Harrison Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) A huge game for us and it doesn't come much tougher than this. Victory, Sydney, City and Wellington have a few matches against each other in the next couple of days so we could be very close to 2nd at the end of round 16. There are no fresh injury concerns either. All players are available. Edited January 24, 2019 by Harrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) I’d like us to play Delbridge and Bart as our CB’s Good was aweful last night Edited January 23, 2019 by Missing_Moy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Missing_Moy said: I’d like us to play Delbridge and Bart as our CB’s Good was aweful last night This is a tough one. Good has done well but was clearly rattled after giving away the penalty. We definitely looked better when Atkinson came on and Delbo went to CB. But as has been pointed out, whilst Atkinson did well last night, he won't be afforded the luxury of being on his own down that side on Saturday. Phoenix have a potent, fast attack with Singh, Krishna and Williams all in form. Whatever the combination we go with, every defender will need to be on their toes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, rass said: This is a tough one. Good has done well but was clearly rattled after giving away the penalty. We definitely looked better when Atkinson came on and Delbo went to CB. But as has been pointed out, whilst Atkinson did well last night, he won't be afforded the luxury of being on his own down that side on Saturday. Phoenix have a potent, fast attack with Singh, Krishna and Williams all in form. Whatever the combination we go with, every defender will need to be on their toes. Delbo and Bart get back quickly compared to Good is my thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm playing Delbridge and Bart at CB this week, we need the quickest possible combo. But we also need Delbridge height for when they put on their new guy or even if he starts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Our defenders overall have been good, it would be nice for them to stop needlessly clattering into opponents from behind though. Malik and Vidosic must come in to the squad if fit, the kms in the regular player's legs will be taking its toll and Dario if he finds some form makes us a lot more potent/dangerous up front. If anything, this month has shown the risk - if not the folly - of farewelling players (or keeping them in the doghouse) in January without welcoming anything of value back the other way. If you're going to cut a player who can step in and play a role in January, you'd want to be damn sure you're getting a proven senior level player back to keep the team as rotated and fresh as possible from the demands of seven games in a month, with many of them in high 20/30+ degree heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Curtis Good unfortunately just played out one of the worst sequences of his career in that penalty. Gave the ball away under no pressure, dove into a tackle when there was absolutely no need, the bundled over Sotirio when it was clear that's all he was going to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, SF33 said: Our defenders overall have been good, it would be nice for them to stop needlessly clattering into opponents from behind though. Malik and Vidosic must come in to the squad if fit, the kms in the regular player's legs will be taking its toll and Dario if he finds some form makes us a lot more potent/dangerous up front. If anything, this month has shown the risk - if not the folly - of farewelling players (or keeping them in the doghouse) in January without welcoming anything of value back the other way. If you're going to cut a player who can step in and play a role in January, you'd want to be damn sure you're getting a proven senior level player back to keep the team as rotated and fresh as possible from the demands of seven games in a month, with many of them in high 20/30+ degree heat. Just to clarify, you think that if the club knew that we would have trouble bringing in a replacement for Bruno they would have played him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, n i k o said: Just to clarify, you think that if the club knew that we would have trouble bringing in a replacement for Bruno they would have played him? Even if you forget about Bruno, you can look at O'Halloran. Maybe he is indeed going to be replaced, but why let him go so early? Wouldn't it be better to have the departure and arrival more or less at the same time? I find it puzzling and I don't believe the "homesickness" reason at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm saying that if you've burnt bridges with players (Bruno), given them your blessing to leave (Caceres), or possibly a bit of both (O'Halloran), you should be doing everything you can to have those vacancies filled as early in January as you can, to avoid the scenario that we find - a squad minus three senior players (including two visas an not even allowing for the inevitable injury or two) taking on a schedule of seven games in four weeks in the middle of Summer. If you add injuries, basically we're missing five senior players from a squad, six if you count Birighitti. Not ideal at this time of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, SF33 said: I'm saying that if you've burnt bridges with players (Bruno), given them your blessing to leave (Caceres), or possibly a bit of both (O'Halloran), you should be doing everything you can to have those vacancies filled as early in January as you can, to avoid the scenario that we find - a squad minus three senior players (including two visas an not even allowing for the inevitable injury or two) taking on a schedule of seven games in four weeks in the middle of Summer. If you add injuries, basically we're missing five senior players from a squad, six if you count Birighitti. Not ideal at this time of the year. I think if there is any valid reason is pretty much due to player availability. Of course we see McLaren (and possible others) unable to join due to playing at the Asian Cup. In addition as we suspect in the off-season "marquee" type signings often are announced late in the window due to waiting for better offers in Europe. In other words, we're trying to pick up the scraps. Fingers crossed we sign a Novillo-type winger, minus the attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 I reckon they’ll beat Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityWildcat Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm watching the Sydney game with great interest. I suspect there is a bus with our name on it about to be parked inside the Nix stadium in a couple of days..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 5 hours ago, jw1739 said: Even if you forget about Bruno, you can look at O'Halloran. Maybe he is indeed going to be replaced, but why let him go so early? Wouldn't it be better to have the departure and arrival more or less at the same time? I find it puzzling and I don't believe the "homesickness" reason at all. Whether it is homesickness is up for debate. But as with the point I made in my previous post your questions are based on the club being able to 100% in control of both OHalloran leaving and a player arriving. I don't think you can garunetee things can work out as you suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 6 hours ago, SF33 said: I'm saying that if you've burnt bridges with players (Bruno), given them your blessing to leave (Caceres), or possibly a bit of both (O'Halloran), you should be doing everything you can to have those vacancies filled as early in January as you can, to avoid the scenario that we find - a squad minus three senior players (including two visas an not even allowing for the inevitable injury or two) taking on a schedule of seven games in four weeks in the middle of Summer. If you add injuries, basically we're missing five senior players from a squad, six if you count Birighitti. Not ideal at this time of the year. It's been managed terribly, the Bruno issue, if the reports are accurate, was already simmering in pre-season yet we were happy to start the season with no backup striker. MOH, if I recall was played for a pre-season game or an FFA Cup game then dropped by Joyce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchcolm Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 To have any chance of finishing 2 or 3 we need to win all our three remaining matches. If we do win our three games that will give us 36 points but our goal difference is inferior to those teams around us Sydney in their 3 remaining games need only 1 win and 2 draws to finish with 36 points but would finish above us on goal difference. Victory in their 3 remaining games need 2 wins to achieve 36 points again they would finish above us on goal difference. Therefore finishing 2 or 3 is achievable if we win our 3 games and score goals. The top 3 play each other and will drop points. Joyce must go all out to win our next 3 games we have nothing to lose and everything to gain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 42 minutes ago, Inchcolm said: To have any chance of finishing 2 or 3 we need to win all our three remaining matches. If we do win our three games that will give us 36 points but our goal difference is inferior to those teams around us Sydney in their 3 remaining games need only 1 win and 2 draws to finish with 36 points but would finish above us on goal difference. Victory in their 3 remaining games need 2 wins to achieve 36 points again they would finish above us on goal difference. Therefore finishing 2 or 3 is achievable if we win our 3 games and score goals. The top 3 play each other and will drop points. Joyce must go all out to win our next 3 games we have nothing to lose and everything to gain 3 remaining matches? Or next 3 you mean? Basically Joyce, Brattan and Jamo have all said (amongst others) that coming 1st is not priority but getting into and winning the GF is and this is possible given our pathetic finals system. Scrap it. Premiers plate and top 2 should be the way to go. But what can you do 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr MO Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Inchcolm said: To have any chance of finishing 2 or 3 we need to win all our three remaining matches. If we do win our three games that will give us 36 points but our goal difference is inferior to those teams around us Sydney in their 3 remaining games need only 1 win and 2 draws to finish with 36 points but would finish above us on goal difference. Victory in their 3 remaining games need 2 wins to achieve 36 points again they would finish above us on goal difference. Therefore finishing 2 or 3 is achievable if we win our 3 games and score goals. The top 3 play each other and will drop points. Joyce must go all out to win our next 3 games we have nothing to lose and everything to gain I believe we play every team 3 times so 27 rounds! But the next 3 games are important and interesting for the top 4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Inchcolm said: To have any chance of finishing 2 or 3 we need to win all our three remaining matches. If we do win our three games that will give us 36 points but our goal difference is inferior to those teams around us Sydney in their 3 remaining games need only 1 win and 2 draws to finish with 36 points but would finish above us on goal difference. Victory in their 3 remaining games need 2 wins to achieve 36 points again they would finish above us on goal difference. Therefore finishing 2 or 3 is achievable if we win our 3 games and score goals. The top 3 play each other and will drop points. Joyce must go all out to win our next 3 games we have nothing to lose and everything to gain @Inchcolm I think you better check everything out! Each team plays the other 9 clubs three times, making 27 matches in all. Quite a long way to go yet. We do have tough matches ahead - twice we go to Wellington, and twice to Sydney, and only five more home matches including Perth again and Adelaide twice. We will need to be at our best to stay in the top four. The two teams finishing 5th and 6th have to play all their finals away from home, so they have the hardest road to the Championship. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted January 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI, 2.Ritchie De LAET, 3.Scott JAMIESON (c), 4.Harrison DELBRIDGE, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 7.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 8.Riley MCGREE, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 13.Nathaniel ATKINSON, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 19.Lachlan WALES, 21.Ramy NAJJARINE, 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 22.Curtis GOOD, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Florin BERENGUER-BOHRER, 30.Moudi NAJJAR **two to be omitted** Ins: 10.Dario VIDOSIC (returns from injury), 21.Ramy NAJJARINE (promoted) Outs: Nil Unavailable: Nil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 I think we have one choice to make with this week's team. Do we stick with Good, or go back to Delbridge and Bart as CB I personally want to see Delbridge go back to partnering Bart, its as good a CB combo in league at the moment, they compliment each other really well, Bart has the pace and Harrison is a beast in the air That probably means Atkinson starts at RB, which although he has been poor it might give him some confidence to start a game and play 90 minutes in what we all believe is his best position, rather than starting on a wing and then being moved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Harrison said: Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI, 2.Ritchie De LAET, 3.Scott JAMIESON (c), 4.Harrison DELBRIDGE, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 7.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 8.Riley MCGREE, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 13.Nathaniel ATKINSON, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 19.Lachlan WALES, 21.Ramy NAJJARINE, 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 22.Curtis GOOD, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Florin BERENGUER-BOHRER, 30.Moudi NAJJAR **two to be omitted** Ins: 10.Dario VIDOSIC (returns from injury), 21.Ramy NAJJARINE (promoted) Outs: Nil Unavailable: Fornaroli fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) I wonder what our new coach, Warren Van’t Schip, is planning for this game. Edited January 26, 2019 by Shahanga 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Changes from last game In Atkinson, Wales Out Good, Brattan (on bench) Bench is Birighitti, Najjarine, Najjar, Brattan and LaRocca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 can't wait to bring home 3 points, and watch victory lose to Sydney FC so we can be level with them on 30 points (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Eugene Atkinson Delbo Bart Jamo Baccus Griffiths Florin/Mcgree Wales Florin/Mcgree Richie COYCB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 FIRE UP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 51 minutes ago, Missing_Moy said: Eugene Atkinson Delbo Bart Jamo Baccus Griffiths Florin/Mcgree Wales Florin/Mcgree Richie COYCB Yep. I presume FloBB will be the #10. Oh my god we are playing in our colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Red and White 😍😍😍😍😍😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 We're wearing our losing colours crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Aw yiss the red and white strip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recyclosaurusrex Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 What a good looking strip that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Half asleep wtf are we doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 way too easy in between 4-5 players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Good start from Atkinson. Wrong pass to Bacchus and then shit clearance. If that's a goal that could be the worst defending I've seen all season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hmmm well this sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Fucking David Williams. Couldn’t hit a barn door with us but turns into Luis Suarez for Wellington. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Griffiths doesn't know how to tackle, fkn charges at every opposition he sees ...ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, HughJass said: way too easy in between 4-5 players So true. cracking finish from Willo though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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