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Might not have played any minutes though. Probably strengthened their squad when they went up. He’s seriously improved this year. It’s a shame that we’ve had no consistency in our shape and personnel at the back. Constantly shifting between three, four and five at the back, using Delbridge as a FB etc. I feel like it was a missed opportunity to develop his and Bart’s partnership. Could’ve become the best defensive partnership in the league. Looked like it at one point.

He's shit. Outright shit. Why? Because he's no better than Australian wingers. Wales has outperformed him over the course of the season. Trash. Get rid of him.

If he comes and Delianov leaves then there would some serious explaining to do.

I'd take Baumjohann... but might be too creative for Joyce

https://www.arsenal.com/news/im-arsenal-fan-im-just-so-honoured

The squad looks really solid. Some good depth up front for a change. Metcalfe maybe stiff to miss out on a bench spot, but Wazza is taking no risks to try and keep his job. Don't really feel like we deserve finals after the season we had, but still excited for the game and quietly confident. Recently I think we've been playing a lot more positively despite the mixed results. A lot less passing backwards, more direct balls to our attackers and playing the ball a bit quicker. From my POV anyway. Not saying it's amazing, but it's been better to watch than earlier in the season or even last season.

Depends on whether you think that playing young players out of position is good for development. It can be a good thing because they learn to think like, for example, a striker, they learn to make runs like a striker, they understand the interplay between the wide players and midfielders and his position. Playing Wales as a striker has potentially helped him become a more rounded footballer but he had his best match last weekend out wide and is so clearly a winger, so he could’ve developed a lot more had he played out wide all season. I think, on balance, it hasn’t been positive for him. Same goes for McGree. Absolutely wasted all season out wide and up front. Only now, as a central midfielder, is he playing to his potential. He’s been held back under Joyce. He projected to be a Socceroo a few seasons ago and should still get there eventually, but this season has been frustrating. I don’t think Joyce is some world class development guru. He might be very good at it in a designated development role, but as a senior coach his approach obviously changes and giving scraps to youth players, which every A-League club does, isn’t exactly groundbreaking.

I would say our best scouted player. Top bloke too. Surely there must be more pseudo-aussies abroad playing with potential who may be lured with an opportunity back in Aus?

Agreed. Not sure what we will do with bouzanis and I'm told Delianov is gone.

WTF do we want a 31-y-o keeper for? With Petrillo still there I'm sure that there will be at least one recruiting absolute fuck-up this off-season.

If word is true that Janjetovic is coming to us then say goodbye to next season ...clumsier than 2017/18 Bouzanis

True. Why would Eugene want to play for a manager who has picked him every match?

It's time for him to go and give Brighitti the number 1 position as this is where our future is.

The partnership between him and Bart was super, the only reason he got moved was due to our inability to have a balanced squad and having no cover at LB at all, and when Atkinson left for national duty there wasn't really a back up RB Out of the 4 CB we have, he is the only one who can move out wide. I'm not saying he is great at it, but he does an acceptable job, where I don't think good or larocca would

I think we are better without him.

Wales has done a great job considering he was never meant to be our main striker. Secondly he is more of a winger. Thirdly, throwing my opinion out there he looks limited in his final ball (yes I know two assists last week lol) and lacks the X factor besides some pace. Will be suprised if he's more than an Aleague level player or equivalent elsewhere in the world.

I'd rate Delbo as our most improved player this season. A few blunders, yes, but he's saved our arse so many times that the ledger is firmly on his side. Great partnership with Bart, and I hope we see the pair of them again next season.

Don't forget that Wales is over two years older than Najjarine. I think he's been terrific this season for us - three goals and five assists. I rate both he and Ramy as exciting young players, and I think there's room for both of them in our team.

Desperation and damage control. All he really needs to do is piss off Wazza and replace him with a good manager and piss off Petrillo and get a good recruiting, talent identification and talent management processes man because Petrillo has failed miserably on all accounts.

IMO Wales has shown far more, even on pure averages for time on ground, in his minutes this year that Ramy has.

Strongly disagree with this statement.

Has Joyce seen a different game last week than us? Developing players my ass.

Of fucking course Metcalfe gets omitted.

Who won the golden boot we might add... Look i get it re giving the kids a chance, and i reckon we could have def used him in that position with RDL as a winger in short bursts, but i think any criticism of playing RDL there is a bit unwarranted too and something Joyce got rightish given the circumstances*. *Which may or may not have been his own doing.

McGree was already bossing the league 2 seasons ago in Adelaide and showed his potential last year with Newcastle - surely Warren Joyce is not taking credit for him.

Our up and coming young players have hardly progressed into the senior team over the season. Cameos off the bench for Najjar, Metcalfe and Najjarine, Pieris apparently never good enough.

Depends what you want to learn if it's running a marathon, 10,000m, 5000m, 1500m 800m 400m 200m 100m then Joyce is your man. If it's football then popovic the go.

Wazza needs more cap space for another CB.