Round 9 - Adelaide v Central Coast

[universalmind]

Is anyone going to this? Any tips for Pubs, food and then celebrating afterwards?

I'm predicting a 2-1 win to us with Olly in for Hutch, and Ryan in for Pasfield. Pelles to drop from the bench. I think Arnie will persevere with Bernie up front as it has been successful thus far. Mcbreen, Hearfield, Hutch on the bench.

 

[krusty]

The way Olly been playing and played last night he might not even make the bench

 

[Roy Law]

Adelaide without Cassio, Vidosic and Boogard; sounds like a game we should win but also a potential banana skin. Ollie will definitely replace Hutch. Bojic will spend the week in passing drills...

 

[cbowden9000]

I hope Hutch starts. Ollie has been truly terrible this season, for both club and country. Has not played a single good game.

 

[pjennings]

I hope Hutch starts. Ollie has been truly terrible this season, for both club and country. Has not played a single good game.

Ollie is important to us as the year rolls on. We know Hutch can do a job. My take on Ollie is twofold.

1) He is not a DM and should not be playing there for the Olyroos. In the initial formats put forward by Vidmar he was put down as at the base of a midfield triangle with Nichols alongside him. The Olyroos though have played with only Ollie at the base. This is just not his forte.

2) He is really suited to playing down the left and linking with Rose WHEN Amini (or last year Perez and Amini) had the defence in two minds whether they were going to pass or probe forward themselves. This gave the wide guys more room as they remaining wary about our #10.

I would play Ollie and Amini together from the start and see if he comes good. I suspect he will. If he doesn't then you can hook him and play Hutch.

 

[Roy Law]

I thought Ollie played reasonably well in the 0-0 away to Iraq; he is not helped by so many Olyroos not being up to standard. I like Hutch but his best days are well gone and I doubt he will keep his spot unless Ollie is deemed tired or injured.
On another note - Mat Ryan looked completely at ease in both games for the Olyroos.

 

[roonytunes]

My sis is flying over here for the game, we'll be going to the Wheatsheaf hotel, a leisurely 15-minute walk, before and after the game. We'll be the ones with a big handmade CCM flag in the "panda-free zone" away bay, if anyone wants to say hello - no vidosic, no cassio, a creaky van Dyk, no Boorgard and of course every time Ramsay takes a corner near us he'll get to hear "you're just a sydney reject" - lets kick their sorry red arses ole!

p.s - don't ask for a schooner - you'll be disappointed.

 

[true believer]

pots or pints.the plus, coopers on tap.the minus,the day after coopers on tap.

 

[Wombat]

I hope Hutch starts. Ollie has been truly terrible this season, for both club and country. Has not played a single good game.

Abolute Rubbish. Olly was the best player on the park against victory. The boy is vastly superior to Hutch and is capable of opening sides up better than anyone else in our squad.

 

[cbowden9000]

Abolute Rubbish. Olly was the best player on the park against victory. The boy is vastly superior to Hutch and is capable of opening sides up better than anyone else in our squad.

I'm not saying that Hutch is better, but sometimes a couple of games on the sideline can act as a good kick up the backside for a player that's normally guaranteed a starting place. I'm only talking short-term here.

 

[bikinigirl]

Abolute Rubbish. Olly was the best player on the park against victory. The boy is vastly superior to Hutch and is capable of opening sides up better than anyone else in our squad.

. unfortunately i think the game against victory was the exception this year. in that gamne he was fantastic - imo, generally he has been pretty ordinary

 

[midfielder]

I hope Hutch starts. Ollie has been truly terrible this season, for both club and country. Has not played a single good game.

I was at the Olyroo match on Sunday ... Olly was close to our best on park... he had a huge game..

 

[midfielder]

Hate these kinda games when you are expected to win... they have everything going against them... and often what happens...

 

[true believer]

yes their up for a street fight. lets hope we don't turn up in a dinner suit.
but just queitly 4 blot.

 

[adz]

yes their up for a street fight. lets hope we don't turn up in a dinner suit.
but just queitly 4 blot.

To us or them?
I just get images of James Bond when you mention a dinner suit and he would smash anyone in any situation, so I'm hoping we do turn up in a dinner suit LOL ;D

 

[MagpieMariner]

yes their up for a street fight. lets hope we don't turn up in a dinner suit.
but just queitly 4 blot.

I'd rather a dinner suit than the stubbies & thongs we wore against Fold Coast. We were expected to win that one too, we just fell over the line for a point.

 

[kevrenor]

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners
Friday, 2 December 2011
Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium
Local Kick Off: 7:30pm
Referee: Kris Griffiths Jones / Assistant Ref 1: Daniel Goodwin / Assistant Ref 2: Curtis Wordsworth / 4th Official: Regis Queffelec

TV Broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Radio broadcaster: 891 ABC Adelaide / Coast FM (Gosford) 96.3

Head-to-Head: All matches (played 19): Adelaide United wins 6, Central Coast Mariners wins 7 (6 draws)

Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene Galekovic (gk), 2.Osama Malik, 4.Jon McKain (c), 5.Daniel Mullen, 7.Zenon Caravella, 8.Evgeniy Levchenko, 9.Sergio van Dijk, 11.Bruce Djite, 13.Ricardo Da Silva, 14.Cameron Watson, 16.Spase Dilevski, 17.Iain Ramsay, 18.Fabian Barbiero, 20.Mark Birighitti (gk), 21.Francisco Usucar, 22.Milan Susak

In: Daniel Mullen (returns from international duty), Evgeniy Levchenko (returns from injury), Sergio van Dijk (returns from injury), Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk) (returns from international duty)
Out: Nigel Boogaard (suspended – 1 match), Dario Vidosic (back – indefinite), Nick Munro (gk) (Youth Team)
Unavailable: Cassio (ankle – indefinite)

Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1. Mathew Ryan (Gk), 2. Daniel McBreen, 3. Joshua Rose, 4. Pedj Bojic, 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 7. John Hutchinson, 8. Rostyn Griffiths, 9. Bernie Ibini, 11. Oliver Bozanic, 12. Troy Hearfield, 14. Michael McGlinchey, 18. Alex Wilkinson, 19. Matt Simon, 20. Justin Pasfield (Gk), 22. Mustafa Amini

In: 1. Mathew Ryan (Returns from Qantas Australian Under 23 duty), 11. Oliver Bozanic (Returns from Qantas Australian Under 23 duty)
Out: 10. Adriano Pellegrino (Omitted), 30. Nathan Denham (Omitted)
Unavailable: 13. Stuart Musialik (Calf – 1 week)

 

[Roy Law]

Fifteen players - saving on the air fares and the food .
the return of Hutch has seen the demotion of Pellegrino.

 

[cbowden9000]

Great to see Hutch outrank Pellers

 

[true believer]

To us or them?
I just get images of James Bond when you mention a dinner suit and he would smash anyone in any situation, so I'm hoping we do turn up in a dinner suit LOL ;D

it's an old warren ryan (rugby league) call ."you don't wear a dinner suit to a street fight".
trust me. james bond wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes in the western suburbs A grade comp of the 70's.
and i'd put a 100 on malcom reily as being the toughest pom i've ever seen.
just queitly