Nix vs CCM - Match Thread

3 unbeaten on the trot!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm almost with you...99%. Still not sure on Coveny, but guess he's been a part of this unbeaten run, so should get more starts, especially considering the relative inexperience of our other striking options.

Royal2008-10-20 10:13:47

Royal2008-10-20 09:52:36

Well, I wouldn't drop him now, even though I don't think he's been all that good. Still think he doesn't help Smeltz anywhere near as much as he should.
But throwing in Draper or Costa now would put a lot of pressure on them and would be a very risky move. So stick with Coveny for now.

Yep, 100% with you on that one.

Has Kwas delivered a cross?

Leo looked good when he came on yesterday, used his pace well. I guess in saying that though he was against tiring retreating defenders who had been pouring forward. Kwasi was quiet but i thought he was okay, a couple of good moments but I would like to see Leo or Daniel infront of him

Agree that Kwasnik had a quiet game, to say the least, but he didn't see that much of the ball. Still not convinced that playing wide on the left is his best position and it doesn't seem to be doing him any favours.

I havn't seen Kwasi do jack all season.. daniel/ leo are much better for the role he had yesterday I think, they add that little bit of flair!

The only change next week will be Leo in for Kwasnik IMO.

moss for paston?

I think Bertos impressed enough to warrant a start, and I think Daniel needs to start also, hard to change a winning team but a rotation of Cov and Kwas for these two can't hurt and they both deserve to show what they have on the park from the start!! Cov does well even though he has a lack of pace, which all us over 30's suffer from but he can be used either first 40 or last 25 I reckon, not whole game - plus bench players just need that rotation otherwise they will lose interest and leave - and the comp for places can only help us and keep players on their toes!

He is the quickest player in the team along with Gao

What I mean is that he tires quicker as he's been around alot longer than some and it was noticable in the 2nd half that his pace was gone, zapped by the heat I would imagine too, but he is there to do the job of winning the ball first off and others like smeltz etc. picking up that 2nd phase stuff, I think he has his place definately but not a total 90, esp with Bertos now fit and itching for action!!

Hey, bit of a match report from yesterdays game posted at:
http://theythinkitsallover.wordpress.com/phoenix-fc/
Feel free to come have a read and have your say :)

If its Bertos in for Cov, who goes up front with Smeltz? I love Leo but he's a wing, not a striker.

True and we don't really want to have players playing out of position cos we lose!!

Amen. Or at least playing the kind of football we've had lately - ie. with those nice things "quality" and "passion"...

In fact the only reason Dodd and Sigmund are starting is due to the illness of Durante and personal reasons of McKain, and now with the withdrawal of Johnson we find McKain can do that job. The football gods have been smiling on us.

So who's going to be sick this weekend so another gem can be uncovered?

Ooh, that hurts Wolfman, cheap shot

Kind of bizarre how we fielded all our central defenders....Durante and Dodd played CD,  McCain and Siggy playing DM and RB.....and it worked a charm.

Old sausage fingers Andrew Saville on One News sport said the Phoenix were still one point off the bottom. Well we are actually 2 points away knob and only one off the top 4. Too busy getting excited about the All Blacks trainig squad you goose.

Vukovic, and he said 1 place off the bottom didn't he ?

Oh I thought he said one point. Its just disappointing they would look for the negative rather than the positive. Am I getting too excited?

No, you just aren't old or cynical enough to have become immune to it.

Peter Williams said the same at 7.00 this morning.... exactly the same item in fact. A lot of focussing on Dodd taking 37 games to score his first A-League goal as well.  I suppose until we become second ranked team in the world, like we are in netball and league, football will just have to deal with those snide remarks.

Just wait till they latch onto the fact that Paston hasn't bloody a goal yet! He's even worse than Dodd.

At least Harper talked up the Nix on the Dewhurst Drive (monday after 5.30)... Stevo2008-10-21 01:13:37

"There was a lot of media talk about a month ago and a lot of it was bullsh*t if I'm honest,'' Herbert said of the criticism directed at his side.

I agree. Don't get people bagging Covs. He's playing really well, and has been instumental in our improvement. McKain should definetely hold his spot because Johnson has been inconsistant and has shown that, unlike Covs, he is past it.]Xcellent2008-10-21 10:16:50