Bannon Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Hahahahahahaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Alright I've muted the TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Jamie didn't look confident at all taking that pen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) What a poor penalty, perfect height for a keeper and not even in the corner. Playing with 10 men if JMAC doesn’t take his changes as we can’t use him in open play, struggles with poor touches. Edited November 25, 2023 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, moops said: Jamie didn't look confident at all taking that pen. Moment he took that short run up i got nervous. I swear that kind of run up has a higher probability of missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 How many has he missed out of the past 5 he's taken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Nabbout and Leckie are going to need to make a hell of a difference even for us to make the six. We look like also rans with an ageing, underperforming squad. Bit like Macarthur last season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Fck me dead. We are second to most balls. Any loose ball there's 3 or 4 of our players watching it hoping someone else goes for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, fensaddler said: Nabbout and Leckie are going to need to make a hell of a difference even for us to make the six. We look like also rans with an ageing, underperforming squad. Bit like Macarthur last season. Those two will make a huge difference, just on the pace side of things if nothing else. When they do they will be as raw as a cut prawn, they'll be under a lot of pressure and I can see the first few games being a bit average. Just have to support them and encourage, they're the only hope we have tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, jw1739 said: How many has he missed out of the past 5 he's taken? Conversion ratio in general is poor. Urka very poor today as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMLIII Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Truly uninspiring performance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted November 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 minute ago, MCMLIII said: Awesome movie!!! Shame our team is playing as good as Alien 3 and Resurrection 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Fuck we are shit. What a horrible time to try and get my son into following City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Souprayen probably our best, Behich tried but was at fault for the goal, Talbot is the backpass master, Nadel as people have said seems pretty lazy, I'd rather play that kid who came on. A few balls across the goal weren't pounced on, is it a confidence thing, or a coaching thing? Apart from Arslan the lion and Behich we have zero creativity, pretty tepid stuff. I'm glad I bought some Japanese beer to try, the highlight of the game, it's not bad at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 don't understand why we keep putting high crosses into the box and not hard and low along the ground..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Again, just alot of meh about the performance. Alot of players were ok, no one was exceptionally bad but also no one was exceptionally good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, neio said: Again, just alot of meh about the performance. Alot of players were ok, no one was exceptionally bad but also no one was exceptionally good Mid table squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 53 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Mid table squad. I admire your optimism... 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 4 hours ago, fensaddler said: I'd be wondering if there's not something wrong with the chemistry of the squad. But we're definitely carrying too many players who aren't performing. I wanted to put a backstory on this comment. There was research done years ago which related success in football teams to the number and strength of social connections between the team members. The more the social connections the more united and successful the team. We lost a lot of people at the end of the season. We've maybe lost some key people in the squad, the characters who created the team spirit and sense of unity. We may even have brought in characters who don't work well in the group. At best it will take time for those bonds to develop. It may be as much off the pitch as on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 25 minutes ago, fensaddler said: I wanted to put a backstory on this comment. There was research done years ago which related success in football teams to the number and strength of social connections between the team members. The more the social connections the more united and successful the team. We lost a lot of people at the end of the season. We've maybe lost some key people in the squad, the characters who created the team spirit and sense of unity. We may even have brought in characters who don't work well in the group. At best it will take time for those bonds to develop. It may be as much off the pitch as on it. Good point. We lost Jamo, our captain, and no doubt in my mind that he was a real driving force in the squad. And we certainly know of one strong social connection that was lost at the end of last season - that between Lam and Berisha. https://aleagues.com.au/news/city-star-who-owns-hotel-fries-shop-in-amsterdam-has-met-his-second-son-in-the-a-leagues/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) This is going to be a very long season. I doubt that we'll get much joy from the remaining three games, and I'd expect a good flogging in the derby on that performance. This is a case of the team's ability being well below the sum of the parts. Yes, we still have a team of apparent strangers, but after pre-season, four games and a week of training during the break, there is no sign of progression. If we are going to push up with our FBs, then we either need to invert one or play two decent DMs, as we are leaving acres of space between midfield and the backline that even NPL teams carved through like a hot knife through butter. This is compounded by both Souprayen and Reis being slow, although Souprayen surprised me with better positioning today. Our forward play is dull and predictable; our crosses seem to either be overhit, not get past the first defender, or go to the keeper. We look aimless in set pieces, a far cry from a few seasons ago, and our conversion efficiency must surely be one of the worst in the League. Natel is a passenger. Vidmar seems to have us playing more directly; for once our completed passes weren't double our opponents, but our turnover rate is still way too high. Edited November 25, 2023 by belaguttman 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 This team lacks speed, lacks creativity and has little if any leadership on field. On top of that Natel is uninterested. First up return Natel ASAP. Don't care if we bring a kid from the NPL. Even if the kid is crap, at least he is our own homegrown crap and I know he will give a damn. Secondly, take the captaincy off JMac. Give it to Arslan or Behich. Third, JMac to stop taking penalties. Against Bangladesh he said that he was not confident taking the penalty and gave it to Luongo. If he is not confident taking penalties give it to Arslan or Jakolis. Fourth, someone has to explain why Talbot is preferred ahead of Galloway. The only thing I can think of is that Talbot is considered a project. Personally, I think that he will be an A-League journeyman. Start Galloway and play him for 70 minutes then sub with Talbot. Fifth, the club has to accept that it has an ageing squad specially at the back. Reis contract should not be renewed. Good to be given a one year option as he has also considerably slowed down. Hall will either be given an opportunity to play or just be released. We should also note that JMac is not as fast as last season and his confidence is down. We should also note that if Nabbout and Leckie return, then they are also going to be slower. With Nabbout is more likely to commit fouls. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 In a word, at the moment, the team is impotent 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Torn Asunder said: In a word, at the moment, the team is impotent Impotent... and ejaculatory failure. We can't get the supporters to come. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremorne Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 point above bottom of the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 9 hours ago, NewConvert said: This team lacks speed, lacks creativity and has little if any leadership on field. On top of that Natel is uninterested. First up return Natel ASAP. Don't care if we bring a kid from the NPL. Even if the kid is crap, at least he is our own homegrown crap and I know he will give a damn. Secondly, take the captaincy off JMac. Give it to Arslan or Behich. Third, JMac to stop taking penalties. Against Bangladesh he said that he was not confident taking the penalty and gave it to Luongo. If he is not confident taking penalties give it to Arslan or Jakolis. Fourth, someone has to explain why Talbot is preferred ahead of Galloway. The only thing I can think of is that Talbot is considered a project. Personally, I think that he will be an A-League journeyman. Start Galloway and play him for 70 minutes then sub with Talbot. Fifth, the club has to accept that it has an ageing squad specially at the back. Reis contract should not be renewed. Good to be given a one year option as he has also considerably slowed down. Hall will either be given an opportunity to play or just be released. We should also note that JMac is not as fast as last season and his confidence is down. We should also note that if Nabbout and Leckie return, then they are also going to be slower. With Nabbout is more likely to commit fouls. Pretty much agree here. Why we signed Souprayen for two years is beyond me - half the time we end up with two left footed CBs and the forward pass - when it finally happens - is painfully predictable. As well as explaining the Galloway situation IMO the club needs to explain the same for Hall. He played against Wellington in the Cup and gave a very solid performance. Many of these points require some careful management within the club. We need to remember that we're just 5 matches into a 27-match season but if things don't improve I'm all for letting those older players go who are out of contract at the end of this season and starting a proper rebuild. The problem with the penalty against Wellington was that Tolgay had been substituted and Antonis hadn't yet come on. But any professional football club should have at least two players on the pitch who are confident at taking a penalty. Poor player management IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 Imagine our team during the Asian Cup early next year: no JMac, no Aziz, likely no Leckie😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 3 hours ago, belaguttman said: Imagine our team during the Asian Cup early next year: no JMac, no Aziz, likely no Leckie😱 What differences do you expect to see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, jw1739 said: What differences do you expect to see? It will be a big chance for Max Caputo, but he's a different type of striker. Let's see how Vidmar can use him. Hopefully, Reis isn't starting on the wing in place of Behich without a change in tactics; we need to find a way to play more compactly & close down the spaces between our lines and improve our cohesion. What I'm expecting is that we'll score less and concede more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 2 hours ago, belaguttman said: It will be a big chance for Max Caputo, but he's a different type of striker. Let's see how Vidmar can use him. Hopefully, Reis isn't starting on the wing in place of Behich without a change in tactics; we need to find a way to play more compactly & close down the spaces between our lines and improve our cohesion. What I'm expecting is that we'll score less and concede more. Imo Caputo is much more suited to our style of play than JMac. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 23 hours ago, belaguttman said: Imagine our team during the Asian Cup early next year: no JMac, no Aziz, likely no Leckie😱 Leckie has played little part in the season so far so I don't see his absence as changing anything. As for Aziz and JMac I don't see their absence as having much effect. As Vidmar has said, professional footballers don't suddenly forget how to play football. Although IMO our signings are not wonderful, I point the finger at the the over-elaborate possession-style of football that we are playing rather than the squad as a whole or individual players. If this style is "mandated" by CFG then it's absurd. No-one should expect footballers at our level to reproduce the style played by the flagship Manchester City, who have virtually unlimited resources to harvest talented players from all over the globe. And, incidentally, face 115 charges laid by the EPL concerning financial fair play, but who IMO will not be sanctioned (unlike Everton) because they will simply filibuster in the courts until the EPL is exhausted by the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 4 hours ago, jw1739 said: Leckie has played little part in the season so far so I don't see his absence as changing anything. As for Aziz and JMac I don't see their absence as having much effect. As Vidmar has said, professional footballers don't suddenly forget how to play football. Although IMO our signings are not wonderful, I point the finger at the the over-elaborate possession-style of football that we are playing rather than the squad as a whole or individual players. If this style is "mandated" by CFG then it's absurd. No-one should expect footballers at our level to reproduce the style played by the flagship Manchester City, who have virtually unlimited resources to harvest talented players from all over the globe. And, incidentally, face 115 charges laid by the EPL concerning financial fair play, but who IMO will not be sanctioned (unlike Everton) because they will simply filibuster in the courts until the EPL is exhausted by the process. I don't think that Pep would recognise our style of football TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 41 minutes ago, NewConvert said: I don't think that Pep would recognise our style of football TBH. I guess that is what I'm trying to say. It's not mandated, it's home-grown. And therefore can be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 7 hours ago, jw1739 said: Leckie has played little part in the season so far so I don't see his absence as changing anything. The presence of a fit Leckie won't solve our problems, but it would help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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