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Torn Asunder

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  1. Congrats to JMac on a one half hatrick for the Socceroos. Yes, it's against Bangladesh ... but geez he sits so much better in a 4-4-2
  2. Was at the game and dont think our current squad suits the formation we play. We try to dominate possession and then are totally predictable with side to side passing, and then wide attacks that go nowhere, except backwards or side to side. Talbot kills 98% of attacks he is involved in .... i think Galloway should be given a go. Jakolis is improving, has a sublime touch, but still struggles with his finishing pass, and has no chemistry yet with JMAC, or Aziz. And our system does not work for JMAC. Its so easy for anyone to defend against us , let us have the ball and overload out wide and compress the middle ... our wide players hardly ever try and get in behind (only Aziz on occasion). And eventually we cough one up on the counter. And our current style means we get very few counter attacking chances. And when we do, JMAC has no pace or touch to take advantage (as he is a tap in goal scorer) Maybe we should have had a couple of goals last night, but also out stale play makes me think we didn't deserve to win. With the players we have, I think Vidmar must tweak our formation. I want to see a traditional 4-4-2 and this would be my starting 11 ... Young (GK) Galloway Nuno Good Aziz Sakhi Ugarkovic Arslan Jakolis JMAC Natel I think this would work heaps better. Easy for Leckie to slot back in as well...
  3. Can anyone advise on how to add one's membership to a Google Wallet on an Android? Also, did anyone get a members code for discounted tickets for the regular season? I've got a few people that want to come to a few select games ...
  4. Good, Nuno, Talbot and JMac are the only ones from last year's team on the pitch... pretty much completely new ball game. Def gonna tale time for us to gel. Jokalis hasn't got a final ball in him ... has been the way in every preseason game as well Overall team balance seems a bit off. We've got quality in the squad. Just not clicking. Will take some time. I think a bit of player rotation may help as well. If we are always going wide on attacks, at least try to get in behind ... this will suit Jmac. The Brazillian seems he has a few nice tricks. He should start over Jokalis
  5. Thanks for letting me know guys - it pains me greatly to give Paramount my money - it is a horrible streaming service
  6. Does anyone know if there is a Paramount discount in this year's membership deals?
  7. ... will Murphy1 also return?
  8. I have unbridled hate towards this service ... its literally the worst ... EVER!!! From the crappy interface and streaming functionality for live sports, to the inability of the TV app to remember watch history, to the delays in getting access to replays. Its a disgrace to have to give them any money ... but how else can you watch away games, etc. Fack em ...
  9. FIFA recognises us as Premiers / Champions ... fuck the Finals cup. Terrible, terrible concept ... just look at the history of really shite one sided games ... it just doesn't work to produce a true champion The sooner they piss it off the better. Last game of the season should be the Australia cup. Least that has some legitimacy. Harper and Beath are genuine cunts
  10. I also think the football purest are just not into the Finals Series. Let's face it, we are champions. They've already given us a proper trophy recognised by FIFA and that gets us into the ACL. The blatant sting and cash grab for finals just doesn't sit well, especially given the cost of memberships, and like mentioned above the limited benefit you get for being a paid up member come finals. To me, if they did a proper Australian Cup, and timed it better throughout the season, that could be the final game of the year. It would be a lot more genuine, and I reckon worth paying for (rather than it being a dodgy pre-season fixture).
  11. I went to all home games this year, but not going to this one ... Very little reward for members (and I am a foundation one) ... Ive forked out decent money all year on the club ... really, should be better deals or tied into memberships ... for this game, for me to reserve my yearly seats for my family is $170 Feels like a hollow game, will be watching (and screaming at the TV ... i think its of Free to air) ... will be doing the lads a favour as they'll have a small crowd in Sydney if we make the GF Fuck Sydney. hope we pump them
  12. He was doomed to fail because he's not a good coach. Also, his style is not one suited to Europe ... maybe the English 3rd division
  13. There should be more value put on the Australian Cup, and that should be played in Sydney two weeks after the last game of the season (like the FA Cup at Wembley) They should also eventually have relegation / promotion playoffs at this time as well. That can be their festival of football. I cant get motivated about finals this year, without the hope of us playing at home in the finals cup final ... (as we are already league champions)
  14. As everyone starts to realise the current position of power that CFG hold. They have been patient in Melbourne, but now, our sustained success (like a juggernaut) will roll on. I've already had a Tard supporter whinge to me that the comp is now boring as we win too much 😝 You have to appreciate how they have created their position of power. Selfishly long may it continue for Melbourne City ...
  15. I need to watch the replay ... hearing that Harper was carrying on as per usual Its sort of funny that the tards had a bunch of ex City (Heart) guys running around for them and Bruno was probably their best When I look at our crowd and how many young kids are City supporters, I reckon in 10 years we will pass them in terms of support numbers (if we can continue being successful and producing Socceroos)
  16. Thank fuck for O'Neil. Also, Glover catching the ball at the end for that corner was sweet justice Really poor goal to concede at the end .... Jamo was too fired up and contributed to the turnover, but lazy defending to keep Kamau on side Bruno was fantastic for the Tards ... shame he's not ours any more ... Highlight for me was kicking some Tard supporters out of our seats after half time ... Venue security just shrugged their shoulders when I told them so I had to take matters into my own hands Man, I wish we'd stop shifting the ball sideways when we get in good attacking position ... channels open and are ignored ... seriously, run into the box and shoot you fools! Rebounds, deflections and scrambles can all make goals Also, Kamau should have been given a red card for his tackle ... it was probably the worst most blatant take down I've seen
  17. Heart soEd crowd. Not much active ... probably more Tard supporters ... boys looked sharp in warm-up ... Naboutt was really good with his shooting so 🤞🤞
  18. That article was incredibly dramatic. I do agree that the game should have been awarded to us. If the tards do happen to get something out of this one it will be a mighty injustice. I assume their active is still banned?
  19. The pressure is 100% on us for this one. How we go in this game is the true test as to whether Rado should be our coach. This includes the result. I say that as we've had games where we have dominated and not won. and he has been happy with the performance. Performance to a degree for this one is actually second to the result ... we simply have to win.
  20. Remember how dominant we were early on. Teams fully parked the bus and gave us complete attacking freedom and movement of ball in our defensive area. This allowed us to attack without fear and for the likes of Vandavere to have a free roll What's changed since the Victory loss is that teams press us much better, especially on throw ins. This means we have to work a lot harder all over the pitch, but this has also opened up more opportunities for opponents to score. To a degree this has been combated by playing two holding mids, but at the expense of attacking potential Early on in games we make chances still, but after about 15 or 20 minutes intensity levels even up and it becomes more of an arm wrestle For the first half of the season we had to do less defending, so we've probably been lax in training for defending set pieces All this coupled with injuries to key players means we've lost our air of invincibility ... other teams have caught up and are finishing stronger If like to see us be a bit more tactical at times and maybe try on occasion to set up for counter attacks I do think if JMac can find his touch again we'll finish top,but it's gonna be a close thing
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