Day 164

I took a look at the statistics from our last match. It’s amazing how similar the two sides were. Our actions across several different areas—including passing, shooting, crossing, heading, set pieces, and shots—mirrored those of Darlington. I’ve never seen this before.

We did a better job of moving the ball around (see below; we’re on the right), but that was the only noticeable difference. It’s easy to see how we could draw the match.

Assistant Manager Curtis Woodhouse suggested I take a look at Sebastian Usai, a young Australian goalkeeper. I have some concerns already, just looking at what we know about the lad (teamwork, stamina, pace, acceleration, jumping, aggression, determination, and height are all less than ideal—and they play off each other to make me more uncertain). I’ll get the scouts to write up a report on him, though.