Nate
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1 minute ago, The Aardvark said:
Comfortable win. Their penalty was not convincing. Geez Penha and Mikeltadze love claiming contact. My favourite was when the latter ran into Goods back as he tried to get across to the switch and went down like Good took him out.
Turns out its club policy to not sub. We waited as long as possible to get Berenguer and Leckie off despite both being absolutely completely cooked at least 10 minutes prior. I mean you're 4-2 up and Leckie is done, how much can it hurt to put Colakovski on? Leckie had about three big chances in the last ten where he was in dangerous spots eith the ball (and not even from him working hard to get in position) and was too exhausted to make anything of it. So frustrating.
Our sub policy is the most frustrating thing about watching this club. Geez we're good to watch but how often do we fade and concede when we evidently need fresh legs, and have players screaming out for gametime rotting on the bench.
I don't get it but there must be some rationale behind it.
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2 minutes ago, Mr MO said:
Yes JMAC reads the forum at halftime!
Nah just admit it was a really bad take
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Lol absolutely fuck off Maclaren isn't worth it, his stats speak for itself.
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6 hours ago, haz said:
For Bouzanis to be listed amongst those four is fucking hilarious.
Props to him hahahaha
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54 minutes ago, jw1739 said:
I wouldn't be too fussed if he left.
Depends on who comes in... Kisnorbo definitely seems too rigid in his style, but he brought us trophies. I shudder at the thought of recruiting another Joyce.
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oof, average on paper
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50 minutes ago, Mr MO said:
Of course it’s early, just curious how others see it. He is however a 29 yo full time professional so shouldn’t take too long to settle in plus we don’t have the time for that.
The ideal full back for our system is a Cancello or Atkinson type of player. With Galloway being similar I’m still on the fence and puzzled with this recruitment as Jenko is just a different kind of player that is clear and we don’t have months to let players settle in either. I think he will be much better defensively but less creative going forward.
Maybe the club's anticipating a long-term return for Good and Jenkinson is cover in central defence.
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Western's defence are mighty difficult to break down but jeez, we looked bereft of ideas. Thought Berenguer was really good with his creativity and positive play but ultimately, he didn't have much help going forward, made worse by how toothless we were in attack. Cola didn't do much to help his lack of gametime cause sadly.
We really missed the Socceroos quartet + Nabbout above all else though, it was always going to be hard.
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4 hours ago, kingofhearts said:
The biggest thing I heard about him from my source was that he wasn't fit when he first came to us and that kisnorbo needed him to get into shape before he played him.
I can't tell you why he isn't playing now though, probably because kisnorbo is a stubborn asshole and won't change his lineup unless someone gets injuried haha
this makes the most sense
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1 minute ago, HughJass said:
Shinji Kagawa another possibility?
Nope, recently moved to a Belgian club.
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Galloway very, very stiff
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This might well be the easiest ACL group an A-League team has ever drawn.
No excuses - anything less than progress into the knockout stage is a failure.
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Not even mad about that one tbh, Adelaide away is always rough and we were pretty good until the red.
Clear best games of the season for Leckie, Berenguer and Glover as far as I'm concerned (the Blackwood goal wasn't Glover's fault imo).
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3 hours ago, n i k o said:
Wow this tells me he's scared to make a sub so we don't lose rather than going for the win.
His argument with Cola is terrible. Last season Cola was unknown. This season he's an semi established player who featured in our win during the grand final. If I was Cola and this was true I'd be pissed off.
If I were him, I'd be considering moving clubs within the A-League. Way too good a player to only play 3 minutes this season.
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This isn't so much a criticism of his performance as I thought he was okay in some patches today, but does anybody else get the impression that Leckie 100% hates playing for us?
He seems so disinterested and lethargic, and his matchday body language has been awful every game he's played for us since day one. I hope he's alright and I acknowledge it could be something external that's affecting him, but this definitely isn't the Mat Leckie we're accustomed to seeing nor is he the Mat Leckie we presumed we were going to get.
I understand it to an extent - going from playing in the Bundesliga to now playing in the A-League during times like these must be depressing. But you just have to look at some of the older guys like Jamo, Maclaren, Reis, Good etc who embrace the level they're at and give their absolute all, every single game. I don't see that from Leckie, not even glimpses - and his performances only serve to reflect it.
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That was a clear handball against Rosty lol, we're lucky to snatch a point in the end.
Entertaining game though! Idk, it's too hard to judge where we're at after such a zany game like that, no less given the disruptions that have happened. Obviously we missed Good and evidently, our fitness levels were well and truly trashed by the 80th.
On to the next game
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It's incredible to think our last A-League match was the scintillating 2-2 derby draw which captivated the league's fans as a whole and yet now, we're going into this match with about as much momentum as a half-baked Corolla.
Idk if I can be arsed either, personally. Crazy, crazy shit times.
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going to be interesting to see how much of our squad is available
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Nice, he definitely deserves it.
Shouldn't disrupt the squad too much either which is a good outcome for all.
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7 hours ago, Missing_Moy said:
I reckon he will start tomorrow night
Up front or in the Luna role I wonder?
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Important to keep in mind that he also had to quarantine for 2 weeks, which has proven to be quite the hefty setback based on what athletes around the world have been saying. He's 30 and he'll be playing in a team that presses with crazy intensity in heat I doubt he's used to.
Cut him a bloody break, he'll get onto the pitch when he's ready.
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Feels like a loss given the manner they equalised, but I would have taken a draw at the beginning of the game if you'd have asked me based on Victory's strong momentum to start this season.
I have no problem with Maclaren's game as he's never been a player who's overly involved in general play, nor does he need to be - he got his poacher's goal last night, and that's all we need from him. Nabbout was excellent and really started dominating Broxham in that second half, and I obviously loved Atkinson's game.
Ultimately, we were just let down by crappy defensive lapses again but otherwise, we were great. Said it before and will say it again, we need competition/a replacement for Glover as his errors just aren't good enough. He also had has ass absolutely saved by our defenders clearing off the line numerous times in that last 10 minutes.
And of course, a dishonourable mention to the Victory fuckwits who attended last night. Honestly surprised half of them remembered how to get to the stadium after disappearing from the terraces for a year but holy fuck, if I needed any reminding just how much I hate them - last night delivered it in spades. Hools jumping the active, more hools swinging bollards around post-game and just being general aggressive fuckhead types looking for fights, not to mention their self-righteous anti-CFG banner as though their club is the second coming of Christ. Absolute stains.
- Must have been a great game for the neutral though - I woke up with no voice this morning ahhaha
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1 hour ago, fensaddler said:
We've always played these games at AAMI, though they've usually been pre-season. We'll maximise our crowd if we play at AAMI, and the fixture is likely to be on a night when we would have been playing there anyway. Three days before Christmas what could be better?
It's definitely been an unfavourable situation for the NPL teams given that it's well into their post-season, but the cup is going to garner a lot more support and merit if it's played during the A-League season. I know I'm more pumped for this than I would have been if it were a pre-season game that's inevitably going to be treated as a friendly.
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Tuesday 7:45 KO vs Newy
in Melbourne City
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I completely agree, I think it's really poor. Just saying though, there must be a directive as it happens far too consistently to be chalked down as "Paddy getting too invested in the game to remember to sub".
Some clarity from the club/manager would be nice.