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Posted January 02, 2018 21:07 · last edited January 03, 2018 02:09

Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:

RR wrote:

chemi wrote:

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Hate to sound like a negative nelly but I'm worried people are setting their expectations for Burns too high. He hasn't played much in the last year & is rumoured to have been passed on by City after failing to impress their coach in a time trial. He might take awhile to get up to fitness & may never reach the heights of the pre-Asian Cup again. I really wouldn't expect much out of him this season (Don't get me wrong, I really want to be wrong about this).


Sort of like how i felt about Finkler

I think Finkler was already on the way out of Victory because he has "peaked" and basically the club was happy to do a two-for-one deal with Kosta.  However, I expect that we will be more likely to give Burns leeway to get back into shape than we gave Finkler. 

Burns has a good reason to perform (the WC 2018 squad) and also he has a past association with us so we might be more forgiving, especially that it is a different coach now so it might all take a while.  

On the other hand, I suspect that Gui Finkler wanted to have a secure club deal in a less competitive setting than the Victory, and we looked like a decent fit for him. Shame that it did not work out.

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Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:
RR wrote:
chemi wrote:

(----)

Hate to sound like a negative nelly but I'm worried people are setting their expectations for Burns too high. He hasn't played much in the last year & is rumoured to have been passed on by City after failing to impress their coach in a time trial. He might take awhile to get up to fitness & may never reach the heights of the pre-Asian Cup again. I really wouldn't expect much out of him this season (Don't get me wrong, I really want to be wrong about this).

Sort of like how i felt about Finkler

I think Finkler was already on the way out of Victory because he has "peaked" and basically the club was happy to do a two-for-one deal with Kosta.  However, I expect that we will be more likely to give Burns leeway to get back into shape than we gave Finkler. 

Burns has a good reason to perform (the WC 2018 squad) and also he has a past association with us.  On the other hand, I suspect that Gui Finkler wanted to have a secure club deal in a less competitive setting than the Victory, and we looked like a decent fit for him. Shame that it did not work out.