Last season: 2nd/4
Last season, Innebandy!Co finished the season behind Contact Sports, coming in second. And it was considered a mediocre season for Innebandy!Co based on the club’s previous records.
Relying mostly on their aging trio, Des, Sam and Nick, this year's new format and venue will proved to be a stern test on their fitness. Gone are the days, whereby the spectators get bored seeing the trio in action for the full game.
Hence, the younger players like Ephraim and co. who have been there last season, must now stepped up and contribute more to the team. As for the new faces, hopefully they will suck in and stay tough.
Few friendlies had been held to test out the squad with encouraging results and several pointers had been targeted for improvements, such as the defence. Even with the presences of the Core Trio and National goalie, Lin Ken, their defence had been penetrated rather easily.
If the leaky defences is not sorted by then, even with such a strong core, it would be hard for Innebandy to see off challenges from more experience foes, such as FireAnts and Ztec. The crown might sway pass them once again.
Key Player:
Who else other than Capt Mas Deswyn Wan?
The centre, arguably the best player in Malaysia, is the complete package that you can ever get your hands on for a long time. Skills, fitness, vision, intelligence all in one. What more can you ask for?
Not only can he influence the outcome of a match with a moment of brilliance, his sheer presence emits an aura of confidence into his team mates, which may yield unexpected performance for the team. The only possible downfall foreseeable is the over reliance on him which will make the team too predictable. That is if you can catch up with him for the whole 40 minutes...
Rising Rookie:
Darien – This little 13 year old boy shows some promise as he just started to play Floorball not too long ago. Do not underestimate him just because he is small, this boy can do a spin-off better than many of the senior players.
Of course, that is not his only talent. He also constantly gets himself into good scoring positions, which is something that Innebandy!Co lacks. And with Deswyn mentoring him, he should become a good Floorball player really soon, that is if he puts his heart to the game and continue his progress.
Prediction:
Jose:
Innebandy!Co to finish 3rd out of the 6 teams.
From previous years, Innebandy!Co has relied on their older players to get them to where they are today – one of the top clubs in Penang. This time round, the younger players MUST step up and adapt to the bigger court as quickly as possible. Playing on a bigger court takes more than 5 games to really experienced how to play and move properly. Together with their defensive frailties, they will find it hard to play against teams with good movement off the ball like Ztec and FireAnts.
Bendy:
Innebandy has a proud history backed with medals from tournaments all over.
Last year, it was a surprised to see them struggle a bit before being gifted the sliver by Spartans on the final day. This year, they are back with full strength, welcoming goalie, Lin Ken back to the frame.
However, with their current squad depth, it would be hard to see them go the distances, but they should proved to be adequate party spoilers for the other medal contenders such as FireAnts and Ztec. 3rd should be reasonable, snatching 2nd is also possible but watch your back, cuz your will never know who might stab you from behind...
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