Zanty Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 50 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Do we think Arslan and Leckie can both play in midfield together? Yes, in a 4231 think the best lineup is. Young Galloway Souprayen Good Fernandez Jeggo Arslan Jakolis Leckie Tilio Maclaren 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Zanty said: Yes, in a 4231 think the best lineup is. Young Galloway Souprayen Good Fernandez Jeggo Arslan Jakolis Leckie Tilio Maclaren I like that, however we have seen Jakolis play his best football on the left as an inverted winger. Can we swap them around? Edited February 18 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 4 hours ago, Mr MO said: Do we think Arslan and Leckie can both play in midfield together? Yes, it's more that we have an over abundance of wingers and I have no idea on Godoy, I'd say FB is our weakest area. Also mid season is probably not the best time to change what we are doing. 4411 without the ball With the ball Young Young Hall Souprayen Good Galloway Hall Souprayen Good Jakolis Antonis Arslan Tilio Galloway Leckie Jakolis Antonis Arslan Tilio Macca Leckie Macca 433 Young Galloway Souprayen Good ? Jeggo Leckie Arslan Jakolis Macca Tilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 8 hours ago, moops said: 4411 without the ball With the ball Young Young Hall Souprayen Good Galloway Hall Souprayen Good Jakolis Antonis Arslan Tilio Galloway Leckie Jakolis Antonis Arslan Tilio Macca Leckie Macca 433 Young Galloway Souprayen Good ? Jeggo Leckie Arslan Jakolis Macca Tilio What is this dogs breakfast? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 @jw1739 are you planning to update the current squad table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 (edited) MELBOURNE CITY PLAYING SQUAD 2023-24 8 February 2024 Goalkeepers.: Until Club 1 Jamie YOUNG* 30/6/24 4/7/23 40 James NIEUWENHUIZEN (S)* 30/6/27 17/10/23 33 Patrick BEACH 30/6/26 23/6/2 Defenders: 22 Curtis GOOD* 30/6/24 11/6/21 2 Scott GALLOWAY 30/6/25 2/10/21 4 Nuno REIS (V)* 30/6/24 17/6/21 25 Callum TALBOT 30/6/25 24/5/22 26 Samuel SOUPRAYEN (V) 30/6/25 10/7/23 16 Aziz BEHICH 30/6/25 (On loan to Al-Nassr) 31/1/24 18 Jordon HALL* 30/6/24 9/8/23 -- Harry POLITIDIS 30/6/24 25/9/23 -- Vicente FERNANDEZ 30/6/24 8/2/24 -- Jayden NECOVSKI (S) 30/6/27 24/4/24 Midfielders: 10 Tolgay ARSLAN (V) 30/6/25 15/7/23 39 Emin DURAKOVIC (S) 30/6/26 22/6/23 34 Arion SULEMANI (S) 30/6/26 22/6/23 35 Zane SCHREIBER 30/6/26 23/6/23 21 Alessandro LOPANE 30/6/25 (1 season ext. option) 23/6/23 6 Steven UGARKOVIC 30/6/25 (1 season ext. option) 30/6/23 17 Terry ANTONIS* 30/6/24 6/7/23 37 Max CAPUTO 30/6/26 13/7/23 8 James JEGGO 30/6/25 (1 season ext. option) 31/1/24 Forwards: 9 Jamie MacLAREN* 30/6/24 23/9/21 15 Andrew NABBOUT* 30/6/24 10/6/21 7 Mathew LECKIE * 30/6/24 5/6/21 44 Marin JAKOLIS (L)* 30/6/24 2/8/23 -- Leo NATEL (V,L)* 30/6/24 15/9/23 -- Ben MAZZEO 30/6/26 (1-season ext. trigger) 16/1/24 -- Marco TILIO (L)* 30/6/24 1/2/24 * Denotes player out of contract end this season Edited yesterday at 02:06 AM by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Our only hope is 8 defenders, Arslan and 2 attackers Long ball counter attack 30% possession Gk YOUNG Def TALBOT REIS GOOD SOUPRAY FERNANDEZ HALL POLITIDIS Mid ARSLAN Fwd LECKIE MacLAREN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 On 19/02/2024 at 9:07 AM, MHFC-FAN said: What is this dogs breakfast? Lol. CCM are using a FB that stays to make a back 3, it's not uncommon, or for another to tuck inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 32 minutes ago, moops said: Lol. CCM are using a FB that stays to make a back 3, it's not uncommon, or for another to tuck inside. Yeah that makes sense, just didn't really read that way 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 I see many people being frustrated with Natel. How do people compare him to Nabbout? If you purely look at the results I feel that Natel is more effective compared to Nabbout. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Against WSW Natel got a goal admittedly a tap in but you still need to be there and a really well worked assist to Jmac. Lovely dummy sending the defender the wrong way and nice pass to Macca. Nabbout had that cross to Jmac for a header but offside by a mile. They're two different beasts: Nabbout more direct and relies on speed. Natel more on technical trickery. Both are heavily built and can throw their weight around. We haven't seen a great year from Nabbout because of his injury. Natel however is growing on me, I think his attitude has changed as seems much more competitive than when he first got here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Le Hack said: Against WSW Natel got a goal admittedly a tap in but you still need to be there and a really well worked assist to Jmac. Lovely dummy sending the defender the wrong way and nice pass to Macca. Nabbout had that cross to Jmac for a header but offside by a mile. They're two different beasts: Nabbout more direct and relies on speed. Natel more on technical trickery. Both are heavily built and can throw their weight around. We haven't seen a great year from Nabbout because of his injury. Natel however is growing on me, I think his attitude has changed as seems much more competitive than when he first got here Natel wasted two 1v1 chances, but at 26 he can still respond to some good coaching. IMO his biggest problem is stopping forward momentum too often. I agree he's looking a lot more competitive. Nabbout at 31 isn't going to change, and IMO he doesn't score often enough to warrant a new contract. As to our wingers generally, Jakolis frustrates me. Last night I was more enthusiastic, but in fact it was Ugarkovic who put in the crosses that I had attributed to Jakolis. The big change up front has been Caputo. The boy has presence, he's slippery and moves around nicely. His anticipation and determination to get to the ball is great to watch. Even JMac seemed to be inspired by him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Jakolis did provide the through ball for Caputo to centre it for Natel's goal. Take and turn was sublime. He also was somewhat the provider of the assist for Caputos's goal although Caputo had a bit of work to get to it. Caputo has done really well with his last two games. You'd think he'd have to start again next game 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Nabbout is our aerial out. Ever seen him lose a header from that dump kick out wide from our goalie? Perhaps not as quick but very important to our structure when we play that way. Always has been. Natel is different in that we'd probably play through him nowadays via the ground route. Perhaps not as quick as perceived and can be dispossessed when trying to take on players rather than being direct. Depends on how we want to play. Both have pros and cons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2024 at 12:41 PM, Le Hack said: Against WSW Natel got a goal admittedly a tap in but you still need to be there and a really well worked assist to Jmac. Lovely dummy sending the defender the wrong way and nice pass to Macca. Nabbout had that cross to Jmac for a header but offside by a mile. They're two different beasts: Nabbout more direct and relies on speed. Natel more on technical trickery. Both are heavily built and can throw their weight around. We haven't seen a great year from Nabbout because of his injury. Natel however is growing on me, I think his attitude has changed as seems much more competitive than when he first got here Yeah, Natal has all the technique, it's his decision making and overall mindset that's frustrating at times. Only game time will help with that, I don't know how much he was playing before he came here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Patrick Beach was in goals for the Olyroos overnight in their 2-1 win. Wonder if we'll ever see him play a game for us or will he be like Gauci and move on after a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, Le Hack said: Patrick Beach was in goals for the Olyroos overnight in their 2-1 win. Wonder if we'll ever see him play a game for us or will he be like Gauci and move on after a year Beach is on a contract until 30th June 2026. I don't think he's going anywhere, and Young's expires at the end of this season. I hope we'll see Beach between the sticks next season, or, yes, there's every reason for him to seek a release. But not yet. At least and at last Vidmar has had the balls to rest JMac and give Caputo a start. I think a feature of recent seasons has been a failure to give adequate time to younger players, but then we want the trophies too, don't we? And they've been delivered. Unless we magically scrape into third on the ladder with Phoenix above us, who are ineligible for Asia, then we won't be there next season, so perhaps Vidmar has more licence to experiment, but then again, while that small chance remains he's got to go for it, and Young is doing the job right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 15 hours ago, Le Hack said: Patrick Beach was in goals for the Olyroos overnight in their 2-1 win. Wonder if we'll ever see him play a game for us or will he be like Gauci and move on after a year All I could find of the match, usually Football Aust puts their matches on yt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 Big attendance...of security officers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Interesting article. https://www.frontpagefootball.net/post/a-comprehensive-preview-of-melbourne-city-s-off-season?fbclid=IwAR0IwmSRAogUNSpDD2ROG-tT8u9tqrlMWHdgsyJ84uvLu-2XEsGRvlkoKNo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 7 hours ago, fensaddler said: Interesting article. https://www.frontpagefootball.net/post/a-comprehensive-preview-of-melbourne-city-s-off-season?fbclid=IwAR0IwmSRAogUNSpDD2ROG-tT8u9tqrlMWHdgsyJ84uvLu-2XEsGRvlkoKNo No to Piscopo, unsure about Iredale and Leckie. Leckie because of his injury issues and if a contract extension is offered/accepted then there is no need to rush him back and best just begin to manage his recovery properly. If Iredale is offered/accepted contract what will become of Caputo? No to Vidmar. Pappas I have always respected him so this could be a good move, but why did he leave Buriram United? And to throw another name is Rik De Mil from the Belgian league who has just been sacked by KVC Westerlo (Jordie's club) for apparently throwing the last game against Gent - both Westerlo and Gent needed a point only and as the scores were tied, Westerlo just passed the ball amongst themselves (Bos had already been subbed out). Since De Mil won't face those issues in the A-League, we would have a decent European manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 (edited) 12 hours ago, fensaddler said: Interesting article. https://www.frontpagefootball.net/post/a-comprehensive-preview-of-melbourne-city-s-off-season?fbclid=IwAR0IwmSRAogUNSpDD2ROG-tT8u9tqrlMWHdgsyJ84uvLu-2XEsGRvlkoKNo Fairly shallow article thought. I think most, if not all, of those coming out of contract should be let go with thanks. The squad is ageing and it shows. I'd keep Fernandez and maybe Hall as a cheap back-up. Leckie and Nabbout have barely contributed this season - injuries or not it is not a good omen going forward. We need new blood, and a new spirit in the team and on the terraces, and I think fans would accept a season of rebuilding. I just hope the recruiting is up to it. And I'd like to see evidence that we've been scouting in East Asia. As for a new manager - yes please. And hopefully someone who will be on board before all the signings, and someone with some connections of his own in terms of players. Edited April 5 by jw1739 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 7 hours ago, jw1739 said: Fairly shallow article thought. I think most, if not all, of those coming out of contract should be let go with thanks. The squad is ageing and it shows. I'd keep Fernandez and maybe Hall as a cheap back-up. Leckie and Nabbout have barely contributed this season - injuries or not it is not a good omen going forward. We need new blood, and a new spirit in the team and on the terraces, and I think fans would accept a season of rebuilding. I just hope the recruiting is up to it. And I'd like to see evidence that we've been scouting in East Asia. As for a new manager - yes please. And hopefully someone who will be on board before all the signings, and someone with some connections of his own in terms of players. I think Leckie would be valuable even off the bench, he still offers a lot and it's really his first run of injuries he's had in his career and it wouldn't surprise me if the club was somewhat at fault for that by playing him injured. I would prefer us to develop Politidis, he looks good to me, football smart and has technique. I'm not sure Fernandez offers a whole lot more as a foreign player imho, foreign player spots might be at a premium for a rebuild, like CB and wing. A lot of people have raved about Iredale, didn't he play some minutes against Lebanon? As for a new manager someone mentioned Zdrilic, I don't have any suggestions. Rik De Mil seems to be contracted with Charleroi fc until 2026 according to Transfermarkt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, moops said: I think Leckie would be valuable even off the bench, he still offers a lot and it's really his first run of injuries he's had in his career and it wouldn't surprise me if the club was somewhat at fault for that by playing him injured. I would prefer us to develop Politidis, he looks good to me, football smart and has technique. I'm not sure Fernandez offers a whole lot more as a foreign player imho, foreign player spots might be at a premium for a rebuild, like CB and wing. A lot of people have raved about Iredale, didn't he play some minutes against Lebanon? As for a new manager someone mentioned Zdrilic, I don't have any suggestions. Rik De Mil seems to be contracted with Charleroi fc until 2026 according to Transfermarkt. I don't think it's sensible to tie up cap money with a senior player such as Leckie and then sit him on the bench. Your top earners should be starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 11 hours ago, moops said: I think Leckie would be valuable even off the bench, he still offers a lot and it's really his first run of injuries he's had in his career and it wouldn't surprise me if the club was somewhat at fault for that by playing him injured. I would prefer us to develop Politidis, he looks good to me, football smart and has technique. I'm not sure Fernandez offers a whole lot more as a foreign player imho, foreign player spots might be at a premium for a rebuild, like CB and wing. A lot of people have raved about Iredale, didn't he play some minutes against Lebanon? As for a new manager someone mentioned Zdrilic, I don't have any suggestions. Rik De Mil seems to be contracted with Charleroi fc until 2026 according to Transfermarkt. Well Rik De Mil was sacked on March 19 and had a new job by March 22! In that case Zdrilic or Pappas for me. As for Leckie, that will depend on the length of the contract and the money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 17 hours ago, jw1739 said: I don't think it's sensible to tie up cap money with a senior player such as Leckie and then sit him on the bench. Your top earners should be starters. You’d have to offer him a cheaper deal. Then it comes down to what he wants do career wise from here. He’s got nothing to prove that’s for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted Wednesday at 03:50 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:50 AM https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/20240424-necovski-signs/ 16 years old and 195cm tall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted Wednesday at 05:11 AM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:11 AM 1 hour ago, fensaddler said: https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/20240424-necovski-signs/ 16 years old and 195cm tall... Out of the blue comes an Academy product we've never heard of before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted Wednesday at 06:31 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:31 AM 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: Out of the blue comes an Academy product we've never heard of before... Well he is 16 and unless you would have had reason to watch the Academy matches then we are not likely to hear too uch about them. Still at 16 195cm all he needs to do is bulk up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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