ALM Round 4 - Mariners v Roar 5pm Sunday 12th

[AuzDutchy]

Smith offers as little as Wilson has on the wing

Faz & Storm look tired and have been pegged back alot

Theoharaus has been in Browns pocket

Tulio seems to be having a run of bad luck in the Aliga

Big 2nd half coming up here

 

[pjennings]

Moss is right imo, Theo initiated the contact, which sucks but it’s right I reckon

I thought that live. But watching the replay the Roar player plants his leg in the way and makes no play at the ball at all. Pen for me.

 

[scottmac]

Positive from that half, Kuol looks to have stepped it up and Tulio is there for it. Also Smith, Roux and Faz providing more than we've seen in attack. Balard and Niz also putting in good shifts. We'll get the chances in the second but will we have the composure to take them and will we be a bit more solid at the back.

 

[scottmac]

He was diving well before the contact. No penalty.

Definitely, but if he didn't the contact happens because of the leg getting put in and it can't be overturned. Just poor play by Theo

 

[scoober]

As much as it was probably not a penalty the biggest issue is the referee not letting play go. Ball went straight to Smith, could have scored from there. Refs in over his head

 

[turbo]

Smith offers as little as Wilson has on the wing

Smith has looked good imo. Should pose some questions for MJ with what he’s done so far.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Smith has looked good imo. Should pose some questions for MJ with what he’s done so far.

He just has to be better than Wilson. Hardly a challenge

 

[scottmac]

I thought that live. But watching the replay the Roar player plants his leg in the way any makes no play at the ball at all. Pen for me.

It's not a pen because contact is initiated by Theo. He's lucky not to get a card for it and we're down to 10 because he got a yellow minutes later.

 

[Hello Sailor]

Moss is hard to listen to. Along with his inevitable reference to a short stint with us he said that our game in the Australia Cup showed that we were implementing the new manager's tactics. I'm pretty sure that Jacko wasn't manager then

 

[capauau]

Non existant marking by Paull for their second goal

 

[turbo]

Mixed feelings so far. Better than I thought we would fare so far and we’ve created some nice chances against a better team than others we struggled with. But we also leaked 2 poor goals. I really can’t cop the first goal switch off that’s amateur stuff.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Negative perhaps but we need to be smart. Mileusnic as rubbish as he can be will tear our backline a new one if recent form against fast players persists. Hopefully we get a bit more space to play in if we repel their raids.

Smart is good. But not like I’ve been posting advocating for a loose defence with space between the lines.

I am getting tired of the endless defeatism and negativity on here this season.

We’re losing. But once again we’re clearly the better side. Just tired or we’d be running over the top of them.

 

[turbo]

He just has to be better than Wilson. Hardly a challenge

It’s not even just that, Theo has done some good work. Will put some pressure on Torres to perform

 

[scottmac]

So Theo off but who do you replace him with? Doka? Duarte? f**king grim times. Torres would have been useful in this game the way it's panning out.

 

[turbo]

Smart is good. But not like I’ve been posting advocating for a loose defence with space between the lines.

I am getting tired of the endless defeatism and negativity on here this season.

We’re losing. But once again we’re clearly the better side. Just tired or we’d be running over the top of them.

The things I thought would trouble us the most haven’t which has been encouraging at least. Glass half full then

 

[Ironbark]

Smart is good. But not like I’ve been posting advocating for a loose defence with space between the lines.

I am getting tired of the endless defeatism and negativity on here this season.

We’re losing. But once again we’re clearly the better side. Just tired or we’d be running over the top of them.

Absolutely.

We've been good. Definitely the better team. We're building, margins are the difference again.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

It's definitely the right call. Theo sucks

The defender's leg appears in front of him midstride. Where is he supposed to go?
Atrocious decision and we've never seen VAR overturn something like that.

And then not carding the "dive" is laughable

 

[marinermick]

Definitely, but if he didn't the contact happens because of the leg getting put in and it can't be overturned. Just poor play by Theo

Anything that happens after that dive from Theo is just speculation and immaterial. Referees can’t make judgements on what might happen.

 

[marinermick]

The defender's leg appears in front of him midstride. Where is he supposed to go?
Atrocious decision and we've never seen VAR overturn something like that.

And then not carding the "dive" is laughable

Agreed, Theo should have been carded for diving

 

[Hello Sailor]

We cant afford the sloppy turnovers, and certainly we will get punished if we keep passing to an opposition of this quality.