Wellington Phoenix Men

Match 7 vs WSW | Sun 21st Feb | 8:10pm | SS7

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about 5 years ago
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

I believe he has said that Sail will start.

I can't believe Royz was right on this

Well when you make as many predictions as Roy then eventually one will be correct.

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about 5 years ago

Have to rave about this game. Best watch in years. Six new positions played on the park. The Centre Back pairing looked more fluid and mobile. GK sailed in with a couple of nervy moments, but otherwise fine. Muratovic showed he could score in the first half (again) and Waine looked solid. And then there was Phoenix Fenton. Effort 120%. Cometh the hour cometh the man (in rugbyNZ this hour has been especially extended to 80 minutes)  Drifting sneakily into the CF position to show how a goal can be headered in A League ( please watch the replays Mr Hemed!) Is the P. Initial in Louis Fenton’s name for Phoenix or Passion? Great moment. Of course if this match had been played in Wellington it would have been the winning goal as our Piscopo’s strike against the Australian hardwood (that some Aussie referees try to emulate) would have been against more flexible NZ pine and along with our mind bending fortitude and collective breath it would have gone in. The 79th minute, and our yellow shirts would have been shredded. Oh what could have been! But seriously, best draw in years. The important thing is Uffie asked players to put up their hands and show their mettle. And they did.

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about 5 years ago
Royz wrote:
Mainland FC wrote:
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

I believe he has said that Sail will start.

I can't believe Royz was right on this

At the risk of sounding like I am praising Royz, I would suggest that Sail has the same skill at punching the right ball at the right time that Filip Kurto had when he was in the goal for us. Sail's body build is very different from Kurto though so I don't expect the same agility when stopping low shots where Kurto excelled. But his reflexes are just fine as he showed parrying the point blank range shot or two.

Not that it really matters but Sail is both Taller and lighter then Kurto and Marinovic, so his ability to jump high and punch balls out of the goal squad is good for tall timber teams like the Jets/WSW etc. He is no Lev Yashin but the seasons only early.

It's strange as Sail is taller than Marinovic but Marinovic seems to have a bigger presence, I genuinely though he was the taller one before checking.

a.haak

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about 5 years ago
Royz wrote:
Mainland FC wrote:
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

I believe he has said that Sail will start.

I can't believe Royz was right on this

At the risk of sounding like I am praising Royz, I would suggest that Sail has the same skill at punching the right ball at the right time that Filip Kurto had when he was in the goal for us. Sail's body build is very different from Kurto though so I don't expect the same agility when stopping low shots where Kurto excelled. But his reflexes are just fine as he showed parrying the point blank range shot or two.

Not that it really matters but Sail is both Taller and lighter then Kurto and Marinovic, so his ability to jump high and punch balls out of the goal squad is good for tall timber teams like the Jets/WSW etc. He is no Lev Yashin but the seasons only early.

Not many people are old enough to remember The Black Spider. Well done Royz.

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Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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