From bad to worst

It just goes from bad to worst and then some. Before the Shimizu game I thought that a defeat was the worst possible outcome but oh how I was wrong. Yes a 3-1 defeat was bad and it really puts us in a very difficult situation; but the worst part of it all was that one of the goal scorers was Naohiro Takahara. Yes the same Naohiro Takahara that wasn't able to produce for the Reds; the same Noahiro Takahara that recieved plenty of yen for doing basically nothing.

It's quiet a painful feeling. Almost as bad as the defeat, but in all honesty this defeat places us deep in the drop zone. To make things worst, the two team above us (Kashima & Cerezo Osaka) have games in hand. Niigata is the next team above that and they're on 10 points compared to our 8 points, but if we can't win a game it doesn't make any difference. I am missing that winning feeling and getting frustrated with the team.

The Shimizu game itself was a game that we needed to win, but with Spiranovic and Haraguchi missing due to suspension and u22 national team duty, it was difficult to even continue our streak of draws. The good thing to come out of the game was seeing Umesaki play well when he came on in the 69min and scoring the Reds only goal in the 80min. But his lone goal wasn't enough considering the defence couldn't hold out Shimizu. In particular Eddie Bosnar, a defender.

Anyways I don't want to analyse the game or rant anymore, this is how we lined up against Shimizu.

GK: Kato
DF: Takahashi; Tsuboi; Nagata; Hirakawa
MF: Keita; Yamada (No); Kashiwagi
FW: Tatsuya; Richardes; Edmilson

Subs
34min Tsuboi > Hara
60min Keita > Mazola
69min Tatsuya > Umesaki

Up next is Fukuoka on Wednesday. A game which in basic terms we have to win. They are the bottom placed team with only ONE SINGLE POINT. If we can't beat them, then I give up. I should just start blogging on Matsumoto Yamaga, they'll be in the J-League soon.