Recap of the past 2 days:

Yesterday:

Won 2 more League matches with scores of 7-0 and 4-0. Ninjaa FC now has a 6-0-0 record in league play with 38 goals scored and 0 conceded. Matches against the 2nd and 3rd place teams are coming up in the middle of this week, which should reveal how easy or difficult it will be to finish 1st place.

Took over 1st place in the group by winning 2-0 against the team that had previously been ahead based on total goals (GD had been the same). Ninjaa FC will play the same team again tomorrow, but will be at home this time, and will look to clinch top spot in the group.

Today:

1st loss of the season for Ninjaa FC as the team lost 2-0 on the road to a team 1 level higher. Despite the loss, signs are hopeful for still advancing, as Ninjaa FC still controlled 52% of the possession, despite -6% possession due to it being away and people cheering for the opposing team. This means that if I can manage to get +10% or more in the next game, then Ninjaa FC should get 69%+ possession. The only stats which favored the opposing team in today's match were total shots and shots on target, which can hopefully be reversed by controlling more of the ball. I'm hopeful that using an offensive-minded strategy in the next game (no sense playing defensively when down) will combine well with the extra possession to turn things around.

The only troubling fact from today's match was how few shots on target the team had compared to total shots. This would seem to be explained by the fact that my strikers kept passing to defenders to take the shots. Hopefully, putting blue arrows on my defenders will fix this.