belaguttman

If he'd been a Sydney FC player he would have been protected at all costs, like Ninkovic.

Hopefully, Beach is the plan for next season. I can't imagine CCM would have played him over Vukovic anyway

who knows what he means but I can't imagine that he is demanding that the team plays like that! I'm not defending Vidmar, only suggesting that the main issue is not being addressed within the playing group

There's no rigid, prescribed plan; my understanding is that there's quite a bit of flexibility; we just aren't doing it. If, as Vidmar says, we are training well but not executing the plan on the pitch then the issues are really off the pitch, in the playing group

I’m not sure that I agree, jury is out on Jeggo who will be a key player. There’s quite a lot of flexibility in the City system, we need to play with two DMs to protect a slow back four. One issue is that I don’t think that we have played our strongest 11 in a single game yet, and we don’t have the strength on the bench that we have had in previous seasons.

Well, where to start… Positives: A better more cohesive second half in attack Negatives: The team is a dysfunctional dependent group. This isn’t an issue with individuals; yes, I agree that we have an aging list, lots of injuries, but as a team we are frightened and tentative, slow with and without the ball. We lost possession with the ball so many times as there were no passing options. Every player is looking for another player to take responsibility.

We look better in attack but we’ll likely concede another few before the end of the game

Most, most of the time!

Wow, Roar had an attack and didn’t score! Because last season, we didn’t play them. What does Caputo need to do to get on before 80 minutes?

I think that the problem is that PK was such a dominating control freak that he inadvertently created a very dependent group. Radio recognised this and asked the players to be more creative, but the playing group itself hasn’t found a way to accept responsibility as a cohesive group; nobody takes responsibility.

It’s much easier to convert when there’s no pressure on you at all. Most players at this level will get a shot on target with no pressure

A lucky half for us; it’s only 4-0. It would be 6 or 7-0 against a good team

We. Are. So. Slow. With the ball and without it. We can’t keep the ball or pass the ball, even if we could pass it, nobody seems to know where to pass, where to run. This is a coaching issue.

Equivalent. No, actually worse, because Adelaide were actually a good team then, we are just making Roar look good. There’s no pressure at all on their players, acres of space, even a pub team will look good. We’ll only score of there’s a Roar OG but we aren’t even putting enough pressure on their defence for that.

No organisation, no structure, nobody knows what to do, what runs to make, where to pass. We are looking at another 6-0 drubbing; well deserved on the effort so far

No defensive structure into defensive transition, it allows Roar to push or pass close to goal before there’s even a challenge. We’re just making it hard for ourselves. Runs not tracked. It’s like the stronger the team gets on paper, the less effort the players believe that they need

4 minutes in and Roar has had 3 shots on target, one goal.😱

Amazing final selection, who would have picked it? Qatar playing at home

Possession-based football is hard; it's high risk, high reward. It requires teamwork, speed and endurance, a good understanding of when to team press and accurate passing and movement off the ball; all qualities our team lacks this year.

Yes, he's right. If the players feel attacked, then they become defensive. Once they are defensive, they aren't open to learning. We don't want them to try harder; we need them to try differently; to do this, they need to be open and curious and work together collectively.

There's no doubt that the team's performance is far lower than the sum of its parts. Publicly bagging [players is not the way to improve it, though. Look at how Ange publicly responds to Spurs' bad games or players' poor performances as an example of how to motivate players.

I only watched the first half, we didn't play too badly, although, as usual, we wasted too many chances and conceded an unnecessary penalty. It's not surprising that we have the lowest shot conversion rate in the League, and this is what is hurting us. The year that we won the double, our conversion rate was the highest in the League. I agree, it isn't helpful to publicly bag the team that you are coaching. That's our job

Yep, right up there with Optus, Medibank...

The quality that's really lacking on the pitch is on-field leadership. I don't expect that to be addressed with Tilio or Jeggo, so Sahki's visa replacement is a crucial signing for a better second half of the season.

Damn autocorrect😂