The Graham Arnold Thread

[Forum Phoenix]

Some sort of high speed stealth sub please Spike

 

[MagpieMariner]

Or two. Yes that would be good.
As long as the oppo don't have too many depth charges.

 

[smoomonster]

Pix of Arnie having a shout at training...

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/Gallery/220900,central-coast-mariners-training-pic-gallery.aspx/1

 

[Jesus]

Anyone know if there will be much difference in session this year?

We used to do just about the most session in the league under lawrie didnt we?

Will Arnie be doing the same? Spending more time on tactics etc? Less sessions in general?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Good pics.
Not sure about sessions jesus but they certainly look as fit as ever under Clarkey.
Always start a season looking like whippets imo.

Anyone able to give a first hand report on Perez?
Amini is continuing his good form in Vietnam apparently.

 

[midfielder]

GA in high spirits according to smh...


http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/arnold-in-high-spirits-on-return-to-club-football-20100804-11fp9.html

 

[scottmac]

Another good media story for GA and the Mariners. I dont like all this pre season positivity for us. It does not bode well

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27510608-5000940,00.html[/url]

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Like it.
Particularly liked his comment in the Cockerill article about the Mariners truly believing in themselves.
I think this has been one of our downfalls in the past. It's a winners mentality that you have to take into big games.

 

[bjw]

Arnold in.

 

[jaypee]

Maybe he isn't as bad as we all thought....... Good start - he talks the talk and is walking it... Seems to take on the Coast spirit and thats only a good thing... He has the defense well set and thats a bloody good platform to start....

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Arnold in.

+ 1

Excellent substitutions at just the right time.
Parking the bus worried me - and its rarely pretty - but we have walked away with three points. TOOO MANY times we have watched those games slip and desperately rued them later in the season.

Think his placement and tactic of Simon was terrific. And I like that people are assume this will be our style of play. It has not been our pre season style - and tonight I believe was just a different more physical option - chosen with Perez going out late and also us coming up against Skoko and an unknown, but clearly very dangerous on paper Heart side away from home.

Thats a good 3 points on the road that is.

Finally I liked his post match. happy with defense, unhappy with our holding of the ball. Calling it as it is.

Top stuff Arnie.

 

[Wombat]

All good so far.

Arnold In.

 

[midfielder]

Back in his Northern Spirit days ... GA I can honestly say was always on the money about how to develop football in Australia....

I often tho he should have chosen a media career or Administration career ... because if nothing else he does have an excellent football brain and a unique understanding of the Australian football landscape.... for example in his second year at NS he said the NSL would be better to have six teams and play each other four times... A mate of mine who works in the media says when GA says stuff he is always well prepared and has a very deep understanding around football.

He choose coaching and we all know the failures ... NS... Australia... Olympic team... perhaps he was always one step ahead of were he should have been ...

GA is slowly winning me over ... and I gotta admit he has put together a excellent team ... well at least on paper...

 

[striker #9]

GA is slowly winning me over ... and I gotta admit he has put together a excellent team ... well at least on paper...

except he didn't put together today's team....e.g. I have no idea why he left Bojic and Griffiths on the bench until late in the game? had we had them on earlier, we cold have won.........fukken!

 

[pjennings]

Back in his Northern Spirit days ... GA I can honestly say was always on the money about how to develop football in Australia....

I often tho he should have chosen a media career or Administration career ... because if nothing else he does have an excellent football brain and a unique understanding of the Australian football landscape.... for example in his second year at NS he said the NSL would be better to have six teams and play each other four times... A mate of mine who works in the media says when GA says stuff he is always well prepared and has a very deep understanding around football.

He choose coaching and we all know the failures ... NS... Australia... Olympic team... perhaps he was always one step ahead of were he should have been ...

GA is slowly winning me over ... and I gotta admit he has put together a excellent team ... well at least on paper...

I'm with midfielder. Very impressed with Rose, Ollie and Dutchy - all of which he brought in. And he made the subs today while they has time to make the a difference.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Please say he isn't Robbie's "source".

Tell us it isn't so GA.

 

[shipwreck]

Yehhh, bad situation, torn between staying loyal to my boyhood hero (kewell) and my team, if this is true it does cause a little tension

 

[Bladesman]

Please say he isn't Robbie's "source".

Tell us it isn't so GA.

Kewell's manager is claiming GA is the source - http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27579127-5014539,00.html?from=public_rss

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Kewell's manager is claiming GA is the source - http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27579127-5014539,00.html?from=public_rss

You could just see it coming couldn't you.

But Slater maintains it was a player - and was verified by other players and was common knowledge around the traps.

Bottom line the lot of them need to be more professional and keep their traps shut. Like other more experienced footballing countries...

Take Argentina and England for exapmle...

 

[BrisRecky]

or even the french... :lol: