R3 ccm v perth banana skin's

[Ancient Mariner]

Wellington will put more pressure on our defence than Perth did.
It will be a good test for Paul and Diesel if Jacko plays 3 backs with wingbacks again.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Didn't we lose our fitness coach from last season?

Were there some changes in staff after last season?

 

[Corsair]

Didn't we lose our fitness coach from last season?

Yeah but we recruited Rich's bum chum

 

[Michael]

Tappy landing awkwardly on his knee after challenging a header is hardly any fitness coach’s fault.

 

[marinermick]

Tappy landing awkwardly on his knee after challenging a header is hardly any fitness coach’s fault.

It could be if his body is not right for a football game or the match conditioning doesn’t include enough stability and balance components.

 

[Allreet?]

Was in Sydney for an event but got to see most of the 2nd half.

No doubt the "penalty" has been thoroughly discussed on this thread (I threw a half brick at my sister's TV) but what most pissed me off was Kuol.

Seriously... how many times has he been guilty of not taking a chance? Getting stuck on his heels when he should've gambled?

He jumps ahead of his marker yesterday, and scores a tap in.

That's why the much maligned McLaren was so good. He always gambled. If we had a McLaren we'd be on 9 points.

 

[shipwreck]

Fire the new S and C, bring back the old guy.

Bite the bullet and own up to the f**king massive mistake, Rich bailed anyway.

 

[shipwreck]

I prefer really not to speak

Please speak! You are chosen by the people, to speak for the people. 🤣

 

[shipwreck]

“I’m looking forward to working closely with Mark and the staff to deliver what they want, developing programs that are going to help the playing squad to perform at the highest level.” Benton added.

How'd that work out for Trent?

 

[bikinigirl]

Doubt we would be able to afford him

. c'mon ... there is no reason to doubt yourself

. I'm certain we can't afford him

 

[Big Al]

Essentially we have had a win and two losses, points wise. I get that still puts us ahead of last season but it’s dire. We just seem incredibly thin in talent and the goals.. where are they? It’s not even just that we are lacking a striker, we are lacking a creator, a play maker, cohesion. I think our defence has been better but if Tapp’s out.. that’s super dire.
I’m not seeing us getting our shit together, I see us running on empty like we did back in the spoon days. Talented players going elsewhere while we run on vapours.
I would love to be optimistic but geez. Not feeling it 😔

I wouldn’t recommend no 21 positivity in the Melbourne cup then 😂

In Jacko we trust. He doesn’t have the special wingers he had last year or monty had but i see progression through the middle and back. So give him time to sort it out. I think he earnt that last year.

If he doesn’t sit back and enjoy the young boys learning the game and being the next success stories.

 

[Corsair]

I’m sorry mate, but what are his strengths right now? Pressing defenders?

He’s a tall, relatively strong striker. Best attributes are physical. We get plenty of balls into the box, he simply does NOT attack them. Doesn’t win headers, can’t link play with touches. One of our better attacks yesterday where the cross went far post and was then hit first time back across the 6 yard. He was a good 8yards off the pace. That should be his bread and f**king butter but he was absolutely nowhere to be seen to slide tap it in. He then preceded to defend a cross FOR glory by wiping out Bailey who was coming onto the cross.

His perceived strengths, we do play to them. Balls in behind, crosses into the box. He ain’t effective. He ain’t doing his job right now. He should have improved as a footballer by this point in his career. The commentary said it perfectly and I hate Robbie Thompson whoever it is, he basically said Kuol wastes his energy pressing so much he can’t be effective in attack. Mcbreen (who would actually know) agreed. He’s a f**king striker, not a CB playing upfront.

I fully understand we don’t have the squad strength right now so I’m trying not to be too critical, but Alou has been so f**king disappointing and infuriating with what he’s produced, combined with this obscene cockiness. Eddy isn’t much better of a goal threat right now either but at very least he’s shown signs of being the guy to lead the line. Good touches in link play, always great movement and usually smart use of the ball. Case in point his play that led to last weekends equaliser.


Rich’s biggest mistake whilst here was rubber stamping our only ever paid transfer fee to bring Alou Kuol back here. It’s not Sunday league, effort plays to press a defender shouldn’t be celebrated as goals.

Sorry for the rant, but f**k me.

That's what I said, effective impact player for the last 20-30 mins currently being used as a starting forward and quite obviously been told to press relentlessly, result is he's knackered when chances come his way.

 

[Big Al]

Few chill pills needed. Our squad has been gutted and the replacements are not as good as the players who have left.
We also have injuries to 3 players who would have started yesterday (Sains, Theo and MDP) in addition, Tappy went off early.
Perth were well organised and I thought it was a pretty good away performance from them.
The fact we don't have a quality striker isn't news. Kuol has been honking since he got here and Edmo is Kwasi like at best.
Rebuilding and top 6 at best I reckon.

And a change in formation to fit the weaker defenders and loss of premier midfielder to the backline.

We know Jacko practices flexibility and he fluttered with this formation for a bit last year but I don’t think it’s his preferred option

 

[Spacks]

And a change in formation to fit the weaker defenders and loss of premier midfielder to the backline.

We know Jacko practices flexibility and he fluttered with this formation for a bit last year but I don’t think it’s his preferred option

It's a pragmatic change, one we'll probably see a lot more of until Sainsbury is back into the side.

 

[turbo]

He jumps ahead of his marker yesterday, and scores a tap in

You rarely see him give his marker the slip at all. Not dropping off to make space either. If he can't out run them theyve got his measure of late

, bring back the old guy.

Wasnt there some talk he went to Perth?

 

[shipwreck]

You rarely see him give his marker the slip at all. Not dropping off to make space either. If he can't out run them theyve got his measure of late

Wasnt there some talk he went to Perth?

I remember seeing that the translater went to Perth, don't know about Bryce

 

[Spacks]

I remember seeing that the translater went to Perth, don't know about Bryce

Headhunted by Action Apps?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-johnson-7117451a6/

 

[Meerkat]

I wouldn’t recommend no 21 positivity in the Melbourne cup then 😂

No danger of that one. The only thing I’m positive about re horse racing is that it kills horses.

I remember seeing that the translater went to Perth, don't know about Bryce

I thought Bryce was still here, working for the sports college?