Shahanga Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Had a Barry Crocker last night. One of the reasons we were so poor. Hes a great defender but not a midfielder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Who would've thought taking our best cb from last season, and playing him in the midfield would be a bad idea? Just shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Motm from fox. Interesting Must be doing that Afl thing where you just give it to the bloke with the most touches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 1 hour ago, kingofhearts said: Who would've thought taking our best cb from last season, and playing him in the midfield would be a bad idea? Just shocking To be honest if he played next to a Kilkenny or Brattan type (who had the attCking game to cover for him) it might be alright but next to malik it’s a disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Both Malik and Jakobsen are solid in the role they play, but together it's too defensive. Out of the 2 I think Malik is slightly better in midfield. But I also wouldn't split up Bart and larocca, so we're stuck with both Jakobsen and Malik in midfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 My back line would be Atkinson, Schenkeveld, Jakobsen and Jamieson. Malik, Kilkenny and Brattan as the midfielders, Fitzgerald, McCormack and Arzani as the forwards. When you look at the abundance of players we have backing that lot up it's clear that we should be doing a lot better than we are. Tongyik, Genreau, Najjarine, Mauk, Carrusca, Budzinski and Crowley, plus Delbridge to come in, and Bruno to return from injury. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, jw1739 said: My back line would be Atkinson, Schenkeveld, Jakobsen and Jamieson. Malik, Kilkenny and Brattan as the midfielders, Fitzgerald, McCormack and Arzani as the forwards. When you look at the abundance of players we have backing that lot up it's clear that we should be doing a lot better than we are. Tongyik, Genreau, Najjarine, Mauk, Carrusca, Budzinski and Crowley, plus Delbridge to come in, and Bruno to return from injury. Interested to see where Delbridge will fit in. I dont think he would have come to sit on the bench 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 3 hours ago, haz said: Interested to see where Delbridge will fit in. I dont think he would have come to sit on the bench Its pretty obvious. He will be the missing link in midfield. Wazza is going to revolutionize the game. He will become the first to play 3 holding midfielders. Jakobsen Malik and Delbridge in a flat 3 across the back 4. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 54 minutes ago, Jovan said: Its pretty obvious. He will be the missing link in midfield. Wazza is going to revolutionize the game. He will become the first to play 3 holding midfielders. Jakobsen Malik and Delbridge in a flat 3 across the back 4. And we will be the first to see it! happy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 how much has he dropped off, looks completely lost out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 3 hours ago, Thrillhouse said: how much has he dropped off, looks completely lost out there Lol wot? He was outstanding tonight imo... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 24 minutes ago, bt50 said: Lol wot? He was outstanding tonight imo... Besides the blunder which he made up for, he was a strong presence, quick, commanding and made some wicked long ball passes. Good call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Thrillhouse said: how much has he dropped off, looks completely lost out there I think the problem is that he clearly needs to be played further up the pitch. Has Wazza tried that before? I think he has all the good qualities to be an effective midfielder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, bt50 said: Lol wot? He was outstanding tonight imo... lost attacker when other defenders were sitting deep (not aware) complete fuck up in 2nd half when missed the ball around half way gave 2 massive chances away last week too, concerning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuggetsMcGreggor Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 and he's gone. https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/jakobsen-departs-melbourne-city Quote Jakobsen departs Melbourne City Melbourne City FC can announce that Danish defender Michael Jakobsen will depart following two Hyundai A-League seasons with the Club. Jakobsen, 32, joined Melbourne City on a two-year deal in 2016, making 43 appearances and helped City lift its first-ever men’s trophy, the Westfield FFA Cup in November 2016. Jakobsen scored his first goal for Melbourne City FC on his debut; an acrobatic a bicycle kick in the second minute of the 2016 FFA Cup quarter final against Western Sydney Wanderers. We would like to thank Michael for his contribution to our Club and wish him and his family all the very best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Trade for Gulum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfan101 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Adelaide just announced him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 This is shit! Inunderstand we could get a decent Aussie CB with the same output BUT Jako has shown great commitment to the team and wish him all the best! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Really sad to see him go. That goal against WSW in the Cup was pure gold. Wish him all the best. That said he was injury prone, and his absence during the finals due to injury certainly cost us against Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Shame but tough calls have to be made. My only gripe with this is he's going to another aleague team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Not really injury prone, more that once injured the recovery gets harder with age. We've had a lot of those in our history. Well, there's one of our "problems" as alluded to in another thread. We don't keep even our captain for more than two seasons. How can you build a loyal fan-base with our turnover of players? Sad to see you go Michael. All the very best to you and your family. Edited May 14, 2018 by jw1739 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 A true City Boy, the type of player you were proud to have wear the captains armband. I'm just glad he didn't go to Sydney or the Victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GreenSeater Posted May 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Understand why we've released him, but still upset to see him go as I've always been a big fan of him. Thanks for everything Jako and all the best 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originalmeme Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 going to be very hard to replace him. a fit jako and bort in the middle best pairing in the league 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Fucking bad, bad decision. Letting go of a quality player, we better replace him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 well fuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 2 hours ago, kingofhearts said: Fucking bad, bad decision. Letting go of a quality player, we better replace him. This. another poor decision. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 3 hours ago, jw1739 said: Not really injury prone, more that once injured the recovery gets harder with age. We've had a lot of those in our history. Well, there's one of our "problems" as alluded to in another thread. We don't keep even our captain for more than two seasons. How can you build a loyal fan-base with our turnover of players? Sad to see you go Michael. All the very best to you and your family. I think the team needing him to play whilst injured was also a factor with him being out in finals. This being because Delbridge wasn't up to scratch and also the stupid points dropped during the season. Jako is the type of person who gives his all for the team and wouldn't sit out a week due to a niggle unless made to. If he could have taken a week off earlier on, maybe this wouldn't have been in this predicament. It will hurt seeing him play for another team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 To play him in the midfield was misguided but to release him is negligent, especially to a direct rival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 I’m afraid this club is like a person “down on their luck”, they think all their problems are due to “bad luck” but actually 95% of those problems can be traced back to terrible decisions they made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Shahanga said: I’m afraid this club is like a person “down on their luck”, they think all their problems are due to “bad luck” but actually 95% of those problems can be traced back to terrible decisions they made. As I've said elsewhere, we tend to blame everything on CFG and Manchester City, but this shambles over our so-called "Leadership Group" shows up how incompetent our local management team really is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Can someone tell me how many games he missed the season due to injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, Heart of Melbourne said: Can someone tell me how many games he missed the season due to injury Well he played 43 games. 27 league games per season plus finals and FFA cup say 30 to 35. So say we had 65 games or so he missed just under 20 possible over 2 seasons. Not bad for an older player but obviously some would argue otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, Jovan said: Well he played 43 games. 27 league games per season plus finals and FFA cup say 30 to 35. So say we had 65 games or so he missed just under 20 possible over 2 seasons. Not bad for an older player but obviously some would argue otherwise This season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Heart of Melbourne said: This season? According to Transfermarkt.co.uk he missed just three A-League matches - Round 27 and the two finals. He missed 11 in 2016/17. So he played 17 matches in 2016/17 and 26 in 2017/18. Only A-League matches count apparently. FFA Cup matches do not. Edited May 14, 2018 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 6 hours ago, mattyh001 said: Really sad to see him go. That goal against WSW in the Cup was pure gold. Wish him all the best. That said he was injury prone, and his absence during the finals due to injury certainly cost us against Newcastle Jakobsen - captain - released Cahill - captain - released Sorenson - Goalkeeper of the year - released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, belaguttman said: Jakobsen - captain - released Cahill - self centred flog - released Sorenson - retired - released Strawman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, n i k o said: Strawman Not really, apart from Paddy, the position has hardly been a vote of confidence, just like Player of the Year. It's up there with 'he has the full backing of the Board' Edited May 14, 2018 by belaguttman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 23 minutes ago, belaguttman said: Not really, apart from Paddy, the position has hardly been a vote of confidence, just like Player of the Year. It's up there with 'he has the full backing of the Board' The only pattern I see is we keep giving the captaincy to old cunts lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 7 hours ago, n i k o said: The only pattern I see is we keep giving the captaincy to old cunts lol That's half the pattern, the other half is that we then release them. That makes it harder to develop any evolution of culture. If you are going to use the senior players in leadership positions then it's helpful to appoint someone to the position that'll be around for longer than that season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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