WATCH LIVE Yohance Marshall and Murciealgos FC vs Atletico San Luis. Kick off in 15 mins: http://hrivx.blogspot.com/p/6.html
They held on for dear life. San Luis hit the crossbar once and the uprights a couple times. On the other end, Murciélagos hit the crossbar once, but they were generally more on the back foot.
Apparently 4-4-2 in a diamond. Yohance as the right-sided central defender in the Back Four. He made several aerial clearances; however, practically all were not under any notable pressure/difficult circumstances.
The GK behind him is a mess. There were several deliveries that the GK "came for" but ended up stranded and adding unnecessary complexity for the defence. He demonstrated more shot blocking ability reflexively than fully rounded confidence in commanding his duties. When one considers that the forwards are neither sharp nor particularly dangerous
individually, it means that Murciélagos has critical issues at both ends of the production line. This is a team that will not see promotion this term. The goal they scored came from individual commitment to the ball and nothing else (well, aside from help via San Luis' keeper's possible pre-judgement and over-commitment to the play).
In general, there was more than infrequent evidence of confusion (or a lack of clarity collectively) in the defence and not a clear identity with respect to ball circulation across all sectors of the field.
Yohance showed some glimpses with respect to vertical passes that could generate attacking sequences. A lot of his tasks required reading the game and positional play, but given some of the deficiencies in the cast of characters around him, there were some exposing moments that rest on collective issues rather than exclusively individual decision-making.
As much as he seems to be enjoying the experience and camaraderie of his teammates, my view is that baller needs more of a "challenge" with a team that is not struggling to find its way (as is Murciélagos).
EDIT: Female ref. Creditable shift. Towards the end of the match frustration/indiscipline started to creep in ... especially within the San Luis ranks (I was surprised when #9 didn't suffer when he touched her as he protested a call). Generally got all of the key incidents correct, but made a notable error on a call (in an advanced area) that should have favoured ASL.
You can see Yohance's leadership qualities in a variety of situations.
