R16 - CCM v City @ Gosford

[TedShot]

Satisfying to see arzani switch sides. Golec did great at shutting him down

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Glad to see the correct red card there. Also liked seeing him use the AR not the VAR. Disgusting attack on Powell. Not sure why he seems to be targeted.

 

[tim...]

Glad Powell is ok after that shocking challenge

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

How did Golec allow him so much time and space...

 

[tim...]

We've backed off a little now we're a man up but it's fair to say losing an anchor like Delbridge has actually helped City

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Oh look, Golec picks up another pointless yellow card. Sigh.

 

[Big Al]

City have woken up and we’ve gone to sleep after the red.

We look tired. Lost our shape our energy everything has gone to shit

 

[Forum Phoenix]

30 mins to go and it’s a ghost town
But Fab is here to support (walked past him)

Love to see Kekeris. Rowles should have started ove Roux 100%. Seems like Paulo thinks Rowles has some work to do

I think he just really likes Roux.

 

[tim...]

I fear Paolo doesn't have a Plan B for when the other mob goes a man down, hopefully he realigns things at HT

 

[greenlig]

Eh, we're pretty hopeless going forward across the whole line. Wales hasn't hit a cross yet (good free kick), Appi carrying on as per normal, Powell doing little, Astro super disappointing. Glad Melling and Tom tried shooting. Melling looks good, snapped Malik which was fun. Golec is good at the back, as is Baro. McGing f**ked up for the goal, let the attacker breeze straight past him. I'm really surprised Roux is getting a game.

Oh well, bring on the second half.

 

[Big Al]

I fear Paolo doesn't have a Plan B for when the other mob goes a man down, hopefully he realigns things at HT

They are begging for an ear full

 

[Big Al]

Eh, we're pretty hopeless going forward across the whole line. Wales hasn't hit a cross yet (good free kick), Appi carrying on as per normal, Powell doing little, Astro super disappointing. Glad Melling and Tom tried shooting. Melling looks good, snapped Malik which was fun. Golec is good at the back, as is Baro. McGing f**ked up for the goal, let the attacker breeze straight past him. I'm really surprised Roux is getting a game.

Oh well, bring on the second half.

Then Golec left McCormick half an hour to turn after McGing played as a traffic cone

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Eh, we're pretty hopeless going forward across the whole line. Wales hasn't hit a cross yet (good free kick), Appi carrying on as per normal, Powell doing little, Astro super disappointing. Glad Melling and Tom tried shooting. Melling looks good, snapped Malik which was fun. Golec is good at the back, as is Baro. McGing f**ked up for the goal, let the attacker breeze straight past him. I'm really surprised Roux is getting a game.

Oh well, bring on the second half.

That's exactly how I saw it. Adsrubal just cannot get in front of his man offers no quality hold up play, no presence in the box, easily outmuscled, and his link play has been average to poor also. He is not the answer. McCormack on the other hand. Finds space in or around the box and all you have to do is hit it towards him and he brings it down and looks deadly.

Oh, and Powell is still not a 10. We spent a season learning that already, but what you gonna do. I have a soft spot for Powel. Paolo should have tried Adrubal at 10. He couldn't have had any less of an impact.

 

[Big Al]

Wales has been poor. He very uncomfortable on the left.

He looks cooked. Maybe mentally tired. Might have played the game in his head before it actually started. Would of been exciting but he’s really struggling

 

[Pirate Pete]

How many yellows has Golec got now

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Players clearly thought we had the game won after Delbridge was sent off. Everyone stopped working and tracking back. Golec's take out of Arzani was extremely dumb,he's on a yellow card and City are going to take every opportunity to run at him. We need to be better.

 

[tim...]

Looking much better since the restart of play. Would love to see a second goal.

EDIT: F******* YEAH

 

[tim...]

A third goal would really be ideal...

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

How many yellows has Golec got now

Is it 4? Most of them useless cards like that one.
He's too leaky. He'll play alright, but go to sleep at critical moments. Like in this one. Sooooo many of our goals have been because he's been ball watching or letting his man do whatever he wants. I got downvoted to the nth degree last time I said this, but I'm saying it anyway. With the experience Golec is supposed to have he should have done better. Right up on his back and you're challenging the ball. Being where he was, the attacker was able to respond to Golec and get past him.

Asdrubal. He can't finish. He doesn't create anything. His off-the-ball running is dreadful. He can't run the ball past anybody. He can't win a physical contest.

Appiah is a better striker than Asdrubal is!!! And there are fullbacks who score more goals than Appiah!!

But yeah...10 men....they shouldn't be getting unmarked players with a man down. We should be making good use of the width then working the ball back into the middle for some quick passing. I feel like that's kinda of what Okon's game plan is anyway, B-grade tika-taka. That would tear city apart. Instead we're playing like we're afraid to lose the lead.

Play like that and only one thing will happen - lose the lead. We got a bit lucky with the 2nd goal.

I am actually liking a lot of this game, don't get me wrong. Wales....is having a mixed game.

 

[tim...]

I was about to lament how much negativity is in the room here...

but now I can't do anything but wonder how we bother with Asdrubal