malloy Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, illeatyourheart said: 64th min sub seemed premature to me. I'd have dragged Atkinson before The Zan. Maybe protecting him a little from Perth as he does look like he will be important in the run home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rass Posted January 9, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Forum game notes: . Ross is crap, fat and can only score from pens and fouls. . Brats and Malik are crap, go backwards and can't play together. . Arzani should play every minute of every game for the rest of his life. . Joyce is utter shit, made the wrong subs, should've gone all out ballistic attack and was just really lucky tonight. . Bouzanis and Muscat are shit. . Fuk it, just fold the club. What really happened: . Ross is a total boss and the best exponent of a free kick this league has seen. A very clever player hitting his straps now. . Brats and Malik are really starting to play well together. Still a little slow at times but linking nicely now . Arzani is such a wonderful injection into this team and a real X player. With one more away game to come (3rd game in a week), 2-0 up and on the nose with the opposition and ref, subbing him was the correct decision without doubt. . Joyce lined them up correctly, attacked from the start and defended when we needed to. Totally outcoached Lowe. Not perfect but a much better game from him and he made all the right subs. Obviously mauk and kamau fucking off has forced his hand, but he's responded accordingly. . Bouzanis did everything he was supposed to tonight and Muscat was the right call to bring on with his experience and strong body. . We won in Perth for the first time since I was born and was the best I reckon we've played all year. Finally a real light at the end of the tunnel. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) A collectors item- an away win in Perth! was pleased Wazza tried something different with 3 at the back. Did seem to help.oh and he used his subs, AGAIN! Great first half to Arzani. Perth didn’t know what to make of him in the first half and that, coupled with Ross’s set piece class gave us the win. Well that and Castro finally had a poor one against us. The issue for the coach is we didn’t have a lot of spark from elsewhere. oh special note for Fitzy. Starting on the bench doesn’t mean you have to score yourself so can ignore the striker when he’s unmarked in front of goal and shoot from a tight angle instead. Deserved 3 points and a welcome change from the last umpteen games. Edited January 9, 2018 by Shahanga 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Terrific result, good performances all round. Ossie Malik was outstanding for mine, as was Bouzanis, McCormack and whiz kid. Atkinson was ordinary at times, clearly fatigued but still showed the youthful exuberance to try and beat his opponent on a few occassions. I reckon thats a huge result in the context of our season, and if we can back it up against what will be an undermanned CCM on Sunday we're in the box seat for a 2nd half of the season run with Bruno to return. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I didn't watch the match - how was Delbridge? Does he look like a useful pick-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I didn't watch the match - how was Delbridge? Does he look like a useful pick-up? Looked solid, made some ok long passes ! wheb you don’t notice a defender too much must mean he had a good game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I didn't watch the match - how was Delbridge? Does he look like a useful pick-up? Didn't really put a foot wrong, so he didn't stand out (in a good way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I didn't watch the match - how was Delbridge? Does he look like a useful pick-up? Thought he looked a bit nervous to be honest and often didnt put enough on his passes back to Bouzanis or Jako, but was otherwise untroubled. Jury out at this stage for me (which would be the case until 4 or 5 games anyway haha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Couldn't watch and havent seen the replay. Was there much difference in the actual performance from the last couple of weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Dylan said: Couldn't watch and havent seen the replay. Was there much difference in the actual performance from the last couple of weeks? Quite noticeably in the first half. Much more attacking, and looked very likely via Arzani and Atkinson to create. Second half we were happy to sit back and counter, and Fitzy looked most likely to score, but made a meal of his opportunities. Ross stiff not to end with a hatty. Also we deployed a 3-4-3 with Atkinson and Jamieson playing as wing backs. Edited January 9, 2018 by bt50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 IMO our convincing win in Perth potentially marks a monumental shift in our club's ability to be successful. Before now, winning over there always looked highly improbable, and I took much pleasure in watching us grind out a comfortable win, and seeing the likes of Lowe, Castro and the commentators suffer in defeat. Some more pieces of the puzzle landed last night for Joyce. He knows he has a weapon in Arzani, who combined well with Atkinson. Brattan and Malik can pair effectively as deep lying midfielders, and Delbridge looks the goods, and also allows us to go to a back three. Add Bruno into our attacking mix, and we will have the ability to make great chances, as well as be solid at the back. Fitzy and Kamau can be dangerous in patches, but only really as impact players off the bench. Still not sure how Bud fits in, and I'm not sure based on the league's restrictions that we can have both he and Ross in the squad once Bruno is back. If Wazza can continue to build on this, it may end up being a successful season after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Torn Asunder said: IMO our convincing win in Perth potentially marks a monumental shift in our club's ability to be successful. Before now, winning over there always looked highly improbable, and I took much pleasure in watching us grind out a comfortable win, and seeing the likes of Lowe, Castro and the commentators suffer in defeat. Some more pieces of the puzzle landed last night for Joyce. He knows he has a weapon in Arzani, who combined well with Atkinson. Brattan and Malik can pair effectively as deep lying midfielders, and Delbridge looks the goods, and also allows us to go to a back three. Add Bruno into our attacking mix, and we will have the ability to make great chances, as well as be solid at the back. Fitzy and Kamau can be dangerous in patches, but only really as impact players off the bench. Still not sure how Bud fits in, and I'm not sure based on the league's restrictions that we can have both he and Ross in the squad once Bruno is back. If Wazza can continue to build on this, it may end up being a successful season after all. Not enough has been said on the Malik Brattan pairing. Well done! They both toiled hard. Props Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Torn Asunder said: IMO our convincing win in Perth potentially marks a monumental shift in our club's ability to be successful. Before now, winning over there always looked highly improbable, and I took much pleasure in watching us grind out a comfortable win, and seeing the likes of Lowe, Castro and the commentators suffer in defeat. Some more pieces of the puzzle landed last night for Joyce. He knows he has a weapon in Arzani, who combined well with Atkinson. Brattan and Malik can pair effectively as deep lying midfielders, and Delbridge looks the goods, and also allows us to go to a back three. Add Bruno into our attacking mix, and we will have the ability to make great chances, as well as be solid at the back. Fitzy and Kamau can be dangerous in patches, but only really as impact players off the bench. Still not sure how Bud fits in, and I'm not sure based on the league's restrictions that we can have both he and Ross in the squad once Bruno is back. If Wazza can continue to build on this, it may end up being a successful season after all. 100%. To add to that i think Vidosic, although quietish last night, makes a big difference to our attacking ability without veering too much from what Mauk was producing defensively. Obv we have Carrusca to fall back on if we are chasing the game as well. Im quite optimistic going in to the back half of the season to be honest, we just need to ensure we arent having brain farts and conceding easy goals a la the Welly, WSW and Brisbane games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 40 minutes ago, bt50 said: Quite noticeably in the first half. Much more attacking, and looked very likely via Arzani and Atkinson to create. Second half we were happy to sit back and counter, and Fitzy looked most likely to score, but made a meal of his opportunities. Ross stiff not to end with a hatty. Also we deployed a 3-4-3 with Atkinson and Jamieson playing as wing backs. Well im glad we are actually trying a 3-4-3 given we have a squad that seems to be made for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Dylan said: Well im glad we are actually trying a 3-4-3 given we have a squad that seems to be made for it. Yeh i'm not against it, i think they panicked and shelved it after that FFA Cup car crash against Sydney. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I think it was a step in the right direction but we should be realistic. The pen was pretty soft and on another night Castro would have got 2. Still a lot of work required. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Don't get ahead ahead of ourselves, Perth have been the shittest team in the comp for the last month 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post malloy Posted January 10, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 20 minutes ago, haz said: Don't get ahead ahead of ourselves, Perth have been the shittest team in the comp for the last month We have lost to them before when they were rubbish... this is more a massive psychological win as Perth have been a massive bogey side for us. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever City Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 The only reason we won is because we didn't wear the 'Heart' away kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno cpfc Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 19 hours ago, jeffplz said: I’ve legit put $50 on Perth OH Dear oh dear oh dear lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, malloy said: We have lost to them before when they were rubbish... this is more a massive psychological win as Perth have been a massive bogey side for us. In addition our 2 goals both came from set-pieces.... one should have not even been a penalty. We won because Perth gave us our two goals. Look, Im happy that we won in Perth and broke our duck. I just dont think we should be getting ahead of ourselves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bt50 Posted January 10, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, haz said: In addition our 2 goals both came from set-pieces.... one should have not even been a penalty. We won because Perth gave us our two goals. Look, Im happy that we won in Perth and broke our duck. I just dont think we should be getting ahead of ourselves. Geez thats a negative way to look at it. Any goal from a set piece isnt being given a goal; you still have to put it in. Ross is the first player in A League history to score 4 free kicks in a season, and he's done it by Round 15. That's pretty indicative of a) theyre hardly a gimme. and b ) we have one of, if not the best free kick takers the league has ever seen. As for the pen, soft with the right camera angle obviously, but that looks a stonewall pen from every other angle, and tbh i still think it was one as he was obstructed from playing the ball anyway. Certainly Castro's two 'chances' were no better than Fitzy's two at the end. We were deserved winners, in a fixture we've historically struggled in, at a venue we've won only once in 8 years. No-one's getting carried away after beating arguably two of the three worst teams in succession, but it's a win where we would have previously fucked up and is being duly recognised. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, bt50 said: Geez thats a negative way to look at it. Any goal from a set piece isnt being given a goal; you still have to put it in. Ross is the first player in A League history to score 4 free kicks in a season, and he's done it by Round 15. That's pretty indicative of a) theyre hardly a gimme. and b ) we have one of, if not the best free kick takers the league has ever seen. As for the pen, soft with the right camera angle obviously, but that looks a stonewall pen from every other angle, and tbh i still think it was one as he was obstructed from playing the ball anyway. Certainly Castro's two 'chances' were no better than Fitzy's two at the end. We were deserved winners, in a fixture we've historically struggled in, at a venue we've won only once in 8 years. No-one's getting carried away after beating arguably two of the three worst teams in succession, but it's a win where we would have previously fucked up and is being duly recognised. Ill take any goal anyday. Ive got my hopes up for a turn-around by this club too many times now. Ive just turned into a pessimistic fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 49 minutes ago, bt50 said: Geez thats a negative way to look at it. Any goal from a set piece isnt being given a goal; you still have to put it in. Ross is the first player in A League history to score 4 free kicks in a season, and he's done it by Round 15. That's pretty indicative of a) theyre hardly a gimme. and b ) we have one of, if not the best free kick takers the league has ever seen. As for the pen, soft with the right camera angle obviously, but that looks a stonewall pen from every other angle, and tbh i still think it was one as he was obstructed from playing the ball anyway. Certainly Castro's two 'chances' were no better than Fitzy's two at the end. We were deserved winners, in a fixture we've historically struggled in, at a venue we've won only once in 8 years. No-one's getting carried away after beating arguably two of the three worst teams in succession, but it's a win where we would have previously fucked up and is being duly recognised. I'd give you extra likes if I was allowed. First, we won both those opportunities by causing havoc in and around the oppo box. That's good play. Then as BT says, you've got to stick them in, and that free kick was mint. World class, had no right to get that in. The pen, I agree with BT again, depends on your angles, and if it wasn't a trip it was blatant obstruction. And let's face it, Arzani had just ripped a hole in their defence again. They were too slow to trip him... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 52 minutes ago, bt50 said: As for the pen, soft with the right camera angle obviously, but that looks a stonewall pen from every other angle, and tbh i still think it was one as he was obstructed from playing the ball anyway. Was actually thinking the same thing, and that there was probably enough contact in the build up, tugging of shirt, etc, for the VAR to be inconclusive. After all the VAR can only change a "clear" error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffplz Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 5 hours ago, johnno cpfc said: OH Dear oh dear oh dear lol. NOT too bothered ahahaha, bets should be disposable cash anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Obviously not many saw the game. We really smashed them with dominant performance. Arzani tread should have twice more pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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