Feb 19 v Where Were You When You Were Shit FC

[marinermick]

First of three games away in a week. Victory have faltered since lifting the cup.

I expect a similar game plan by both sides to the Cup game. We should be fitter and stronger from that hand and also have the Cum Dog.

Hard to call this match.

 

[BrisRecky]

We’re gonna roll those dopey Mexicans this time ???????

 

[turbo]

I expect a similar game plan by both sides to the Cup game.

Victory havent played with anywhere near the same intensity since the FFA cup. We absolutely should be taking the game to them from the outset instead of sitting back and soaking up pressure.

 

[pjennings]

I'm just waiting for us to hit our straps. We were playing well but without luck pre-Covid and since then have added Jason and effectively Muller (with Matty still to come - important to keep the intensity at the back end of a game). When we are at our best I think we can take on anyone. But is our intensity down every so slightly since Covid causing us to drop points we shouldn't?

Give me a truly fully fit squad and we can and will beat anyone in the ALM

 

[priorpeter]

Back in melbs for this one. Anyone heading down feel free to drop into the Young & Jackson any time from *checks opening hours* 10am onwards to say g’day

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Our midfield was dominated and our forward line isolated in the cup. CD and a fitter side is a big help. But Popavic will always look to stop us from playing. And if we’re smothered by the press we’ll struggle. And if we just try to hit on the counter. They’ll just pull us down on our best breaks anyway.

what to do?

 

[Tevor]

Our midfield was dominated and our forward line isolated in the cup. CD and a fitter side is a big help. But Popavic will always look to stop us from playing. And if we’re smothered by the press we’ll struggle. And if we just try to hit on the counter. They’ll just pull us down on our best breaks anyway.

what to do?

Spot on, I feel we will struggle in this game and we still don’t have our mojo back from pre covid. CD will only be effective if we can do better in the mids.

 

[turbo]

I'm just waiting for us to hit our straps. We were playing well but without luck pre-Covid and since then have added Jason and effectively Muller (with Matty still to come - important to keep the intensity at the back end of a game). When we are at our best I think we can take on anyone. But is our intensity down every so slightly since Covid causing us to drop points we shouldn't?

Give me a truly fully fit squad and we can and will beat anyone in the ALM

We haven’t gotten close to our pre covid form yet. Other teams are hitting form and we are sadly yet to get back to where we were. It’s been a cruel season.

 

[true believer]

First of three games away in a week. Victory have faltered since lifting the cup.

I expect a similar game plan by both sides to the Cup game. We should be fitter and stronger from that hand and also have the Cum Dog.

Hard to call this match.

it keeps coming down to nizzy . in attack and defence if he can get back to any level of fitness .
ccm fortunes change dramatically . this to a lesser degree applies to cy as well.

 

[FFC Mariner]

We will win this - they have had their GF

 

[Wombat]

Victory havent played with anywhere near the same intensity since the FFA cup. We absolutely should be taking the game to them from the outset instead of sitting back and soaking up pressure.

We lost the GF coz we didn't have the belief to take them on.......now we can do those Mexicans pricks.

 

[dibo]

Back in melbs for this one. Anyone heading down feel free to drop into the Young & Jackson any time from *checks opening hours* 10am onwards to say g’day

That's quite a lot of time for watercress sandwiches and cups of tea, old bean!

 

[marinermick]

That's quite a lot of time for watercress sandwiches and cups of tea, old bean!

There’s always a couple of hours spent with Brennan eating steak washed down with a lovely merlot as per last time.

 

[turbo]

Watching them against the wanderers at the moment and they look terrible.

 

[Ads]

Would have rathered a draw in this game.

Now Victory will come hard at us fired up looking to end their little slump.

Hopefully their recent failure has already gotten in their heads and laid some eggs. Haha
So they push for balls which aren’t there and frustrate them selves out of our game.

 

[marinermick]

Qualifying for ACL has already hurt them. Instead of us having a three day turnaround it is them. When in a slump it is a big ask for them to rectify issues in three days. Big advantage to us.

 

[Corsair]

Our midfield was dominated and our forward line isolated in the cup. CD and a fitter side is a big help. But Popavic will always look to stop us from playing. And if we’re smothered by the press we’ll struggle. And if we just try to hit on the counter. They’ll just pull us down on our best breaks anyway.

what to do?

Reverse it and press them hard.

 

[bikinigirl]

. with everything that is going on at the moment i think we can all be grateful for at least one thing

... that everybody has the self-restraint to hold off creating a match day thread until Mick is ready

 

[marinermick]

. with everything that is going on at the moment i think we can all be grateful for at least one thing

... that everybody has the self-restraint to hold off creating a match day thread until Mick is ready

I actually don’t mind. I am feeling the pressure of coming up with new thread titles every match.

 

[Ironbark]

Our players will have a useful gap between games (unlike the tards), the cup loss in the back of mind, and knowing we should have won our last 2 draws. I think we'll be up for this.

You'd hope Monty saw what the rest of us did about our midfield being clamped and has a plan for it.