AFC Cup

[true believer]

nice win 4 goals is security as i expect them to be a class above at home
1all in india

 

[true believer]

How shit was that ref?

his job was to limit our time and score . afc ref indeed

 

[Corsair]

Time wasting was off the chart.

Expecting we'll get rorted over there, can't be sending a weak team, big money at stake.

 

[Paolo]

Is that why they were chanting “max is a wanker” for much of the first half? With friends like these…

Followed by "what do do we think of the Yellow Army? Shit!...What do we think of shit? Yellow Army"

But bouncing back in when it's time for a photo. ?

 

[Tevor]

nice win 4 goals is security as i expect them to be a class above at home
1all in india

I don’t see them beating us 5 nil. It will definitely be harder over there and some interesting comments on socials that Odisha were missing their drink breaks they normally get because it’s so hot in India. Thought that was a bit harsh. Good thing is we have heaps of experience playing in humid conditions so I’m feeling pretty comfortable for the return leg. Agree the Ref was terrible and that’s the lottery of AFC, the one who did the game against the Cows was very good.

 

[Allreet?]

I don’t see them beating us 5 nil. It will definitely be harder over there and some interesting comments on socials that Odisha were missing their drink breaks they normally get because it’s so hot in India. Thought that was a bit harsh. Good thing is we have heaps of experience playing in humid conditions so I’m feeling pretty comfortable for the return leg. Agree the Ref was terrible and that’s the lottery of AFC, the one who did the game against the Cows was very good.

That's because he hated both teams equally, which is the most you can ask for in Asia.

 

[Big Al]

Loved Steele’s aggression. He has not mucking around like everyone else was which is exactly what he should be doing to show he deserves minutes again.

Him and Ed had the energy we needed to put the game and both legs out of reach.

I thought they were shit and we should have been press harder earlier to out it out of reach

 

[Wombat]

Followed by "what do do we think of the Yellow Army? Shit!...What do we think of shit? Yellow Army"

But bouncing back in when it's time for a photo. ?

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I said to my mate Angry, shall we go down and clean them out. He scoffed and said it wouldn't take much.

They liked singing... Is this a library? We love Odisha, we do.

 

[Hello Sailor]

I thought they were shit and we should have been press harder earlier to out it out of reach

Agreed. If these guys are top of the ladder and Cumdog has only scored seven from 14 he is just cruising.

 

[BrisRecky]

I said to my mate Angry, shall we go down and clean them out. He scoffed and said it wouldn't take much.

They liked singing... Is this a library? We love Odisha, we do.

gadzooks, I cant begin to imagine what would of happened if they sang that at belmore during a Olympic match back in my yoof, suffice it to say.....

 

[priorpeter]

I said to my mate Angry, shall we go down and clean them out. He scoffed and said it wouldn't take much.

They liked singing... Is this a library? We love Odisha, we do.

The irony of singing “is this a library” when the gronk in the sunnies is actually the Macarthur ‘capo’.

 

[turbo]

Agree with some of the comments about the ref. I didnt think he screwed us on any big calls though perhaps there were some more valid penalty shouts, hard to tell from the stadium, but especially once we got up a bit the 50-50s were going heavily against us and the standard for a yellow was not equal.

I thought Odisha showed some hints of what they could do at times, Danny made a regulation but important near post save in the first half and I felt like they were always a chance to pinch a goal against the run of play. They had no control over the game though and that was all us. They'll have to throw the kitchen sink at us next game so that should give us chances to score more.

 

[Ben10]

Hally MoM, some great challenges and incisive passes, one in particular to Edmo with the shot only just going wide. Onto the Cows, let's put some daylight between us and third.

 

[Ironbark]

Such an important game in our history and season and such a great result.

We could have turned up the tempo and put 10 past them, but at the cost of sapping ourselves. With the upcoming schedule we played exactly as we should have

 

[dlanod]

Hally MoM, some great challenges and incisive passes, one in particular to Edmo with the shot only just going wide. Onto the Cows, let's put some daylight between us and third.

Every time he goes on a run it scares the beejezus out of me because it looks like a giraffe dribbling the ball, and I wait for a turnover and him to be out of position on a counterattack. But then he seems to do enough to keep it despite how it looks.

 

[turbo]

Onto the Cows, let's put some daylight between us and third.

I'm expecting a spicy one. They'll be hurting from the AFC knockout and Germain will be his grubby self. I just hope they dont go out with intent to injure.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Hally MoM, some great challenges and incisive passes, one in particular to Edmo with the shot only just going wide. Onto the Cows, let's put some daylight between us and third.

That pass to edmo is the one that nobody looks to play generally - especially on the left side of the pitch.

He regularly makes that run between the defenders but we don't play the pass, or wait too long and then knock a poor pass that gets intercepted.

 

[turbo]

That pass to edmo is the one that nobody looks to play generally - especially on the left side of the pitch.

He regularly makes that run between the defenders but we don't play the pass, or wait too long and then knock a poor pass that gets intercepted.

Very frustrating. Understandable early but stands out like a sore thumb now that he should be properly embedded in the team. Perhaps the rotation between Reec, Kuol and Edmo isnt helping as the other two position very differently.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Perhaps the rotation between Reec, Kuol and Edmo isnt helping as the other two position very differently.

I haven't seen Reec make a run yet. His heat map would be a half pace straight line up the middle from halfway to the edge of the box.

Even when he got the chance early there was no urgency to take it on. He just sort of ambled into the box.

 

[turbo]

Looking up the Olyroos squad Farrell has been named and would be a favourite for being in the U23 Asian cup to qualify for the Olympics. The U23 asian cup clashes with the inter zonal finals for afc cup so it's likely we don't get him for that.