belaguttman
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3 minutes ago, KSK_47 said:
How can we have equaled the highest winning margin in leauge history multiple times, then break the record and still not be sure if we're even going to make the top 6?! Ffs this club!
Because, more often than not, we run into teams that can defend
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8-0, third AFL-like score for the season, but it requires team that don’t sit deep or keep their shape, and we are still unlikely to make the finals
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HT: 5 - 0.
I don't want to put the mozz on us; I know that it's early, but even with our regular last 10 minutes of the game, snooze...
we are likely to get a point from this game.
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Now that it's effectively season over; 1 point from the last three matches, I'd like to see our two other keepers get some game time, we'll be relying on them next season
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Disappointing, but expected.
Despite taking the lead from Arslan's clever interception and finish, we looked second best from the first minute, and it was only the visit0r's poor finishing that prevented the scoreline from reflecting the true difference. Victory have progressed, we haven't.
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We are generally playing well, although CCM knows how to play through our press. As usual, we are struggling against their back 5, although it would be helpful to take the good chances that we've surprisingly been given
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4 minutes ago, jw1739 said:
Ah, yes, the little grey cells have been activated. So he did leave, but I didn't know he'd actually returned. Did he take charge of Troyes at any stage @belaguttman?
Every time you think the situation is bad it just gets worse...
Incidentally, Troyes are still just hanging on, one place above the bottom four of Ligue 2.
He was a coach at TroyesK. I recall that PK missed a game through illness, but I don't think Napoli took over as interim game, it was one of the other coaches.
Troyes issue was more than just PK
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He left the club with PK and was his assistant at Troyes. He returned to the franchise to replace Petr Kratky when he left
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1 hour ago, jw1739 said:
As above.
Joey Lynch, are you reading this?
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On 1/4/2024 at 11:20 AM, jw1739 said:
On the matter of statistics, these can be very misleading. You can have the worst goals against record by a mile but win every match 6-5 and you'll win the League. Likewise you can have the best defensive record in the League and lose every match 0-1 and be dead last. Of course these are extreme cases - ludicrous probably - but they illustrate my point.
Our big issue is in front of goals: we have been far less efficient in converting chances this season, mostly down to JMac's form slump, related, I think, to giving him the captaincy and to the near-total absence all season of Leckie, Nabbout and then Tilio. Jakolis is good, in parts, but inconsistent. I'd put Natel on the plane back to Brazil unless we are paying him a low wage
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13 hours ago, fensaddler said:
I notice the balloon incident was discussed in the Talking City game summary as one of their three talking points. I hope this one isn't going away without an almighty fuss.
What was the balloon incident?
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2 hours ago, Mr MO said:
Is DM Jeggo’s natural position? Such timid player for that role, gets second to the ball often or is outmuscled.
Yes, and somehow he did well in the Austrian Bundesliga
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There goes our finals chance, and, really, we don't deserve it. That game really encapsulates our season: sterile possession; struggled to break down deep sitting organised defences.
We are still to play our first choice starting XI this season, so injuries have also been a factor.
The most important off-season task is to find a good Le Patron-level coach for next season
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4 hours ago, D.B. Cooper said:
Interestingly after 3 clean sheets in a row we now have the 4th best defensive record in the league. On the flip side we have the equal 6th highest goals scored.
Everyone is looking off individuals to blame but for me aside from a handful of games we haven’t really looked like a side where the players understood what their team mates were likely to do in possession
(Updated with the correct info)
We now play with a double pivot, neither of them comes close to O"Neill's influence, either defensively or in attack, but in tightening up our defence, it has cost us offensively.
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2 hours ago, jw1739 said:
It's costing the A-League $12m to broadcast matches. Is it worth it?
https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/tv-blackout-chance-as-a-league-chase-missing-money-606504
It's the only way that I'll get to watch matches.
Don't forget, it's also the way that the League gets showcased to the rest of the world, so it facilitates recruitment in and out of the League
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43 minutes ago, kingofhearts said:
Graham arnold sucks and his style of football is boring as fuck.
We are far more dangerous as a counter-attacking team, as we are against better teams. We struggle to break down teams that organise well and sit deep, although, to be fair, most teams do. What worries me is that so few goals are scored by our front three, irrespective of the opponent.
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31 minutes ago, D.B. Cooper said:
So this World Cup qualification Asia has 8 + a playoff spot.
Given there are traditionally 5 big nations, plus Qatar, you’d think we would be good things to make that top 8 without trouble.Yes, from now on the World Cup is 'everyone gets a prize'.
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1 hour ago, jw1739 said:
How extraordinary! Two emails this afternoon from "sportsubs-storage-manager.azurewebsites.net" saying "welcome to the 2022-23 season"...
Its timing reflects the realisation of our team, which has just started the season and had better start playing the type of football we are known for.
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On 13/3/2024 at 2:10 PM, Torn Asunder said:
2 - Our CBs carried the ball quicker with more purpose and looked to play to the wingers, instead of the full backs. Normally we go slow and predictable to our full backs. This then allowed our FBs to push up and we created overloads out wide, opening up central passages that were then effectively used (as well as wide attacks)
3 - We were better positioned to win the wall back and were a lot more aggressive in doing so
We've been playing far more vertically the last two games; ironically, much more the way that Man City plays.
Our mobility overloaded every WSW line and our pressing was coordinated, it was great to see.
Imagine if we could find a way to play both Caputo and JMac...
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Well, that was a surprisingly competent performance. It's not surprising because the players didn't have it in them; they had done it before. It's surprising because prior to the last game, there was no sign of the fluency and positivity that we saw tonight.
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Caputo - he links play in midfield, holds up the ball, makes intelligent runs and has an eye for goal. No wonder he was in the top 100 ranked juniors when he was 16.
Arslan - enjoying his football
We played forward passes instead of the expected backward passes we've seen all season and kept the pressure on WSW all night
Not all our goals were from counter-attacks, and three of our six forwards scored. This was without Leckie and Tilio
We pressed intelligently, the first time I've seen this all season and frequently overloaded both the WSW midfield and backline.
It was really good to see JMac finally score a goal; I'd still start Caputo at the moment, though.
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In the words of Tyrion Lannister,“It’s easy to confuse what is with what ought to be, especially when what is has worked out in your favour”The result was a little flattering; we still need to tighten up at the back; we were saved, once again, by Jamie Young and by WSW's profligacy.Natel is extremely frustrating to watch; moments of brilliance followed by periods of frustration-
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15 hours ago, moops said:
I think it's because of our slow backline, they sit back and it opens up space.
Sure, I agree, but leaving that space hurts as much as it helps
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A good win at home at a crucial stage of the season. Congratulations to the players and coaching staff, and the long-suffering fans who attended on a hot evening.
Positives:
We won, and we won AT HOME😊
We scored a goal
We looked fluent in attacking transition, even of our ball movement is still slow and predictable
Caputo provided both a target and moved intelligently without the ball to create space. he would have had goals against a less resolute team. Impressed.
I’d really love to see Arslan, Leckie, Tilio and Caputo play together
Good subs from Vidmar, and brave, if somewhat overdue starting changes.
Good games from Regis and Souprayen tonight, even if they are quite a slow central pairing. I hope that we can find a way to keep Fernandez
Negatives:
We are still too open at the back, there’s too much space between the back 4 and midfield, easily exploited in defensive transition
What does Antonio’s have to do to get a start?
We need to improve our scoring efficiency, we should have won that game by 2 or 3 goals
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9 hours ago, fensaddler said:
Hope springs eternal that we might turn up and get something out of this
I'm hopeful that we can keep the scoreline to 0-2
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13 hours ago, Torn Asunder said:
He has our team set up terribly. Way too much space between our midfield and forwards, especially when we lose the ball up front. Once we've lost the ball up forward the opponent easily plays to the next line, normally centrally.
Couple that with no coordinated team press and opponents attack like a hot knife through butter
13 hours ago, Torn Asunder said:Trust me. The team is strong enough, it's our style of play and management that's killing us.
I agree
Melbourne City vs Perth
in Melbourne City
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In the post-game interview, JMac let slip that Max Caputo will likely lead the line next season, strengthening the rumours that he's leaving. Aslan said that he wants to stay in Melbourne long-term.