NuggetsMcGreggor Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 4 hours ago, Dylan said: One thing I do like about Wazza is he isn't an absolute knob to referees or the journalists asking questions. why would he be? we've just won our first four matches. might be a different story if we'd lost them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thisphantomfortress Posted October 31, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 4 hours ago, Dylan said: One thing I do like about Wazza is he isn't an absolute knob to referees or the journalists asking questions. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Wazza sit on the bench after the goal. It took some time before started to animate players. Surely there was no Plan B. At least not against Arnold's side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 After 5 rounds I think It's enough of a sample size to decide to form a fair opinion on Wazza. Initially I was like who is this bloke etc etc and apart from his reserve team duties at Man Utd it's not really anything special. But I think he will take us to where we all hope to get. (Top 2 and being competitive in Asia every season ). I was very worried after the cup game but since then I cannot fault him. What was also nagging at me in the first 4 games was the little change and the slight playing players out of position (namely Jakobsen when we have a number of quality midfielders ) but after last night I'm pretty much at ease with Wazza. This is mainly due to his ability to change it up chasing the goal. Dragging Muscat and for Carusca and putting Fitzy as rb wingback was adventurous. As he gets more accustomed to the League I'm pretty confident he will improve with the team. I'm now in the Wazza camp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I wonder who Joyce will want to replace Montemurro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MXG Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 So far he proved that defending with 6 defenders is possible. Still not decided. But looking promising. Definetelly a step up from JVS and Volkunis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japiedog Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I met him the other night at Etihad when he was watching the WSW v Victory during our short discussion, I made mention of our previous playing style ( sexy football) and defensive frailties and how I was pleased to see he'd given us some backbone and stopped us from throwing away matches, through soft silly goals. he alluded that he wants to point us back towards soft porn sexy football, not XXX sexy football of the past ( not his words !!!) where we can entertain, but be strong in defence. in not so many words, feels he has to work with what he has been left with ( cattle wise) not too much say in the overall recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 26 minutes ago, japiedog said: I met him the other night at Etihad when he was watching the WSW v Victory during our short discussion, I made mention of our previous playing style ( sexy football) and defensive frailties and how I was pleased to see he'd given us some backbone and stopped us from throwing away matches, through soft silly goals. he alluded that he wants to point us back towards soft porn sexy football, not XXX sexy football of the past ( not his words !!!) where we can entertain, but be strong in defence. in not so many words, feels he has to work with what he has been left with ( cattle wise) not too much say in the overall recruitment. IMO many of us had come to that conclusion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, jw1739 said: IMO many of us had come to that conclusion. Not that he has done a bad job of it to date. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Well he wouldn't be able to have a better caliber of player than the group he has now, so he would want to get used it that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Dylan said: Well he wouldn't be able to have a better caliber of player than the group he has now, so he would want to get used it that. I agree that the caliber of players is the best we have ever had, however the players attributes that Joyce would prefer to be the players strongest might not be so with the current crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Good results so far. Still a lot to be achieved, early days . The only silverware, most wins in a row; those records are still with JVS. Even JA won at Etihad. Good start until December - seen that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 12 hours ago, Dylan said: Well he wouldn't be able to have a better caliber of player than the group he has now, so he would want to get used it that. 8 hours ago, malloy said: I agree that the caliber of players is the best we have ever had, however the players attributes that Joyce would prefer to be the players strongest might not be so with the current crop. Given how many of our defensive players came into the season with questions marks over their heads for either past poor performances (Malik, Muscat), concerns over age / injury status (Galekovic, La Rocca, Jakobsen) or being an unknown (Schenkeveld), I get an impression that this crop isn't necessarily the "best" we've ever had; more so a very decent squad coached well. That's to say I think Joyce could and probably would have gotten more outta other past squads to make them look just as good (if not better) After all, 2 goals conceded in 5 games and 4 straight wins can make teams look worth more than the sum of all parts. As others have said tho, still early days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nah brah Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 On 08/11/2017 at 3:29 PM, japiedog said: I met him the other night at Etihad when he was watching the WSW v Victory during our short discussion, I made mention of our previous playing style ( sexy football) and defensive frailties and how I was pleased to see he'd given us some backbone and stopped us from throwing away matches, through soft silly goals. he alluded that he wants to point us back towards soft porn sexy football, not XXX sexy football of the past ( not his words !!!) where we can entertain, but be strong in defence. in not so many words, feels he has to work with what he has been left with ( cattle wise) not too much say in the overall recruitment. it does seem like he has been just issued a squad and has to deal with it. i dont really get that. maybe if there was no cap, but under a cap every player matters. you desperately need to have the players to fit your system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 43 minutes ago, nah brah said: it does seem like he has been just issued a squad and has to deal with it. i dont really get that. maybe if there was no cap, but under a cap every player matters. you desperately need to have the players to fit your system. If it's true, I don't get it either. Legacy players - those already on contracts - I can understand, but certainly not players signed since he's been appointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Good shorts weather today. Good omen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 It's called long bench but Wazza's will be busy in January to keep it. Kilkenny for sure. Another is semi-socceroos Brattan. As being in the City system, I'm not sure what's the freedom of his options. I guess everyone can leave overseas on a good offer. That's hard bit. FFA blocking active contract transfers doesn't help the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, Imtellingyou said: It's called long bench but Wazza's will be busy in January to keep it. Kilkenny for sure. Another is semi-socceroos Brattan. As being in the City system, I'm not sure what's the freedom of his options. I guess everyone can leave overseas on a good offer. That's hard bit. FFA blocking active contract transfers doesn't help the game. Google Translate really needs an overhaul. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, Imtellingyou said: It's called long bench but Wazza's will be busy in January to keep it. Kilkenny for sure. Another is semi-socceroos Brattan. As being in the City system, I'm not sure what's the freedom of his options. I guess everyone can leave overseas on a good offer. That's hard bit. FFA blocking active contract transfers doesn't help the game. Wot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 22 minutes ago, Imtellingyou said: It's called long bench but Wazza's will be busy in January to keep it. Kilkenny for sure. Another is semi-socceroos Brattan. As being in the City system, I'm not sure what's the freedom of his options. I guess everyone can leave overseas on a good offer. That's hard bit. FFA blocking active contract transfers doesn't help the game. Incoherent nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 35 minutes ago, Imtellingyou said: It's called long bench but Wazza's will be busy in January to keep it. Kilkenny for sure. Another is semi-socceroos Brattan. As being in the City system, I'm not sure what's the freedom of his options. I guess everyone can leave overseas on a good offer. That's hard bit. FFA blocking active contract transfers doesn't help the game. agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Imtellingyou said: It's called long bench but Wazza's will be busy in January to keep it. Kilkenny for sure. Another is semi-socceroos Brattan. As being in the City system, I'm not sure what's the freedom of his options. I guess everyone can leave overseas on a good offer. That's hard bit. FFA blocking active contract transfers doesn't help the game. Interpreted as ... We have plenty of depth and quality on the bench at present, but if some of our better players, like Kilkenny or Brattan don't get some game time soon, they may want to leave in the January transfer window. Brattan is interesting though, because he is owned by CFG so his options may be limited. If a good offer comes from overseas for any of our players, then its hard to stop them leaving. Although even this can be tricky because of FFA's counterproductive transfer related restrictions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, Torn Asunder said: Interpreted as ... We have plenty of depth and quality on the bench at present, but if some of our better players, like Kilkenny or Brattan don't get some game time soon, they may want to leave in the January transfer window. Brattan is interesting though, because he is owned by CFG so his options may be limited. If a good offer comes from overseas for any of our players, then its hard to stop them leaving. Although even this can be tricky because of FFA's counterproductive transfer related restrictions. Maybe Google translate is good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Warren Joyce and I have completely different ideas of what constitutes “football” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Thread title is a curse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 JVS Valkanis Now Wazza Fix your team Wazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiji19 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Whats the issue surrounding Ross McCormack, Carrusca and Cahill. Seems not all is well behind close doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, fiji19 said: Whats the issue surrounding Ross McCormack, Carrusca and Cahill. Seems not all is well behind close doors Nope, and Aloisi was gleeful stirring the pot on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Dont think this game was Wazza's fault: He just needs to get the boys to practise shooting during the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Will earn his money this week. And who've we got next? Bloody Perth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, haz said: Dont think this game was Wazza's fault: He just needs to get the boys to practise shooting during the week imagine actually playing our 2 best cb's together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, Thrillhouse said: imagine actually playing our 2 best cb's together Havnt seen the game, just my obersvation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 25 minutes ago, haz said: Dont think this game was Wazza's fault: He just needs to get the boys to practise shooting during the week Agree with you. If Eugene and La Rooca didn’t both have brain farts we would of at least gotten a draw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 That game should have been an easy win. Brisbane are legit rubbish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) Nobody will ever win the league with Malik, Kamau in the line up. The better teams around the world have put good defending midfielders as centre backs to add creativity, we put one of our best CB’s as a midfielder next to a lanky unskillful Malik and wonder why we are boring to watch? We can’t string 4 passes together because football is won in midfield. Teams winning Leicester style football are an exception, once in 10 years - is that what we want? Edited November 17, 2017 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 16 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Nobody will ever win the league with Malik, Kamau in the line up. And yet it was 2 other players that cost us the game tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 9 hours ago, Mr MO said: Nobody will ever win the league with Malik, Kamau in the line up. 1 ...well, apart from Adelaide 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Aardvark Posted November 17, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Didn't think Joyce did much wrong last night tbh. His starting 11 was an eleven that has been good all season and proven to be effective, including last time out against these guys. We were atleast on par with them in the first half aside from two LaRocca stuff ups. At halftime he changed everything up, something our previous managers wouldn't have done (I believe Aloisi submits his substitutions before the game) and we dominated the next 20 minutes until yet another stuff up cost us a goal and all momentum. After that there was little he could do, but he still tried to be more attacking and iuse what options he did have left on the bench. The big test is this week. The players and formation no longer have earnt their spots, so now we see if he looks to have another plan and an ability to execute it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, The Aardvark said: Didn't think Joyce did much wrong last night tbh. His starting 11 was an eleven that has been good all season and proven to be effective, including last time out against these guys. We were atleast on par with them in the first half aside from two LaRocca stuff ups. At halftime he changed everything up, something our previous managers wouldn't have done (I believe Aloisi submits his substitutions before the game) and we dominated the next 20 minutes until yet another stuff up cost us a goal and all momentum. After that there was little he could do, but he still tried to be more attacking and iuse what options he did have left on the bench. The big test is this week. The players and formation no longer have earnt their spots, so now we see if he looks to have another plan and an ability to execute it. 100% what you've said. Hardly wazza fault that the rock and galekovic wanted to lose this one. He made changes when he needed to and before Eugenes second brain fart we had the ascendency. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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