belaguttman Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 A relatively good performance from us, I was expecting a 0-4 pasting. We were never, ever going to score Positives: we didn't lose Catenaccio reinvented We did start with 2 attacking players Jamieson narrowly avoided going into the Joyce bad books after he nearly accidentally scored Defensively well organised Atkinson was finally taken off I've recorded the game as a non-medication alternative to temazepam Negatives: CFG team sets up for a scoreless draw at home with 9 defenders. Shameful. Offered nothing going forward. Nothing. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Negative. Nil. No creativity whatsoever, minimal players committed to any attack, no attacking overloads created, no shots on target for the match Joyce will be pleased The worst negative is that this performance was way better than what I expected 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMLIII Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 hours ago, citypool said: Once again they fail to bring in people from next door that are coming from the tennis It appears the amount of posts in the game day thread is directly proportional to the size of the crowd at the home games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: Did we win We didn't lose. Complete match report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, belaguttman said: Catenaccio reinvented No no no don't disrespect the catenaccio. If played correctly it's the most beautiful yet ruthless counter attacking system ever. Tonight's game was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, hakz7 said: Next home game is Tuesday. I hope there’s no more than 2,000 people at the game not that the club will care that Joyce has bored every fan to death... I would think most of that 2000 would be poor souls that had lapsed into comas and had not awoken 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, hakz7 said: We all save money Just out of curiosity, how much have you spent this season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchcolm Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) In this part of the world when a supporter pays to watch his team, he hopes for or expects two outcomes; to see his team win and to be entertained. If his team does not win but he is entertained that compensates for the loss of points. Should his team win and he is not entertained, he generally goes home satisfied with the knowledge his team has 3 more points. But when his team does not win and he is not entertained then he has a duty to express his disconnect at the club manager and players. This is especially true when playing at home where going for a win should be demanded by the supporters Edited January 19, 2019 by Inchcolm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neio Posted January 19, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 My highlights of the night include Berenguer getting hit with the ball in the warm up DeLaet winning a corner The beautiful passing sequence that went from our corner flag to Galekovic The game changing sub of Larocca on for Griffiths The final whistle 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, neio said: My highlights of the night include Berenguer getting hit with the ball in the warm up DeLaet winning a corner The beautiful passing sequence that went from our corner flag to Galekovic The game changing sub of Larocca on for Griffiths The final whistle That much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 I don't know why I even bothered coming.... Bart passing the ball to jamo and yelling him to go forward but turns around and passes it back to Bart who had to sprint back to receive it Read city 0 shots on target, perth 2 fmd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 However. Top of the league? They're having a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, rass said: Just out of curiosity, how much have you spent this season? Paying monthly but it’s around $160 for the season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 41 minutes ago, playmaker said: No no no don't disrespect the catenaccio. If played correctly it's the most beautiful yet ruthless counter attacking system ever. Tonight's game was We played catenaccio without the counter-attack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXIOM Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, kingofhearts said: Did we win No but we didn't lose. Mission accomplished WJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 6k tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, belaguttman said: We played catenaccio without the counter-attack So tbf to Joyce he has developed a new style of naccio. Just a defence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 59 minutes ago, neio said: My highlights of the night include Berenguer getting hit with the ball in the warm up DeLaet winning a corner The beautiful passing sequence that went from our corner flag to Galekovic The game changing sub of Larocca on for Griffiths The final whistle I would add the booing Wazza got from supporters when he appeared on the big screen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Dreadful match to watch. Strategy seemed to be to frustrate Perth for about 88 minutes and then try to score in the final 5 minutes. To that extent I'd say we delivered what Joyce wanted. TBH, I didn't think Perth were much better, other than they did move the ball forward with speed and intent, and Castro was impressive. Galekovic did what he needed to do, but his distribution is awful. Our back line is our best feature. Atkinson poor again, Jamieson not much better, but IMO Good, Schenkeveld and Delbridge were excellent. Our midfield was shit all night - slow and predictable. We take ten passes to cover the same ground as Perth did in two. Griffiths is a red card liability, Brattan was invisible after he came on, and Baccus was fucking awful. Perhaps, Mr. Baccus, you'd like a reminder that when you have a clear sight of goal you might try a shot? La Rocca and McGree were invisible substitutes. No fluidity up front at all. Berenguer is OK, but what a waste of a visa place - can't see he does anything that Genreau couldn't. I enjoyed the result though - at least we didn't lose - and it was a cheerful little group who made the trip home on the train. But FMD, where are Joyce and CFG taking this club - our club? We can't win silverware this way, and we're not even going to produce young talent this way either. Attendance: 6,055 (I think they included the ball-boys). Pigeon index: Low. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 We were the first team to prevent Glory scoring this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) City supporter must have/starter meme Edited January 19, 2019 by Afif Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) I bet Joycey is proud of his achievement tonight Edited January 19, 2019 by Tony999 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 My take on this. We concede very few, but don't score many more. Perth, however, given the chance, score for fun. They've had some goal fests of the 4-3 variety. They've often engaged in "we'll score more than you" pissing contests with the opposition and come out on top. Had we played their game, we'd have lost. So logically, out tactics were to prevent them scoring. If we scored, it was going to be a bonus. A wet blanket strategy. The question remains why we find ourselves so poor offensively that this is our only logical approach to this match. More frustrating, Perth are top of the league, and on the evidence of their games with us, they're not much to speak of. Imagine what we would be able to do to them with some attacking threat, and how the league might look if that were the case? We're not that far off being a really good side. But just far enough to have to endure turgid shite like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 I must be so used to watching the dullest football on earth this team has produced prior to this game that I thought it wasn't too bad, considering it was a 0-0 game. And seeing as we had 9 defensive players on the pitch it didn't drain the little joy I have left like I thought it would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 I noticed a few times that our main attacking approach was to punt it up to wales who was often alone in the attacking half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 49 minutes ago, Dylan said: I noticed a few times that our main attacking approach was to punt it up to wales who was often alone in the attacking half Fantastic tactic when the Perth cb’s are all 6 foot which also brings the point what’s the point of going wide and trying to cross in when there’s no one to challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 7 hours ago, fensaddler said: The question remains why we find ourselves so poor offensively that this is our only logical approach to this match. The answer surely is that our recruiting this season has left us without a recognised striker so that Wazza’s key coaching tactic is to grind out results - which means that we’re just as likely to be in contention to play a very boring game but not concede. But no matter, Wazza will feel vindicated that a point against the top side is a good result. Let’s not forget that Popovic was with out Ikonomidis - thankfully. I don’t think that Wazza or Popovic will be concerned at all about the snooze fest we saw last night - each earned a point and that’s what mattered. Felt sorrow for the mascots who valiantly tried to keep animated and enthused but eventually even they succumbed to the soporific game on display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 We'll look back at this game at the end of the season and think why? Why the fuck didn't we let Perth win. No doubt Victory will probably win the league on goal difference from Perth and they'll be able to look back at this being 2 points dropped. All I've got left is hoping anyone but Victory win Silverware, because we're a disgrace to football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 6 hours ago, n i k o said: I must be so used to watching the dullest football on earth this team has produced prior to this game that I thought it wasn't too bad, considering it was a 0-0 game. And seeing as we had 9 defensive players on the pitch it didn't drain the little joy I have left like I thought it would. I kind of agree with this. I thought it was an intriguing game for a while. The half time sub of Brattan for Atkinson gave me hope and for a while there I thought we looked like we might score. The frustrating thing for me though is that we were playing the top team at home so we should have been serving it up to them and trying to prove that we do belong in the premiership conversations. But instead the game just petered out. Watching the defence open for Baccus to shoot with a minute to go and then just running sideways and losing the ball, WTF??? I just want this massive attacking/creativity problem sorted out because it's hurting us. Maclaren or not, we need another experienced creative player (see Castro) at least and of course, a whole new attacking philosophy (looking at you WJ). On the other hand, I'm not sure how much fatigue played in it either, but the CCM game looked like a real drainer and hence why some of our blokes looked really cooked by the end of last night - especially with all these games in heat being played. In the end, we played OK for what we have, but ultimately you have to say that it was played on Perth's terms and they probably got what they wanted out of it, which wasn't a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, rass said: I kind of agree with this. I thought it was an intriguing game for a while. The half time sub of Brattan for Atkinson gave me hope and for a while there I thought we looked like we might score. The frustrating thing for me though is that we were playing the top team at home so we should have been serving it up to them and trying to prove that we do belong in the premiership conversations. But instead the game just petered out. Watching the defence open for Baccus to shoot with a minute to go and then just running sideways and losing the ball, WTF??? I just want this massive attacking/creativity problem sorted out because it's hurting us. Maclaren or not, we need another experienced creative player (see Castro) at least and of course, a whole new attacking philosophy (looking at you WJ). On the other hand, I'm not sure how much fatigue played in it either, but the CCM game looked like a real drainer and hence why some of our blokes looked really cooked by the end of last night - especially with all these games in heat being played. In the end, we played OK for what we have, but ultimately you have to say that it was played on Perth's terms and they probably got what they wanted out of it, which wasn't a loss. Completely agree. In a 1off game I am all for playing for 1 point and probably this will be a valuable point come the end of the season. This point could mean a home final. But to play at home with such a clear attitude to me is just wrong and is everything that shits me about pragmatic tactics. I want to watch us at least try to score. Our only realistic chance was from a corner. Come finals time we are gonners. Edited January 19, 2019 by Jovan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 At least George Graham's bat shit boring style he won the league twice and 5 other trophies including European glory! Oh and he at least tried to score 1 goal. No wonder nobody turns up to watch this shit style of anti football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Wonder what Ossie Ardiles is doing these days?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Habitual said: At least George Graham's bat shit boring style he won the league twice and 5 other trophies including European glory! Oh and he at least tried to score 1 goal. No wonder nobody turns up to watch this shit style of anti football. Don't forget he had a couple decent forwards Alan Smith and Paul Merson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Dylan said: I noticed a few times that our main attacking approach was to punt it up to wales who was often alone in the attacking half Not only alone, but that in the next phase of play there'd be only one other player committed to the attack, everyone else was positioned for the inevitable ball turnover and defensive transition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 9 hours ago, fensaddler said: My take on this. We concede very few, but don't score many more. Perth, however, given the chance, score for fun. They've had some goal fests of the 4-3 variety. They've often engaged in "we'll score more than you" pissing contests with the opposition and come out on top. Had we played their game, we'd have lost. So logically, out tactics were to prevent them scoring. If we scored, it was going to be a bonus. A wet blanket strategy. The question remains why we find ourselves so poor offensively that this is our only logical approach to this match. More frustrating, Perth are top of the league, and on the evidence of their games with us, they're not much to speak of. Imagine what we would be able to do to them with some attacking threat, and how the league might look if that were the case? We're not that far off being a really good side. But just far enough to have to endure turgid shite like that. The next question is that, given we are likely to make the finals, but, in a position where every team that we play will be higher up the ladder than us, how do we expect to win a single game? Playing for a 0-0 result won't win us anything in the finals, apart from a shot at a penalty shootout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 minute ago, belaguttman said: The next question is that, given we are likely to make the finals, but, in a position where every team that we play will be higher up the ladder than us, how do we expect to win a single game? Playing for a 0-0 result won't win us anything in the finals, apart from a shot at a penalty shootout. Playing like that I'm not sure that we will make the finals. Have you looked at what lies ahead on the fixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Playing like that I'm not sure that we will make the finals. Have you looked at what lies ahead on the fixture? I'm thinking 4th at best, otherwise 6th. This is the time of year for our traditional annual form collapse anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 As per a discussion from the CCM game on the formation played - just like in the CCM game did people notice that we do switch to 3 at the back in possesion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, belaguttman said: Not only alone, but that in the next phase of play there'd be only one other player committed to the attack, everyone else was positioned for the inevitable ball turnover and defensive transition This is what does my head in about Jamo especially atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Just now, rass said: This is what does my head in about Jamo especially atm. coach's orders, I'm sure 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, rass said: This is what does my head in about Jamo especially atm. I always see Jamieson as one of our weakest links going forward - he lacks basic skill in ball control and especially passing & crossing (one successful cross in 2 seasons) but he works hard at training so it’s fine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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