Jets v Nix Saturday 20/11 @ 9pm SS2

From the above comments i'd say the team is likely to look like this:

                 Paston
North       Dura   Siggy     Muscat
           Elliott     Lia
            Ward       Leo
                 Ifill
               Greenie

Subs: Hearfield, Pav, Daniel, Vuko

I just can't see Ricki dropping Leo, and if he does it'll be Pav up front and Ifill sliding in to where Leo would be in the above formation.

Looking forward to this.
          

I think we need to consider not just who we think should be in the position, but look at who theyre up against, and who combats those skills best.

Watching the Jets the last few games, this Jeffers guy is looking good, and by god each game he spending longer on the pitch, and just getting quicker.

To that end, i think we need someone like North / Dura in the middle, cause Siggy just wont keep up the pace.

Perhaps even Manny in the holding midfield role, to use his pace, and awareness to hold up Jeffers.

If you hold up Jeffers you cut of the supply to Jesic, who has also come alive since Jeffers has been there.

Looking at defence, well with Ljubo "I talk like Mike Tyson" Milicevic on a suspension, that only leave the other tower of Topor-Stanley, who im sure will be marshalling the defence.

Lets NOT leave Greenie up front to try to compete for route one balls against him. We NEED Pav up front for this game for 90, and maybe Big Mac off the bench. We need their height to compete and beat their tall defenders.

The Jets have been impressive in shutting down the wings the last few games, especially against Brisbance last night, the confidently stopped them from playing their quick paced passing game in the attacking third.

For us this means the like of Bertos and Ifill are going to need some extra support, or work a more narrow channel if theyre going to get any success. Ward also needs to be played, to add that extra dimension up front.

Im not sure how the formation would fall, but i'd still like to see Daniel start and Ifill off the bench, only so Ifill full potential can be used against tired Jets defence, and Daniel can run at them, and bring a dimension Branco wouldn't have drilled the team for.

Im just saying, rather than picking who needs to find form and who played well last week. Lets look at who were playing, and maybe field a team tactically chosen to compete against the opposition, and shut them down, as they do to us.

We can't keep relying on the 50/50 ball, cause so far this season, Lady Luck hasn't been in our favour.

And following on from that rant... i think something like this against the Jets

                 Vukovich

Hearfield     North       Dura        Lia

                  Muscat

Leo                                Daniel

                   Ward

      Pav                 Greenie


Subs: Big Mac, Elliot, Ifill, Paston

so much for stability

GoldieNZ:  How many businesses do you run out of curiosity? Junior822010-11-18 11:36:43

lol, i dont run 4 :)

Please win, or at least play your heart out like never before for Terry.

na just win

hopefully Ward and Pav dont break curfew again so they can be picked

                             Vuko

Hearfield       Dura        Siggie      Musa

                Muscat         Elliot
                             
                          Ward

        Ifill               Pav      Greeny
                        
Bench
North
Daniel
Leo
Paston


Therk2010-11-18 16:21:59

Just watched England get outplayed by France at Wembley.....2-1 to France.

Just rapt that Pav has re-signed, and the others. Great move to get all that done when there's money stuff goin on off the field, hardly uncommon at football clubs. Keep thinking back to halftime in the away game in Adelaide. Pav and Bertos ran riot for a while there. Forget about the capitulation and reasons why in the second half. I remember thinking there's no way this side won't make a run for a top place.

i dont see him dropping Lia, especially with brown out, but if he dropped him for Pav, and brings ward in for Brown, then we gonna have a very dynamic side.

Really want to see this team in action

hearfield?
starting line up?
please, dear god, tell me your kidding.

phoenix luver do you relise hearfield plays out of position as he is not a defender and was sighed as an attacking midfielder and striker and the way phoenix are going at the moment they could do with his pace up front and from what i hear from nix players his finishing at training is very good

hi Troy

topleft07 good call dickhead as is possibly still flying to australia

I hear the banstick.

Don't forget Troy played RB for most of that excellent run we had last season. He is down on confidence and form this year.....but has partly the excuse of not getting much of a consistent run.

Interesting

He can have a warning.

Cut the abuse count.

You sound like a bright fella, just like Troy.

Good call actually Topleft.

Yeh, he gave me the jeebies too, at lot, but I thought he was less worrying every game he played at RB.  Tho' still a worry, less so. mjp22010-11-18 21:13:24

Agree on Troy totally, people seem to forget how solid he became at RB towards the end of last season so easily.

topleft07 I was out of order sorry for the comment

All good. A lot of funnies on here, people will have a crack at you any chance they get but it's mostly good natured.

I'd like to see this mjp22010-11-18 22:17:55

UKandy2010-11-18 22:18:57

hopefully play two up front and only one defending midfielder

Phoenix on free to air TV3 , Sat 8:30 pm!!!

No its not?!?!?

Personally looking forward to the game..look for me in the away bay and looking more forward to my first trip to Wellington midweek...

big game for the nix, need another 3 points to really get our season back on track......if there are any footballing gods out there the please please let them win, it would be a great b'day present.

I think this will be it. And the usual stint for Daniel and BigMac/Pav off the bench.

I have a good feeling about this one.

Why, surely this is just the same tired recipe for long whistful  bombs up to greenacre which he will fail to win?

Agreed. Even a start off the bench might be good.

Be careful though.. this could be the start of the "he's never played at a high enough level" barrage...