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Mariners Pre-Season 2011 Fixtures
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marinermick
Well-Known Member
Passing on this one. Will just be finishing a grand final win and celebrating.
Mariners play Lake Macquarie on Wednesday night and am informed that there will be four Central Coast Lightning players representing Lakes.
kevrenor
Well-Known Member
Tuesday 13 September, 2011
Gosford, NSW
'Browny' buzzing for Mariners friendly
When the Hyundai A-League was founded, Damien Brown was the first player to sign on the dotted line for his hometown club.
A member of the Mariners 2007/08 Premiership winning side, Brown was a constant and calming presence in the team for three impressive seasons.
And, when he hung his boots following a fruitful career on the national scene, Mariners management knew they needed to keep the local lad involved with the club.
Today, Brown is a key member of the Yellow and Navy’s administration team and one of the Mariners hardest workers off the pitch. As the club’s Youth Development Coordinator, Brown is responsible for administering the club’s MarinersACTIVE School Sessions, Development Programs, School Holiday Clinics, and is also immersed in coordination of the Mariners Academy structure.
But tomorrow night, the Gosford-born player will come face-to-face on the pitch with the club he works for by day. Having spent this season playing for Lake Macquarie in the Northern NSW State League, Brown is set to line-up at left midfield for the Roosters when the semi-professional outfit takes on the Mariners at Macquarie Field, Speers Point.
Knowing the way Graham Arnold sends his teams out, Brown is expecting to be run ragged throughout the 90 minutes.
“I know teams Arnie coaches take a lot of pride in keeping possession,” Brown, 36, said. “They’re also quick to attack, which isn’t great for me because I probably don’t track back like I used to!”
“As well, Arnie’s teams work very hard to get the ball back when they’ve lost it, so for us it will be about thinking a bit quicker and making the most of the opportunities we have on the ball.”
Despite expecting a tough outing against the Mariners, the cheeky smile on Brown’s face indicates he is in fact keenly anticipating the clash against some former teammates. With an astute knowledge of the requirements to compete at the highest level, Roosters mentor Chris Turner will undoubtedly call upon Brown’s experience in the dressing room before kick-off.
“There are a couple of young guys such as Matthew Comerford and Harry Maguire the Mariners will need to keep an eye on, but we’ve got some experience in other areas too,” he said.
“Wayne O’Sullivan will play and Andre Gumprecht could turn out depending on work commitments.”
Mariners Assistant Coach Phil Moss said the Yellow and Navy would take a large squad to face Lake Macquarie, noting that Wednesday’s game would help the club build depth looking towards the Hyundai A-League season, as well as the 2012 version of the Asian Champions League in which the club will compete.
“The young boys who fans will see tomorrow are an important part of our depth building process,” Moss said.
“We are looking to get as many players familiar with the system we like to play, and minutes into some of our Youth League boys who could be critical for us down the track.”
As well as regular Hyundai A-League players, the Mariners will take youngsters Brent Griffiths, Ben McNamara, Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, Brendan Griffin and Jimmy Oates to Speers Point.
Friendly Match Information
Lake Macquarie Roosters vs. Central Coast Mariners
Macquarie Field, Speers Point
Kick-off: 7pm
Entry-fee: $2 (kids under 10 free), $5 car entry fee
Tuesday 13 September, 2011
Gosford, NSW
Arnold eager for Glory test
Central Coast Mariners will look to continue their strong 2011/12 Hyundai A-League pre-season campaign on Sunday 18 September against Perth Glory.
Kicking off at 2pm at Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, the match represents the first time the Yellow and Navy have battled a Hyundai A-League opponent this pre-season.
Having strung seven friendly wins together in their preparation thus far, Head Coach Graham Arnold acknowledged his team would need to lift another level against the Glory.
“Perth have recruited extremely well for this season,” Arnold said. “In the likes of Danny Vukovic, Shane Smeltz and Liam Miller, they’ve added some real quality to their line-up.”
However, Arnold emphasised the result would not be the most important thing for him, or his team, against the purple-whites.
“This will be a great test to see where we are at in terms of our combinations and standard, but the result certainly isn’t the primary focus for this match.
“Like always for us in pre-season, we’re interested in the things we are doing well, and constantly scanning for the things we need to improve upon,” he said.
Indeed, Arnold believes that the fixture will provide a fantastic opportunity for fans of either side, as well as neutrals, to witness both teams in action before the season proper.
With arguably two of the strongest Hyundai A-League squads on paper, it’s difficult to disagree with the wily tactician.
“Any supporter that comes out to Sunday’s game will be able to see the new recruits before the competitions kicks off in three weeks,” he said.
“There will be some fantastic footballers on display this weekend, in what I know is a unique place to witness a football match.”
Fans looking to travel to the game from the Central Coast or from within Sydney are encouraged to board a train to Warrawee station. Warrawee station is within a minute walk to the Borambil Street entrance of the Knox sporting complex.
Tickets for the game are $10 for adults, and $5 for children under 15.
Gates will open at 12:30pm.
Hyundai A-League Pre-Season Match Information
Central Coast Mariners vs. Perth Glory
Sunday 18 September, 2011 – 2pm
Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
Entry: Adults $10, Children under 15 $5 (Enter via Woodville Avenue or Borambil Street)
Transport: Warrawee train station is a one minute walk to the Borambil Street entrance. CityRail offer a regular service to and from numerous Central Coast stations. Limited parking is available in the Knox Grammar grounds.
Gosford, NSW
'Browny' buzzing for Mariners friendly
When the Hyundai A-League was founded, Damien Brown was the first player to sign on the dotted line for his hometown club.
A member of the Mariners 2007/08 Premiership winning side, Brown was a constant and calming presence in the team for three impressive seasons.
And, when he hung his boots following a fruitful career on the national scene, Mariners management knew they needed to keep the local lad involved with the club.
Today, Brown is a key member of the Yellow and Navy’s administration team and one of the Mariners hardest workers off the pitch. As the club’s Youth Development Coordinator, Brown is responsible for administering the club’s MarinersACTIVE School Sessions, Development Programs, School Holiday Clinics, and is also immersed in coordination of the Mariners Academy structure.
But tomorrow night, the Gosford-born player will come face-to-face on the pitch with the club he works for by day. Having spent this season playing for Lake Macquarie in the Northern NSW State League, Brown is set to line-up at left midfield for the Roosters when the semi-professional outfit takes on the Mariners at Macquarie Field, Speers Point.
Knowing the way Graham Arnold sends his teams out, Brown is expecting to be run ragged throughout the 90 minutes.
“I know teams Arnie coaches take a lot of pride in keeping possession,” Brown, 36, said. “They’re also quick to attack, which isn’t great for me because I probably don’t track back like I used to!”
“As well, Arnie’s teams work very hard to get the ball back when they’ve lost it, so for us it will be about thinking a bit quicker and making the most of the opportunities we have on the ball.”
Despite expecting a tough outing against the Mariners, the cheeky smile on Brown’s face indicates he is in fact keenly anticipating the clash against some former teammates. With an astute knowledge of the requirements to compete at the highest level, Roosters mentor Chris Turner will undoubtedly call upon Brown’s experience in the dressing room before kick-off.
“There are a couple of young guys such as Matthew Comerford and Harry Maguire the Mariners will need to keep an eye on, but we’ve got some experience in other areas too,” he said.
“Wayne O’Sullivan will play and Andre Gumprecht could turn out depending on work commitments.”
Mariners Assistant Coach Phil Moss said the Yellow and Navy would take a large squad to face Lake Macquarie, noting that Wednesday’s game would help the club build depth looking towards the Hyundai A-League season, as well as the 2012 version of the Asian Champions League in which the club will compete.
“The young boys who fans will see tomorrow are an important part of our depth building process,” Moss said.
“We are looking to get as many players familiar with the system we like to play, and minutes into some of our Youth League boys who could be critical for us down the track.”
As well as regular Hyundai A-League players, the Mariners will take youngsters Brent Griffiths, Ben McNamara, Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, Brendan Griffin and Jimmy Oates to Speers Point.
Friendly Match Information
Lake Macquarie Roosters vs. Central Coast Mariners
Macquarie Field, Speers Point
Kick-off: 7pm
Entry-fee: $2 (kids under 10 free), $5 car entry fee
Tuesday 13 September, 2011
Gosford, NSW
Arnold eager for Glory test
Central Coast Mariners will look to continue their strong 2011/12 Hyundai A-League pre-season campaign on Sunday 18 September against Perth Glory.
Kicking off at 2pm at Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, the match represents the first time the Yellow and Navy have battled a Hyundai A-League opponent this pre-season.
Having strung seven friendly wins together in their preparation thus far, Head Coach Graham Arnold acknowledged his team would need to lift another level against the Glory.
“Perth have recruited extremely well for this season,” Arnold said. “In the likes of Danny Vukovic, Shane Smeltz and Liam Miller, they’ve added some real quality to their line-up.”
However, Arnold emphasised the result would not be the most important thing for him, or his team, against the purple-whites.
“This will be a great test to see where we are at in terms of our combinations and standard, but the result certainly isn’t the primary focus for this match.
“Like always for us in pre-season, we’re interested in the things we are doing well, and constantly scanning for the things we need to improve upon,” he said.
Indeed, Arnold believes that the fixture will provide a fantastic opportunity for fans of either side, as well as neutrals, to witness both teams in action before the season proper.
With arguably two of the strongest Hyundai A-League squads on paper, it’s difficult to disagree with the wily tactician.
“Any supporter that comes out to Sunday’s game will be able to see the new recruits before the competitions kicks off in three weeks,” he said.
“There will be some fantastic footballers on display this weekend, in what I know is a unique place to witness a football match.”
Fans looking to travel to the game from the Central Coast or from within Sydney are encouraged to board a train to Warrawee station. Warrawee station is within a minute walk to the Borambil Street entrance of the Knox sporting complex.
Tickets for the game are $10 for adults, and $5 for children under 15.
Gates will open at 12:30pm.
Hyundai A-League Pre-Season Match Information
Central Coast Mariners vs. Perth Glory
Sunday 18 September, 2011 – 2pm
Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
Entry: Adults $10, Children under 15 $5 (Enter via Woodville Avenue or Borambil Street)
Transport: Warrawee train station is a one minute walk to the Borambil Street entrance. CityRail offer a regular service to and from numerous Central Coast stations. Limited parking is available in the Knox Grammar grounds.
CCM Club Official
Member
Thanks to anyone who made has made the trek to recent matches or followed the games online via our Twitter handle.
Hopefully we'll see a few of you out in force in support of the club on Sunday at Knox.
Arnie very happy with the boys this morning at training and delighted with the preparation so far.
22 days!
Hopefully we'll see a few of you out in force in support of the club on Sunday at Knox.
Arnie very happy with the boys this morning at training and delighted with the preparation so far.
22 days!
Forum Phoenix
Well-Known Member
Absolutely GUTTED, this is the first Sunday I absolutely could not get out of work for.
DYING to see some live Mariners football again.
DYING to see some live Mariners football again.
midfielder
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the info Kev ... I will get there...
elevated position
Well-Known Member
Mariners 1 Perth 0. a bit scrappy with a bit of aggro. Is Burns the new Muscat.
scottmac
Suspended
Burns is Burns. A thug. Was good to see him with a nose full of cotton wool.
Marquee
Well-Known Member
Arnie has been mainly playing the diamond 442 and occasionally 433.
Judging from a few games including the Perth one, weemac will replace Olly at LM when he is away on Olyroo duty. Hearfield has played RM when this has happened.
The back four has been the same as last year. Interestingly Baird has played a lot up front and is scoring goals so it will be interesting to see if Arnie can get what he wants out of him come the start of the season.
Judging from a few games including the Perth one, weemac will replace Olly at LM when he is away on Olyroo duty. Hearfield has played RM when this has happened.
The back four has been the same as last year. Interestingly Baird has played a lot up front and is scoring goals so it will be interesting to see if Arnie can get what he wants out of him come the start of the season.
dibo
Well-Known Member
Don't tell the 1-4-3-3 police, but you can actually call that a 4-3-3 as well.
Typical 1-4-3-3 (textbook model) goes
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9 11The important thing is that they're all very close in shape, and most importantly the functional roles (the way that you transition from attack to defence and vice versa, the way you build play and the way you defend from the front) are all very similar. If you can teach a playing group to play one, you can teach all of them. Then you've got the tools to change the attitude of your team as required to deal with certain sorts of teams and to suit your own players.
We've got wide backs who are very handy on the ball and several creative midfielders who like to switch roles around. We also press as a unit very effectively and constrict our opposition. We get lots of goals through forcing the opponent to cough up the ball and then punishing them quickly.
We're a good passing team but it's not often that we make tiny short passes up the corridor on our way to goal. We normally attack quickly through balls that use space well and break up the shape of the defence. We're masters of the "oh f**k" ball - that one that defenders see too late and realise they're miles out of position because we've got players moving quickly.
A diamond 4-4-2 suits us.
It doesn't suit Sydney. They're too slow, they don't effectively defend high up the park and when they do win the ball they don't move it quickly enough. They can pass fine, until they get to a pressured zone. They are so ponderous that they allow opposing defences to get into shape, they pass their way into trouble and cough it up. We generally try to get there before the chess game is set up and get to goal, or otherwise try to recycle the ball enough to frustrate the opposing team into getting out of shape. When we win it back the first option is attack, then if the quick attack is off we'll consolidate.
Marquee
Well-Known Member
Nice analysis Dibo.
You can really notice the change of shape in transition to defense.
When the opposition CB's have the ball, Pellers pushes up and the strikers go wider to give a 433 -
Ped Wilko Dutchy Rose
Troy Griff Weemac
Simon Pelle Baird
This was what happened against Perth and it's quite effective in squeezing out the space, forcing the opposition to go long or out wide where our fullbacks are capable of dealing with the threat.
You can really notice the change of shape in transition to defense.
When the opposition CB's have the ball, Pellers pushes up and the strikers go wider to give a 433 -
Ped Wilko Dutchy Rose
Troy Griff Weemac
Simon Pelle Baird
This was what happened against Perth and it's quite effective in squeezing out the space, forcing the opposition to go long or out wide where our fullbacks are capable of dealing with the threat.
dibo
Well-Known Member
Precisely. How often last year did opposing teams lose the ball because they pushed for a pass that wasn't there and we simply mopped it up, fed it wide and started again? That's our standard defensive play - we press higher and higher, and try to squeeze a bad pass or a skill error out.
It's risky against a really high quality side (Brisbane) but against most it's no problem.
Our attack is the issue - we never really look like we'll put people to the sword, but we look like we'll likely be a goal better than most on most days. Baird's raw pace (if he's got any sort of form back) might change that, as might Amini's developing passing game.
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