hakz7 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Another pointless 4-0 win with a bunch of trialists which we won't sign. Should get our hopes nice and high just in time for 1 round.And it'll be another match that Ramsay will start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 PREVIEW: Melbourne City FC vs. Pascoe Vale Tuesday, 23 September 2014 Melbourne City FC will face Pascoe Vale SC on Tuesday night as the pre-season nears the all-important Round 1 clash with Sydney FC. Pascoe Vale will be the final local side Melbourne City FC will play this pre-season with only 18 days remaining until the Hyundai A-League season opener against Sydney FC. Melbourne City FC will head into the clash looking to test the full depth of its squad as players fight for positions at this late stage of the pre-season. The Club will also be playing a friendly against Perth Glory behind closed doors on Friday, with match time and recovery playing into the equation. The Victorian National Premier Leagues side finished mid-table in the regular season, proving to be one of the best defensive sides in the league. Pascoe Vale are lead by Head Coach Vitale Ferrante and include former Hyundai A-League players Michael Ferrante and Carl Recchia. Although the NPL season is over for Pascoe Vale, they will have a point to prove against an A-League opponent, using the match as a learning experience going forward and potentially as a dress rehearsal for next year’s Westfield FFA Cup. Match Details Pre-Season Friendly Tuesday 23 September 2014 Melbourne City FC vs. Pascoe Vale SC Epping Stadium Entry is FREE http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/preview-melbourne-city-fc-v-pascoe-vale/a8elq6hikion15grx3qrnjyt6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva10 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 So how long before this game kicks off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 So how long before this game kicks off?Just over an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Another pointless 4-0 win with a bunch of trialists which we won't sign. Should get our hopes nice and high just in time for 1 round.And it'll be another match that Ramsay will start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva10 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does anyone think that matches of this kind are worth anything other than getting players fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I think we've won every game against state league, and haven't won a game against A-League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 BIG PARTY IS WARMING UP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Velaphi, Symeoy (T), Hoffman, Dekker (T), Espindola (T), Brown, PAARTALU, Mullett (T), Melling, Retre, Petreski (T). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNNaVo93 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Finally got my Ps. First solo trip will be to here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchellmcleod Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Velaphi, Symeoy (T), Hoffman, Dekker (T), Espindola (T), Brown, PAARTALU, Mullett (T), Melling, Retre, Petreski (T). definitely expecting a FULL STRENGTH team come Friday against Perth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Velaphi, Symeoy (T), Hoffman, Dekker (T), Espindola (T), Brown, PAARTALU, Mullett (T), Melling, Retre, Petreski (T). what a fucking waste of time playing Hoffman with these hacks. Should be saving him for the season proper. Last thing we want is for him to go down injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does anyone think that matches of this kind are worth anything other than getting players fit? Matches against local sides (that is, state league or NPL sides), or pre-season matches in general? Either way, my answer to the question is not really. I think these matches are simply about getting players fit and ready for the season, where there's proper games where wins and losses actually count for something. So IMO, all these matches are good for is getting players fit, and 'getting minutes into the legs' of as many players as possible. It's also a chance to test tactics, formations, fringe players and players in different positions. But still, just because some players or tactics worked well in pre-season that is no reason to persist with them long into the season. IMO pre-season experiments only offer hints at how players and tactics might go in the season, and such pre-season experiments can't be relied upon to accurately predication how players, teams and tactics will perform throughout the season. I think at this club the pre-season results get analysed a lot because for whatever reasons the club hasn't actually beaten an A-League opponent in a pre-season match, out of the dozen or how ever many matches the club has played against A-League teams in 5 pre-seasons now, and it looks like a continuation of the negatives of Melbourne Heart with Melbourne City not winning any of its 4 matches this pre-season against A-League opponents. I'm not of the opinion though that 'nothing has changed', but still, if only to settle nerves (and to re-pay long suffering supporters), it would do a lot of good if Melbourne City could beat Perth Glory on Friday. As for this game, and one's like it, I just want to hear that there were no injuries, that important/starting players (like, e.g., Paartalu) got of minutes into the legs, and that the team played the style of football that the coaching staff is aiming to produce with the senior team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Subs are all trialists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stewmac Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Gotta love a guy named Mullett , should b playing for Perth with name like that :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 More triallists than the supreme court. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Can somebody also PM cadete and tell him what ethnic food will be on sale at the ground Pies, sausage rolls and doughnuts Yeah - The food is pretty Anglo at Epping if its the same as when the Zebras played out there.... The food (& drink) was ZERO for the NYL games, so wouldn't be hard to beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Dim sims, chips and hot dogs. Jam doughnuts are a winner though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Where's the game against Perth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Oh, and we're wearing the red and white tonight, with black shorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Captain hoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva10 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 It does look as if it is a chance to test a few players out. I imagine the behind closed door game against Perth they will play a full strength team. Hopefullly a good win today and maybe we can find a player from the trialists 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 More triallists than the supreme court. Unless we are fielding at least 10 of what is expected to be close to our best team these matches should be billed as a "Melbourne City XI vs. ....." It's just misleading to do otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I don't really get the point in playing so many trialists, I mean how many are we actually going to sign and how is the team supposed to gel? Pointless exercise imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I think this particular match is all about individual performances. Seeing if there are any young players good enough to step up and play a role in the senior team. Also, the individual performances of Paartalu (first game), Hoffman (returning from injury) and Brown, Retre and Melling (fringe players) will be closely looked at. I reckon most of these triallists will probably end up in the NYL team. Starting players are probably being rested for the Friday match against Perth as well. I agree with JW. This is much more of a Melbourne City XI side than a Melbourne City side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 1-0 to melbourne city 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Retre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) 45' | GOALLLL @MelbourneCity #MBCvPV 45' | Brown forces Sardelic into a strong save and Retre follows up to smash the roof of the net. 1-0 #MBCvPV HALF TIME | @MelbourneCity take a 1-0 lead on the stroke of half time against @pvsc_official through Paulo Retre #MBCvP Edited September 23, 2014 by Murfy1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 1-0 must before half time. Retre the scorer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I think this particular match is all about individual performances. Seeing if there are any young players good enough to step up and play a role in the senior team. Also, the individual performances of Paartalu (first game), Hoffman (returning from injury) and Brown, Retre and Melling (fringe players) will be closely looked at. I reckon most of these triallists will probably end up in the NYL team. Starting players are probably being rested for the Friday match against Perth as well. I agree with JW. This is much more of a Melbourne City XI side than a Melbourne City side. Spot on me thinks, especially with the bigger game on Friday coming up. You can't draw any parallel whatsoever between this game and what we'll see in round 1. Not a bad game none the less. Nice seeing Brown start to get involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Kalmar has appeared out of nowhere to miraculously take the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Anyone got the subs made at half time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) 45' | @MelbourneCity Sub. ON: Prelevic, Kalmar. OFF: Paartalu, Espindola #MBCvP Edited September 23, 2014 by Murfy1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hoffman still on. Maybe an indication they'll start Germano on Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Browneye is going alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Browneye is going alright yup... ok so hoff is off now, along with Melling. Zinni and not sure of other one on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Browneye is going alright ye but we're playing pashkovale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Who's number 27? Not a bad touch on the ball so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I've never seen much in retre, not much different tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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