imanixsupporter wrote:
Just want to say before I critique us (I can't help it, I'm a critical guy) that that was overall brilliant, and the goals were fantastic. Loved almost every minute of it.
Maybe this was our "best performace ever" but I wish Baze was singing his and his team's own praises a bit less because we can be a fair bit better than that. Payne and Singh were overall quite poor, I know they can both do a lot better. Cacace and McCowatt weren't bad but overall quite quiet. And something has to be done about our CB partnership and their apparent inability to defend basic crossing situations. Haiti, England and Iran all getting headed goals far easier than they should have.
I'm hopeful and even optimistic we can be better against Egypt. Maybe it is best we persevere with Singh but I'd strongly consider replacing McCowatt with Old (and putting Just on the right), Payne with Elliot and Boxall with Bindon.
Please write out 100x "Ben Old is currently an LB for the AWs, not a left side attacker".
Definitely at this WC, Old suits coming on for Libby around 60 mins, noting Cacace has barely played the last few months, and this WC is being played at a high pace/intensity. Being an up & done full back is tough work.
Old has played the whole season in France as a LB, and reportedly an excellent one.
But his 'final product' stats in France (assists, short/long ball accuracy, option taking in the final 1/3 etc etc) are poor. They remain his big work on. In comparison McCowatt has just come off a season of 11 goals & 5 assists in the Danish Superliga. It's a no contest.
McC has scored against Sweden in Stockholm. Ireland in Dublin. He's due a goal for the AWs verus a non OFC nation. Fingers crossed it's in the next few weeks.
Old's pace you feel is going to be really handy in our remaining games as players tire in the 2nd half. Maybe more handy on D and covering, than on attack.
Definitely at this WC, Old suits coming on for Libby around 60 mins, noting Cacace has barely played the last few months, and this WC is being played at a high pace/intensity. Being an up & done full back is tough work.
Old has played the whole season in France as a LB, and reportedly an excellent one.
But his 'final product' stats in France (assists, short/long ball accuracy, option taking in the final 1/3 etc etc) are poor. They remain his big work on. In comparison McCowatt has just come off a season of 11 goals & 5 assists in the Danish Superliga. It's a no contest.
McC has scored against Sweden in Stockholm. Ireland in Dublin. He's due a goal for the AWs verus a non OFC nation. Fingers crossed it's in the next few weeks.
Old's pace you feel is going to be really handy in our remaining games as players tire in the 2nd half. Maybe more handy on D and covering, than on attack.