Mr MO

I read on a different forum that VDV actually left after a fallout with the club, he took big issue out of the fact that captain Jamieson wasn’t given any minutes in his final career game.

And from what I’ve seen in previous cameos can be good on the ball, something like we’ve lacked at times. Raw diamond. . @hazon your armband comment earlier, did JMAC take the band back when he came on? I’m just curious because with how that is handled can be telling for the situation he’s in.

I’m pleased to read that Caputo did well and provides something different being a more allround CF. Just what the experts on this forum had predicted.

Haven’t seen the game, did Reis start as captain and did JMAC not get the band back when he came on? Welcome 3 points, I shouldn’t watch more often.

They should right, south east is south east.

When people talk how good the squad is on paper what metrics are being used? Past performances? Most of the bulk and better established players are all in their 30s and obviously past their best whilst the league just requires more that is clear. Most of the opponents we play seem to have the better of us in speed, aggressiveness and agility which often points to age.

Any finish outside the top 4-6 is completely unacceptable for our club. The sense of defeat is creeping in with some to a point that we start finding comfort in the excuses.

But the ingredients are wrong and some have expired.

Does Jamo have his full coaching license already?

It’s fascinating that everyone walks around with the same a look on their face, of not understanding each other despite training together everyday. On the hand I see 80% of our opposition just being quicker, more agile and better on the ball.

We have signed another cruising older midfielder long term.

I keep hearing that our team is really good on paper, perhaps we can use this paper to light the fire? And then we find out later that JMAC was actually one of the trouble makers this season…….

We never really block, always walk backwards.

He is but I still feel that Leckie has a bigger impact when he plays but perhaps that is just optics.

Maybe he must start when fit? Even other coaches kept playing when clearly running on one leg.

That’s why I was curious to see how JVS stacked up against the others if you only look at City games played, and not take any heart games into account.

The win ratio seems to be being brought down by the Heart days if you look Australia. Not fully clear in such an overview.

How many of the 144 games did JVS coach under heart?

The fact that you keep referring to JVS as Van Shit is telling.

JVS, Valkanis and Joyce didn’t play in a weakened league. By us being the only club who kept the full strength squad together during the PK & covid years just makes it very difficult to compare the times. JVS and Valkanis are now both at Ajax because they have no idea right?

Many similarities reading this article out of the US, with interesting remarks from Marwood. Article is some months old. https://hudsonriverblue.com/city-football-group-brian-marwood-comments-on-taty-castellanos-nycfc-ex/

With some exceptions (Arlan/Leckie) the bulk of the players are simply not good enough for the current top of the A-league, some never were others are passed it. Whilst this a team sport and with better cohesion we can certainly improve to get comfortably in the top 6. However overal this group isn’t top two material, you can see that on individual player levels purely by looking at strength, speed, technical ability and decision making. Being stuck in the past and going on about how good our player list is not realistic but that’s the complacency which brought us here. Management and us fans are perhaps constantly under estimating the speed and physicality of the league. Signing Jeggo long term is another example, looked interesting on paper but the reality is very different.

What makes you think there is nobody else available? People calling for PK have completely forgotten or are ignoring under what circumstances the succes was achieved. Besides there is some concerning proof on the table now about his capabilities. No PK would not do better with this squad.

3. Tilio 2. Hernandez 1. Young

It's a poor cameo so far, several letharghic looking turn overs. Yeah that turnover at own box in the 95th minutes just when are about to break was telling. I'll take a point, lucky Sydney can't score.