Tards Round 1 Match Thread

[Sacko]

I was impressed by the amount of pressing the midfield did and that really stopped them from getting the ball into dangerous positions in the 1st half.

The second half we sat back a little bit more which have them more possession in dangerous areas, especially after Simon went off as the long balls didn't stick with BigD as well which meant the wide guys didn't push on to provide as much support. There was a great run from Kwassie towards the end of the but he just ran out of puff for a meaningful shot.

Overall verdict, a positive start which needs to be backed up against the scum next Friday as we will need to score twice again because Sasho is a dead cert to score against us...

SACKO!     

 

[LFCMariners]

My biggest concern now is that, depending on how the Scum go against the Nix, our boys will think next Friday night is a given 3 points and then get rolled. They really need to up the intensity at training this next week, and make giving the Scum a record hiding their goal. I'd hate to see all of last nights' hard work undone with the Scummers grabbing an upset win.

To beat that mob 6-0 in our first home game of the season would be SWEEEEEEEET.....

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

My view from the stadium (and we all know what a rubbish spot that corner is for actually seeing what's happening) -

2nd half was pretty stressful - we basically defended for 45 minutes.  When we did attack, there was virtually no support whatsoever.  Not sure if they had slacked off, if they were hanging back due to the need to defend, or if it was fitness - either way it wasn't good, and a lack of support in attack is one of the problems that have plagued us.  There were a few good runs made from Heff and others down the left hand side, they'd come near the corner, look up, see nobody there and just think 'wtf?' and MV would come away with the ball.

Simon was starting to get belted around a bit too (is it my imagination, or are there a few more MV players now acting like Musc**t?), though he still got in there and had a go.

Another distressing point: We still have nobody marking the back post on corners.

I know I'll probably get shot down for being negative, but our goals were, I thought, both a bit luck - they happened without really being created.  MV certainly created a few opportunities - perhaps more than we did, but wasted them.  If their strikers were on the mark, the scoreline could well have been very different.

From the grandstand it looked like a messy game.  Gritty, but messy - MV fell to bits after the 2 quick goals, and that helped us a lot in the first half whereas in the 2nd half the control of play switched from us to them.

Fortunately, they did get very few chances considering their duration of attack - our defence has certainly improved considerably.

Took a while for our midfield to get warmed up though, but once they did I think they were the deciding factor in the first half (hard to tell in the 2nd half - the game was too far away!).

Certainly positive, and if we can polish our game a bit we have the potential to look very dangerous.

The boys seemed a bit more disciplined too, not getting sucked into the thuggery of MV, which is a big plus, and gives me a lot of confidence for next week (discipline is often the deciding factor in the local derbies - and where we tend to fall short)

Oh, and Travis took some of the meanest looking corners I've ever seen....some ace corner taking...

 

[Atomic]

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Oh, and Travis took some of the meanest looking corners I've ever seen....some ace corner taking...

The first corner he took was wicked! My jaw just dropped. If this is a preview of what is to come this season then we can expect a few goals from this area

 

[serious14]

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Oh, and Travis took some of the meanest looking corners I've ever seen....some ace corner taking...

The first corner he took was wicked! My jaw just dropped. If this is a preview of what is to come this season then we can expect a few goals from this area

+ 1 million.  That was some 50's style swing right there.

 

[nikko]

where was Mrdja?

 

[serious14]

Was Woodport open last night??

 

[scottmac]

Cant wait to see Huke in this line up. We will be very f**ken solid. Who will get the arse from the bench though? Elrich would be my bet. I reckon the A-League need to revisit the number of subs you can sit on the bench.

 

[FFC Mariner]

We are the Aryan boys
Stand up and make some noise

(Sorry, not meaning to be racist but we do tend towards tall, blonde/light haired dont we?)

 

[Bladesman]

where was Mrdja?

The season has started why on earth would you expect to be seeing Disco Nik?

 

[serious14]

We are the Aryan boys
Stand up and make some noise

http://twitter.com/fakebenbuckley

"Did anyone ever notice that Mariners players all look the same? It's like the Third Reich all over again".

 

[typool]

im not a big fan on nik Mrdja, but we needed him with those free kicks just outside the 18 yrd box

 

[Gopher of Pern]

im not a big fan on nik Mrdja, but we needed him with those free kicks just outside the 18 yrd box

Why? So he could put them into row ZZ?

It's Jedinak that was deadly at that range.

 

[FFC Mariner]

I thought Pedj had got the hang of Niks technique quite well.

1 smack into the wall, 1 over the bar.

Could have been Nik himself it was so lifelike

 

[Gopher of Pern]

And wasn't the one into the wall right into Matty?

If you're gonna hit the wall, at least do some damage to the opposition. Face, nads, just hit something!

 

[serious14]

Isn't Porter quite decent at the free kicks??

 

[dru]

Was well worth the trip down to see a deflated crowd in Ethiad Stadium, also nice to know that the tards still haven't brushed up on geography

Same again next week please!

 

[Andre_1]

Hey Dru, great result last night almost dream like! Saw you on the box a few times keep up the good work!

 

[Andre_1]

It's a longer season and hence plenty of time for any team to make up lost ground. But I think breaking that duck and hitting the ground early is monumentally important this time round, and it shows.

For both the team and fans alike methinks?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Isn't Porter quite decent at the free kicks??

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