We're in the finals, but confidence is obviously down and not surprisingly with the refereeing, critical losses and injuries the boys have all suffered.
Cold and clinical, I like it uncle yellow!
It's time for Lawrie to get angry, and its clearly time to mix things up and get creative,
yes there's a shot at the minor still, and hey i'll certainly be more than hoping, but a firing functioning team is what is paramount as we head into the finals.
I'm hot on Matty Omni, and Ill explain why...
Sasho and John as a striking partnership don't work... least ways without someone to break open the opposing defensive four for them. As strikers they both play the same brand of football, and neither has the speed to break the line and put pressure on the back four like turkey slapper Griffiths...Archie...Burns... Dodd...Zullo...Rukavytsia etc etc et Mother fracking cetera... We have a dire NEED for SPEED - and a style of play that breaks open the game and isn't just threading the needle ala Sasho. Cue Matty Simon! We need more from John and sasho than to stand around being mauled by the oppostions defense every week. On saturday Hutch and Tommy looked like they struggled to play the ball to our two frontmen because they simply weren't able to create any convincing space for themselves - yet Johnny is still a class above Sasho and has better positioning and instincts to boot. So SASHO must go to the bench or we need to start ALL THREE, then sub Sasho with Kwassie at 60 mins.
Midfield, great idea, we should rest Hutch with great attentive care and start Gumps instead - with Owens back in I think the midfield will hold - and Hutch is a vital ingredient to a our toilet seat campaign.
BUT OUR DEFENCE!!!
We've scored the most goals, we should be fricking top on goal difference! And thats with Danny boys incredible stops time and time again!
Boy, someone say a need for speed!!!!??? And now without Heff... It's clearly our biggest trouble, much more so than our attack as we head into the finals campaign. Wilko's not slow once he gets going but he seems to lack acceleration and isn't exerting enough physical presence - what a lovely guy, but he needs to be a prick sometimes - see Moore and Og brute for Prick lessons. Not North, some lines must not be crossed or one may not return. Viddy still positions well and defends some crucial plays, but as all know his acceleration seems to be gone. Boogs, holy crap???!!! Anyone else getting sacred he's going to become our defensive Mrdja? It was all looking so very very good till he copped that ball in the noggin...and now for one reason or another we just can't seem to keep him on the park!
So...you take acceleration out of a back four that also has a tendency to get caught defending high and then play the basic over the top ball el scummo style (just such basic attacking football) that everyone keeps playing against us - SMALL WONDER WHY - as we are carved open by it again and again and again... and even more frustrating is that it's not until 80 frickin minutes when Matty finally comes on, that we can even conceive of doing the same back!!! It's driving me absolutely FARKING insane!!!
Clarkey, well he actually has better acceleration than most our defensive guys, though yes he had an off game, however his other recent performances still buy him some credit in my book and I'm confident that he will lift once more from here as like Matty Clarkey's all heart too. Such players can be depended upon.
Well, I know i'd rather win the major than the minor! And it's all there to be played for now,
which the result of a seasons hard and terrific work. Lets bring em home saturday,
win lose or draw with a resounding ovation!
Though a win seems admittedly crucial in so may ways.
Best Wishes all
&
Long Live our Mighty Yelllow Army
verhead:
