Posted December 15, 2024 21:29
· last edited December 15, 2024 21:32
I think the whole "It will be tough in Perth and Brisbane due to the heat" is more wishful thinking then reality.. I went to the game last night, it was boiling hot (around 33 degrees in kick off) and by the end of the game City were off their feet and Auckland could have kept going. You got to remember, their coaching staff are not new to the league. Corica, Hay & even Jonathan Goulding all have A League experience and know how to prepare their teams for these challenges.. As for their recruits, Neydar Moreno played in the Baranquilla heat which is awful all year around, Felipe Gallegos played 3 seasons in the city of Aguascalientes and San Louis in Mexico with an altitude of 1800m each, players like Gillion and the other former NZ league players might struggle, but they have recruited well off and, on the field, and results are showing. At this rate, I cant see teams like Perth getting close to them YoungHeartHM
Nixieboys222
When will the real challenges come? IMO except Victory there isn’t anyone that good. Adelaide have had a soft early draw and a pretty thin squad. Sydney are average and concede a lot of goals, WSW are unreliable.. your can’t tell me Perth and Roar will be their challenge austin111
True. A draw for two sides above us on the table is a good result. Reality time for AFC. More away games and the injuries are mounting. Their real strength has been their rock solid defense. The loss of Hall is immense. Add in Verstraete injury and Sakai having to move to CB then thats a total disruption of their defensive setup. Losing Howeson is a blow as well. They conceded twice yesterday and looked at times defensively vulnerable. The time i saw May live i thought he was class. Great touch and vision, but he is not a pure 9 IMO. I would move him wider and bring in Moreno up top.
Perth are sharke and AFC should get a job done against them, but Perth, in Perth, in January is a lot more formidable than you'd think given the summer time conditions they'll face in January. Brisbane has high heat, humidity, and a terrible pitch. Nothing should ever be taken for granted in this league.
I'm personally quite happy we got that Perth trip out of the way early on in the season, and with a modicum of fuss at that too.
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I think the whole "It will be tough in Perth and Brisbane due to the heat" is more wishful thinking then reality.. I went to the game last night, it was boiling hot (around 33 degrees in kick off) and by the end of the game City were off their feet and Auckland could have kept going. You got to remember, their coaching staff are not new to the league. Corica, Hay & even Jonathan Goulding all have A League experience and know how to prepare their teams for these challenges.. Neydar Moreno played in the Baranquilla heat, Felipe Gallegos played 3 seasons in the city of Aguascalientes and San Louis in Mexico with an altitude of 1800m each. They have recruited well off and on the field, and results are showing. YoungHeartHM
Nixieboys222
When will the real challenges come? IMO except Victory there isn’t anyone that good. Adelaide have had a soft early draw and a pretty thin squad. Sydney are average and concede a lot of goals, WSW are unreliable.. your can’t tell me Perth and Roar will be their challenge austin111
True. A draw for two sides above us on the table is a good result. Reality time for AFC. More away games and the injuries are mounting. Their real strength has been their rock solid defense. The loss of Hall is immense. Add in Verstraete injury and Sakai having to move to CB then thats a total disruption of their defensive setup. Losing Howeson is a blow as well. They conceded twice yesterday and looked at times defensively vulnerable. The time i saw May live i thought he was class. Great touch and vision, but he is not a pure 9 IMO. I would move him wider and bring in Moreno up top.
Perth are sharke and AFC should get a job done against them, but Perth, in Perth, in January is a lot more formidable than you'd think given the summer time conditions they'll face in January. Brisbane has high heat, humidity, and a terrible pitch. Nothing should ever be taken for granted in this league.
I'm personally quite happy we got that Perth trip out of the way early on in the season, and with a modicum of fuss at that too.
