the first game to the last game!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
How to lose.
I played in one game yesterday and watched another.
The thing that both losing teams had in common was
that they only had one attack plan( if it was planned at all ).
They did the same thing over and over, allowing the defenses
to adapt to their attacks.
In our game against Mediteraneo they started out successfully
with long shots, then we moved our defenders up and stopped
them by harassing them closely before they got to midfield.
They should have changed tactics.
They should have tried something else to keep us off balance.
In Vstex vs Koln, Vstex used a single-man attack repeatedly.
Defenders were able to gang up on him without worrying about
a pass to an open player.
Teams should have pre-planned attacks and switch them often
to keep defenders off balance.
These attacks should be planned and practiced before the game.
If not, they will lose to teams that do.
I don't think we have practiced as a team for 3 months.
The thing that both losing teams had in common was
that they only had one attack plan( if it was planned at all ).
They did the same thing over and over, allowing the defenses
to adapt to their attacks.
In our game against Mediteraneo they started out successfully
with long shots, then we moved our defenders up and stopped
them by harassing them closely before they got to midfield.
They should have changed tactics.
They should have tried something else to keep us off balance.
In Vstex vs Koln, Vstex used a single-man attack repeatedly.
Defenders were able to gang up on him without worrying about
a pass to an open player.
Teams should have pre-planned attacks and switch them often
to keep defenders off balance.
These attacks should be planned and practiced before the game.
If not, they will lose to teams that do.
I don't think we have practiced as a team for 3 months.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
SNN-Verona on YouTube
Someone posted a match between SNN and Verona on YouTube
in 4 parts, about 35 minutes total. With an annoucer too !
I believe it was the game in March 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVZGK67WBHg
in 4 parts, about 35 minutes total. With an annoucer too !
I believe it was the game in March 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVZGK67WBHg
Monday, May 26, 2008
Premi Kappa - Giocatori UE / Kappa Prizes - EU Players
I seguenti giocatori sono invitati a mandarmi una email per il ritiro dei codici validi per il ritiro di premi Kappa presso il sito http://www.kappastore.com/ .
Per verificare che siate effettivamente voi, vi prego di confermare tramite commento su questo messaggio l'avvenuto invio della email.
Chi non fosse interessato ai buoni sconto Kappa è pregato di segnalarmelo sempre tramite email, in modo che i codici non siano sprecati e possano essere distribuiti tra chi è interessato.
Insieme ai codici riceverete le istruzioni per attivarli.
Grazie per la collaborazione.
The following players are invited to send me an email message to get the codes for activating the discount tickets on the Kappa store at http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp .
To verify that the email message is yours, i ask you to confirm here (comment) that you sent me the message.
Who is not interested in receiving the Kappa discount tickets is kindly asked to write this in the email message, so that we won't waste any and they can be shared among the people interested.
With the codes, you will receive the instructions to activate them.
Thank you for your collaboration.
Darian Bonetto
Javier Pastorelli
Felicemagnini Babii
Mola Eales
Radu Lubitsch
Zyl Sewell
Johnston Waechter
Email: swannstenvaag@yahoo.it
Per verificare che siate effettivamente voi, vi prego di confermare tramite commento su questo messaggio l'avvenuto invio della email.
Chi non fosse interessato ai buoni sconto Kappa è pregato di segnalarmelo sempre tramite email, in modo che i codici non siano sprecati e possano essere distribuiti tra chi è interessato.
Insieme ai codici riceverete le istruzioni per attivarli.
Grazie per la collaborazione.
The following players are invited to send me an email message to get the codes for activating the discount tickets on the Kappa store at http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp .
To verify that the email message is yours, i ask you to confirm here (comment) that you sent me the message.
Who is not interested in receiving the Kappa discount tickets is kindly asked to write this in the email message, so that we won't waste any and they can be shared among the people interested.
With the codes, you will receive the instructions to activate them.
Thank you for your collaboration.
Darian Bonetto
Javier Pastorelli
Felicemagnini Babii
Mola Eales
Radu Lubitsch
Zyl Sewell
Johnston Waechter
Email: swannstenvaag@yahoo.it
Friday, May 23, 2008
Some offensive attacks.
Here are some attacks used against us by Verona and Koln.
I'm posting this so other teams can prepare ahead of time
and hopefully make tougher competition.
I would rather play a good team and lose
than play a poor team and win easily.
I'm posting this so other teams can prepare ahead of time
and hopefully make tougher competition.
I would rather play a good team and lose
than play a poor team and win easily.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
IMPORTANT - FOR NON-EU PLAYERS
I kindly ask your attention, NON-EU players.
There is a problem with the Kappa online store: it sends the stuff to EU only.
I am trying to find a solution to this problem, so here's what you have to do:
Cyndee Shepherd - 38 euros
Beavis Beckham - 38 euros
Carl Susa - 25 euros
Nic Renegade - 25 euros
Go to http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp and look for some stuff you like, within the cost indicated near your name in the list above. Choose the item(s) and your size, and write everything in an email message, adding the link to the item page in the site. Please don't forget the size.
Add your real name and surname, address and so on, so that I will be able to send you the stuff as soon as i receive it at my home.
Send the email message to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it as soon as you can, within this week, please. I can't check for my email so often, then I hope to find all of your messages when I look for them. I'll make just one order for all of you non-EU players so it's important that i receive all of your four email messages as soon as possible. I'll have to pay some shipping costs to send the stuff to all of you, so what i thought to do is to "buy" a part of your discount tickets and use this money for shipping costs. I hope you agree.
If the people concerned don't read this, please any team member warn them.
All EU players, instead, will have their own codes to make their orders by themselves soon.
There is a problem with the Kappa online store: it sends the stuff to EU only.
I am trying to find a solution to this problem, so here's what you have to do:
Cyndee Shepherd - 38 euros
Beavis Beckham - 38 euros
Carl Susa - 25 euros
Nic Renegade - 25 euros
Go to http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp and look for some stuff you like, within the cost indicated near your name in the list above. Choose the item(s) and your size, and write everything in an email message, adding the link to the item page in the site. Please don't forget the size.
Add your real name and surname, address and so on, so that I will be able to send you the stuff as soon as i receive it at my home.
Send the email message to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it as soon as you can, within this week, please. I can't check for my email so often, then I hope to find all of your messages when I look for them. I'll make just one order for all of you non-EU players so it's important that i receive all of your four email messages as soon as possible. I'll have to pay some shipping costs to send the stuff to all of you, so what i thought to do is to "buy" a part of your discount tickets and use this money for shipping costs. I hope you agree.
If the people concerned don't read this, please any team member warn them.
All EU players, instead, will have their own codes to make their orders by themselves soon.
SNN 4 - Verona 5 May 2008
Again a very close game against Verona.
And again, early in the game, we were taken by the surprise
of playing against a good passing team.
We fell behind quickly to a score of 1-4
(I believe that was the score at half time.)
But our defense adapted well and held Verona to 1 goal in the
second half while we scored 3.
We did very well at intercepting passes and defending near the goal.
I wish we could have played a third half !
Verona's winning strategy was to stop Zyl (he was complaining
about too many players on him), however I think this could have
been overcome with passing to open players.
They did this the first time we played them too.
We should have trained for this !
We need to have pre-planned offensive attacks like
Verona and Koln.
We saw what happened when 3 good-passing and tactics players
from Koln played for Milan against Verona.
Most defenses are not accustomed to defending against
a well-organized attack. (the weakness of the tackling
animation. makes it even more difficult.)
One thing I did NOT notice in this game was the use of the
look-down dribble.
That may be a partial explanation of the low score.
The game was more enjoyable.
I find playing against players who use this kind of dribbling
frustrating and aggravating.
It's not practical to have a rule against it but I think players
can be shamed into not using it.
If you see someone using this dribble to drive through defenders,
shout it out to everyone.
And again, early in the game, we were taken by the surprise
of playing against a good passing team.
We fell behind quickly to a score of 1-4
(I believe that was the score at half time.)
But our defense adapted well and held Verona to 1 goal in the
second half while we scored 3.
We did very well at intercepting passes and defending near the goal.
I wish we could have played a third half !
Verona's winning strategy was to stop Zyl (he was complaining
about too many players on him), however I think this could have
been overcome with passing to open players.
They did this the first time we played them too.
We should have trained for this !
We need to have pre-planned offensive attacks like
Verona and Koln.
We saw what happened when 3 good-passing and tactics players
from Koln played for Milan against Verona.
Most defenses are not accustomed to defending against
a well-organized attack. (the weakness of the tackling
animation. makes it even more difficult.)
One thing I did NOT notice in this game was the use of the
look-down dribble.
That may be a partial explanation of the low score.
The game was more enjoyable.
I find playing against players who use this kind of dribbling
frustrating and aggravating.
It's not practical to have a rule against it but I think players
can be shamed into not using it.
If you see someone using this dribble to drive through defenders,
shout it out to everyone.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
No fear, I'm not back yet!
Hi all,
yes I am alive, and I am writing this post in English so that most of you can understand it.
I didn't forget about all of you, and I miss most of you, anyway these weeks I am not really able to be there with you on SL.
I started having internet connection troubles, then I took the chance and thought that I really had to use my time to finish my exams (I did it!); now I am breathless because of the thesis for some time yet.
I won't hide I am glad I took back much time for myself, for my duties and things I had to do. Staying away from the web for a while has been salubrious, I guess, and not having connection at home helped me to use better my time.
Now I am here on our Blog - and not on SL or on secondfootball - because i just want to greet you, the team, the people i used to "meet" almost everyday. I don't care a bit about lots of people "elsewhere" - probably most of them don't even deserve one word from me. I wonder if somebody "there" now misses me or maybe gloats for my absence, anyway i still don't miss one single minute of my time spent with certain people (if any not-team-member is reading this, hey, you know well whether you are among that "certain people" or not, so stop complaining if it's not the case).
The only one reason that held me back in SL lately was the attachment to my team members. I won't dare to call you friends, because in my opinion it's not the right word to use when you never met a person. Anyway, I really care about you and I feel a little guilty for being far so long, but that's it. I heard that Tarcisio made a great job playing the role of the Boss in the meanwhile, and I feel really lucky having him there. I also know that others helped and keep helping him, and i want to thank every single person about that.
Moving on to "technical matters", if somebody ever wondered where the L$ (not the Kappa stuff) written on your contracts are (Tarcisio, did you pay out of your pocket, maybe playing as an escort night-time?), i want to assure that when I come back to SL I'll pay my dues, before the contracts end for sure, so that I'll respect all of them.
What else? One thing. That could seem dull but - who cares. I want you to remember that yes, you're playing a game, you're having some fun in front of your monitor, but the most of you are a group of people which met many months ago and keeps meeting for playing together. I want you to take this in mind. You can win and you can lose the games, you can have fun today or get angry for something, but my opinion is that the most important thing is the time shared together. It's precious, and I don't want anybody to waste too much time in silly matters. Ok, probably silly matters are the spice which keeps the thing alive, but I'd like you to enjoy your time in SNN, enjoy the company of your teammates, because every single person here is special in his own way. Try to ride over little troubles and aim to enjoy your time together. This is the real victory.
Ciao,
Swann
yes I am alive, and I am writing this post in English so that most of you can understand it.
I didn't forget about all of you, and I miss most of you, anyway these weeks I am not really able to be there with you on SL.
I started having internet connection troubles, then I took the chance and thought that I really had to use my time to finish my exams (I did it!); now I am breathless because of the thesis for some time yet.
I won't hide I am glad I took back much time for myself, for my duties and things I had to do. Staying away from the web for a while has been salubrious, I guess, and not having connection at home helped me to use better my time.
Now I am here on our Blog - and not on SL or on secondfootball - because i just want to greet you, the team, the people i used to "meet" almost everyday. I don't care a bit about lots of people "elsewhere" - probably most of them don't even deserve one word from me. I wonder if somebody "there" now misses me or maybe gloats for my absence, anyway i still don't miss one single minute of my time spent with certain people (if any not-team-member is reading this, hey, you know well whether you are among that "certain people" or not, so stop complaining if it's not the case).
The only one reason that held me back in SL lately was the attachment to my team members. I won't dare to call you friends, because in my opinion it's not the right word to use when you never met a person. Anyway, I really care about you and I feel a little guilty for being far so long, but that's it. I heard that Tarcisio made a great job playing the role of the Boss in the meanwhile, and I feel really lucky having him there. I also know that others helped and keep helping him, and i want to thank every single person about that.
Moving on to "technical matters", if somebody ever wondered where the L$ (not the Kappa stuff) written on your contracts are (Tarcisio, did you pay out of your pocket, maybe playing as an escort night-time?), i want to assure that when I come back to SL I'll pay my dues, before the contracts end for sure, so that I'll respect all of them.
What else? One thing. That could seem dull but - who cares. I want you to remember that yes, you're playing a game, you're having some fun in front of your monitor, but the most of you are a group of people which met many months ago and keeps meeting for playing together. I want you to take this in mind. You can win and you can lose the games, you can have fun today or get angry for something, but my opinion is that the most important thing is the time shared together. It's precious, and I don't want anybody to waste too much time in silly matters. Ok, probably silly matters are the spice which keeps the thing alive, but I'd like you to enjoy your time in SNN, enjoy the company of your teammates, because every single person here is special in his own way. Try to ride over little troubles and aim to enjoy your time together. This is the real victory.
Ciao,
Swann
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Team Training
We MUST have at least one long practice session with all team players
before our next game with Verona.
Individual training is good but organized team training wins games.
I have added 3 new blogs on the other site.
before our next game with Verona.
Individual training is good but organized team training wins games.
I have added 3 new blogs on the other site.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
SNN - Palermo 14-5 (6-1)
A game dominated by SNN from the beggining to the final, with good organization from our team, especially good interceptions and good finishing from our attackers. I want to congratulate all players and I am truly glad on how we played, certainly the most relaxing and well managed game so far. Now we must concentrate on the important Verona game ahead of us and I expect to see players training all week!
Goals: Zyl 8, Felice 2, Radu, Tarcisio, AG 2
Goals: Zyl 8, Felice 2, Radu, Tarcisio, AG 2
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Ringers !
Milan 13 - Verona 10
(Game is under protest and may be replayed)
We knew something fishy was going on as we heard the scores
come in of the Milan-Verona match. How could the bottom team
in the standings win over the top team?
It seems that 3 players from Koln played for Milan under
different names (I think), bringing their passing tactics with them.
Koln is the best passing team that we have played and I think that
Verona had the same problem we had: they simply have not had
much experience playing against such good passing tactics and did
not have time to adjust their defenses to counter these attacks.
I did not witness the game, but I think this is a reasonable assumption.
Are good passing tactics and skills the biggest difference
between first and last place teams?
I think yes.
There were also accusations of cheating by using some kind of blocker.
See SecondFootball.com forums for more information.
We have lost 3 recent friendlys to the best passing teams;
Stuttgart, Koln and Verona.
We will lose again if we do not train to counter attacks like this.
I will draw graphs on the other blog of the attacks used against
us and suggestions to help defenses counter them.
Or do you think maybe I should put them in this blog for everyone to see?
Everyone knows what tactics are used as they play these teams,
it's no secret after the fact.
It would be helpful to everyone if they knew ahead of time.
What do you think?
(Game is under protest and may be replayed)
We knew something fishy was going on as we heard the scores
come in of the Milan-Verona match. How could the bottom team
in the standings win over the top team?
It seems that 3 players from Koln played for Milan under
different names (I think), bringing their passing tactics with them.
Koln is the best passing team that we have played and I think that
Verona had the same problem we had: they simply have not had
much experience playing against such good passing tactics and did
not have time to adjust their defenses to counter these attacks.
I did not witness the game, but I think this is a reasonable assumption.
Are good passing tactics and skills the biggest difference
between first and last place teams?
I think yes.
There were also accusations of cheating by using some kind of blocker.
See SecondFootball.com forums for more information.
We have lost 3 recent friendlys to the best passing teams;
Stuttgart, Koln and Verona.
We will lose again if we do not train to counter attacks like this.
I will draw graphs on the other blog of the attacks used against
us and suggestions to help defenses counter them.
Or do you think maybe I should put them in this blog for everyone to see?
Everyone knows what tactics are used as they play these teams,
it's no secret after the fact.
It would be helpful to everyone if they knew ahead of time.
What do you think?
Saturday, May 3, 2008
! ! ! HEY ! ! !
I just found out a couple of days ago that tackling is easier with a smaller avatar.
And I found out today that this was discussed in the Italian forum of secondfootball.com
a week or two ago.
Someone should have informed the team on this page.
In Sundays loss against Perugia I had several balls ghost through me and
probably through others who did not know about the smaller avatars.
We lost by one goal.
Go figure.
And I found out today that this was discussed in the Italian forum of secondfootball.com
a week or two ago.
Someone should have informed the team on this page.
In Sundays loss against Perugia I had several balls ghost through me and
probably through others who did not know about the smaller avatars.
We lost by one goal.
Go figure.
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