Det bliver en runde med på papiret ganske lidt spænding.
Topholdene er ved at være klar til semifinalerne, og formen er og bør være derefter. Dette kombineret med at bundholdene allerede er rykket ned, og midterholdene udelukkende spiller for æren gør, at der reelt kun er et enkelt opgør med en smule bid i.
Dertil kommer dog, at der formentlig også er generalprøve på en kommende semifinale.
Fortuna vs. KSV
En smal sag for hjemmeholdet mod et KSV hold der for tiden spiller uden deres klart bedste spiller. Pernille Gøtz har ikke spillet et par kampe nu, og uden hende synes både tro, håb og kærlighed forsvundet fra det ellers stærkt kæmpende hold.
Resultat: 3 - 0
Holte vs. Skovbakken
Dette kan meget vel blive en generalprøve på en semifinale. Hvis ikke Skovbakken da vælger enten at vinde over Holte(måske mere et spørgsmål om hvorvidt Holte vil tillade det end Skovbakken kan vælge det), eller om Skovbakken render ind i et par uventet nederlag til et af bundholdene.
Normalt kan man sige, at mellem nr. 1 og nr. 4 bør der dog være en smule spænding, men Holte har simpelthen haft så godt fat i Skovbakken, at jeg har svært ved at se anden løsning end en klar hjemmesejr.
For sjov skyld satser jeg dog lidt...
Resultat: 3 - 1
Frederiksberg vs. Lyngby
Vinder Frederiksberg denne kamp er Lyngby endegyldigt låst på en røvsyg 6. plads. Tilgengæld kan de med en sejr sende Frederiksberg på den kurs, og om ikke andet kaste lidt liv i den ellers lidt trælse plads midt i rækken.
Jeg synes formkurven har været opadgående, og havde vi undervejs i det nye år grebet et par af de muligheder vi fik tilbudt, så havde vi leget med i top4 med sikkerhed. Nærliggende er naturligvis Brøndbykampen som tabes i 5. sæt, men også mod både Skovbakken hjemme og Fortuna hjemme var der gode muligheder, som desværre ikke blev grebet.
Frederiksberg er lidt i samme situation. Efter sidste weekends nederlag er der lange udsigter til en semifinale, så det bliver en kamp på ære når spillet sættes igang.
Resultat: 0 - 3
Brøndby vs. DHG
Brøndby har kniven på struben hvis 2. pladsen skal hentes, så ingen slinger i valsen her.
Resultat: 3 - 0
Held og lykke til alle i hallen, undtagen William.. ;0)
"Someday we might look back on this and decide that fighting this last fight for honor was the one decent thing we were able to pull out of this whole godawful, shitty mess of a season... maybe if we do that, we all earn the right to go home."
Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Let the truth be told... and William .. you suck!!
Again my writing will be in English because I am typing it on an American labtop.
We have played 2 games since my last article, and unfortunately we've lost them both. First Holte owned up to being favorits and beat us 3-0. A game where we in short periods showed that we could play with the best, but over 3 sets Holte were far better.
The second one we lost this saturday in Broendby. A close match which - according to volleynet - was close because Broendby didn't play their best. The few people at the game were however, witnessing something different. It was probably one of the best played games this season. I have seen a lot of games and most of the times either one or the other of the teams have played way below the level expected, and made a lot of mistakes.
This game was different. Both teams served well and had very few mistakes. As a coach I would say that 90% of all points in this game was won by the team who gained the point, and not lost by the other team. A lot of long rallies, good blocks and hard hits.. those were the main ingredience in a close riot in Broendby this Saturday.
Broendby won the game at the end because they basicaly just had that bit more energy I think. We lost some momentum when Tine got injuried at 10-9 i 5th, but I wont say that it was determaning for the game. We played our chance and gave everything we had. The girls and I were sad for the loss, but very very pleased with our own performance, and we want to play more of those games this season... Even if we end up losing them all 3-2.
William has taken the lead..
In Williams and mine internal competition, William overtook the lead. The total score before the coming weekend is:
William 25 points
Mini 20 points
There are no excuses for me not being ahead, I just have to pick it up for the last 5 games. And hopefully Frederiksberg will lose a few games against the top3 which should bring me closer in the score.
My thoughts on the coming games...
Skovbakken vs. Frederiksberg
Skovbakken has lost the first 2 games against Frederiksberg, but in the spirit of my competition against William and because of the fact that Skovbakken here have a chance to seal the deal, I'm going to vote for a hometeam victory. Skovbakken are fantastic on their middle, a place where Frederiksberg hava had nothing since Mette O. has been injuried.
Result: 3 - 2
DHG vs. Holte
A game where Holte probably wont throw away their lead in the total standings, so I vote for a sure victory.
Result: 0 - 3
Lyngby vs. Fortuna
We plan to continue our current level of play and are more than willing to pick up a fight against the reigning champions. Fortuna although probably wont be interessted in letting go of their 2nd place, which is all building up to a hell of a match. I will vote for the margins to be on our side this time eventhough we will be missing Tine.
Result: 3 - 1
KSV vs. Brøndby
Nothing in question here. Broendby needs to win this one, and KSV has nothing to play for. On top of that Broendby is the better team.
Result: 0 - 3
Good luck to everyone this coming weekend...
In a few days players from around copenhagen will join together in Lyngby, and they will be launching the largest comeback any team has ever made.
TEAM!! That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We must be united in our common interests. Perhaps it is fate that Sunday is the 22nd of Febuary and we will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution, but from relegation. We're fighting for our right to stay an elitedivision team. To exist. And should we win the day, the 22nd of Febuary will no longer be known as a regular holiday but as the day when whole of Lyngby declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not relegate without a fight! We're going to stay up! We're going to survive. Sunday we celebrate our JUDGEMENT DAY!!!!!
We have played 2 games since my last article, and unfortunately we've lost them both. First Holte owned up to being favorits and beat us 3-0. A game where we in short periods showed that we could play with the best, but over 3 sets Holte were far better.
The second one we lost this saturday in Broendby. A close match which - according to volleynet - was close because Broendby didn't play their best. The few people at the game were however, witnessing something different. It was probably one of the best played games this season. I have seen a lot of games and most of the times either one or the other of the teams have played way below the level expected, and made a lot of mistakes.
This game was different. Both teams served well and had very few mistakes. As a coach I would say that 90% of all points in this game was won by the team who gained the point, and not lost by the other team. A lot of long rallies, good blocks and hard hits.. those were the main ingredience in a close riot in Broendby this Saturday.
Broendby won the game at the end because they basicaly just had that bit more energy I think. We lost some momentum when Tine got injuried at 10-9 i 5th, but I wont say that it was determaning for the game. We played our chance and gave everything we had. The girls and I were sad for the loss, but very very pleased with our own performance, and we want to play more of those games this season... Even if we end up losing them all 3-2.
William has taken the lead..
In Williams and mine internal competition, William overtook the lead. The total score before the coming weekend is:
William 25 points
Mini 20 points
There are no excuses for me not being ahead, I just have to pick it up for the last 5 games. And hopefully Frederiksberg will lose a few games against the top3 which should bring me closer in the score.
My thoughts on the coming games...
Skovbakken vs. Frederiksberg
Skovbakken has lost the first 2 games against Frederiksberg, but in the spirit of my competition against William and because of the fact that Skovbakken here have a chance to seal the deal, I'm going to vote for a hometeam victory. Skovbakken are fantastic on their middle, a place where Frederiksberg hava had nothing since Mette O. has been injuried.
Result: 3 - 2
DHG vs. Holte
A game where Holte probably wont throw away their lead in the total standings, so I vote for a sure victory.
Result: 0 - 3
Lyngby vs. Fortuna
We plan to continue our current level of play and are more than willing to pick up a fight against the reigning champions. Fortuna although probably wont be interessted in letting go of their 2nd place, which is all building up to a hell of a match. I will vote for the margins to be on our side this time eventhough we will be missing Tine.
Result: 3 - 1
KSV vs. Brøndby
Nothing in question here. Broendby needs to win this one, and KSV has nothing to play for. On top of that Broendby is the better team.
Result: 0 - 3
Good luck to everyone this coming weekend...
In a few days players from around copenhagen will join together in Lyngby, and they will be launching the largest comeback any team has ever made.
TEAM!! That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We must be united in our common interests. Perhaps it is fate that Sunday is the 22nd of Febuary and we will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution, but from relegation. We're fighting for our right to stay an elitedivision team. To exist. And should we win the day, the 22nd of Febuary will no longer be known as a regular holiday but as the day when whole of Lyngby declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not relegate without a fight! We're going to stay up! We're going to survive. Sunday we celebrate our JUDGEMENT DAY!!!!!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Excitment in this next round, and when 3 became 2...
First of all, this writing will be in english because I am stuck with an American labtop, and it is missing some of the Danish letters.. :0)
A sad week for our team in Lyngby or a final one some might say. We lost a rather stupid match against Skovbakken, and now have no realistic shot of going to the finals.
7 rounds remaining, and lets take a look at the middle of the league:
4. Skovbakken 14 (with 13 games played)
5. Frederiksberg 14 (with 14 games played)
6. Lyngby 12 (with 14 games played)
Skovbakken is missing a match against DHG, so let's say they win that one, which will bring them to 16 points after 14 games.
Before the season I said 22 points would be enough to advance to the semifinals, and I think it just might.
Suppose top3 wins against bottom 5, there will be 8 points to gain for Lyngby, Skovbakken or Frederiksberg. 8 points will bring Lyngby to a total of 20 points, which I don't think will be enough. In other words, we have to find points against top3 AND win all games against bottom 5. Unrealistic is the word, and that is why we on our team, has agreed to play one game for that games sake. Which actually just might make us better - who knows!!
When 3 became 2...
Mikkel has withdrawn himself from our guessing competition, which pretty much seals the deal.
I think my biggest wonderment in this whole thing is - "when the f... did this competition become more then judt fun??"
I did this thing because it is nice to hear other peoples opinion on the coming weekends games, and now one of the most informative ones will stop... Sad for me and everyone who was following the league.
Either way, I will continuously write down my thoughts and guesses, and I will keep the score against William - BECAUSE HE IS THE GUY I WANT TO BEAT...:0)
Thoughts ond the coming round...
First the standings between mr. William and I.
William managed to scrape together 1[read: ONE] point in last round which brings him to a total of 5 points.
I managed to get the DHG game right and that brought me to a roundscore of 4 points. My total is 11 points.
--- "William.. I just raised the bar, come join me up here" ...
And now to the guesses:
Broendby vs. Fortuna
I am leaning towards a home victory because Fortuna just had a hard tournament, which is almost always hard to bounds back from right away, and because the homecourt is SO HORRIBLE for vissitors, that this match is a one way action.
Result: 3 - 1
Lyngby vs. Holte
Hehe... These points are safe and sure!! I am actually not doubting for one second that we will win tonights match. We will be wanting it more, and i believe we as a team has what it takes to challenge the leaders and newly crowned cup champions.
If our serves and blocks are not working, Holte will finish this match in 35 minutes 0 - 3, but if we can get our game going there will be hell to pay. The difference for us from now on is, we will be looking to grap those chances to win games, there is nothing more to lose!!
You might call us Lyngby Lions from now on... And rather bring 5 Lions, than 500 sheep...:0)
Result: 3 - 1
DHG vs. Fortuna
Looking to steal some points on William, I will guess this match to be a 4games match. Home team is getting sharper and sharper in serves and figthing for balls, so I am expecting them to win a game in this match.
Result: 1 - 3
Like I began this article with, we are at a point in Lyngby now, where there is really no more to lose this season, and we will try to use that in the way we play each and every game..
Good luck to everyone this coming weekend, except Holte tonight.. :0)
"I will never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down" ... Sara June Parker
Skovbakken vs. Broendby
I actually think Skovbakken played a pretty steady game against us this weekend, but that wont be enough against Broendby. Pia is back on track and the young players keep getting better and better. This will be a victory on the road for Broendby.
Result: 1 - 3
KSV vs. Frederiksberg
Well I think William will be guessing 0 - 3 on this one, so again I am taking my chance to get some points on him. There is no doubt though, that Frederiksberg will win this game.
Result: 1 - 3
A sad week for our team in Lyngby or a final one some might say. We lost a rather stupid match against Skovbakken, and now have no realistic shot of going to the finals.
7 rounds remaining, and lets take a look at the middle of the league:
4. Skovbakken 14 (with 13 games played)
5. Frederiksberg 14 (with 14 games played)
6. Lyngby 12 (with 14 games played)
Skovbakken is missing a match against DHG, so let's say they win that one, which will bring them to 16 points after 14 games.
Before the season I said 22 points would be enough to advance to the semifinals, and I think it just might.
Suppose top3 wins against bottom 5, there will be 8 points to gain for Lyngby, Skovbakken or Frederiksberg. 8 points will bring Lyngby to a total of 20 points, which I don't think will be enough. In other words, we have to find points against top3 AND win all games against bottom 5. Unrealistic is the word, and that is why we on our team, has agreed to play one game for that games sake. Which actually just might make us better - who knows!!
When 3 became 2...
Mikkel has withdrawn himself from our guessing competition, which pretty much seals the deal.
I think my biggest wonderment in this whole thing is - "when the f... did this competition become more then judt fun??"
I did this thing because it is nice to hear other peoples opinion on the coming weekends games, and now one of the most informative ones will stop... Sad for me and everyone who was following the league.
Either way, I will continuously write down my thoughts and guesses, and I will keep the score against William - BECAUSE HE IS THE GUY I WANT TO BEAT...:0)
Thoughts ond the coming round...
First the standings between mr. William and I.
William managed to scrape together 1[read: ONE] point in last round which brings him to a total of 5 points.
I managed to get the DHG game right and that brought me to a roundscore of 4 points. My total is 11 points.
--- "William.. I just raised the bar, come join me up here" ...
And now to the guesses:
Broendby vs. Fortuna
I am leaning towards a home victory because Fortuna just had a hard tournament, which is almost always hard to bounds back from right away, and because the homecourt is SO HORRIBLE for vissitors, that this match is a one way action.
Result: 3 - 1
Lyngby vs. Holte
Hehe... These points are safe and sure!! I am actually not doubting for one second that we will win tonights match. We will be wanting it more, and i believe we as a team has what it takes to challenge the leaders and newly crowned cup champions.
If our serves and blocks are not working, Holte will finish this match in 35 minutes 0 - 3, but if we can get our game going there will be hell to pay. The difference for us from now on is, we will be looking to grap those chances to win games, there is nothing more to lose!!
You might call us Lyngby Lions from now on... And rather bring 5 Lions, than 500 sheep...:0)
Result: 3 - 1
DHG vs. Fortuna
Looking to steal some points on William, I will guess this match to be a 4games match. Home team is getting sharper and sharper in serves and figthing for balls, so I am expecting them to win a game in this match.
Result: 1 - 3
Like I began this article with, we are at a point in Lyngby now, where there is really no more to lose this season, and we will try to use that in the way we play each and every game..
Good luck to everyone this coming weekend, except Holte tonight.. :0)
"I will never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down" ... Sara June Parker
Skovbakken vs. Broendby
I actually think Skovbakken played a pretty steady game against us this weekend, but that wont be enough against Broendby. Pia is back on track and the young players keep getting better and better. This will be a victory on the road for Broendby.
Result: 1 - 3
KSV vs. Frederiksberg
Well I think William will be guessing 0 - 3 on this one, so again I am taking my chance to get some points on him. There is no doubt though, that Frederiksberg will win this game.
Result: 1 - 3
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