National Youth League Fixtures and Mariners youth team discussion

[priorpeter]

Quite happy to see Lucas Vilela get a fair crack, but the more I think this through the more I want to see the return of Ben Cahn

I’d love to see it, but he’d be mental to consider it. At a huge NPL Vic club with a massive budget, a club who are very much in the mix for a spot in the NSD. Sure he could come back here with the promise of a well-overdue A-League gig when Mont inevitably gets snapped up overseas, but I’m sure he’d have a hard time believing anything after getting screwed over by Paolo and greedy Ivan.

That said, if it happens, I’ll be frothing.

 

[Ironbark]

I’d love to see it, but he’d be mental to consider it. At a huge NPL Vic club with a massive budget, a club who are very much in the mix for a spot in the NSD. Sure he could come back here with the promise of a well-overdue A-League gig when Mont inevitably gets snapped up overseas, but I’m sure he’d have a hard time believing anything after getting screwed over by Paolo and greedy Ivan.

That said, if it happens, I’ll be frothing.

Yeah I think this too

 

[FFC Mariner]

2 nil up against Sutherland with 10 to go
Drew 2-2
Going to be a very long season

 

[Meerkat]

2 nil up against Sutherland with 10 to go
Drew 2-2
Going to be a very long season

We died in the last 20 minutes. Sat there and watched us fade out. Did we even try to score in the second half?

absolute grub of a team too. Supporters behind us were horrid.

Bottled it. ?

 

[priorpeter]

Uuuuggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

[Big Al]

2 nil up against Sutherland with 10 to go
Drew 2-2
Going to be a very long season

And they never looked likely till that bloke danced through 3 defenders.
kuzeski has to be a bit smarter as well and win the ball like he did then change direction for the open side line to win the ball clean and waste time. He was trying to run through the whole team like we were down. Lost the ball and we get caught out from it.

Also should have buried a few half chances. The attack doesn’t look great or have much feel for each other. Feels more like individuals trying to get seen for the 1st team than playing as a team.

The coach swapping is a very obvious disaster. Will be some pissed off players not getting proper coaching. Obviously they come here to get a crack at the first team but the coach has to implement a game plan to suit everyone and get them playing better team play.

 

[Big Dog]

The sub striker also missed a sitter which would have put us up 3-0. Completely missed the ball from the 6yd line

 

[FFC Mariner]

Uuuuggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

Top notch commentating mate

 

[FFC Mariner]

And they never looked likely till that bloke danced through 3 defenders.
kuzeski has to be a bit smarter as well and win the ball like he did then change direction for the open side line to win the ball clean and waste time. He was trying to run through the whole team like we were down. Lost the ball and we get caught out from it.

Also should have buried a few half chances. The attack doesn’t look great or have much feel for each other. Feels more like individuals trying to get seen for the 1st team than playing as a team.

The coach swapping is a very obvious disaster. Will be some pissed off players not getting proper coaching. Obviously they come here to get a crack at the first team but the coach has to implement a game plan to suit everyone and get them playing better team play.

We need an out and out striker - looks like we dont have one

 

[Ancient Mariner]

This is not the same team that I am used to watching.
Replacing Christo go was one of the really, really, bad decisions by the Club.
Hopefully things can be fixed.
The academy team must survive in the top APL tier to properly prepare players for the next step.
Could be a very tough season.

 

[Michael]

Lachie Bayliss was elite up front last season, now playing CM….. why?

 

[priorpeter]

Lachie Bayliss was elite up front last season, now playing CM….. why?

He also played a lot of last season in CM. With James Bayliss unavailable yesterday due to AL selection, Lachie slotted back in there as the best option to give us a bit of drive forward in the middle of the park.

Personally I don’t see him as a number 9. More of a hybrid 10/8 with a sprinkling of a 9 and 1/2.

 

[FFC Mariner]

He also played a lot of last season in CM. With James Bayliss unavailable yesterday due to AL selection, Lachie slotted back in there as the best option to give us a bit of drive forward in the middle of the park.

Personally I don’t see him as a number 9. More of a hybrid 10/8 with a sprinkling of a 9 and 1/2.

and potentially a damn good one too. Think Niz further up the pitch. Top player

 

[Rising Sun]

He also played a lot of last season in CM. With James Bayliss unavailable yesterday due to AL selection, Lachie slotted back in there as the best option to give us a bit of drive forward in the middle of the park.

Personally I don’t see him as a number 9. More of a hybrid 10/8 with a sprinkling of a 9 and 1/2.

Agree Lachie is more effective when he plays a bit deeper. Problem is we haven't had an effective genuine 9 for a couple of years now

 

[Rising Sun]

We died in the last 20 minutes. Sat there and watched us fade out. Did we even try to score in the second half?

absolute grub of a team too. Supporters behind us were horrid.

Bottled it. ?

It was a hot humid day and there were plenty running on empty at the end. As a full time team we should have an edge in fitness (and tbh it has been a get out of jail card a few times over the years at the back end of games) but that didn't seem the case yesterday

 

[FFC Mariner]

Someone needed to chop down old mate who waltzed through everyone like they were statues fpr their 1st.

A good foul its called. Take the card, hang on for the win

Plenty of time outside the box

 

[Meerkat]

I

We need an out and out striker - looks like we dont have one

bayliss

It was a hot humid day and there were plenty running on empty at the end. As a full time team we should have an edge in fitness (and tbh it has been a get out of jail card a few times over the years at the back end of games) but that didn't seem the case yesterday

yes.. but they were all playing in the same conditions. The other team had virtually nothing until we dropped off and they started firing.
I mean, football wise. They were plenty firing otherwise prior to that. ?

 

[sydmariner]

 

[scoober]

New NPL coach took his first session this morning......not Ben Cahn. Not sure if its official yet.

 

[shipwreck]

Interesting