No , this is not EPL but these are fulltime , professional players who I would expect to be able to deliver a cross accurately or shoot a bit more on target such that the ball doesn't end up going for a throw in ( Lia).
I see the hook and the nice wriggly bait.
Must. resist. biting.
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
I see the hook and the nice wriggly bait.
Must. resist. biting.
No , this is not EPL but these are fulltime , professional players who I would expect to be able to deliver a cross accurately or shoot a bit more on target such that the ball doesn't end up going for a throw in ( Lia).
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No , this is not EPL but these are fulltime , professional players who I would expect to be able to deliver a cross accurately or shoot a bit more on target such that the ball doesn't end up going for a throw in ( Lia).
rojas, so special
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
I recall it also. Does anyone else remember Jeronimo getting booked for simulation in that game? If I recall correctly, that was even better Comedy Gold.
In defense of Lia it was Sanchez's shot. Lia didn't take any shots last night.
Jazz jr has just texted me to say the same thing so apologies to Lia. It took me an hour this morning to remember where I'd parked last night so I'm not surprised my memory stuffed up on that as well.
As for the Anfield comment re wayward shooting , I'd be bloody delighted if we took a shot that actually was propelled in front of the kicker!! Last time I was there ( admittedly 3 years ago), you could almost feel the Kop end sucking the ball in. Maybe that's the answer at Westpac- Feverites , suck harder!!
Jazz jr has just texted me to say the same thing so apologies to Lia. It took me an hour this morning to remember where I'd parked last night so I'm not surprised my memory stuffed up on that as well.
Some great parking available at the airport...
"Phoenix till they lose"
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You should talk to bbs and see if he can give you some memory techniques. He can remember 2 nights ago!
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
rojas, so special
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
Did we win?
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
Did we win?
rojas, so special
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
Did we win?
Well that's good isn't it?! Why are you such a miserable bastard after games then?
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
Did we win?
Well that's good isn't it?! Why are you such a miserable bastard after games then?
Jeff Vader you are 100% correct in what you and your Dad saw. There are many areas of our game which are poor. We do have some players who consistently do dumb arse things. You would hope that the coaching staff work tirelessly every training season to eliminate many of these basic errors. Because in reality many of them could be improved by better coaching. You are right when you say that there are more skillfull sides in the A-League. I have watched games like Victory vs Roar which were excellent examples of high quality football. There are also games which are crap.
But all the above counts for zero when you are supporting your own team. Critical analysis will spoil your enjoyment. Its all about the moment, the thrill of a closely contested match, the ebb and flow of fortunes, the skills and errors on display, the highs and lows. The joys of being a true football supporter come from the gut reaction to what you are seeing. It can drag you down or lift you up. Winning 3-2 after being down 0-2 is damn exciting. A word of advice....try watching the Nix with your heart rather than your head....you will enjoy it a whole lot more!!
No , this is not EPL but these are fulltime , professional players who I would expect to be able to deliver a cross accurately or shoot a bit more on target such that the ball doesn't end up going for a throw in ( Lia).
No , this is not EPL but these are fulltime , professional players who I would expect to be able to deliver a cross accurately or shoot a bit more on target such that the ball doesn't end up going for a throw in ( Lia).
From what i saw, When Bertos was down the right wing, he would just try and dribble to the corner flag and then cross most of the time. He needs to mix it up, not doing the same thing which the opponent will read.
he did make quite a few more inside passes than usual, it wasnt just crossing
Jeff Vader you are 100% correct in what you and your Dad saw. There are many areas of our game which are poor. We do have some players who consistently do dumb arse things. You would hope that the coaching staff work tirelessly every training season to eliminate many of these basic errors. Because in reality many of them could be improved by better coaching. You are right when you say that there are more skillfull sides in the A-League. I have watched games like Victory vs Roar which were excellent examples of high quality football. There are also games which are crap.
But all the above counts for zero when you are supporting your own team. Critical analysis will spoil your enjoyment. Its all about the moment, the thrill of a closely contested match, the ebb and flow of fortunes, the skills and errors on display, the highs and lows. The joys of being a true football supporter come from the gut reaction to what you are seeing. It can drag you down or lift you up. Winning 3-2 after being down 0-2 is damn exciting. A word of advice....try watching the Nix with your heart rather than your head....you will enjoy it a whole lot more!!
Look not sure what Vader was watching but I'd compare two performances:
1) Us against central coast- 1000 balls into the box to be cleaned up by a much taller defence. No goals.
2) This game- a lot of different attacking options attempts to hit the ball low across the face, cut back in and we scored 3 goals. A lot of players in the box. We should have scored 8 I reckon. Still.
Always felt that we were going to score a lot and we did. Yeh Bertos did mix it up a lot more. Thought he was awesome actually. The only player who looked woeful on attack (apart from one run) was Lochhead. We don't have Smeltz to get on the end of his crosses, so anytime we get a taller, stronger defence which is most of the time, we've got to look to play to feet and mix up the attack. Felt we tried to do that and were a real threat.
Yeh some of the shooting was crap. If we'd been clinical (and we had our most clinical player on the bench for some reason- would be interesting to see him playing in a game with this game plan) we'd have scored a lot more.
Also- again we seemed to have a massive amount of space in the midfield. Not sure how we would have gone if that had been closed down like it was against Sydney. That'll be the test. How much energy we can show on the ball and how much movement off it.
From this line up I want at least two goals every game. I don't think that is an unreasonable expectation. If you have a 1 up lead bury it 2 or 3 up!
You have a pretty good memory if you can recall two nights ago. Congratulations on that.
Did we win?
Well that's good isn't it?! Why are you such a miserable bastard after games then?
rojas, so special
Paston was really nowhere with that free kick. It was way too easy for them to score
Top right corner - how could he have got to that? Everyone dumps on Pasty but did you not think it was a pretty blimmin good free kick?
Not only top right corner, but up and down over the wall. Sometimes you just have to congratulate a well struck free kick. As soon as he didn't dive I knew some people would be knocking him. I have said it before, but it seems like some would be happy if he just flung himself at it even if he isn't going to get within metres of it.
pretty much. where else was golgol going to shoot really?? did paston think it was just going to go straight into his arms?
Paston was really nowhere with that free kick. It was way too easy for them to score
Top right corner - how could he have got to that? Everyone dumps on Pasty but did you not think it was a pretty blimmin good free kick?
Not only top right corner, but up and down over the wall. Sometimes you just have to congratulate a well struck free kick. As soon as he didn't dive I knew some people would be knocking him. I have said it before, but it seems like some would be happy if he just flung himself at it even if he isn't going to get within metres of it.
Paston was really nowhere with that free kick. It was way too easy for them to score
Top right corner - how could he have got to that? Everyone dumps on Pasty but did you not think it was a pretty blimmin good free kick?
Not only top right corner, but up and down over the wall. Sometimes you just have to congratulate a well struck free kick. As soon as he didn't dive I knew some people would be knocking him. I have said it before, but it seems like some would be happy if he just flung himself at it even if he isn't going to get within metres of it.
One more point - everyone's bagging Paston not bothering to dive for the first goal, but Bolton didn't bother to try to stop the last goal. Once Brockie had rounded him, you can see Bolton turning and just going "OFFS". I would have dived and tried to ankle-tap the guy.
I saw Moss being interviewed on the big screen before the game, wearing a suit. Any idea when he's due back? (I can only remember him talking about pavlova) What sort of red tape has to be cut through for Basalaj to play?
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
I don't think Basalaj is the answer I'm afraid. Moss had better hurry up and get better. If the Nix offer Paston another contract I think I'll be a bit disappointed.
Yeah Basalaj still seems a bit raw, but I'm just so sick of Paston's crap.
Spoonley then?
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
I loved Mark Paston like a dear close friend after June 20th 2010.
But really, we need to make a tough, even a ruthless decision regarding the Paston question...
Yeah Basalaj still seems a bit raw, but I'm just so sick of Paston's crap.
Spoonley then?
Yeah Basalaj still seems a bit raw, but I'm just so sick of Paston's crap.
Spoonley then?
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
We do have McMaster so maybe it's time he has a run. I've only seen him play once but that was Phoenix reserves v Team Wellington. Hang on we lost 4 nil. Hmm quite the qandry
Ok I'm taking a bit of stick for my opinion and I can deal with that.
I'm not sure why we are celebrating being able to pass it out of the back 4. It should be expected that our team can do that.
I still think some of you are confusing an entertaining game with great football. The best example I can probably think of is watch any recent Adam Sandler film. Entertaining yes, but not great films. Last nights game had entertainment, drama, dominance, the come back and all those elements. But let's not call that great football. If we played like that against CCM, WSW and the Victory, they would have us. Yes we got balls into the box, awesome. What's the conversion rate and how many times have we been saying that the conversion rate is ordinary? Look at those crosses and you will see why it's low because the crossing was low quality.
We can and have played better than that this year. If that's the bench mark for great football from the Phoenix, I'm worried. If that's the bench mark for entertainment, sure lets have it every week.
Grumpy old bastard alert
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