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I actually had a decent stream last night. No lag or stoppages which was great. Ok thoughts on the game. We were woeful. Bad passing all over the pitch. I lost count of how many times the ball was turned over to the opposition by a direct pass to them. In one example Hutch back passed to a player which almost resulted in a goal. Thankfully it hit the woodwork
If I was Arnie I would be tearing shreds of our central defence behind closed doors. Too many times we were caught short in the centre. I fear that some of the quicker A League players are going to overrun our defence this year. Having Pasfield in goal scares the bejesus out of me. So many times out of position as was shown with the lob from halfway. Just poor goalkeeping. I know that some people will say that he deserves to start, but deserving based on being at the club the longest and earning it based on skill are two different things. Has he earned the right to play ahead of Reddy (I threw up in my mouth typing this)?
I get the sense that Trent is missing the guidance and presence of Zwanny next to him. It will be an interesting season for Trent. He has to show that last season was not a one off. Seip and Zac will have a good battle to fill the spot next to him but I don't expect too much from either of them to be honest. Storm will be a sensation this season. Very good to watch. Rosey still has a motor but needs to fix his crossing into the box.
I would like to see Caceras start ahead of Monty TBH. I think he is a better distributor of the ball and has better pace which is what we may need come the start of the season. A couple of times last night it looked like Monty was unsure who to pass to when he got the ball.
The front half of the pitch was great. Flores was constantly calling and looking for the ball. He looks much fitter and the better for the preseason thus far. He didn't mind dropping a bit deeper to challenge for the ball. Great signs with two goals.
Fitzy will be a revelation this season. He just needs to finish the chances when they are presented to him. Dukey seems to be adjusting well to the wide position and will terrorise a lot of defences this year. All up our goal scoring stocks are looking fantastic for the season. the same cant be said for our central defence at this stage unfortunately.
As to the standard of refereeing last night I am sure the ref was on the take. Two clear penalties to Fitzy waved away and a very very soft second yellow and subsequent red to Flores. 2 minutes off added time turned into 3 minutes with Persib equalizing on the last kick of the game (funny that). Despite that it does not hide the fact that we were woeful in goals and our central defence needs improving.
If I was Arnie I would be tearing shreds of our central defence behind closed doors. Too many times we were caught short in the centre. I fear that some of the quicker A League players are going to overrun our defence this year. Having Pasfield in goal scares the bejesus out of me. So many times out of position as was shown with the lob from halfway. Just poor goalkeeping. I know that some people will say that he deserves to start, but deserving based on being at the club the longest and earning it based on skill are two different things. Has he earned the right to play ahead of Reddy (I threw up in my mouth typing this)?
I get the sense that Trent is missing the guidance and presence of Zwanny next to him. It will be an interesting season for Trent. He has to show that last season was not a one off. Seip and Zac will have a good battle to fill the spot next to him but I don't expect too much from either of them to be honest. Storm will be a sensation this season. Very good to watch. Rosey still has a motor but needs to fix his crossing into the box.
I would like to see Caceras start ahead of Monty TBH. I think he is a better distributor of the ball and has better pace which is what we may need come the start of the season. A couple of times last night it looked like Monty was unsure who to pass to when he got the ball.
The front half of the pitch was great. Flores was constantly calling and looking for the ball. He looks much fitter and the better for the preseason thus far. He didn't mind dropping a bit deeper to challenge for the ball. Great signs with two goals.
Fitzy will be a revelation this season. He just needs to finish the chances when they are presented to him. Dukey seems to be adjusting well to the wide position and will terrorise a lot of defences this year. All up our goal scoring stocks are looking fantastic for the season. the same cant be said for our central defence at this stage unfortunately.
As to the standard of refereeing last night I am sure the ref was on the take. Two clear penalties to Fitzy waved away and a very very soft second yellow and subsequent red to Flores. 2 minutes off added time turned into 3 minutes with Persib equalizing on the last kick of the game (funny that). Despite that it does not hide the fact that we were woeful in goals and our central defence needs improving.
It's the optimist in me. And faith in our coaching staff who rarely get it wrong.
All is right with the world 
