Missing_Moy Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: Never in doubt. Wazza seems to know what he's doing so far. Said in the presser after the game Killa has a back injury and wants him to get fit. Promising signs. Looks like an opening has come up with Williams tackle on Malik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Great win boys. Long way to go but the foundation has been laid and Joyce has got them playing as he wants them to. Fantastic start to the season. Sat right next to active. Great effort. First time i didnt hear Stand by Me at a derby. Drowned them out and the library shushing to the NT was gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Scrappy and a little disjointed up front, but very assured and pragmatic at the back bar the solitary Victory goal. Happy with that! Budzinski still looks quite underdone but that was a cracking finish so credit to him, and I'm sure with more minutes he'll improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Young Polak said: If it wasn't coming up milhouse for bruce with his deflected goals, im sure he would have been murdered for not passing square to mccormack One of the all time great "No...no...NO!! YEEEEESSSSS!!!!!" goals that I can remember. Great win. Assuming that I wasn't on my own, thinking a draw would be a decent result. Victory's front half looked outstanding on paper and despite the ball being pretty much permanently up there for the second half, the City defence made them look impotent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Some damn stupid substitutions by Muscat helped us too. Took off their best player (can only assume, charitably, that he was injured?), then thought about but failed to sub a player who then broke down and played no further part in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 There's a great shot of Bruce celebrating his goal with our fans on the Guardian website. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 18 minutes ago, SF33 said: One of the all time great "No...no...NO!! YEEEEESSSSS!!!!!" goals that I can remember. Great win. Assuming that I wasn't on my own, thinking a draw would be a decent result. Victory's front half looked outstanding on paper and despite the ball being pretty much permanently up there for the second half, the City defence made them look impotent. All i was doing was yelling at the screen "pass it you fucking retard... oh, fuck alright, sweet" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HEARTinator Posted October 14, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, fensaddler said: There's a great shot of Bruce celebrating his goal with our fans on the Guardian website. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I was actually really happy to watch McCormack work around on the frontline, seemed to half a good sense of attacking positions and positively orchestrates chances into the box. Dangerous player against defenders imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I loved the look of Jakey as a DM. He and Malik worked really well together until the injury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hakz7 Posted October 14, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 What a win! Great photo from the City twitter/fb page: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever City Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 We are Melbourne!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffplz Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Fucking great everywhere, the terrace drowned em out for 95% of the game 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, jeffplz said: Fucking great everywhere, the terrace drowned em out for 95% of the game We've been watching the replay at @Embees having a laugh at how loud you can here us 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: We've been watching the replay at @Embees having a laugh at how loud you can here us Havnt seen the game or highlights, only score. Where can I watch a replay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) So many players were huge. The work rate of Jaokbsen, Kamau, Mauk etc. were faultless. Simply didn't stop for 90 minutes. Fucking epic effort. Edited October 14, 2017 by n i k o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, n i k o said: So many players were huge. The work rate of Jaokbsen, Kamau, Mauk etc. were faultless. Simply didn't stop for 90 minutes. Fucking epic effort. Can vouch for Kamau, but found it hard keeping an eye on Jacobsen from where I was sitting. How did he go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, JMSTEP123 said: Can vouch for Kamau, but found it hard keeping an eye on Jacobsen from where I was sitting. How did he go? Creatively not great as expected but his work rate was incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Just now, n i k o said: Creatively not great as expected but his work rate was incredible. Going to be hard with Bart and La Rocca doing well at CB for Jaco to get back in there. I rate him highly, but this defence is so far the best I have ever seen of City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityWildcat Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Match highlights up on Herald Sun website I thought our defence was fantastic in the first half, but we seemed very nervous at 1-1. Last 15min were gold though. McCormack was less ruthless in front of goal than he should have been. His final ball was a little disappointing for me. Great support .... Active is the only place to be at Etihad....my son was in level 3 and said the atmosphere was absolutely shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Absolutely brilliant In years gone by we would have conceded 4 or 5, but the new defensive steel is great. I was very skeptical of larocca signing but he has been great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 more than deserved the win, big team performance v the dirty cunts, should of had 9 out there very surprised with how la rocca went and even malik was good before the injury marcin very lucky that miss didn't cost us (imagine the tards if he had of passed it for timmy) fox sports gave fitzy bog, troisi 2 jako 1 would of thought fitzy was our worst, should of torn them apart running at the shitcunt dj on a yellow fair enough with troisi scoring the winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originalmeme Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Was great to sit in GA surrounded by the scum, with only a few of us around. How sweet it was when brucey scored, even the scum were saying how shit they were 1 hour ago, n i k o said: Creatively not great as expected but his work rate was incredible. ye, hard as nails and super in the tackle, he got forward a couple of times and totally shanked it haha, thats why you stay back Jako! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Kali_(Heringen) Literally just passed this, found out it's a mountain of salt.... Must be a sign about the new levels of salt Victory will have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Wait did Wazza only make 2 subs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) Brilliant win, will go down as one my all time favourite Heart/City wins because there was just something so assuring about the way we played. Loving our defence now and the likes of Marvin etc just topped it off. Sat near active and it was absolutely pumping, didn't stop singing all night. Equally as good as our on field performance. Now to continue this against Wellington next week! Edited October 14, 2017 by RedAndWhitePride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 4 hours ago, belaguttman said: Positives: We won, breaking a 2 game derby losing run. Defensively solid, 29% possession by us. Joyce, the HAL Mourinho opted to control space instead of possession and we did a good job of that. Rarely threatened although we sat very deep. We'll be much harder to break down this season, this was the game plan we tried against the smurfs but executed it more effectively (and against a poorer team) visit0rs are bottom of the table Negatives: Ugly football even though it was effective. The performance couldn't be a starker contrast to the first derby thrashing last season but we all know how that season finished No organised attacking plan other than "hoof it to Ross". At least he isn't a midget and understands the off-side rule Ugly tackle on Malik, lucky not to be a red I'm fitter than Marcin Poor crowd 35k was decent enough, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 hearing our piss take of their goal song on the tv is fucking beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 5 hours ago, RedAndWhitePride said: 35k was decent enough, imo. 35,572 (or whatever it was) was disappointing. Victory's membership has dropped by at least a couple thousand l was told. I just hope we come out in numbers in our derbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jovan Posted October 14, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Wow. Just fucking Wow. When the team was announced I feared the worst. We basically had 2 recognized midfielders. But that first 40 minutes of Malik was outstanding we didn't need more. Jakobsen alongside was very interesting. The bloke didn't stop. He doesn't have the creativity but his work rate and positioning was superb. With the ball we were playing basically a 424 which I haven't seen for a long time. It really stretched the tards especially the first half. Our only weakness was at RB and as Muscat was against a very good player and under different circumstances we could of copped a few from that side. To his credit he battled and ironically got his regular yellow well into the second half. But the game was won from the back LaRocca and Bort are very tidy and Jamieson dominated Barbarousos. Mauk worked super hard and so to Fitzy but still for me both lack that little bit of brilliance but at this stage of our development I'd take work rate over flair. Ross battled but still looks a little rusty and looks like he is still adapting to the team and the League. Many of his runs were not honoured or more accurately not seen. Over time he and the mids should find the range. And Brucey. Wow. The bloke ran all night. He even won a header, I think that could be the first header he has ever won. And when he broke down the left all I could think was cut it square cut it square but he shot and got a deflection but Ross was open. Budzinski needs a good 6 weeks to reach match fitness the bloke looked stuffed after 10 minutes. But that finish was just what we and him personally needed. I was reserving my judgment until round 6 but on last night's performance we are going to be in the mix come round 27 just remembering what we experienced last season after November but this is a different team different mentality and above all a different style. Couldn't be happier. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 8 hours ago, haz said: Havnt seen the game or highlights, only score. Where can I watch a replay? Replay on Fox 505 at 12:30 i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 The victory salt on twitter is delicious, telling me that they outsang us all game- did anyone actually hear them besides for just after when they scored ? Atmopshere was fantastic last night, and that was all to do with melburnians. Top, top work fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 42 minutes ago, Jovan said: I was reserving my judgment until round 6 but on last night's performance we are going to be in the mix come round 27 just remembering what we experienced last season after November but this is a different team different mentality and above all a different style. I don't want to sound like a prophet of doom but we've all been here before and it's early days... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Just now, belaguttman said: I don't want to sound like a prophet of doom but we've all been here before and it's early days... I get the feeling that wazza isn't the type to balls up Wellington at home. Big game next week, we have to keep this momentum going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) Just calling out La Rocca for a couple of very good games for so far. I was fearing his sometime reckless approach might cost us but he's been very controlled and just stuck to his job extremely well. This might be an example of Joyce turning around a player's mental approach and having him focus on what's good for the team - and in turn reaping the rewards. Let's hope so. Edited October 14, 2017 by HEARTinator 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Just now, thisphantomfortress said: I get the feeling that wazza isn't the type to balls up Wellington at home. Big game next week, we have to keep this momentum going Yes, the 'unlosable' game.... Hopefully, we continue to show the same determination and discipline. If we can win away in Adelaide and at least draw with the smurfs then I'll start to #believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Watching the reply, geez it looks disgusting with all the seagulls on the pitch. Never seen so many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, HEARTinator said: Just calling out La Rocca for a couple of very good games for so far. I was fearing his sometime reckless approach might cost us but he's been very controlled and just stuck to his job extremely well. This might be an example of Joyce turning around a player's mental approach and having him focus on what's good for the team - and in turn reaping the rewards. Let's hope so. I was very skeptical about his signing, but after seeing him play. You can totally understand why he was a starter in 2 very good sides before coming to city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 One negative. Budders not going to the NT when we scored and giving it to them, would have made their little heads explode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever City Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, haz said: Wait did Wazza only make 2 subs? Can confirm, only Budzinski and Cahill came on. Edited October 14, 2017 by Forever City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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