Mariners Squad 2023/2024

[BrisRecky]

We know we've lost Tulio but I do think we can absorb it. I worried when we lost Garang where those extra goals would come from and we found them.

More concerned now if Niz and Faz go as well. Lose all three and I have serious concerns.
Happy for them both to move on to bigger and better things in the off season when we can recruit and have a pre season...but now would be a heavy blow

hush, dont give Dick any ideas

 

[Michael]

I was pretty confident in having no concerns about Fazz leaving, glen lauders sideline comments do bring some concern…. Just because I have doubts about Noah Smiths defensive abilities, he’s fine getting forward but yeah… and who’s the next in line academy LB?

I’d also forgotten Max and Niz are off contract at seasons end… although the club is currently being quite proactive on the contract front. So I have strong faith they’ll be extended very soon. I could be wrong but I believe both those boys wouldn’t go to another aleague side. Only overseas as their next step, they’re both exceptional footballers.

 

[Melange]

We have nothing on the right wing right now. Theo is a left wing and so is Torres. We really need a proper right winger and one with speed would be a bonus.

I'd take Lachy Rose

 

[FFC Mariner]

With Ben Cahn just announced as Roar manager we need to lock up Niz now. Otherwise he may go back to Qld on a free

And Dan Hall

 

[Stuartmcateer]

And Dan Hall

Reading the Luca Trani interview after the city shellacking I wouldn’t be heading to Brisbane anytime soon regardless of the coach.

Unless they were to massively increase the wages it wouldn’t be worth it just to reunite with BC.

 

[Big Dog]

I was pretty confident in having no concerns about Fazz leaving, glen lauders sideline comments do bring some concern….

Based on those comments I wouldn’t be surprised if he is gone this month. I’ve heard there’s a number clubs interested including one from the Uk.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Yeah, agree, Faz can sidestep Scotland and head to UK

 

[finally retired]

Based on those comments I wouldn’t be surprised if he is gone this month. I’ve heard there’s a number clubs interested including one from the Uk.

I heard a rumour Leeds were in for Faz, to help us get reinforcements in other areas.

 

[Michael]

Based on those comments I wouldn’t be surprised if he is gone this month. I’ve heard there’s a number clubs interested including one from the Uk.

Yeah look, he’s obviously good enough. He’s improved drastically with his final pass/cross and just more composed driving forward.
His defensive side was always up to snuff.
So many of us just figured his extreme introvert personality would keep him at home and happy for a longer time. But if you think about it, he’s come out of his shell on the pitch this season..

 

[Stuartmcateer]

So many of us just figured his extreme introvert personality would keep him at home and happy for a longer time.

There is also a difference between having ambition to play overseas and chasing it at all costs and agitating for a move.

I get the impression he is happy to play here but is open to the right move if it came along.

 

[scoober]

Am I to understand from watching the keepers warm up that there is still no goalkeeper coach?

The 3 of them were on their own with no coaching staff involved. Miguel was always there driving things along.

There is no GK coach. Pretty sure there won't be either with Danny taking the reins.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

There is no GK coach. Pretty sure there won't be either with Danny taking the reins.

All well and good him taking the reins when he retires.

But he can’t be focused on playing and training as well as running the drills and doing analysis properly.

 

[Corsair]

All well and good him taking the reins when he retires.

But he can’t be focused on playing and training as well as running the drills and doing analysis properly.

Avoids another wage for half a season.

 

[Insertnamehere]

All well and good him taking the reins when he retires.

But he can’t be focused on playing and training as well as running the drills and doing analysis properly.

Why not?

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Why not?

It’s a difficult job trying to concentrate on coaching and playing. Even more so at the elite level.

There is a reason why player/coaches are so few and far between in professional set ups. If you are focused on playing you aren’t doing the coaching role properly and if you are concentrated on coaching it will impact playing performance.

 

[Coastalraider]

Nit to mention the additional load. I’d be super super suprised if his strain earlier in the year wasn’t directly related to the additional physical load he was under running keeper sessions - imagine the additional shots on goal required to train to additional keepers.

 

[Insertnamehere]

It’s a difficult job trying to concentrate on coaching and playing. Even more so at the elite level.

There is a reason why player/coaches are so few and far between in professional set ups. If you are focused on playing you aren’t doing the coaching role properly and if you are concentrated on coaching it will impact playing performance.

Surely if Max can do a double degree, Danny can plan training sessions.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Surely if Max can do a double degree, Danny can plan training sessions.

It’s the physical load.

I don’t think max spent a lot of time running around when he was in the law lectures.

And I have a double degree and I’m not very smart so let’s not pretend they are overly difficult to get ?.

 

[Insertnamehere]

It’s the physical load.

I don’t think max spent a lot of time running around when he was in the law lectures.

And I have a double degree and I’m not very smart so let’s not pretend they are overly difficult to get ?.

Physical load of planning a session? I would imagine its the same running around as being in lectures.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Physical load of planning a session? I would imagine its the same running around as being in lectures.

It’s not just the planning. Do you really think all Miguel did was write up a few session plans?

It’s the involvement in the sessions as both coach and keeper. Plus doing the extra sessions with the younger keepers to develop them. And the clinics and overseeing the academy goalkeeping program.

Add to it all the fact that most gk coaches, as well as doing analysis on their own keepers and performance, they do analysis on opposing keepers - things like starting positions, how they come out for crosses, do they go down early or do they stay upright as long as possible in 1v1 etc.

That chip from tulio against the jets last year - I would bet there was some analysis input from Miguel that alerted him to be looking for it based on where the keeper was positioned.

As well as the outside game stuff, the good ones are on the iPad doing it in game and giving real time feedback to players and coaches. There is no way he can do that to any level of quality while focusing on play going on in front of him.

Sure he could plan sessions easily, but gk coaching these days is more than just a few handling drills and standing them in goals while the team does shooting practice.