AFC Cup

[Wombat]

Tapp and Steele really struggling. These Kants look better than us tbh.

Hopefully Jacko can get them better organised.

 

[finally retired]

We have been second to almost every ball.....and give it away when we do eventually get it. We are playing like we do against SFC.

 

[Spacks]

I'd honestly give Jing and Edmondson 45 up top together with Nizzy replacing Tapp

 

[pjennings]

Tapp out Nizzy back. Or Storm/Doka to LB and Steele next to Balard. Edmundson out (DWH anyone)?

Tapp off - Theo on. Steele to CM. Storm/Doka to LB.

 

[Tevor]

It’s the pitch, we are not adjusting to how slow it is. Keep a clean sheet and do them at Paradise is my tip.

 

[Coastalraider]

We have been second to almost every ball.....and give it away when we do eventually get it. We are playing like we do against SFC.

Exactly right - urgent press and we get flustered without time and space.

We are playing a minimum energy style, zero pressure on the ball and we seem surprised that they are playing with energy.

 

[Spacks]

Ooh I forgot about DWH, give him a crack up top with Edmondson.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

The Steele left back experiment needs to end immediately, move Storm to left back and Doka to right back and bring on Theo.

Tapp really struggling, either move Nisbet back and bring Di Pizio on put Steele in at centre mid.

 

[true believer]

i think torres is all about torres and f'k everyone else .
that's the first point to look at

 

[Big Al]

It’s the pitch, we are not adjusting to how slow it is. Keep a clean sheet and do them at Paradise is my tip.

Yeah every ball is stoping in the grass and we are watching it instead of moving. Obviously a sign of travel fatigue but we are in cruise control which we have done a lot on our AFC travels.

 

[bikinigirl]

Energy drink on the way in, fertilizer on the way out

. it's the conversion time you need to be mindful of ... nitro doesnt inspire confidence with another long haul coming up

 

[Wombat]

Do we expect to see cows grazing on the pitch for half time entertainment?

Synchronized sprinkers.....top show Josh.

 

[turbo]

It’s the pitch, we are not adjusting to how slow it is. Keep a clean sheet and do them at Paradise is my tip.

It’s really hurting us but we’re both playing the same pitch and they’re handling it fine. A few times I thought we were starting to dial it in and went back to crap.

We just aren’t doing the basics right so I think there is an element of fatigue plus the pitch. Need more from Edmo and Torres when they’re through.

 

[pjennings]

Yeah every ball is stoping in the grass and we are watching it instead of moving. Obviously a sign of travel fatigue but we are in cruise control which we have done a lot on our AFC travels.

To be fair to Tappy his base stamina would be pretty low after his extended, a game on the weekend and the travel. He is probably feeling it the most.

 

[Big Al]

Move Niz back.

I think we have been wasting him in the A League as well by having him forward in the first half. Just not in the game. When we were moving him forward in the second half we were looking good during the season and then against WU we went the opposite and moved him back in the second.

He is the only one who can control the ball. Needs to get involved

 

[turbo]

Also such a stressful watch and our woes are largely self inflicted. I do wonder though how long they have legs for. Is this their comfortable pace or are they playing at their max?

 

[Big Al]

To be fair to Tappy his base stamina would be pretty low after his extended, a game on the weekend and the travel. He is probably feeling it the most.

I think he is struggling more with the grass and not many options to pass to.

 

[Tevor]

It’s really hurting us but we’re both playing the same pitch and they’re handling it fine. A few times I thought we were starting to dial it in and went back to crap.

We just aren’t doing the basics right so I think there is an element of fatigue plus the pitch. Need more from Edmo and Torres when they’re through.

I still don’t think it’s panic stations, haven’t tested Vuka. We will be better in the second after that run.

 

[pjennings]

It’s really hurting us but we’re both playing the same pitch and they’re handling it fine. A few times I thought we were starting to dial it in and went back to crap.

We just aren’t doing the basics right so I think there is an element of fatigue plus the pitch. Need more from Edmo and Torres when they’re through.

The commentators said we were due to train on it yesterday but bad weather kept us off it. You would think the home team (though not their home pitch) have played there a fair bit.

 

[Corsair]

Yeah every ball is stoping in the grass and we are watching it instead of moving. Obviously a sign of travel fatigue but we are in cruise control which we have done a lot on our AFC travels.

Agree, our performance in this game reminds me of the one I watched in the Philippines and also of the Malaysia away game but this team is much more of a threat. They have a very experienced coach who has them well organised. We need to lift, they could sneak a goal.