CrazyMatt
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Aaron Mooy and Tom Rogic both in serious doubt for the Asian Cup. Faaaaaaaaaaaaark sake.
Socceroos/A-League/FFA Cup/Asian Champions League
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HaroldBishop
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Just realised I posted this in the wrong thread.
Interested to hear the thoughts of those that watch A League more than me (which isn't much).
Three teams in both Melbourne and Sydney? Is that a smart move?
Interested to hear the thoughts of those that watch A League more than me (which isn't much).
Three teams in both Melbourne and Sydney? Is that a smart move?
snowman
Total gronk
shambolic
should have gone wollongong and someone else
should have gone wollongong and someone else
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Canberra would of been good.
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Adding a third team dilutes the bitter rivalries between Sydney FC/WanderLOL’s and the two Melbourne teams. Those rivalries are a big selling point of the league and I think adding a third element to those makes the current rivalries less intense and less special.
Should of been two of Canberra, Wollongong or a second Brisbane team.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Average crowd for the Sydney derby?
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Train problems and weather kept people away I think.
As for the game. On our worst night. When we're basically handing them the game, they found a way to **** it up and lose. Even better it was Vedran that cost them. Absolutely hilarious.
In saying that, Sydney travel to Perth next week, and if we get a repeat of tonight over there, it’ll be 5-0 Perth. Tratt might start alongside Wilkinson next week.
snowman
Total gronk
is this the most lop sided derby apart from liverpool & everton?
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Juventus/Torino maybe?
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Highlights of the Mariners vs Glory game today?
• There was a 30 minute delay after a player fell into the goal and broke the ****ing thing.
• A kid with a toy assault rifle scared the absolute **** out of people in the crowd.
• Daniel McBreen pretty much ending his TV career by calling the Mariners “****ing dog****” in a live mic.
• A section of the grandstand was closed after it was discovered an endangered sea bird was nesting there.
I love the A-League.
• There was a 30 minute delay after a player fell into the goal and broke the ****ing thing.
• A kid with a toy assault rifle scared the absolute **** out of people in the crowd.
• Daniel McBreen pretty much ending his TV career by calling the Mariners “****ing dog****” in a live mic.
• A section of the grandstand was closed after it was discovered an endangered sea bird was nesting there.
I love the A-League.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Haha tell me you made all of that up!
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Nope. Go check it out. All ****ing legit.
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Daniel McBreen kept his job. Hahahaha! Love it. Kinda relieved really, it’s nice someone didn’t get canned for one mistake, plus he was right in what he said.
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Haha exactly, what he said was completely true. He will learn from this though, it's good to give him another go, would seem a bit harsh to sack him for it.
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Some very suspicious officiating tonight across the ditch. Gutsy as **** win for Sydney though.
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Feel sorry for Arnold. He was going to cop it no matter how we did. Especially from Melbourne we’re there’s a clear agenda against him. People gotta keep in mind that:
1. He was hamstrung at the start of the tournament due to a number of key injuries in Mooy, Arzani, Boyle and Leckie.
2. He unearthed some new stars in Mabil, Ikonomidis and Grant.
3. We were bundled out by the host nation backed by a big crowd and coached by an Italian legend in Zaccheroni.
4. Preparation was also hamstrung by players being released by clubs late.
1. He was hamstrung at the start of the tournament due to a number of key injuries in Mooy, Arzani, Boyle and Leckie.
2. He unearthed some new stars in Mabil, Ikonomidis and Grant.
3. We were bundled out by the host nation backed by a big crowd and coached by an Italian legend in Zaccheroni.
4. Preparation was also hamstrung by players being released by clubs late.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Nah we're ****
CrazyMatt
Jaws
I don’t think this new formation is working for Sydney FC. Especially with Ninkovic playing on the left, id like to see move to a CAM role behind the two strikers with a narrow diamond midfield with a mandate to play through the middle, which will hopefully spell an end to at least a lot of those pointless crosses Sydney seem to rely on, they don’t work anymore since we don’t have Bobo who could hold the ball up, especially with the poor quality they were dishing up last week. Here’s how I’d line them up against the Nix:
GK: Redmayne
RB: Grant
LB: King (time to give Zullo a spell, he’s been a liability all year, hopefully this gives him the kick up the area he needs. Time to give a young lad a go there)
CB: Wilkinson (c)
CB: Warland
CDM: Retre (like Zullo, Brillante has been a liability)
CM: O’Neill
CM: Caceras
CAM: Ninkovic
ST: Gooch
ST: LaFondre
Alternatively you could have O’Neill as the CDM and bring in DDS as a CM, or even take a punt on Ivanovic in the midfield, that would be a long shot though.
GK: Redmayne
RB: Grant
LB: King (time to give Zullo a spell, he’s been a liability all year, hopefully this gives him the kick up the area he needs. Time to give a young lad a go there)
CB: Wilkinson (c)
CB: Warland
CDM: Retre (like Zullo, Brillante has been a liability)
CM: O’Neill
CM: Caceras
CAM: Ninkovic
ST: Gooch
ST: LaFondre
Alternatively you could have O’Neill as the CDM and bring in DDS as a CM, or even take a punt on Ivanovic in the midfield, that would be a long shot though.
CrazyMatt
Jaws
Matt Simon:
Praised as a great ambassador the league one week, getting red carded and telling the ref not to walk away from him “you ****ing dog” the next.
I love that psycho.
Praised as a great ambassador the league one week, getting red carded and telling the ref not to walk away from him “you ****ing dog” the next.
I love that psycho.