lolywhites vs Belgium (Match thread)

over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Critical_Lemon wrote:

I have decided that Killen actually looks like he wants to be doing more, particularly when the opposition defence has the ball. He's possibly been told to conserve his energy rather than run between four blokes passing the ball about.

I tossed up that idea aswell but id like to see one of their defenders screw up and cough the ball up right infront of goal for us

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

1-0 Farken.

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

We are 1 nill down now :(

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

oh wot that was piss poor

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Spoonley again no wonder Killen was shaking his head, that was bad keeping.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Anyone still think Spoonley is any good?

 

Hes having a terrible tournament....

Allegedly

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

TouchMe wrote:

Stu Jacobs knows no other way than direct long football

 

You've said this before, what are you basing this on?  Have you watched Team Wellington or Western Suburbs?

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

james dean wrote:

TouchMe wrote:

Stu Jacobs knows no other way than direct long football

 

You've said this before, what are you basing this on?  Have you watched Team Wellington or Western Suburbs?

Is it maybe that in this tournament we've already decided we are too poor to play actual football against these guys so we just boot it upfield?

Frankly, we need two up front.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Anyone still think Spoonley is any good?

 

Hes having a terrible tournament....

He's what, 20/21? He's made a lot of good saves and a few mistakes that ANY young keeper will make. FFS he wont reach his peak for another 10 years.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sometimes you can only play as well as you are allowed to play, we're not as comfortbale on the ball as other teams, we don't have the skill or the penetration to play that style of games without making mistakes, and at this level mistakes will be punished.  Again, I refer you guys to the under 17s

 

We are not Arsenal, we are Stoke.  And don't tell me Stoke will go out and try and pass Arsenal off the Park

james dean2008-08-14 00:26:01

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Anyone still think Spoonley is any good?

 

Hes having a terrible tournament....

 

I don't think hes a bad keeper, I am a fan of his, however I still think he needs a little more height.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

We seem to have no tactical plan when on defence, ,markers  are letting players run through and the defenders aren't picking them up just ball watching

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

As soon as we get the ball we boot it away again.... WHY???

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Krisby wrote:

As soon as we get the ball we boot it away again.... WHY???

I reffer you to JD's above post. The big problem is that we boot straight to Belgian players, hence the need for more players up front.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

James Dean, couldnt agree with you more, stu jacobs = job for the boys!!! he coached me once he;s crap and not pro active enough, lets face it we sucks, boxell is it, what a waste of space, he might aswell play rugby!! What is it with nz centre backs all having to be large ogars with no skill?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

its like a game of force back but we're they only team playn it 

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I base my opinion on what i have seen him do with age group sides. Colin Tua with the under 17's did get beaten but atleast they looked to play.

 

When has a national team of footballers ever looked to play under his watch. The all whites use to be the same and then Ricki came, all of a sudden we tried to actually play football and guess what we did ok.

 

Jacobs has no faith in our players, if he did he would as them to try passing it to each other other tha hoofing it forward.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

True,should play 11 up front and increase the odds of it being booted to one of us

Allegedly

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Horus wrote:

James Dean, couldnt agree with you more, stu jacobs = job for the boys!!! he coached me once he;s crap and not pro active enough, lets face it we sucks, boxell is it, what a waste of space, he might aswell play rugby!! What is it with nz centre backs all having to be large ogars with no skill?

 

You have completely misunderstood me, I am a big Stu Jacobs fan

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

True,should play 11 up front and increase the odds of it being booted to one of us

Yep, then we can try and keep it up there.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Well I think he's crap, he's an idiot with no clue.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

TouchMe wrote:

I base my opinion on what i have seen him do with age group sides. Colin Tua with the under 17's did get beaten but atleast they looked to play.

 

When has a national team of footballers ever looked to play under his watch. The all whites use to be the same and then Ricki came, all of a sudden we tried to actually play football and guess what we did ok.

 

Jacobs has no faith in our players, if he did he would as them to try passing it to each other other tha hoofing it forward.

 

You must have been watching a different u17s than I did then because the team I watched got embarassed 7-0, 5-0 and 1-0. 

 

 

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Who agrees that Michael Boxall should be playing rugby, his technique if terrible!!!! ogar central!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

"You have completely misunderstood me, I am a big Stu Jacobs fan"

 

JD do you ever feel lonely!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Horus wrote:

Well I think he's crap, he's an idiot with no clue.

So who else would you have coaching instead of Stu?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

maybe the goal will help to settle our nerves a bit.

 

we have nothing to lose now.

 

but if we are just going to sit back and keep on absorbing the pressure. we may as well all go home

If we build it, they will come...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I would rather be beaten 5 - 0 trying to play football than be beaten the way the oly whites did against Brazil!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Shane Rufer, or Colin Tua ahead of Jacobs.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

good point touchme...

If we build it, they will come...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Foriegner! Someone with an idea. that would be a start.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

1-0 Belgium at HT.

Dare i say it, we need an absolute miracle if we are to pull off a win here.

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

TouchMe wrote:

Shane Rufer, or Colin Tua ahead of Jacobs.

Shane Rufer? you have got to be kidding...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i was just thinking to myself that spoonley has not caught a ball over his head the entire tournament - now i think i know why he's not tried

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Would you rather get results, like we did against China, or concede 12 goals in a tournament?

 

So you are basing your opinion on 6 games that you have watched him on TV, against far better opposition, you have no credibility if that is all you have based it on.

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I just wish I could watch it!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Horus wrote:

Foriegner! Someone with an idea. that would be a start.

Hiddink! Haha. Fair point though, seems to be working in Aussie...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

He may be a little off, but i prefer the way he tries to play, and that is attacking, keep ball possession.

 

That is the type of coaching we need if we are ever to lift our quality and performances up on the world stage.

 

How is playing Stu Jacobs long ball sh*t going to do that?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

james dean wrote:

Would you rather get results, like we did against China, or concede 12 goals in a tournament?

 

So you are basing your opinion on 6 games that you have watched him on TV, against far better opposition, you have no credibility if that is all you have based it on.

To be fair, I think we passed it around more against China.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Back to the game, any one looking the goods?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

TouchMe wrote:

Shane Rufer, or Colin Tua ahead of Jacobs.

 

Haha, credibility gone

Normo's coming home

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