moops Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just now, Chris p said: Would love to see brattan dragged Me as well, lazy, hardly defends and nothing special this season creatively, he's been below par. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Fitzy has had a great game. MOTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just now, rayv36 said: Fitzy has had a great game. MOTM. Between Fitzy and Sorensen for me, but he's been good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Fitzy MOTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Such a relief to finally have Sorensen in the goal. Steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Luke Brattan 3 points for the Alex Tobin award? WTF?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Good win, surprised how easy it was at the end, keeps ACL hopes alive. Fitzy MOM, should keep Kamau out after his last two games. Just now, Tony999 said: Luke Brattan 3 points for the Alex Tobin award? WTF?!? Craziness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tony999 said: Luke Brattan 3 points for the Alex Tobin award? WTF?!? Fox are fkn delusional 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Tony999 said: Luke Brattan 3 points for the Alex Tobin award? WTF?!? Nope. I refuse to believe that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 5-1. That's a paddlin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Sorenson, Malik,  Kilkenny,  Fitzgerald, Fornaroli and Caceras all better than Brattan tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Really should have been down 2-0 up to the pen... Bouzanis would have let the nux's 1st chance in at the near post. The boys must have packed this lil fella ...  Fitzy MOM ... and Caceras was great. These two change the whole dynamic of our attacks. Good also to see Killer push forward a bit. Malik and Brattan a concern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 killa or fitzy mom for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 CFG must be wondering what they say in Brattan. Not worth the hype and was shithouse tonight. Was hoping he'd get dragged and Colazo put on. As it was Colazo's left foot should be bottled. Just terrific corners and expertly put away for the goal. Head over the ball and didn't panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 38 minutes ago, n i k o said: Fitzy. That's all. Love the fella, hoped he would have buried that last one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bruno was back on song tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bratten wasnt motm There were so many players who did better then him on the pitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Jestr said: Such a relief to finally have Sorensen in the goal. Steady. Still reckon he goes far too early for a penalty kick. And does he always go the same way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SF33 Posted February 18, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Good performance, but not great. I'm sure I'm not the only one with the nagging feeling that we might not have come back to win if Barbarouses had put away his penalty. Nevertheless a great confidence builder, without too many passengers and considering Cahill, Colazo, Kamau, Jakobsen and Franjic all played bit parts, or not at all (and all should be available for Friday). I'm not saying all of them should be automatic inclusions into the starting 11, but it illustrates that there's starting to be clear competition for spots and serious quality on the bench, especially if the younger players continue to be rewarded with opportunities (although tonight's lineup gives little reason for optimism for the likes of Genreau, Arzani, Crowley and Pierias). Just one result and a huge month coming up, but if you can't take a moment to enjoy tonight's performance after what feels like months of barely even looking like scoring on anything other then freak situations and penalties, I'm not sure that you'll have many happy moments as a City supporter. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post malloy Posted February 18, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Hellenic Hero said: Bruno was back on song tonight. Coincidently Cahill wasn't playing and we played with an attack mid..... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 hours ago, malloy said: Coincidently Cahill wasn't playing and we played with an attack mid..... Yup.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Perhaps the best thing about the result is that as the game went on and the goals went in we started to get some confidence back. Will bode well for Sydney next week which I think we are well within a shot as I have a feeling we are a bit of a bogey side to them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 8 hours ago, malloy said: Coincidently Cahill wasn't playing and we played with an attack mid..... Very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 As entertainment, not a patch on last week, but you can't argue with the result. Â Malik's a bloody liability and Brattan is a waste of a starting place. We're horribly lightweight in central defence particularly with Jakobsen out. Â But I fancy we have a chance against Sydney. Â They are not that good, especially against us, and losing may have burst their bubble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luka74 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Who would be the best replacement for Brattan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) In an alternate universe not too far away the result if this game was quite different. Whilst Melbourne City were still on their sight seeing tour of Wellington Phoenix scored from their first penalty (awarded for a foul outside the box as usual) and City stayed on the back foot for the rest of the game. There was no lucky deflection from a cut-back (to nobody) and no lucky deflection from Muscat's mis-kick to Bruno. Malik was red-carded in the second half for a nasty dangerous tackle. It was good to see us win well on the road but we relied too much on luck at crucial moments of the game. Hopefully (although unlikely) we will have Jakobsen back next week Positives; Looked more compact without the aggressive forward press, It looked like we are now defending as a 4-1-4-1 and using a deeper midfield press More cohesive and creative with Caceras as 10 instead of Cahill Fitzgerald has won a starting spot in my first XI, he brings some directness along with Brandan Went on with the game when we were dominating rather than our usual cruising Scoored and didn't concede in the final 30 minutes and won a second half. Good bench management by Valkanis, Cahill is much more useful as an impact player Negatives: Penetrated far too easily in the first 20 minutes when Phoenix played with intensity and more directly. We still struggle against fast direct ball movement Whilst Brattan is essential to the way that we play his form is still poor Still can't keep a clean sheet, Barbaroussas was allowed to run with the ball from the centre line and nutmegged 3 players to score Edited February 19, 2017 by belaguttman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjake1234 Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 17 hours ago, malloy said: Coincidently Cahill wasn't playing and we played with an attack mid..... Finally the coach is listening to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) . Edited February 19, 2017 by Kinnibari Formatting was stuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) I missed the game live but watched the replay. We looked shocking the first 20 minutes, but Nix were pretty awful and we took advantage of it. Hopefully a good morale booster. Been awhile since a good win so I'll enjoy it despite lingering concerns for next week. Edited February 19, 2017 by Kinnibari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Does anyone know the story with what happend with Kamau for this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 7 hours ago, kingofhearts said: Does anyone know the story with what happend with Kamau for this game? No, but it sums up Fox Sports' coverage that it wasn't even mentioned during the game (at least not that I heard). God, those away games in NZ are painful. It's bad enough that they seem to have a designated Glory or United cheerleader in the commentary box every time we play in Perth or Adelaide, but when the state of the commentary during a game makes you wish for the 'quality' of Brenton Speed, it's a bit of a worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japiedog Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) i caught parts of the game on Radio, as I was out and about those Kiwi commentators are choice bro it's a bit like listening to the old days of VFL , when Geelong played at home and 3GL provided the commentary.   Edited February 19, 2017 by japiedog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomi Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Arzani played with the NPL team on Saturday against Dandenong City. Got thumped 2-0. Arzani nearly got his head punched in by their keeper. Played very ordinary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 30 minutes ago, japiedog said: i caught parts of the game on Radio, as I was out and about those Kiwi commentators are choice bro it's a bit like listing to the old days of VFL , when Geelong played at home and 3GL provided the commentary.   Hey there was nothing wrong with the great EJ Whitten's commentary!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, SF33 said: No, but it sums up Fox Sports' coverage that it wasn't even mentioned during the game (at least not that I heard). God, those away games in NZ are painful. It's bad enough that they seem to have a designated Glory or United cheerleader in the commentary box every time we play in Perth or Adelaide, but when the state of the commentary during a game makes you wish for the 'quality' of Brenton Speed, it's a bit of a worry. FoxSports Shootout spent the entire discussion of the game talking about Nix. Didn't mention us, still next week they'll make up for us when we play Sydney. Second thoughts, they'll spend the whole segment talking about Sydney! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, belaguttman said: FoxSports Shootout spent the entire discussion of the game talking about Nix. Didn't mention us, still next week they'll make up for us when we play Sydney. Second thoughts, they'll spend the whole segment talking about Sydney! On Saturday I was watching the afl game,  it was about 5.05 so flicked over thinking I'd get some sort of preview.  Nope talking about Sydney derby.  Flicked back at 5.20 and still derby preview Then after game about 2 minutes of review of us,  followed by another 20 minutes of Sydney talk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 and this is what the nux bring to the comp ... nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 23 minutes ago, Torn Asunder said: and this is what the nux bring to the comp ... nothing Basically wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 26 minutes ago, Torn Asunder said: and this is what the nux bring to the comp ... nothing Probably should go into one of the "A-League" threads, but I see this as a potential problem with expansion. If we start culling the weaker clubs from the current 10 we're going to drop back to say 8, producing a pretty repetitive and boring competition by the time we get towards the end of the season, so where is sustainable expansion to come from? IMO unless we focus on the major cities we're going to see the addition of weak clubs that will contribute no more than Wellington does now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: Probably should go into one of the "A-League" threads, but I see this as a potential problem with expansion. If we start culling the weaker clubs from the current 10 we're going to drop back to say 8, producing a pretty repetitive and boring competition by the time we get towards the end of the season, so where is sustainable expansion to come from? IMO unless we focus on the major cities we're going to see the addition of weak clubs that will contribute no more than Wellington does now. Well for one, expansion in Australia would actually benefit Australian football and not a foreign nation who  is supposeldy a sporting rival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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