CCM v WU.. Spool Bowl.. Our hope for redemption!

[Ironbark]

Yes it did. Watch the replay. Defenders stopped running and closing down

Any coach worth his salt would rip his players a new one for stopping defending without a whistle

 

[shipwreck]

Next time we have an opposition player who breaks through defence, springs the offside trap and is 1 on 1 with the keeper ready to score, all we need to do is have someone warming up kick a ball on the field. Love this new tactic

 

[adz]

well this thread is a bit of a roller coaster ride

 

[scottmac]

I disagree with this. WU players stop playing when the second ball was on the pitch and one players stops closing down the player that passed to Max.

As much as we think the decision was bullshit it was correct as there were two balls on the pitch and it interfered with play.

What I am unsure of is that if VAR has a mandate to rule on this but I suspect they have.

Even if they do have mandate to rule on this the ref saw the ball, saw it cleared and called play on. For VAR to overturn it, that call must be a clear and obvious error. So while the call was in essence right, the decision to overturn it is grey as f**k.

 

[Tevor]

Even if they do have mandate to rule on this the ref saw the ball, saw it cleared and called play on. For VAR to overturn it, that call must be a clear and obvious error. So while the call was in essence right, the decision to overturn it is grey as f**k.

I actually don’t think the VAR was involved, the assistant who would have seen Diamanti kick the second ball on the field has intervened to overturn the decision.

 

[midfielder]

We all saw the right side defence and we all saw the inability when beaten for the rest of the defence to recover.

Equally we saw the attack time and time again rip into their defence.

Any news on Hall, he could make the difference if he can return to last year's form

 

[VonBowellski]

I haven't watch the game from yesterday, just the highlights so correct me if I'm wrong but I don't understand all the hate for storm at LB. Not his usual position, one footed player (which unfortunately most are), and asked to do a job where in preseason and I think once or twice last year he played LB too where the general consensus was he did a good job previously. If he had a shit game at RB, then he deserves it to a degree, but not when he is playing on the opposite side of the field.

 

[Ironbark]

I didn't think he was terrible but was obviously out of his comfort zone. It was really to give Faz the razz he needed, and it worked. Shame we couldn't hold onto Noah Smith for that left sided competition

 

[shipwreck]

Monty said that Faz was injured and wasn't even going to be in the squad

 

[turbo]

Monty said that Faz was injured and wasn't even going to be in the squad

That’s what Glory said last week

Do you mean Faz was going to be out this week but made it to the bench, or he was playing injured last week?

 

[Tevor]

That’s what Glory said last week

Do you mean Faz was going to be out this week but made it to the bench, or he was playing injured last week?

Monty said he had a groin strain and it wasn’t until last minute he said he was right to go so was on the bench if needed. The changes seem mostly about injuries not performance based.

 

[Big Al]

I disagree with this. WU players stop playing when the second ball was on the pitch and one players stops closing down the player that passed to Max.

As much as we think the decision was bullshit it was correct as there were two balls on the pitch and it interfered with play.

What I am unsure of is that if VAR has a mandate to rule on this but I suspect they have.

I agree they did stop playing but there is one thing more important than the law and that’s the guy in charge of implementing the law.

He knew there was 2 balls and let it play. Everyone is taught in every sport play the whistle.

The problem occurs after the goal were he decides it’s a good idea to take advice from someone else (linesman or VAR it doesn’t matter) and changes his mind.

You need consistency and we all know the referees are so confused themselves on what to let go and what can be saved or stuffed up by The game being refereed again.

There was an instant in the 1st half where we took a free kick in our own half with a rolling ball and Aloisi clearly yells its rolling. The referee is of the mind it doesn’t matter let’s play but we could have scored and WU would have blown up.

We need referees to be strick so these things don’t turn into something.

The whole problem goes back to the laziness of the referee to stop play at the sight of the 2nd ball and if he ignores that law he needs to stick to his decision. He can’t back track because we scored.

Lovely dummy by ballard. Lovely strike by the dingo.

More importantly we could have dropped our heads and said it’s not our day especially after the first couple if games. Very impressed with the mental effort to stay focused.

 

[Big Al]

Interested to see where those who were questioning Monty are now ?
What a fight-back. Yes, they were down to 10 but you can only beat what’s in front of you and they were certainly all in front of us, packing literally everyone behind the ball after the red, until we scored our third.
HT subs changed the game.
That was an early season 6 pointer for us.

As an aside - f**k Neil Kilkenny and everything about him. Absolutely the shittest human in the league.

You could say the 4 goals are more impressive because that’s how WU like to play and we are horrible against a packed defense.

I saw a lot more composure today and a clear plan on how to attack and then throw in a wonder kid and things happen.

Garang was simply amazing and the dingo did what is supposed to take advantage of the creativity

 

[Wombat]

Triantis was superb, I hope he starts as many games as humanly possible. So calm. Preferably next to Kelechi when he’s fit. Kaltak didn’t impress me live to be honest. I thought niz and max were better than last week, still have gears to move onto for sure though.
guys like Ruhs, Silvera and Tulio are now in the shoes that fazz, beni and Paul were in today. They should be dropped next week and show a similar reaction when given the chance. f**k me that’s as healthy as a football squad gets.

Kelechi was culpable on both goals last week but hopefully he improves as the season moves along. Triantis had a very good game but got turned over on the second goal and could have cut out the first if he was more switched on.
I do think he is a great prospect and i'd look at him alongside Hall for the next game.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

After watching the game live I have been waiting for a chance to watch the replay. A couple of the comments here did not match with what I thought I saw live. So I thought it better to watch the match again before commenting.
Half time comments:
As pointed out above Storm was not as bad as some made out, but was struggling with no left foot.
Kaltak was a rock and one of the best on the park. Won everything in the air and was not flustered.
Silvera seemed to lose track after missing with his two shots. I thought he spent too much time in field which left the sideline very open for their counter attacks and was pretty ineffectual in defence. Aquilina and Triantis struggled to cope with what came steaming through.
I thought Monty would move Storm to the right and take Aquilina off and replace Silvera. I got it partly right.
Nizz I thought was having his best run this year and controlling the central midfield.
Thus played well but is raw, he will be good.
Tulio was better than what I initially thought. His skill will be become more obvious as he adjusts to the league and the team. Very impressive. He needs to get the dip working on his free kick.
On the free kick someone needs to tell our players that you cannot be within 1.5m of a defensive wall made up of at least 3 defenders. If Tulio had found the net the goal may have been ruled out as Thus was infringing.

Time to enjoy the second half.

 

[style_cafe]

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In all fairness he sped up considerably after we scored our second goal,but brilliant analogy!

 

[midfielder]

Triantis imo played an amazing game.

I have no doubt he will captain the Socceroo's.

Did he make any mistakes...YEP... But he is very young to be a CB.. and compare to Rowles or Sainsbury at similar age and game time.

 

[Corsair]

What a great weekend, everything is a little better when the team has won!

 

[Ancient Mariner]

3 points to Cumdingo
2 points to Kaltak
1 point to Nizz

 

[Ancient Mariner]

All the subs (especially Kuol) made a massive contribution. It is great having quality depth.
Kuolo running at tired defences is an awesome weapon. It was good to see Benni and Fazz get their Mojo back and Luongo may have done enough to start next game.
Overall.
I think the centre backs will stay until Dan can push one out. Kaltak was solid and safe and dominated the high balls. The only worry I have with Triantis is that he seems to lack a bit of pace, which can cause problems when you are defending high.
I like Aquilina's attack but am yet to be convinced about his defence. I think he will get better with more game time.
Nizz I thought played an excellent controlling game similar to that that was played by Bozanic before he went off the rails. Good to see him having a shot even if he did hit the screen. goals will come. Interesting that when Steele came on he moved into an AM position. Getting better every week.
Maxi had a good solid game with flashes of brilliance. Great leave for the non goal.
I like Tulio's corners when they clear the first defender. They come like a bullet and will lead to goals. A very narrow margin for error though.

Lots of improvements still to come. Future looking positive.