Round 24 vs Perth

[true believer]

Minimum wage. Not the worst but not HAL standard atm. I can see some potential.

He lacks a yard of pace . But he does get in good positions .

Ps sorry i wasn't very chatty sunday as i was feeling poor at the time .

 

[Big Al]

Maybe I missed it but why is Staj "better" than Mulvery?

Same players picked - Judas, Hoole and Simon getting a run - watched Mallon and still played him over Pain.
Played Murray out of position then had to hook him because he wanted to keep Simon on - then after Murray was hooked, had to sub Simon and we had no striker on the pitch
Going 4231 is a no brainer but any of us here would have gone to a flat back 4.
Simon has a back injury and no pace so our tactic was to play through balls?
Simon showed his lack of respect for him (and all of us) by giving the armband to Judas

I look forward to being corrected

3-2 vs Newcastle

Mic drop

(Got bloody lucky they didn’t blow that but who cares shhhh only the score matters)

 

[Big Al]

3-2 vs Newcastle

Mic drop

(Got bloody lucky they didn’t blow that but who cares shhhh only the score matters)

Got another one for you @FFC Mariner if beating the local scum rivals doesn’t work for you.
He actually plays that injured Tom H player we all heard about

 

[Big Al]

Got another one for you @FFC Mariner if beating the local scum rivals doesn’t work for you.
He actually plays that injured Tom H player we all heard about

Oh final one.

He corrects mistakes. We used to blow leads consistently.

After one game of almost doing it again he put a stop to it. We haven’t scored again and therefore haven’t blow a lead under Staj. Magic

I agree with you about Simon and pain. That’s a concern even if it’s club politics.
Mallon is a one trick pony who has had one good game. Pain deserves to be played.

Murray should lead the line like scum game and Mat should be a SFC style sub.
Otherwise the tactics are much better

 

[Ads]

Should be breeding at least 1 new fullback.
And spreading the quality as well as giving Murray the chance to shine and letting Simon hold and protect the ball.
And unleash Miller as a proper attacker to snag some positive results moving into next year.
They need a healthy mix of putting on best team and also looking at next year.
I would have gone 4-4-1-1

Glass. Aspro O’Neill. Clisby
Miller. Tom. Melling. Pain
Simon
Murray

Kekeris - Miller: 65min
Nisbit - Tom or Mel: 70min
Rowles - Backup/Slow game: 80min

 

[Wombat]

He lacks a yard of pace . But he does get in good positions .

Ps sorry i wasn't very chatty sunday as i was feeling poor at the time .

LOL. I was in the middle of a discussion with security at the time as they were trying to bar someone that didn't need barring.

 

[turbo]

But the attack is, IMO, worse.

It was never good and has always ebbed and flowed depending on the quality of defence we're playing. Perth were all over our crosses and without an alternative approach we had very little. When we had a chance to poach some scraps (where quite a few goals have come from) we couldn't take it. Missed good chances against Adelaide early too.

For me the telling difference between Staj and Mulvey is Staj has made someone else's team look more competitive in a space of a few weeks. He's probably still under a bit of pressure to give everyone a chance to prove themselves under his tenure which might explain some selection choices. He can't work miracles or pull a creative mid out of nowhere so he's tightening up what he can and I don't believe we'd be sitting in 10th if he was our coach from the start even with the same group. 8th or 9th would be more likely but that would take a little pressure off us.

Glass. Aspro O’Neill. Clisby
Miller. Tom. Melling. Pain
Simon
Murray

I don't know what the answer is but the kind of fast play that has worked well for Murray seems to be the opposite of what Simon thrives on. Whenever we see Simon getting the ball with Murray in a position to go on it's always a case of win the ball, turn, protect, look for an option and then the opening is gone. It's safe play and maybe a coaching directive but unless he can change things up we need to look at someone else or doing something different.

 

[marinermick]

Should be breeding at least 1 new fullback.
And spreading the quality as well as giving Murray the chance to shine and letting Simon hold and protect the ball.
And unleash Miller as a proper attacker to snag some positive results moving into next year.
They need a healthy mix of putting on best team and also looking at next year.
I would have gone 4-4-1-1

Glass. Aspro O’Neill. Clisby
Miller. Tom. Melling. Pain
Simon
Murray

Kekeris - Miller: 65min
Nisbit - Tom or Mel: 70min
Rowles - Backup/Slow game: 80min

Karacan?

 

[Antlion]

https://www.a-league.com.au/news/opta-reveals-every-clubs-best-player-round-24

Central Coast Mariners - Andrew Hoole
Andrew Hoole only needed a short cameo off the substitutes' bench to remind fans of his ability to provide lethal ammunition from out wide.

The Mariners star featured for just 23 minutes of his side's 3-0 defeat to Perth Glory on Sunday but registered three successful crosses.

Only Melbourne City's French midfielder Florin Berenguer (four) managed more in Round 24.

 

[marinermick]

https://www.a-league.com.au/news/opta-reveals-every-clubs-best-player-round-24

Central Coast Mariners - Andrew Hoole
Andrew Hoole only needed a short cameo off the substitutes' bench to remind fans of his ability to provide lethal ammunition from out wide.

The Mariners star featured for just 23 minutes of his side's 3-0 defeat to Perth Glory on Sunday but registered three successful crosses.

Only Melbourne City's French midfielder Florin Berenguer (four) managed more in Round 24.

Some of the reporting on the Mariners has been piss-taking this season

 

[Ads]

Karacan?

Sorry, was based on the Perth Game when Jem was unavailable.

Jem would take Simons spot as a hard working 10.

Simon then would come of the Bench for Murray or Jem depending on how the games going.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

TBH I think Murray has shown signs of being very effective with limited service when played in the correct position. Most of the time he has played as RW (in spite of what the stats say on transfermarket) when he has played in tandem with Matty. I think he will shine with a proper 10 as a central striker as he did at Apia-Leichhardt. He also wins an incredible amount of aerial duals against larger CBs

I'm impressed by his aerial ability also, he's generally solid, I was just writing in the squad thread I'd be happy to keep him for another year, but imo at this level he does not have a key attribute of pace, strength or excellence on the ball to distinguish himself as a striker at this level. I'm hoping he grow further though.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

https://www.a-league.com.au/news/opta-reveals-every-clubs-best-player-round-24

Central Coast Mariners - Andrew Hoole
Andrew Hoole only needed a short cameo off the substitutes' bench to remind fans of his ability to provide lethal ammunition from out wide.

The Mariners star featured for just 23 minutes of his side's 3-0 defeat to Perth Glory on Sunday but registered three successful crosses.

Only Melbourne City's French midfielder Florin Berenguer (four) managed more in Round 24.

You can't make this shit up. Except... they do.

Laziest player in the team.

 

[Tevor]

You can't make this shit up. Except... they do.

Laziest player in the team.

But he is our “star” player.