watching highlights, I thought we actually played well in Melbourne. Just that Melbourne are a better team slightly, and also had a bit of luck. We played a high tempo pressing game. Was really impressed with Lochy's run and ball to Brockie at the end.
Parrt of Lochy's problem is that no-one since Smeltz has been able to put away an aerial cross, so he's lost a partner in crime, even worse without Brown. Also Lochy seemed to combine well with Daniel.
Yeh- Herbert lost the bottle early on in the season and went back to the tried and true of blocking the midfield.
What I want to know is who is our go-to player, when the chips are down? In Melbourne it seemed like Totori. How well did he link with Brockie and Huysegems in the first half? didn't see it. Before it was Ifill. It doesn't seem to be something Brockie can do, boss a game. Pops up with brilliance, but hasn't seemed to be the one to put the foot on the ball and dig us out of a whole or lead a fight back. Totori has finished off a couple of games for us- a bit like Caceres or others used to...and I think he's potentially a starter who comes off at 55 or 60 minutes.
We need two players- one as skilled as Sanchez, one as tough as Manny and both as fit as Brown. Then I think we've almost got our squad covered, esp if all the injury scares break down or get suspended. Well Nix fess up- we didn't have enough players this season.
How was Lindsay? Any reason why Fenton and Boyd have been getting so much game time and he's had nothing? Only saw his shot which seemed well worked and on target- a pre-requisite for scoring.