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Devonport Strikers v Wellington Phoenix | Australia Cup Round of 32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGmBw2gMdfc

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Don't you just hope we get a penalty!

Honestly can't believe how close we are to our first game of the season, feels like it's only been a few weeks since we unfortunately ended our season losing to WU.  It's a shame Ball is still struggling but he has plenty of time to get himself back to 100% for the A-League season where we will need his strength and experience. Excited to see how Kraev does.

Hopefully, Ball's injury is completely unrelated to what he had last season and more just an unlucky coincidence

dunnix

Hopefully, Ball's injury is completely unrelated to what he had last season and more just an unlucky coincidence

 It is still the foot 

dunnix

Hopefully, Ball's injury is completely unrelated to what he had last season and more just an unlucky coincidence

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Still the same injury unfortunately.

He did play with it for several weeks towards the backend of 21/22. Hopefully he hasn't really crocked himself as a result 🤞

Is Ugarkovic cup tied?  He did play for WSW in what was effectively a Round of 64 clash?

reubee

Is Ugarkovic cup tied?  He did play for WSW in what was effectively a Round of 64 clash?

Oh bugga, yeah he is Cup Tied then.

Excited to see Noah play. Amazing feet/dribbler.

If he can learn to stay involved in games we might have another Singh on our hands.

Likely XI if Ball and Rufer are injured and Ugarkovic is cup tied? Thinking Kraev maybe gets a half at most since he’s been doing a lot of fitness work in training at the moment.

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Hopefully Paulsen gets the nod to get some game time before the regular season begins. Especially after this heroics in the cup last season. 

BrockieTheGOAT

Hopefully Paulsen gets the nod to get some game time before the regular season begins. Especially after this heroics in the cup last season. 

Good shout, especially with Sail having played a good chunk of the off season so far with the All Whites 

Okay I don’t get the joke. Who is Karunaratne? Don’t know the academy squads or nuttin’. 

Edit: ahh, young guy called Noah! Reading comp. Just saw Bally was still injured and blocked out everything else!

Our season looks like a flutter on Kosta and Kraev. If the goals don't come from these guys then it's going to be a struggle. 

kungfu panda

Our season looks like a flutter on Kosta and Kraev. If the goals don't come from these guys then it's going to be a struggle. 

Good job we’ll be signing two more import attacking players then ay

Friar Tuck

kungfu panda

Our season looks like a flutter on Kosta and Kraev. If the goals don't come from these guys then it's going to be a struggle. 

Good job we’ll be signing two more import attacking players then ay

I was looking at that potential signing last night Yan Sasse and he has a mean strike on him, can score on tight angles with power alone. 

We are also signing an out and out striker and Waino continues to improve so I don't think we should have to worry too much about relying on Kraev and an aging Kosta.

Press Conference | Australia Cup R32

Ufuk Talay has told Media:

- Kraev is eligible to play tomorrow
- Ball is still out with a toe injury
- Ugarkovic & Mauragis are cup-tied and won't feature tomorrow
- There is a pre-season game against CCM this weekend

— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) August 1, 2022

Four @WgtnPhoenixAcad players have also travelled with the squad to Tasmania:

▪️Riley Bidois
▪️Jackson Manuel
▪️Noah Karunaratne
▪️Marco Lorenz

— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) August 2, 2022

Devonport Strikers v Wellington Phoenix | Australia Cup Round of 32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGmBw2gMdfc

Oi Oi Edgecumbe

He also said we would start with out strongest and fittest eleven that are available.  So, in my mind that is Sail, Payne, Wootten, Laws, Sutts, Lewis, Pennington, Old, Kosta, Waineo and who?

 Kraev in the midfield and Kosta up top will be our strongest 11 we can field.

Annoying we have to wait another time to see Ugarkovic in action for us, but the fact we still have Lewis and Pennington plus Manuel and Karunaratne standing by shows how many options we have in our central midfield compared to the later stages of last season. 

Some nice Welly type weather awaits. It won't be pretty football methinks, could be ugly as hell. Wind roaring in off Bass Strait.

https://www.google.com/search?q=devonport+weather&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBAU824AU824&oq=devonport+weather&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i457i512j0i512l8.10818j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/129440979/wellington-phoenix-signings-to-miss-australia-cup-campaign-due-to-strange-rule

Talay confirmed Kraev would see his first minutes against the semi-professional side, who have former Phoenix goalkeeper Keegan Smith in their ranks, but likely from the bench after only arriving in New Zealand a fortnight ago.

“He’s only been with us a short time so we don’t expect him to start and play 90 minutes but we will try to give him some minutes within the game.

“He’s doing some extra stuff, obviously to try and catch up with where the rest of the boys are currently at but he’s looking good and has settled in quite well.”

Oi Oi Edgecumbe

He also said we would start with out strongest and fittest eleven that are available.  So, in my mind that is Sail, Payne, Wootten, Laws, Sutts, Lewis, Pennington, Old, Kosta, Waineo and who?

 Since Kraev is likely to be on the bench, I think Van Hattum will start alongside Waine

billyspleen75

Oi Oi Edgecumbe

He also said we would start with out strongest and fittest eleven that are available.  So, in my mind that is Sail, Payne, Wootten, Laws, Sutts, Lewis, Pennington, Old, Kosta, Waineo and who?

 Since Kraev is likely to be on the bench, I think Van Hattum will start alongside Waine

Waine Barbarouses
OVH Old
Pennington Lewis
Sutton Laws Wootton Payne
Sail

Thinking Van Hattum will be an AM and Barbarouses ST based on this pics of how they lined up vs Miramar

Will miss seeing Sotirio look like prime R9 Ronaldo against amateur teams in the cup 😢

Jazzy Jeff

Will miss seeing Sotirio look like prime R9 Ronaldo against amateur teams in the cup 😢

Will we??

Match preview article on the Phoenix website:

https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/australia-cup-preview-wellington-phoenix-vs-devonport-city-strikers
Taly is right - this will be a tough one, playing a side who are in mid-season and playing very well, with a dangerous strike force.

Wellington Phoenix squad: 3. Finn SURMAN, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Steven UGARKOVIC, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Ben OLD, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Lucas MAURAGIS, 13. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 17. Callan ELLIOT, 18. Ben WAINE, 19. Sam SUTTON, 20. Oli SAIL (gk), 21. Joshua LAWS, 23. Clayton LEWIS, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM, 34. Jackson MANUEL, 35. Noah KARUNARATNE, 36. Riley BIDOIS, 39. Marco LORENZ, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk)
Unavailable: 5. Steven UGARKOVIC (Cup tied), 8. Ben OLD (injured), 10. David Ball (injured), 12. Lucas MAURAGIS (Cup tied), 14. Alex RUFER (injured) 

Big Pete 65

Match preview article on the Phoenix website:

https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/australia-cup-preview-wellington-phoenix-vs-devonport-city-strikers
Taly is right - this will be a tough one, playing a side who are in mid-season and playing very well, with a dangerous strike force.

Wellington Phoenix squad: 3. Finn SURMAN, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Steven UGARKOVIC, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Ben OLD, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Lucas MAURAGIS, 13. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 17. Callan ELLIOT, 18. Ben WAINE, 19. Sam SUTTON, 20. Oli SAIL (gk), 21. Joshua LAWS, 23. Clayton LEWIS, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM, 34. Jackson MANUEL, 35. Noah KARUNARATNE, 36. Riley BIDOIS, 39. Marco LORENZ, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk)
Unavailable: 5. Steven UGARKOVIC (Cup tied), 8. Ben OLD (injured), 10. David Ball (injured), 12. Lucas MAURAGIS (Cup tied), 14. Alex RUFER (injured) 

Hadn't heard that Old was injured, thats a concern with no Ball, and it sounding like Kraev's only good for half a game. 

I'm not up with the play on the Academy kids, by my reckoning two of the five below are going to need to start in either the wide ten or number nine role (depending on whether Kosta plays as a 9 or 10).  I imagine OVH takes one of those spots, who gets the other?
|  24. Oskar VAN HATTUM
|  34. Jackson MANUEL
|  35. Noah KARUNARATNE
|  36. Riley BIDOIS
|  39. Marco LORENZ

Maaaaaaatt

Big Pete 65

Match preview article on the Phoenix website:

https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/australia-cup-preview-wellington-phoenix-vs-devonport-city-strikers
Taly is right - this will be a tough one, playing a side who are in mid-season and playing very well, with a dangerous strike force.

Wellington Phoenix squad: 3. Finn SURMAN, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Steven UGARKOVIC, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Ben OLD, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Lucas MAURAGIS, 13. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 17. Callan ELLIOT, 18. Ben WAINE, 19. Sam SUTTON, 20. Oli SAIL (gk), 21. Joshua LAWS, 23. Clayton LEWIS, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM, 34. Jackson MANUEL, 35. Noah KARUNARATNE, 36. Riley BIDOIS, 39. Marco LORENZ, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk)
Unavailable: 5. Steven UGARKOVIC (Cup tied), 8. Ben OLD (injured), 10. David Ball (injured), 12. Lucas MAURAGIS (Cup tied), 14. Alex RUFER (injured) 

Hadn't heard that Old was injured, thats a concern with no Ball, and it sounding like Kraev's only good for half a game. 

I'm not up with the play on the Academy kids, by my reckoning two of the five below are going to need to start in either the wide ten or number nine role (depending on whether Kosta plays as a 9 or 10).  I imagine OVH takes one of those spots, who gets the other?
|  24. Oskar VAN HATTUM
|  34. Jackson MANUEL
|  35. Noah KARUNARATNE
|  36. Riley BIDOIS
|  39. Marco LORENZ

Lorenz is a LB and Manuel a DM so presumably Waine and Bidois up top, OVH and Kosta wide 10s. Unless Karunaratne has really impressed in which case it would probably be Waine + Kosta ST, OVH + Karunaratne wide 10s.

What's up with Old? Do we know the extent of his injury? 

Interesting that Ball is listed as #10 there. Maybe it was a condition of our new striker's contract that he gets the 9 jersey

newzealandpower

What's up with Old? Do we know the extent of his injury? 

Hopefully it's nothing too serious, might of just picked up a minor injury in training.

newzealandpower

What's up with Old? Do we know the extent of his injury? 

If I wasn't worried about it, I would have said something smart like 'don't worry it's just an old injury'.

Waine Bidois
OVH Kosta
Pennington Lewis 
Sutton Laws Wootton Payne
Sail

Kraev, Elliot, Surman, Karunaratne, Manuel, Lorenz, Paulsen on the bench.

We’re… we’re still gonna win right?

Any chance of pushing Elliot (or Sutton?) into the AM role?

How stupid is the cup-tie crap. So Stevey and Lucas get their whole preseason kneecapped because they don't have a better way of organising those playoffs than right at the end of the season? Absurd bullsh*t. 

The cup should begin at Round of 64 and include every A-League team. 

lthomas20

How stupid is the cup-tie crap. So Stevey and Lucas get their whole preseason kneecapped because they don't have a better way of organising those playoffs than right at the end of the season? Absurd bullsh*t. 

The cup should begin at Round of 64 and include every A-League team. 

Exactly I understand the cup tie rule for like a January transfer window but makes no sense when it counts from a previous season. Either they don’t count that to the cup tie rule or organize the games not during the previous season. Classic FFA mess.