COSTA BARBAROUSES

COSTA BARBAROUSES

WELL DONE LisaKi2007-12-01 22:45:59

Not sure why it's in the News section but I agree completely (well apart from the streaker statement).

Awesome stuff from Costa - I want to see a Smeltz/Costa upfront partnership in a 442/352.

Streakers are always a laugh - lighten up.

ohh shoot I just reported your comment by mistake LisaKi2007-12-01 23:19:42

Yes! Costa needs more game time, he was our most dangerous player by far and his pace could really cause problems in the A-League as well, especially as many of the defenders are old and slow.

WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT BARBAROUSES!

To the tune of that Beach Boys classic? baa baa baa bababarouses! ????

You could make a whole song that way if it weren't for one problem -

NOTHING RHYMES WITH BARBAROUSES!

The boy looked pretty good, I have to agree.  Him and Felipe playing off Smeltz, with Daniel wide left and Elrich wide right, would be a very attacking line-up.  Stick one defensive midfielder and a decent back four behind them and that'd be a very good side.

It's a contextual thing. At the Ring of Fire, Costa's the right one. At Newtown, it'd George.

But as I told Costa the other day, and as you pointed out, "We've got both of the right Barbarouses's!"

"But as I told Costa the other day, and as you pointed out, "We've got both of the right Barbarouses's!"
Try saying that when ya pissed!

haha, I probably could say it ;)

Class act, For Gods sake ricky, PLAY HIM!!!!!!!

Barbarouses definitely needs to make the 1st X1 or to make the bench at least. Great pace, great touch; just like Zullo and Kruse from Queensland.

I think we should stick with 3-4-3 at home with

------------------------Moss

----Rees--------------Dodd------------------Lochead


Daniel------------Aloisi-------------Johnson--------Lia


Barbarouses------------Smeltz------------Coveny


Bench; Brown, Filipe, Old, Ferrante

First of all, I thought Costa was good - obviously amped up for it and great to see him get out there and run at players. liverpoolfan12007-12-02 09:39:06

inclined to agree LF1,

Costa looked good, partly i suspect because Ricki has been bringing him on slowly, various runs of the bench so far, his turn will come either off the bench or in the last game of the season - if we are clear of 8th position

given our current 5 man midfield, i think he'd get caught out of position, because he seems to be a player who plays off instinct - which is great if you don't have any real defensive responsibilities

I'm sure he can defend, he got back well behind the ball once or twice - but I'd prefer a fairly experienced line up v Perth, hence my comment on the line-up thread about getting Aloisi back in

ok was it me or was he outstanding during the L.A Galaxy game??

he made some nice passes

I still think he lacks the physicalness to match up against some of the other players in the league, needs to be a bit stronger on the ball yet but looks to be a promising future player

What I *ACTUALLY* said was "We've got the right Barbarouseses...es..es", much to his amusement

Also agree. I'm glad to hear he did well because in his brief appearances so far he's looked way out of his depth. An exhibition match is ideal for a young guy to have a go without pressure, and it will give him more confidence next time he gets on the pitch.

dang i just created a topic about barbarouses cause i didnt see this one, sorry.

NOT just you :)

Hahaha what a funny thread, gave me a god laugh.

no it's not f**king easy! he's got pace, timing and natural instinct...you can see that in an exhibition game just as well as any other. I'm not saying he's got good enough positional play or defending skills yet, but that'll come. I don't see why this is a funny thread at all..

i dunno, I sort of agree with nightz, lets not jump the gun here, he did play well, but I see no one is mentioning that he was pushed off the ball three or four times easily as well..

fair enough, but i get more excited about Costa than old man Coveny...

shoot am I the only female in this forum????

You sure about that?

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3671

Two people have both put on lineups, both with Costa on it. Of those who haven't posted lineups, NOBODY has suggested otherwise.

Oh, and to make it three - I'd love to see him start up front paired with Smeltz.

you are definitely a minority, but welcome!

...and i don't necessarily think that Costa should start, just that he should be given credit for a good little performance against a decent team, that's all

the Queensland youngsters get pushed off the ball all the time, but they're still dangerous players
Cosimo2007-12-02 12:26:17

AWWW thanks Cosimo 

My only criticism was that he wasn't often taking a shot at goal; rather he was trying to set up our strikers every single time.

yeah, much like all of our players

I like Costa and he had his moments and showed plenty of speed, skill and raw talent