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Aloi$i now for Sydney FC
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soccersensei
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Interesting comments about his wife wanting the "Sydney lifestyle"
who was it who was saying something about a missing piece of the puzzle?
SYDNEY FC coach John Kosmina insisted John Aloisi's mega-deal would not disrupt dressing-room harmony after he welcomed the Socceroos hero as one of a hat-trick of key signings yesterday.
Aloisi has become the highest-paid player in any of the domestic football codes after confirming a two-year deal to replace Juninho as Sydney's marquee signing on a contract believed to be worth $1.4 million a season.
Perth Glory skipper Simon Colosimo and Newcastle Jets striker Mark Bridge also were unveiled at the Sydney Football Stadium yesterday as the club continued its first serious clean-out since the competition began three years ago.
Four foundation players Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, Ruben Zadkovich and David Zdrilic already have left the club, while Socceroos defender Mark Milligan is tipped to follow.
Aloisi's arrival signals the club's intention to re-emerge as a title contender after two disappointing seasons. While there has been some debate about the size of Aloisi's pay packet, Kosmina is not among the sceptics.
"I can't see this deal causing any problems in the dressing room," Kosmina said. "Some players are worth more than others, it's as simple as that.
"He has a lot of commercial value behind him. Dwight Yorke earned a lot of dollars when he was marquee player at this club, Juninho earned a lot of dollars and now John's doing the same. Sydney should be applauded for going out and getting high-profile players because that's how you develop the A-League and put it on par with the other codes.
"At the end of the day, John has proved himself in the three biggest leagues (Italy, Spain and England) in the world. No other Australian can put their hand up for that.
"I'm rapt that he's joining us, he's a role model, he's going to give us the goals we've been missing, and he works hard in the front half of the pitch. He made a massive difference to the Mariners and I'm sure he's going to do the same for us."
Aloisi joins Sydney after a productive three-month spell for Central Coast, when he scored seven goals in 15 games to lead the Mariners to the minor premiership.
"It's exciting, very exciting. The expectation is on Sydney to win all the time, and that's the kind of pressure I enjoy," the 31-year-old said. "I had a great time with the Mariners, and I wish them all the best, but this was the right decision for me and I've got no regrets.
"When I was weighing everything up, I looked at the quality of the squad and I was impressed. Now I want to play my part I'm still young enough to do well, and I know I can do a lot better than what I've done so far. I came to the Mariners a bit underdone, and it took me time to get used to the league. But now I'm starting from scratch.
"I feel I've got a lot of goals left in me. I'm definitely aiming for the Golden Boot next season I can't wait for the season to start."
While Aloisi conceded his wife's enthusiasm to sample the Sydney lifestyle was a factor in his decision, he also admitted the prospect of playing under Kosmina was decisive. " I've always respected him," he said.
"I knew him as a great player and his results in Sydney and at Adelaide also prove he's a great coach."
who was it who was saying something about a missing piece of the puzzle?
SYDNEY FC coach John Kosmina insisted John Aloisi's mega-deal would not disrupt dressing-room harmony after he welcomed the Socceroos hero as one of a hat-trick of key signings yesterday.
Aloisi has become the highest-paid player in any of the domestic football codes after confirming a two-year deal to replace Juninho as Sydney's marquee signing on a contract believed to be worth $1.4 million a season.
Perth Glory skipper Simon Colosimo and Newcastle Jets striker Mark Bridge also were unveiled at the Sydney Football Stadium yesterday as the club continued its first serious clean-out since the competition began three years ago.
Four foundation players Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, Ruben Zadkovich and David Zdrilic already have left the club, while Socceroos defender Mark Milligan is tipped to follow.
Aloisi's arrival signals the club's intention to re-emerge as a title contender after two disappointing seasons. While there has been some debate about the size of Aloisi's pay packet, Kosmina is not among the sceptics.
"I can't see this deal causing any problems in the dressing room," Kosmina said. "Some players are worth more than others, it's as simple as that.
"He has a lot of commercial value behind him. Dwight Yorke earned a lot of dollars when he was marquee player at this club, Juninho earned a lot of dollars and now John's doing the same. Sydney should be applauded for going out and getting high-profile players because that's how you develop the A-League and put it on par with the other codes.
"At the end of the day, John has proved himself in the three biggest leagues (Italy, Spain and England) in the world. No other Australian can put their hand up for that.
"I'm rapt that he's joining us, he's a role model, he's going to give us the goals we've been missing, and he works hard in the front half of the pitch. He made a massive difference to the Mariners and I'm sure he's going to do the same for us."
Aloisi joins Sydney after a productive three-month spell for Central Coast, when he scored seven goals in 15 games to lead the Mariners to the minor premiership.
"It's exciting, very exciting. The expectation is on Sydney to win all the time, and that's the kind of pressure I enjoy," the 31-year-old said. "I had a great time with the Mariners, and I wish them all the best, but this was the right decision for me and I've got no regrets.
"When I was weighing everything up, I looked at the quality of the squad and I was impressed. Now I want to play my part I'm still young enough to do well, and I know I can do a lot better than what I've done so far. I came to the Mariners a bit underdone, and it took me time to get used to the league. But now I'm starting from scratch.
"I feel I've got a lot of goals left in me. I'm definitely aiming for the Golden Boot next season I can't wait for the season to start."
While Aloisi conceded his wife's enthusiasm to sample the Sydney lifestyle was a factor in his decision, he also admitted the prospect of playing under Kosmina was decisive. " I've always respected him," he said.
"I knew him as a great player and his results in Sydney and at Adelaide also prove he's a great coach."
marinersman
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I don't know how to feel about JA leaving. I've got mixed emotions about it.
I love the man, one of my all time favourite players, but I can't help but feeling right now that he is just chasing the bucks and the highest bidder won.
I also was insulted by his comments in todays press. The comments about the Galaxy crowd bordered on stupid and was almost like he had to find any reason to justify grabbing the dollars.
I don't know how I'll feel when he lines up against us next season, but I won't blame anybody for booing or turning their backs on him that's for sure. Every yellow supporter has a right to display whatever emotion they feel.
I love the man, one of my all time favourite players, but I can't help but feeling right now that he is just chasing the bucks and the highest bidder won.
I also was insulted by his comments in todays press. The comments about the Galaxy crowd bordered on stupid and was almost like he had to find any reason to justify grabbing the dollars.
I don't know how I'll feel when he lines up against us next season, but I won't blame anybody for booing or turning their backs on him that's for sure. Every yellow supporter has a right to display whatever emotion they feel.
marinersman
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soccersensei said:
I'll be buggered as to why you'd want to leave Star of the Sea for Sydney, but each to their own.
If she wanted the Sydney lifestyle, they could have moved down there and JA commute. There's 30,000 odd people a day travel the F3. For a million bucks a year and to keep the wife happy, I'd do it.
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soccersensei
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Hmmm, I now think Sydney (Kossie in particular) did a real ego job on him - which computes with Kossie's inflammatory "Difference between V2 & V3 is Aloisi" comment earlier on too. 
I think he was paving the way even back then, playing the game, and now they've sold Aloisi on the whole "Sydney Dream" The big city the world knows and loves blah blah... Which has prompted his stupid "I want it big" comment. Still it could be a smart move on their part, and not so smart on Johns part I would gamble, as I think really the only thing that will bring Sydney crowds in, is always going to be winning. (Beckham excluded 
) Big cities have big egos and to feel fulfilled they want/need to be fed big successes. If they have a good first half of V4 it could all go very rosy for SFC, but if its lack lustre... I think they will really struggle once again, and I think the sacking of Branko is the perfect example of how the success beast must be fed at all costs in such an environment. I truly don't envy Sydney supporters this particular aspect in supporting their club.
Re stupid comments - Kosmina is far and away the coach I now dislike most in HAL and it saddens me that Aloisi has barely signed and already his IQ seems to be dropping.
As to SFC hahahah, their take has been funny, general consensus is that they still seem to think worse of him now that they've signed him, than most of us do after he just jumped ship with us.
However they still seem to be pretty confident he'll bang in 10-15 goals however, and maybe they're right... Though I'm less convinced. They also seem very confident Brosque, Bridge and Aloisi will be a lethal front line. Good on paper I agree, but for my money, I think Bridge is good, but he's also lazy and rarely makes his own space which I don't think would work well with Aloisi - as we well know John needs people around him who are stretching the backline for him due to his lack of speed or otherwise he gets owned, and Brosque while faster, is simply a prancer, who needs/wants his through balls on a platter and I'm not sure even knows how to feed into other strikers even if he wanted to. Time will tell though and I'm already looking forward to finding out ;D
I think he was paving the way even back then, playing the game, and now they've sold Aloisi on the whole "Sydney Dream" The big city the world knows and loves blah blah... Which has prompted his stupid "I want it big" comment. Still it could be a smart move on their part, and not so smart on Johns part I would gamble, as I think really the only thing that will bring Sydney crowds in, is always going to be winning. (Beckham excluded ) Big cities have big egos and to feel fulfilled they want/need to be fed big successes. If they have a good first half of V4 it could all go very rosy for SFC, but if its lack lustre... I think they will really struggle once again, and I think the sacking of Branko is the perfect example of how the success beast must be fed at all costs in such an environment. I truly don't envy Sydney supporters this particular aspect in supporting their club.Re stupid comments - Kosmina is far and away the coach I now dislike most in HAL and it saddens me that Aloisi has barely signed and already his IQ seems to be dropping.
As to SFC hahahah, their take has been funny, general consensus is that they still seem to think worse of him now that they've signed him, than most of us do after he just jumped ship with us.
However they still seem to be pretty confident he'll bang in 10-15 goals however, and maybe they're right... Though I'm less convinced. They also seem very confident Brosque, Bridge and Aloisi will be a lethal front line. Good on paper I agree, but for my money, I think Bridge is good, but he's also lazy and rarely makes his own space which I don't think would work well with Aloisi - as we well know John needs people around him who are stretching the backline for him due to his lack of speed or otherwise he gets owned, and Brosque while faster, is simply a prancer, who needs/wants his through balls on a platter and I'm not sure even knows how to feed into other strikers even if he wanted to. Time will tell though and I'm already looking forward to finding out ;D
serious14
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You got it bang on Sensei......
Brosque has no right foot - none. Perfect example would be the first leg of the Minor Semi against QLD with those one on one HOWLERS against Reddy. He seems somewhat inclined to do the hard work sometimes, but if he's got one lazy sod and one guy who's going to have 3 defenders climbing on his back the second he goes near the ball, he might find himself more isolated than not, and we all know how that works.
Bridge - one of the laziest players in the A-League. Goes missing when needed most (any Newcastle fan/troll wanting to comment on that, give it a rest - you were gifted that goal and you know it), and even judging by yesterday's press conference, already seems disinterested.
Colosimo - you'd hope for his sake the team doesn't lose a game and the fans turn on him, because then he gets frustrated and his whole game goes out the window. I'd like to think Kosmina would use him in an attacking sense, but we all know what Kosmina means when he says "attack".
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLS!!!!
Brosque has no right foot - none. Perfect example would be the first leg of the Minor Semi against QLD with those one on one HOWLERS against Reddy. He seems somewhat inclined to do the hard work sometimes, but if he's got one lazy sod and one guy who's going to have 3 defenders climbing on his back the second he goes near the ball, he might find himself more isolated than not, and we all know how that works.
Bridge - one of the laziest players in the A-League. Goes missing when needed most (any Newcastle fan/troll wanting to comment on that, give it a rest - you were gifted that goal and you know it
), and even judging by yesterday's press conference, already seems disinterested.Colosimo - you'd hope for his sake the team doesn't lose a game and the fans turn on him, because then he gets frustrated and his whole game goes out the window. I'd like to think Kosmina would use him in an attacking sense, but we all know what Kosmina means when he says "attack".
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLS!!!!
With Brosque and Bridge SFC would only get 4-5 out of each of them and I reckon Aloisi would only give them the same amount unless he has some decent service. so thats only 12-15 goals from them in the entire season, not what youd expect from one of the "top teams". and there is very little elsewhere that you can look for them maybe 2-3 out of Corica which would give the side 14-18
Deej
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Aloisi is still a good player, helped us achieve asia and the premiers plate and for that I'm thankful. He had offers, and chose 1.....sadly it wasn't us, but with the cash we offered I'm glad he's gone tbh, we can find a striker who will score just as many goals for a tenth of what he's on!
FFC Mariner
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thomas477 said:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The mariners can do better than getting a player who does that
Like Covic, Griffiths etc.
BiggusMickus
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If Aloi$i scores 20 goals for the season and picks up the Golden Boot that he suddenly covets so much, that means that SFC are paying $70,000 per goal. That's more than they pay Mathew Breeze!
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