malloy Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Is Nabbout suddenly going to score then, 80% of his shots have landed in row Z. I’m hesitant that this is our solution to goals. Nabbout is our solution to goals not because he scores goals, but because he constantly demands the attention of more than one defender. This of course takes significant pressure off the other forward players who than may find themselves free or with space to move into. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 39 minutes ago, malloy said: Nabbout is our solution to goals not because he scores goals, but because he constantly demands the attention of more than one defender. This of course takes significant pressure off the other forward players who than may find themselves free or with space to move into. I get it, hat trick for Berenguer then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mr MO said: I get it, hat trick for Berenguer then? Tillio... Berenguer is still a flop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Luna in this scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, malloy said: Tillio... Berenguer is still a flop. Tilio is very much like Nabbout. He's everywhere, quick on the ball, twisting and turning and they don't know how to handle him. We just need someone to convert the chances. JMac was doing that, but he's not there and in any case had just lost his "edge" in recent matches. Berenguer isn't sharp enough to do it. Cola is, but he'll probably be on the right, so perhaps Tsubaki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr MO said: Is Nabbout suddenly going to score then, 80% of his shots have landed in row Z. I’m hesitant that this is our solution to goals. Nabbout went to the 2018 World Cup as our starting striker. He is the clear best option with no Maclaren. Tilio isn't a striker, neither is Tsubaki and even though Cola has been training there we have never seen him do it for any meaningful minutes in a game. Nabbout is the one that makes most sense to move there, and use our youth out wide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 hours ago, jw1739 said: It's losing me. The whole bloody thing. Whatever code you follow, many live outside a 25km radius of the ground. The people making these decisions aren't living in the real world and they can't think straight. Simple. Just don't comply with the 25km limit 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Tilio is very much like Nabbout. He's everywhere, quick on the ball, twisting and turning and they don't know how to handle him. We just need someone to convert the chances. JMac was doing that, but he's not there and in any case had just lost his "edge" in recent matches. Berenguer isn't sharp enough to do it. Cola is, but he'll probably be on the right, so perhaps Tsubaki? Whilst, my response above was largely tongue in cheek, if Tillio plays as a false 9 with Nabbout on the wing, I would back Tillio in to score with that little bit of extra space afforded by having Nabbout on the pitch. With that being said, I would think that if Nabbout is on the pitch, he will be playing as the central forward. I also wouldn't mind seeing Caputo on the bench again, I was quite impressed with what he showed in the small amount of game time he got last game. Edited June 9, 2021 by malloy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 I disagree that Tilio and Nabbout are overly similar players. Tilio is closer in style, at least in attacking sense, to Arzani imo whereas Nabbout, whilst still competent in the trickery and dribbling stakes, is a far more powerful player and is wayyyy more likely to score outside the box. Im far more comfortable with Tilio at 9 than Tsubaki on their respective showings, did he play there a bit at Sydney in the youth? Nabbout central prob still my preference all things being equal but i could certainly go with noone and nabbout on the wings with Tilio and Cola providing the central point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Well we have named our squad so that can't be changed. I was disappointed that more youth weren't promoted and our better players rested. With a wooden spoon the outcome for Victory if Newcastle wins or draws I favour Nabbout pulling on the gloves as goalkeeper for this match and playing Glover as our number 9. Call it an experimental formation. Edited June 9, 2021 by TheStig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, TheStig said: Well we have named our squad so that can't be changed. I was disappointed that more youth weren't promoted and our better players rested. With a wooden spoon the outcome for Victory if Newcastle wins or draws I favour Nabbout pulling on the gloves as goalkeeper for this match and playing Glover as our number 9. Call it an experimental formation. Given our recent slump in form we really only have one game to build momentum. I think when we were on our good run of form some teams put up resistence, but once we had scored it felt like they gave up and allowed the inevitable to happen (see 2nd derby). Where as now, teams can see that we are far from unbeatable, but we need to take this match as an opportunity to show we are still a force to be reckoned with. As dissapointing as drawing against MV and allowing them to move off the bottom of the ladder, we should not even entertain the notion of fielding a weaker team to allow Newcastle to get anything from this game. Our focus should always be on us, and winning. Caring more about where Victory finish, than us winning a game hints at us having a chip on our shoulder. If we are to genuinely be A-league heavy hitters every season, then a winning mentality must be instilled for every game and each spot in the team must be earned and we definitely shouldn't be concerned about the clubs fighting it out to avoid finishing last. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, malloy said: Given our recent slump in form we really only have one game to build momentum. I think when we were on our good run of form some teams put up resistence, but once we had scored it felt like they gave up and allowed the inevitable to happen (see 2nd derby). Where as now, teams can see that we are far from unbeatable, but we need to take this match as an opportunity to show we are still a force to be reckoned with. As dissapointing as drawing against MV and allowing them to move off the bottom of the ladder, we should not even entertain the notion of fielding a weaker team to allow Newcastle to get anything from this game. Our focus should always be on us, and winning. Caring more about where Victory finish, than us winning a game hints at us having a chip on our shoulder. If we are to genuinely be A-league heavy hitters every season, then a winning mentality must be instilled for every game and each spot in the team must be earned and we definitely shouldn't be concerned about the clubs fighting it out to avoid finishing last. Two words. Adrian Zahra. Never Forget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, TheStig said: Two words. Adrian Zahra. Never Forget. The best revenge is to live well.... I repeat, we should not be concerned with fate of cellar dwelling clubs, our only concern should be winning every game we play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 42 minutes ago, TheStig said: Well we have named our squad so that can't be changed. Actually yes it can. That squad is meaningless. It’s the team 1hour before kick off that can’t be changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, malloy said: Given our recent slump in form we really only have one game to build momentum. I think when we were on our good run of form some teams put up resistence, but once we had scored it felt like they gave up and allowed the inevitable to happen (see 2nd derby). Where as now, teams can see that we are far from unbeatable, but we need to take this match as an opportunity to show we are still a force to be reckoned with. As dissapointing as drawing against MV and allowing them to move off the bottom of the ladder, we should not even entertain the notion of fielding a weaker team to allow Newcastle to get anything from this game. Our focus should always be on us, and winning. Caring more about where Victory finish, than us winning a game hints at us having a chip on our shoulder. If we are to genuinely be A-league heavy hitters every season, then a winning mentality must be instilled for every game and each spot in the team must be earned and we definitely shouldn't be concerned about the clubs fighting it out to avoid finishing last. 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 And yes if we are to threaten for the dunny seat we need to get momentum back. Frankly we need to win this match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, Shahanga said: And yes if we are to threaten for the dunny seat we need to get momentum back. Frankly we need to win this match. I still think we are we poised, but if anyone hasn't noticed Sydney have won their last 5 in a row scoring 9 and conceding 1. So form is everything especially in 1 off games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, Shahanga said: And yes if we are to threaten for the dunny seat we need to get momentum back. Frankly we need to win this match. Definitely we have to regain momentum. Our past three matches have yielded just two points, and the goals aren't coming easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Really conflicted over this, of course it would be helpful to return home with a big win but its so tempting to hope for a draw... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Happy with a strong draw performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 I’m keen for some football tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Anyone know who’s travelled to Sydney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Need to win. We haven't looked like we've clicked since before we won the plate (the CCM game was not to the same level as most of our season). A 3-1 wi or something like that where we look to get some synergy in attack back would be great. Yes that will mean Victory don't finish last, but that's our own fault. We had our chance to finish the job last week and fluffed it, it's our one blemish on the season thus far. Anything other than a win this week would be a huge disappointment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jw1739 Posted June 10, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 I'm a bit tired of people concerning themselves with Melbourne Victory. Who cares where they finish or what they are doing, or even the size of their supporter base - unless what they do is bringing the league or Australian football into disrepute. What matters is us. We are in the finals and we need the best preparation that we can get. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Just now, jw1739 said: I'm a bit tired of people concerning themselves with Melbourne Victory. Who cares where they finish or what they are doing, or even the size of their supporter base - unless what they do is bringing the league or Australian football into disrepute. What matters is us. We are in the finals and we need the best preparation that we can get. This, those losers live rent free in way too many City heads. I love beating them, i love seeing them lose, but they are way down the priority standings when it comes to watching our own team and securing our own results. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Play the womens team! (and give them equal pay of course, I'm a hUgE feminist). This way we can guarantee Victory gets the spoon and the girls have extra cash to buy handbags and shit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Nabbout starts, Cola starts. Nat on the bench 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Surprised they'd start nabbout. Surely he gets no more then 60 mins tonight if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Still no Noone but Nabbout is a massive in! Plus Cola. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Almost makes you think we lied about the severity of his injury but by all reports this guy is a beast behind the scenes and one of the hardest workers off the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 The Victards would even be celebrating that Colakovski goal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Ah. Rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJV Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Oh for fuck sake, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted June 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 great work from Colakovski. might be another option than Nabbout my take on Nabbout is that he will get 45 minutes to put some time into the legs. if he starts to feel tight he can be brought off earlier - would be a little annoying but better than risking him at the end / wasting a sub (to bring him off only after subbing Nabbout on earlier in the game) concerning about Griffiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Close to the last person we need to come off injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted June 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) fuck me dead, great goal from Archie Goodwin!!! Edited June 10, 2021 by mattyh001 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, mattyh001 said: fuck me dead, great goal from Archie Goodwin!!! Let's sign him up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Great goal by both teams. Entertaining game so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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