Shahanga Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 So will we return to our traditional form against Central Coast tonight? weve had 2 good wins, but they’ve both been against teams thst are in poor form. Central Coast aren’t exactly flying either of course, so thst gives me some cause for hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, Shahanga said: So will we return to our traditional form against Central Coast tonight? weve had 2 good wins, but they’ve both been against teams thst are in poor form. Central Coast aren’t exactly flying either of course, so thst gives me some cause for hope. Theyve lost four in a row and have nothing to play for, should be routine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 hour ago, thisphantomfortress said: Theyve lost four in a row and have nothing to play for, should be routine You should be right, but we’ve Heard that one before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Unchanged, no Malik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Would be just our luck to get 3rd spot and the ACL reduce our quota for next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Just now, Dylan said: Would be just our luck to get 3rd spot and the ACL reduce our quota for next season Ah man why would this be so hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Seems Arzani has been up all night on the computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 I swear the team were on a holiday this week, we cant land a pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 CCM are playing 5 at the back and sitting very compact. Hard to breakdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 We're looking rather shit aren't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 minute ago, GreenSeater said: We're looking rather shit aren't we? Not really. CCM playing very defensive. We need to break them down if we are good enough. Smart tactics by CCM. Let's see what happens in the first 15 minutes of the second half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Bruno!!!!! Average first half thanks to CCM sitting back. Bruno's goal should open it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) There are Iike 5 different chants going on at the same time in Active Area. Edited April 7, 2018 by Tony999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 We better get rid of Budzinski at the end of the season. What a waste of the most valuable position you can fill in the team 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, haz said: We better get rid of Budzinski at the end of the season. What a waste of the most valuable position you can fill in the team When you have to replace the player in his position and instead the gaffer brings on a right back and then when the right back goes down and the gaffer brings on a centre back, you know your finished 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shahanga said: When you have to replace the player in his position and instead the gaffer brings on a right back and then when the right back goes down and the gaffer brings on a centre back, you know your finished I could just cope if he was regular visa (with the results we have had lately) but hes a marquee, imagine having Ross, another Bruno, a Ninkovic, an Adrian. But no we have a player that is behind Muscat in the pecking order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, haz said: I could just cope if he was regular visa (with the results we have had lately) but hes a marquee, imagine having Ross, another Bruno, a Ninkovic, an Adrian. But no we have a player that is behind Muscat in the pecking order Add to that not using a visa spot. So effectively we are not using potentially to class players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Hahaha fuck me that was a funny night in the terrace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jovan said: Add to that not using a visa spot. So effectively we are not using potentially to class players. And we're still likely to finish in our best ever league position... That said, not a great performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Some guy next to me screamed at bruno and said, " you should be bloody doing better!" Do people understand that Bruno has pretty much missed out on almost the whole season and for him to come back from an ankle injury and score fricken goals, then he is doing his job. I think Ass Wipes should get off Brunos back because what i can see is that he is still playing consistent and winning us matches. Get off his back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 3 clean sheets in a row though..... amazing what happens when you put Bort and Jakobsen together and keep the same defensive line-up for 4 matches in a row 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 37 minutes ago, haz said: We better get rid of Budzinski at the end of the season. What a waste of the most valuable position you can fill in the team No we should play him. Mauk is shit. If Bud had half the chances Mauk had we would have won 3-0. Wazza has rocks in his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 A win. Zzzzzzzzz.... Positives: A win A clean sheet I attended my first win of the season Negatives: Zzzzzzzzzzz Like @haz has said, Budz may as well pack his bags, what does he have to do to get a game? He has managed goals for us, that should place him above Muscat and Delbridge Ball speed to slow again, that always makes it harder to get the ball past the bus. Total lack of ambition from Wazza in the second half despite the game never feeling safe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Not a great spectacle but actually I thought we were ok up to a point. We were playing well up until we scored (but we’re having difficulty breaking them down regularly, not surprisingly given how defensively they were playing) , but then we seem to back off and let CCM make the runningonce we were ahead. Critics of Bruno need to remember their keeper made 2 great saves off him. Where as Vidosic had a great chance but both missed the target and got himself offside and Mauk also missed the target with his. A game we were expected to win that we did win - I’m happy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Did what we need to but it wasn't pretty. Worry that when Arzani has an off one, we really lack any creativity. If we played a team that actually knew how to attack, we could've been in real trouble there tonight. Need to be much better if we're going to trouble Sydney come finals. Don't know what Budzinski has to do. Just for once please sub him on for Mauk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) The game was a bit dire, but that was really down to CCM in my opinion. To be fair to them they kept their shape well and made some great last ditch blocks and tackles, on another night we could've won by 3 or 4. At the end of the day, this is the sort of game we wouldn't have turned up for in the past but we took all 3 points tonight so I have no complaints at all. As poor as the match itself was, the terrace was worse. Absolutely atrocious. Edited April 7, 2018 by Embee 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Dreadful performance. Thank goodness we had a decent back line, and Bruno up front. Our midfield, if that's what it was, of Brattan, Bozanic, Vidosic and Mauk was pathetic, Brattan particularly. I'd say Arzani was taken off because he had the yellow. Joyce's substitutions have me completely baffled. To me it was obvious that he should bring on Budzinski for Mauk, but no. The club needs to sort the situation with Budzinski as soon as our season finishes. Otherwise we're tying up one marquee visa position with a player who the gaffer seems to not want to play. Given what they were seeing, I'm not surprised Active couldn't get going. People sitting around us at the South End were bored stiff with what was being dished up. I'll take the three points and move on. At least we're guaranteed a home final now. But, Jeez, that was hard to sit through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 A win is a win, but dissapointed we didn't bury them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffplz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 SO Fucking happy. Just got 9 big macs from 1 membership card ahahahahaha 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanci100 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Good to have Bruno! Again Mr Reliable who has the guts to shoot from any position. But please leave him alone, he is playing very well considering that he came back from a serious injury! I would worry more about why is getting Mauk so much game time? He is not in the greatest form and what has Budzinksi to do to get even some game time? It was hard to watch tonight's game but it is WIN! Let's forget it and hope that it was only one night off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n i k o Posted April 7, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Our midfield, if that's what it was, of Brattan, Bozanic, Vidosic and Mauk was pathetic, Brattan particularly. Were we watching the same game. Brattan was easily our best performer during the first half. And the second half was only pipped by Bort IMO. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 2 hours ago, n i k o said: Were we watching the same game. Brattan was easily our best performer during the first half. And the second half was only pipped by Bort IMO. Imo Brattan still kills the flow of the game by stopping completely when he gets the ball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Brattan doesn't kill the flow, the lack of passing options kills the flow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Even though the last 15 minutes was hard to watch (due to substitutions and our apparent lack of ambition once we got the goal), we really should have scored 2-3 more (Messrs Fitzgerald and Bruno twice, having one-on-ones) so it's a combination of both I guess, if we'd scored a few more, we wouldn't have cared as much what substitutions were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 It was a win, that's all we needed. Last year we would have lost 5-4 Boring as fuck game, but didn't ever feel like they were going to score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever City Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Does anyone know why Mauk went down the tunnel when he got subbed off? I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 8 hours ago, n i k o said: Were we watching the same game. Brattan was easily our best performer during the first half. And the second half was only pipped by Bort IMO. 6 hours ago, haz said: Imo Brattan still kills the flow of the game by stopping completely when he gets the ball Hence my comment. Stops just about every potential move forward stone dead. When you're facing those two tight defensive lines you have to move the ball forward quickly, not dwell on it and then go sideways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 God I am hoping the visa spots are removed from the cap next season so we can double Shekeveldt’s money to keep him 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartOfCity Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 11 hours ago, playmaker said: No we should play him. Mauk is shit. If Bud had half the chances Mauk had we would have won 3-0. Wazza has rocks in his head. Mauk offers alot more defensively than bud, and his runs into the box are unreal. I reckon if he landed half of the chances he gets by doing this we might be thinking differently about Mauk. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 50 minutes ago, Forever City said: Does anyone know why Mauk went down the tunnel when he got subbed off? I missed it. I'm assuming he went to get treatment on his left leg, which was heavily bandaged all match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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