R6: Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners

[pjennings]

Agree that Monty, Fitz and Duke have to play, we will play with 2 DM - but I also want Caceres at 10 like he was in the FFA Cup

I also like the look of Poscoliero and think he may be someone that can re-instil a bit of Anderson 's confidence that he had when he partnered Trent or Patty Z.

----------Reddy
Rose Anderson Poscoliero Neill
-----Monty-----Hutch
Vernes---Caceres-----Fitzy
--------- Duke-------

Nash, Kim, Trifiro, Mane, Cernak,

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Woop woop! Game day!!!!
Can't wait to actually go and watch the boys play for once, haven't seen a game live in about a year!!
Been raining all night in Melbourne town too. Cold and overcast today.

 

[style_cafe]

Agree that Monty, Fitz and Duke have to play, we will play with 2 DM - but I also want Caceres at 10 like he was in the FFA Cup

I also like the look of Poscoliero and think he may be someone that can re-instil a bit of Anderson 's confidence that he had when he partnered Trent or Patty Z.

----------Reddy
Rose Anderson Poscoliero Neill
-----Monty-----Hutch
Vernes---Caceres-----Fitzy
--------- Duke-------

Nash, Kim, Trifiro, Mane, Cernak,

I like the look of that sidePJ .
The only one I`d change is Morton on the splinter for Kim.
That would give cover for the back four,whilst the other benchies could cover for the front of the park.

 

[VicMariner]

So far this season we have been playing teams in top form (except Jets, who we beat) and sort of matching them.
City are not going so well. I think we have a good chance to bag a win.
COYY

 

[nearlyyellow]

Article on Andrew Redmayne:

www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-city/melbourne-city-keeper-andrew-redmayne-feels-emotion-of-home-town-clash-20141115-11nadg.html

Melbourne City keeper Andrew Redmayne feels emotion of 'home town' clash
November 15, 2014 - 3:52PM

• Roy Ward
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  Putting it on the line: Andrew Redmayne. Photo: Mal Fairclough
  
  Players always know when they play their home town team or their former club.
  
  That one is always a game to savour. And it's the double for Melbourne City goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne when he faces Central Coast Mariners.
  
  Redmayne will be in goal when the Mariners visit AAMI Park to take on Melbourne City on Sunday at 5pm.
  
  The 25-year-old was raised in Gosford and spent his childhood on the Central Coast before moving to the Australian Institute of Sport as a 17-year-old.
  
  Redmayne later signed with the Mariners as his first professional club and made his A-League debut for the team before moving to Brisbane Roar in 2010, and then Melbourne in 2012 where he became the first-choice keeper, a role he still holds this season.
  
  "The Mariners are my home town club and I supported them in the early part of the A-League and played for them," Redmayne said.
  
  "They still have a few foundation players in and around the club who I'm mates with and it's special to play against them, but I'm fully focused on getting the points from this match.
  
  "You've always got the connection there and my dad Brian is still a pretty keen Mariners fan - so much so I'm not sure who he is supporting on Sunday."
  
  While Redmayne will always be a proud son of Gosford, it has been Melbourne City who have given him the chance to become a fully fledged starting keeper - a thought he keeps front-of-mind whenever the Mariners come to town.
  
  "It pulls at the heartstrings a bit to play against them, but whenever you play football it is always about the team on the front of your shirt and doing everything you can to win for them," Redmayne said.
  
  City and the Mariners come into the match in desperate need of three points, as several of the top four sides are already threatening to move three wins ahead if matches go their way this round.
  
  City has only five points from its first five matches but scored a memorable win over Brisbane Roar in Brisbane with a 3-1 result last Saturday.
  
  "It wasn't our prettiest football," Redmayne said. "But sometimes a good, hard-fought win can be better for a side than having a pretty win.
  
  "Brisbane threw everything at us and we didn't have much possession, so to win on a large field in hot conditions was big for us."
  
  The City defence has been solid so far but has yet to keep a clean sheet, conceding 10 goals from five games.
  
  While some keepers would stress about their goal count, Redmayne said he wanted to see his side win on the scoreboard then hopefully keep the opposition scoreless.
  
  "It would be good to get that monkey off my back," Redmayne said. "If conceding one goal means we win a game, then I'm more than happy to take the win. Winning always comes first but, of course, keeping a clean sheet is a close second."
  
  Redmayne knows the Mariners well and despite the visitors only having three points from four matches, he expects City to face a brutal test of their resolve.
  
  Keeping possession and not feeding the Mariners' exceptional counter-attacking players are the chief focuses for City.
  
  They like to sit back and absorb pressure then catch teams on the break," he said. "So we need to stay focused for 90 minutes and be wary of them on the counter attack as they have a lot of pace up front."
  
  City will be without creative midfielder Aaron Mooy who is on Socceroos duty, while young midfielder Stefan Mauk is with the young Socceroos. Mariners defender Storm Rouxis also on international duty with New Zealand.
  
  Melbourne City supporters would be relieved captain and central defender Patrick Kisnorbo and defensive midfielder Erik Paartalu weren't also pulled into the Socceroos side but Redmayne said he would love to see his teammates get national recognition.
  
  "We have a strong back four and Paartalu in front of that," he said. "I would be very happy to see them get a call-up, I think we have great depth in our defence - we have talent who can fill in for them."
  
  Expectations remain high for Melbourne City's season and Redmayne said with Manchester City's ownership of the club, the side had all the extra support and "one-percenters" to turn themselves into contenders.
  
  "There are high expectations on us externally but they are no higher than the expectations we have on ourselves inside the club - we want to do everything we can to be in the finals and to win this season," Redmayne said."

 

[Capt. Awesome]

Anyone know of any organised live sites for the game today ?

 

[eenfish]

Jeez 2010 didn't we have another young keeper who made a shocking debut that season?

Woop woop! Game day!!!!
Can't wait to actually go and watch the boys play for once, haven't seen a game live in about a year!!
Been raining all night in Melbourne town too. Cold and overcast today.

Ditto to that! Get keen lads, rally round.

 

[rbakersmith]

The starting XI:

 

[Capt. Awesome]

The starting XI:

Just beat me to it. I like is apart from Sim. Glad Moss is giving Ando and Posco a run together. Moss doing a good job to quell the discontent. Also happy to se Caceres having a proper go at no. 10

 

[greenlig]

Caceres definitely #10 today then, and the Posco/Ando pairing at the back. This will be interesting!

 

[Capt. Awesome]

So formation should be:

Rose----Posco----Ando----Neill
--------Hutch------Monty-------
Fitz---------Caceres---------Sim
---------------Duke---------------

 

[Bladesman]

So formation should be:

Rose----Posco----Ando----Neill
--------Hutch------Monty-------
Fitz---------Caceres---------Sim
---------------Duke---------------

Liking the look of the team today. First time I have not wondered what moss is thinking this year.

 

[dibo]

Given the mix of players there've been over the last several games, it would certainly suggest more rotation and less disruption than has been persistently rumoured. I reckon this is probably a bit closer to our best lineup, but we'll see what the gaffer thinks over time.

 

[Tassiemariner]

HUTCHOOOOOOO!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

 

[Leigh]

Wow good determination from the team this game, especially at the end and in the second half.

Took individual brilliance though, rather than refined team work goals.

Was not a pretty point.

I think we're improving, though if the preseason had been a month longer, maybe we'd be in a better situation now.

Also we still give away the ball far far too easily.

 

[MrCelery]

That was 20% skill and 200% sheer guts.

Reddy certainly kept us in it it must be said.

We certainly looked a lot more dangerous after the substitutions. And we refused to lie down even after going behind. Brilliant character for a change.
Two excellent goals. COYY!

 

[nearlyyellow]

Ahhh, yes, you may say what you bloody well want about our performances but that last goal by Hutch was SPESHUL

 

[dibo]

Monty was unlucky to be subbed but Citeh marked him out of the game. When Trifiro came on for him, we looked more aggressive. Monty didn't do anything wrong, but it was a good tactical shift.

Anderson had a stinker, and Poscoliero isn't a great RB. Rose wasn't terrific at CB and Neill had a better first half than second. Hutch (aside from the goal) wasn't super either, Caceres tooooook toooooooo looooooooong to decide what to do, Sim had chances but in general play was frankly a bit rubbish.

I think we played better last week and lost, but surely the fact that we were *pounding* away until the death shows there's some spirit left in this lot. They are not going to go quietly into the night.

And Hutcho at the death, be still my beating heart. I had tears in my eyes and the neighbours definitely heard me...

 

[dibo]

Oh, and Liam f**king Reddy. Wow.

 

[nearlyyellow]

Oh, and Liam f**king Reddy. Wow.

Yeah, my MOM definitely.