League table

 

GET IN THERE!!!!

 

So from the same time last season, we have more points, scored more goals and conceeded less.

 

Very disappointing.

, as long as no one else plays

 

 

Exactly.....I have a laugh as soon as i read the " we are only 3 points away from fourth". This is only relevant if we keep winning and everyone else keeps drawing. We are second bottom, thats the reality. We are now dependant on other results and for us winning a few to move up the table!!!

 

So when is this great push up the Table going to come? We just played the bottom team and dropped 2 points!

 

Sure, one win won't mean we are in fourth place, but it means we aren't far away. Like, it wouldn't be unusual for Arsene Wenger or a manager to say "we are only tree points away from first" near the end of the season. That's a fair enough statement. 

 

It's silly to say at this point that we need to "keep winning" and everybody else needs to "keep drawing". For instance, to finish ahead of CCM this season we only need 4 or 5 more points than them over the next 20 games or whatever. If we "keep winning" we will obviously finish top of the league (not that I think we will). We are nowhere near the stage of having to rely on other results to make it.

 

 

 

Your view on whether we have disappointed or not will depend, to a degree, on whether you think the team have delivered results that reflect their potential - I don't think they have - I think we have underachieved and I am disappointed that after 7 games we are 2nd to last.

 

However, at this time last year, we had delivered up football that was painful to watch and Terry had to intervene to sort it out. Since then we have recruited well (jury's out on Diego and hasn't met on Chen) with Greenacre and Ifill. We have also played good football in patches / halves but we have yet to put together a 90 minute performance.

 

We have all but addressed the early season problem of conceding soft goals by being more aggressive to the ball and significantly tightening up the marking. The problem remains we are missing too many good chances. We are getting the "wrong" players in scoring positions - Greenacre is running his bollocks off dragging defenders and creating space and Ifill and Leo are  running their bollocks off creating chances. We need Greeancre and Ifill to be the players on the end of the chances. Starting from the back I'd like to see Manny and Lochhead push forward more (Lochhead did on Sunday) I also want to see the rest of our midfield up their workrate and go forward more so we free up Greeacre and Ifill to get in scoring positions. 

 

6th or better gets us in the playoffs.

 

4th or better gets us a home playoff game.

 

So yes I am disappointed we are delivering below our potential but I also believe we have the potential to make the playoffs.

 

 

 

  Pl W D L F A GD Pts Gold Coast United 7 4 1 2 14 8 6 13 Perth Glory 8 4 1 3 13 10 3 13 Sydney FC 7 4 1 2 9 6 3 13 Central Coast Mariners 7 3 2 2 8 4 4 11 Brisbane Roar 7 2 3 2 12 12 0 9 Melbourne Victory 7 2 3 2 9 9 0 9 Adelaide United 7 2 2 3 6 9 -3 8 Newcastle Jets 8 2 2 4 7 12 -5 8 Wellington Phoenix 7 1 4 2 8 10 -2 7 North Queensland Fury 7 1 3 3 8 14 -6 6

 

  Pl W D L F A GD Pts Gold Coast United 8 4 1 3 16 11 5 13 Perth Glory 8 4 1 3 13 10 3 13 Sydney FC 7 4 1 2 9 6 3 13 Melbourne Victory 8 3 3 2 12 11 1 12 Central Coast Mariners 7 3 2 2 8 4 4 11 Brisbane Roar 7 2 3 2 12 12 0 9 Adelaide United 7 2 2 3 6 9 -3 8 Newcastle Jets 8 2 2 4 7 12 -5 8 Wellington Phoenix 7 1 4 2 8 10 -2 7 North Queensland Fury 7 1 3 3 8 14 -6 6

 

C'mon Nix!!!

Football is a funny game....sometimes lots of effort goes unrewarded and then suddenly you get a game where you score a couple of early goals....the confidence soars and the season suddenly gets better. I am sure the phoenix are nearly there

 

Now now, lets be realistic

 

  Pl W D L F A GD Pts Gold Coast United 8 4 1 3 16 11 5 13 Perth Glory 8 4 1 3 13 10 3 13 Sydney FC 7 4 1 2 9 6 3 13 Central Coast Mariners 8 3 3 2 8 4 4 12 Melbourne Victory 8 3 3 2 12 11 1 12 Brisbane Roar 7 2 3 2 12 12 0 9 Wellington Phoenix 8 1 5 2 8 10 -2 8 Adelaide United 7 2 2 3 6 9 -3 8 Newcastle Jets 8 2 2 4 7 12 -5 8 North Queensland Fury 7 1 3 3 8 14 -6 6

 

  Pl W D L F A GD Pts Gold Coast United 8 4 1 3 16 11 5 13 Perth Glory 8 4 1 3 13 10 3 13 Sydney FC 8 4 1 3 9 7 2 13 Central Coast Mariners 8 3 3 2 8 4 4 12 Brisbane Roar 8 3 3 2 13 12 1 12 Melbourne Victory 8 3 3 2 12 11 1 12 Wellington Phoenix 8 1 5 2 8 10 -2 8 Adelaide United 7 2 2 3 6 9 -3 8 Newcastle Jets 8 2 2 4 7 12 -5 8 North Queensland Fury 7 1 3 3 8 14 -6 6