Mariners V Macarthur Cows ... Tawny Port RD

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Just watched the mini replay. Meths back line was soooooo slow. Smith and JC aren't hatch quick but man they were so much quicker. And they combined really well ala Niz and Marcos.
So 2 good combos either side to look for.

Defensively RT looked back to it. Not quite last year but assured and almost up to speed. Hall may struggle to get back unless we keep having short rests.

 

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Also how does Birra not get an NT call up??!! Hes the best keeper in the AL right now.

Matty Ryan while a legend is going like a busted ass at Sociedad. Redders, well ah yeah hes garbage. Vuka, is 36 and not playing at NEC.

 

[Ironbark]

Very hard to change a winning side.

If not injured:

* Do you bring Olli straight back in?
* Does Beni do as well on the right mid?
* Can we do Smith on left & Beni on right?
* Tongyik only 1/2 stray passes but otherwise under the radar does he keep a spot?
* Roux moved well off the ball and created space, less direct than Miller but a different style of attack. Does Miller come back in?

Or

Is the side we put up today just lucky because Cows move the ball slowly and don’t man mark tightly.

And combination of us having a bit of freedom cause we were given more licence from Monty to go for it and less pressure as not expected to win.

So much to test in upcoming weeks and unpack from this game.

Monty:
"The good thing is we've got a seven-day break and hopefully we should have some boys back in the squad.

"But when the boys perform like that, I've always been fair, if you put the performances in, you stay in the team."

Mariners step up in ALM win over Bulls

Central Coast have overcome the absence of a number of players and a short turnaround to beat Macarthur FC 4-2 in Mudgee.

www.perthnow.com.au

 

[Big Al]

The key change for me was having Cummings breaking to the left and staying on his stronger foot. He still butchered goals and assists but was much more threatening.

To often he’s been breaking to the right and trying to switch back on to the left across the top of the box to get a shot off but this is where he and Urena clash and Cummings right foot is not that great especially at getting the ball out from under his feet to where his left can be lethal.

Having Urena coming straight or from the right after Cummings was set loose left was lethal and they should have combined for 4 or 5. Finally looked better and it was still awful while looking promising. Give that some time and watch out.

Cy was horrible but it forced us to go left when typically we like to attack down the right via Miller. This shift is was critical. Beni comes in for Cy and we stick with that combination imo

 

[Big Al]

The commentary was talking about our poor record defending corners and we have the most goals conceded from them. I am pretty sure we were No1 last year or at some point we were. This is the effect Matt Simon has. He is so dominant in the box on corners and free kicks. We are missing that alot. Tonyik was also part if that last year. The two of them dominated in the air through size and power. It’s been missed and why we are conceding late or sloppy goals.

 

[Big Al]

Did I mention Cy sucked. Was so bad in a decent team he needs to be kicked again

 

[true believer]

hatch has definite kawazadinio factor .his first time strikes are world class .
if he thinks about it , he's zadkovic

 

[TC Redline]

Just watched the mini replay. Meths back line was soooooo slow. Smith and JC aren't hatch quick but man they were so much quicker. And they combined really well ala Niz and Marcos.
So 2 good combos either side to look for.

Defensively RT looked back to it. Not quite last year but assured and almost up to speed. Hall may struggle to get back unless we keep having short rests.

Slightly off topic but just watched the mini on Paramount and for each of the Mariners goals , I can’t believe how quickly Erin was able to run from the top of the hill to the fence to celebrate the goal. I think he had Usain Bolt covered over 10 meters and I heard a whisper he also may have mentioned how good VAR was after Marco’s second goal

 

[Forum Phoenix]

. hey i'm just glad the boys used all their commuting time wisely this week ... by reading the forum

Amazing wasn’t it.

Fast transition, speed / effective movement and width. Full credit to Monty. The players responded no doubt. But that was coached. Faz clearly was told to release the ball much quicker and then Noah was making great direct runs that got them turning and retreating and lo and behold Cummings could finally start making runs into space and get in behind. Instead of being marked out of the game.

Having Ollie out improved our transition speed as did having Ruon on hitting those straight balls he does well.

Even when we played central once Marcos came on we were moving it quick enough that he could turn and get something going.

Can’t say how happy I am to have my fears about Cummings and Marcos proven wrong. Every partnership takes time, and they both still missed some golden chances to play the other in. But the understanding is clearly growing - so look the f**k out.

Once we got Hatch on for Cy and had some more pace and strength we went up another notch. Was a great sub by Monty. He’s got a thin squad but he’s clearly seen how limited Cy is. And Harry poor fella… but he did us a big favour. Game turned on its head.

Commentary was painful. Though I like Georgeveski as a simple honest pundit, other guy was more of the same kind of bullshit fluff commentary that this league has suffered from since inception.

Great win.

Marco 3.
Birra 2
Cum Dog 1

 

[FFC Mariner]

Not sure why you’ve decided to throw a cheap shot in at those involved with YA there. Completely irrelevant, and so far wide of the mark.

Saturday night, on the drink - fairly normal. Use the ignore button

 

[FFC Mariner]

Did I mention Cy sucked. Was so bad in a decent team he needs to be kicked again

Yeah - needs to go somewhere else. Not close to strong enough to play here

 

[Wombat]

Slightly off topic but just watched the mini on Paramount and for each of the Mariners goals , I can’t believe how quickly Erin was able to run from the top of the hill to the fence to celebrate the goal. I think he had Usain Bolt covered over 10 meters and I heard a whisper he also may have mentioned how good VAR was after Marco’s second goal

Erin has always had some toe.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Erin has always had some toe.

The Toukley flash

 

[Insertnamehere]

The Toukley flash

Wouldn't be the first flasher from toukley

 

[Ozhammer]

The Toukley flash

I always had him down as more of a Gosford Greased Lightning

 

[style_cafe]

Having Ollie out improved our transition speed as did having Ruon on hitting those straight balls he does well.

I think this was the key reason for the difference.
Don`t get me wrong I love Olly & think he`s a great player & captain.
However, the difference in our play can`t be ignored and has to be addressed by Monty.
By this I think Monty needs to have a chat with Olly and point out the the problems.
ie. quick transitions,more one touch passes and to have a little more faith in his players by loosening the control/direction he has with them.
He has to give them more encouragement to allow them to make their own decisions.
That game was a massive turn around for us. Farrell`s early release of the ball into forward space. Smith going forward playing Cummings it was what we`ve craved.
I think the injuries to Olly, Hall, Mueller and Beni have created more headaches for Monty now trying to get them back into the side.
Also noted Matty was looking good at training so he can`t be that far off a bench spot either...

 

[FFC Mariner]

IIRC we had the same issue with Noel Spencer and Hutch. Monty tended to play box to box or drop into the backline and wasnt involved in transition.

Spencer had to go, he was an absolute handbrake on transition. Hutch got much better in the "Niz" role. Get the ball and recycle quickly, usually out wide we currently have real pace

 

[shipwreck]

Will be interesting to see where Oli plays this weekend ?

 

[BrisRecky]

Will be interesting to see where Oli plays this weekend ?

Terrigal all age ? (that was a bit mean)

 

[FFC Mariner]

Harsh ?

The other players around him need to take responsibility. Don't just pass to him and wait.
That's what slows us down. The only player we have prepared to take responsibility for transition is Niz