R13: NYE @ Home v City

[JoyfulPenguin]

Interview with Paul Okon:
http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/okon-inexperience-no-excuse-for-poor-pass-completion-446078

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

A-League website's preview of the game:
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/...v-melbourne-city-fc/gqix0joo7xdp1pqcg6xkm38yg

 

[Big Al]

There is no way Mickey Neill can start at left back tonight, if he does there is no one else to blame for the hiding we will take other than Okon. Ashcroft to right back with Galloway back across to the left.

The other issue is we keep blaming the losses on individual errors, big issue is the style of play is causing these errors. We are turning the ball over in the back third of the pitch far too often and getting punished because we put ourselves under pressure by trying so hard to maintain possession. All teams make mistakes just no where near as many as we do at the back as their coach and players are smart enough to realise giving 2 - 3 goals a game away is not going to deliver results.

We need to defend first and play possession when appropriate. The players need to make decisions based on what is happening on the field not a mad philosophy to keep possession at any cost.

Kamau will kill Neill
It's not the system. The system is not responsible for lazy passes or mucking around like Rose did. Seriously under 10's don't make those mistakes. We have been making these school girl mistakes for two years now in any system.
Movement is a bigger problem

 

[Bladesman]

Kamau will kill Neill
It's not the system. The system is not responsible for lazy passes or mucking around like Rose did. Seriously under 10's don't make those mistakes. We have been making these school girl mistakes for two years now in any system.
Movement is a bigger problem

Completely agree the lack of movement is an issue but that is where the system puts us under pressure and the mistakes come. Instead of conceding possession up the park by getting rid of the ball we concede out in the back line or just in front by either getting caught with the ball or with a very loose pass after being put under pressure by a team mate playing backwards into a pressure situation.

As you said the mistakes have been going on for the 2 years we have tried to play like this as we don't have the players for the system. Therefore we need to adjust the system to minimise the mistakes.

 

[Luca Brasi]

I don't know why anyone expected the squad list to change with a 3 day turnaround

Tav was listed as unavailable for 1 week in the Roar team sheet Round 11.
Tav was listed as unavailable for 1 week in the MV team sheet, as was Storm, Round 12.
Not entirely implausible to think that they were rested from the MV game with a view to playing the NYE game at home.

 

[Coastalraider]

Can you bring in a player on game day or must they be listed in the squad prior?

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Can you bring in a player on game day or must they be listed in the squad prior?

You can bring in a player at anytime. The squad lists are a joke and every week there are players who aren't on the list either starting or on the bench.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Interview with Storm Roux:
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/...-his-sights-on-nye/1we6xj6jkelbf1jeayjeqocn0p

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Why NYE in Gosford is a winner for the Mariners:
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/...tral-coast-mariners/xfdoa75tmdff13hjdgo7preg6

 

[adz]

You can bring in a player at anytime. The squad lists are a joke and every week there are players who aren't on the list either starting or on the bench.

This plus they name the whole squad every game. I don't know why they bother with them.

 

[Big Al]

Interview with Storm Roux:
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/...-his-sights-on-nye/1we6xj6jkelbf1jeayjeqocn0p

Here's hoping Roux does play. He links better with Fab and means Neill on bench.

Also find Galloway is hesitant to go to far up the pitch but Roux will make those runs up to the box

 

[Big Al]

Hey Syd. No cheering out loud for FFA Cahill tonight

 

[Atomic]

I'm looking forward to tonight. Already had 4 cleansers. I've also wormed my way into a catered box. The only downer is our 3 day turn around. I wish we could have had a proper preparation because I think we could beat the plastic fantastics.

 

[Big Al]

Pete Prizzle ‏@priorpeter
Guys whatever you do just make sure you don't boo Cahill tonight, it hurts his feelings #CCMvMCY #Legacy

 

[Atomic]

@priorpeter ... Keep the "no one rates us" chant going for 45 mins. It's f**king mint!

 

[sydmariner]

I liked the we've got/lost the ball chant.

 

[adz]

I liked the we've got/lost the ball chant.

That one gets less funny when we lose the ball and they score

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Sooooo on a separate but related note.
I have visitors coming from overseas, who insist on doing what we normally do on NYE - which is nice nice but...
As the incapable don't that i can be, i failed to consider that i only have two extra tickets and that obviously they're GA not gold.
So i looked at the price on the website and HOLY MACKEREL!
Does anyone know if there's still a members discount on the tickets? And if so, how it gets applied?

Worth trying Dan at the little membership marquee just near the crossing out front. He looked after me with a similar issue - but I'd had a chance to call a couple of days before.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

I don't know why anyone expected the squad list to change with a 3 day turnaround

Because they're hoping for the return of two starting 11 players presumably.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Mmmm, I agree on Neil but we actually coped fine with pressure last game - that's not when we turned it over. Two goals came when we simply passed the ball to them when there was no real pressure and or made a terrible touch. And two more from beyond poor marking and a failure to stay goal side of your man.

I know possession football invites pressure - so that the logical conclusion, but these were no pressure sloppy midfield turn overs, and ironically playing out is the one area I think we can be happy in how well they are generally progressing.