Update from Melbourne (Australia, A-League)

First of all, I would like to apologise for my delay on publishing a new blog. Many things have happened in the last few months at Melbourne Heart FC.

Let’s put them in the order right now.

Christmas time. I was lucky to welcome my family who came over to Melbourne from Barcelona, Spain, for 18 days. It was not easy, but they were here on these special days and we all had a lovely time; it was definitely a different Christmas. In Europe we are used to staying in someone’s house, eating a lot, warm meals and keeping out of the cold weather. But in Australia, in Melbourne, Christmas was not like that. We went to the beach on “The Great Ocean Road”, which is a stunning place. We played cricket and football (soccer in Australia) on the sand and we enjoyed some food under some trees nearby.

New coach. The New Year also brought a new coach to the club with John van’t Schip commencing as the new Head Coach, who used to be the former and inaugural Head Coach of the club.

New owners. On January 23 we had a visit from Manchester City representatives and board members to announce a new ownership deal. Personally it was great to see some familiar faces from my recent time working in the English football.

White night. Apparently that was a big night in Melbourne, with more than 500,000 people out in the city. The streets were full of people and many shops, bars and restaurants were open from 7pm to 7am.

Efficiency Match. Even the official presentation has not been done yet. I am happy to announced that my own App for iPad has been released. This App it is now available for all football coaches. It allows you to create drills and training sessions. For any information please visit www.effmatch.com

Good run. The recent good success on the pitch has resulted in an excellent record of four consecutive wins in a row. Last week we got a nice result with 0-5 against Wellington in away trip to New Zealand.

Fingers cross and we will keep working hard for the next game, which will take place on Saturday 1 of March when we play against Melbourne Victory. There are still seven games to be played on this regular A-League before it concludes. Teams have already proved that anyone can beat anyone. Emotion to get into the play-off (6 first positions on the leader) will be certainly guaranteed. Players and staff are committed to keep working hard and hopefully we show some good performances.

Bests,

Gerard