Deluka Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 First goal was 100% over the line but how was that finish from Noone! Class from J Mac. Najjarine must keep his head up, getting into good areas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Noone with that fifa 18 la crocheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Here is where I want to see how much we have changed from Wazza. Last season we would win either 2-0 or 2-1 without looking like scoring a third. I want to see us go on with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just give the JW to Noone now to save everyone's time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Noone is going to carry us to the title 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 There’s Noone better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Delbridge was big tonight but far out NOONE!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Brisbane Strikers away in the semi final. We should be going to the final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Semi final against the Strikers 😎 Just now, neio said: Brisbane Strikers away in the semi final. We should be going to the final If we don't there will be riots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 I enjoyed tonight good win only two things ruined it we were up 2-0 and the crowd was dull we need a Loud active area. The seagulls need to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Awesome performance. Najjarine and Metcalfe should never start another game again. If Cabrera and Luna started we would have won 7-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, playmaker said: Awesome performance. Najjarine and Metcalfe should never start another game again. If Cabrera and Luna started we would have won 7-0. Calm down mate, that was their only bad performance...how many chances did Kamau get ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 What a great game Thoroughly dominated WSW and deserved the win. Noone is an absolute gun, great ball control, great crosses and just overall a fucking boss. Robocop had a great game too, but the best on ground imo is Brillante I honestly think Brilliante could be our most important player this season. Covers ground so quickly, reads the play beautifully and his passing is spot on. Just such a well rounded midfielder/DM. Should easily account for the strikers and go into the final Very, very happy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) That's the first time that I've left a game happy for a long time. We were well structured defensively and didn't lose our shape. We restricted WSW to only a few chances. Having said that, we were lucky not to have conceded at least 1 goal (a miss on an open goal). Our offensive and defensive transitions are much smoother, we mix possession with vertical penetrating balls and vary our pace in attack. Our movement off the ball and positioning are light-years ahead of last season. We look to have multiple scoring options, although Noone and Macclaren are our main threats I actually think that Najjarine had a good game bar his finishing, and I'd continue starting him. He positions himself well, has good ball control, passes intelligently, but needs to relax in front of goal. Florin did very little to justify a starting role Edited September 18, 2019 by belaguttman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, citypool said: the crowd was dull we need a Loud active area. No shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Afif Adam said: No shit more birds than fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, Afif Adam said: No shit Any ideas how to fix active mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, playmaker said: Awesome performance. Najjarine and Metcalfe should never start another game again. If Cabrera and Luna started we would have won 7-0. No thoughts on your French marquee mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Berenguer was total shit. That's all I can say about our so-called marquee. I thought Najjarine wasted his opportunity by being too elaborate. And Momby still needs to work on the team to get the best out of Maclaren. He's not big enough or strong enough to be wasted chasing hopeful long balls. His team-mates need to learn how to best use his goal-poaching abilities in the 6-yard box. I thought he was often in the right place in front of goal but the final pass to him was poor. Noone easily the pick of the forwards. And Delbridge the pick of the defence by a mile. What I like about him is that he is prepared to to clear the ball out of the danger area. Bouzanis was a lot more impressive tonight, but still needs to improve his distribution. The crowd was piss-poor - 2,900 not good at all. The pigeons were a fucking nuisance because a group of 8-12 year-olds were feeding them, and the idiot adults "supervising" them weren't doing anything about it. Spoiled the evening for fans behind the southern goal, and certainly irritated Bouzanis. WSW were toothless. 3-0 looks good, but IMO we can play a lot better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityWildcat Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Owing to work, I only made it to AAMI for the second half. But the 48 minutes I saw were some of the brightest positive football I can remember at this club for a long time. Final ball/shot wasn't always on point, but the progress up the field (some upfield passing movements started around our box) was consistently good and there was plenty to like. Very encouraging. Warren WHO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originalmeme Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Brilliante, noone and delbo my pick. Brilliante could be our best signing ever Edited September 18, 2019 by Originalmeme 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Afif Adam said: Calm down mate, that was their only bad performance...how many chances did Kamau get ? No I am not going to calm down. They were average against NPL clubs and just as I mentioned previously the couldn't cope with an crap A-league side. They need to warm the pine and have minutes yes, but in no way they should start if we actually want to win anything. IMO every team will struggle against out front 4 of Jamie, Noone, Luna and Cabrera hence why they should not be stuffed around with and should start every game. 53 minutes ago, n i k o said: No thoughts on your French marquee mate? Yeah I have. Had moments that he got caught in the traffic but a bulk of the time was a link up player between Brilliante and the front 3, hit quality passes and set up a majority of out forward plays while Metcalfe and Najjarine were stuffing up and turning over possession. He had a very solid game and did his job very well. Edited September 18, 2019 by playmaker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Berenguer was total shit. That's all I can say about our so-called marquee. hmmmm, JW you're better than that... I get that he's an easy target here but I honestly thought he was ok tonight. I'm not saying he was amazing, but he definitely wasn't shit. From what I saw, we played a quicker, longer ball tonight that often bypassed that 10 area. Especially early on, the ball was going high and long and wide. Anyway, I enjoyed the game and the difference in our urgency to go forward and get in behind the defence. Really looking forward to this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originalmeme Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, playmaker said: Yeah I have. Had moments that he got caught in the traffic but a bulk of the time was a link up player between Brilliante and the front 3, hit quality passes and set up a majority of out forward plays while Metcalfe and Najjarine were stuffing up and turning over possession. He had a very solid game and did his job very well. i am convinced you dont watch the same games as us. When did florin nail and pass or set up the majority of play. the guy can do everything but the easiest things like a simple pass to feet. He killed more attacks than he started. If he could nail a final pass, he would actually be reliable in the middle, plus he tracks back slower than my balls swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, Originalmeme said: i am convinced you dont watch the same games as us. When did florin nail and pass or set up the majority of play. the guy can do everything but the easiest things like a simple pass to feet. He killed more attacks than he started. If he could nail a final pass, he would actually be reliable in the middle, plus he tracks back slower than my balls swing. I don't think I've ever gone into bat for @playmaker before, but I somewhat agree with him re Berenguer tonight. ...and I honestly think your comment above is just plain wrong and so typical of the forum attitude to 'whipping boys'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Man, how good is Noone though. And so good to see him get so fired up after both goals even with the game being an FFA Cup tie which the A-League players don't always embrace. Love the skills and love the passion, quickly becoming a fan favourite for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Did I hear a new goal celebrating song???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 33 minutes ago, Originalmeme said: i am convinced you dont watch the same games as us. When did florin nail and pass or set up the majority of play. the guy can do everything but the easiest things like a simple pass to feet. He killed more attacks than he started. If he could nail a final pass, he would actually be reliable in the middle, plus he tracks back slower than my balls swing. You are blind like most of the anti-Florin crowd here. Anyway don't care much about Florin tbh and shouldn't be about him anyway. We had 9 players who dominated their positions and 2 that are way way off the mark and should be back in the NPL. I hope Metcalfe and Najjarine start against the Strikers and do something worth talking about not that they deserve it. I never thought I would ever say this but I think Wales should start for Najjarine. While we are at it Genreau for Metcalfe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, playmaker said: Awesome performance. Najjarine and Metcalfe should never start another game again. If Cabrera and Luna started we would have won 7-0. Why do you think those didn’t start? I really don’t know. Personally I haven’t been impressed with those two and I have no issues with starting Metcalfe and Najjarine over them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Why do you think those didn’t start? Preseason. I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Mombearts has done really well, it was the best I have seen us in a long time. A dominant win that before the game looked like a tricky match. Jamo had a really good game as well. 4 hours ago, playmaker said: You are blind like most of the anti-Florin crowd here. Anyway don't care much about Florin tbh and shouldn't be about him anyway. We had 9 players who dominated their positions and 2 that are way way off the mark and should be back in the NPL. I hope Metcalfe and Najjarine start against the Strikers and do something worth talking about not that they deserve it. I never thought I would ever say this but I think Wales should start for Najjarine. While we are at it Genreau for Metcalfe. Wales has just come back from being with the olyroos, I would say that is why he wasn't featured at all. Najjarine had a bit of a nightmare in front of goal, otherwise he did ok, I was surprised he started over Cabrera. I thought Metcalf did well enough, not sure what your grief is? And will only improve over the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Would have preferred a stronger wsw side. But a wins a win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXIOM Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 9 hours ago, playmaker said: Awesome performance. Najjarine and Metcalfe should never start another game again. If Cabrera and Luna started we would have won 7-0. After 1 average game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Good performances all round imo. Ramy got himself into position and had some good moments, but he needs to be far better than that in fron t of goal if he wants to rust himself into that XI. Thought Metcalfe was ok, nothing special. Florin was a bit like Ramy, had some really nice moments but let himself down with the final ball on quite a few occasions. Brillante is a super signing imo. He's no frills, but he reads the play like a book and has an uncanny ability to pick the best option in transition. Obv Noone and Delbo were outstanding also. The gaffer had a terrific proper debut imo; the style and approach was really good to watch. We looked like we had all the time in the world with it and like we weren't even out of 2nd gear, whilst looking very organised at the back on most occasions. Plenty of things to be optimistic about dare i say it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 How good were Brillantes long balls !! Hit 2-3 behind the deference! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 35 minutes ago, bt50 said: Plenty of things to be optimistic about dare i say it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 I think the fans needed that more than the players did. Plenty of people worrying that we’d be smashed and we end up comfortably beating them. I see that Berenguer is still copping his share. He was solid, as was Metcalfe. I liked Najjarine’s game and Noone was terrific. Maclaren could score 20 this season. Brillante was best on for me. This guy is a proper defensive midfielder and is now creating chances. Having a playmaker from deep gives us another avenue to goal and either forces our opponent to press us or stretches the defence as they sit off. Good teams have many avenues to goal and that’s what we’re developing. Defensively we were good. Bouzanis was excellent and the back 4 were very good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Looks generau will struggle to break into the team. But depth and competition for places is important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 9 hours ago, playmaker said: No I am not going to calm down. They were average against NPL clubs and just as I mentioned previously the couldn't cope with an crap A-league side. They need to warm the pine and have minutes yes, but in no way they should start if we actually want to win anything. IMO every team will struggle against out front 4 of Jamie, Noone, Luna and Cabrera hence why they should not be stuffed around with and should start every game. Yeah I have. Had moments that he got caught in the traffic but a bulk of the time was a link up player between Brilliante and the front 3, hit quality passes and set up a majority of out forward plays while Metcalfe and Najjarine were stuffing up and turning over possession. He had a very solid game and did his job very well. 8 hours ago, rass said: hmmmm, JW you're better than that... I get that he's an easy target here but I honestly thought he was ok tonight. I'm not saying he was amazing, but he definitely wasn't shit. From what I saw, we played a quicker, longer ball tonight that often bypassed that 10 area. Especially early on, the ball was going high and long and wide. Anyway, I enjoyed the game and the difference in our urgency to go forward and get in behind the defence. Really looking forward to this season. It's all dependant on what expectations are placed on him. For sure he had a solid game. Nothing special but did most of the simple stuff right. What expectation should be placed on a number 10 visa player? With so much of the ball last night what should his output be? I brought up Florin because playmaker is willing to be so harsh on 2 of our youngest players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Not yet spoken on but I also thought Galloway had a really good game - should be a good long term pick up for us. Jamo, whose form has been pretty below average lately, was greatly improved as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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