Phoenix v Victory

826 replies · 6,284 views

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

f**king pathetic

We gave it to them

Sat back, played negatively, paid the price. How many times have we done that this season?

Sorry, but Ricki should be blamed

Why? He put on a 2nd striker early. This is all the on field players fault when we have dominated 80% of this game not the coach

+1. Its not like he brought in the defensive bus bringing McKain on early - he put on a second striker!

Sick of this sack Ricki bullsh*t every time the players screw up. Assuming we hold on we have just equalled the home game unbeaten record.

The mentality this season when we go 1-0 in front is to sit back from 60-70 mins on. Has cost us 3-4 wins this season at least.

So the fact we put on a 2nd striker and kept attacking for long than normal (by your 60-70min guide) is all Rickis fault. f**k off.

We drew this because the team has no bottle. No other reason. Ricki subbed early, put on a 2nd striker (which everyone whinges that he never does) Costa lived offside in the 2nd spell and we never shut down Thompson once, he looked dangerous the entire game.

I find it simply hilarious that the coach gets blamed for this

I blamed him in the heat of the moment and I agree it's (mostly) the players fault. I just find it weird that we ALWAYS have the same mentality in that situation and it's getting f**king annoying giving away 1-0 leads in the last 10 mins. It's so inevitably going to happen, every time.
valeo2009-12-04 21:32:18

a.haak

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Buffon II wrote:

StopOut wrote:

Hard to accept but I'll take the point. Dreadful panicking amateurish rubbish in the last 15.

We played most of the match with an extra man and held the lead for half an hour. Why the f**k would you be happy with a point? At home no less!!

You're a miserable f**ker, take some happy pills and smile at life.

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

F**k i am pissed off

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishbhoy wrote:

Buffon II wrote:

StopOut wrote:

Hard to accept but I'll take the point. Dreadful panicking amateurish rubbish in the last 15.

We played most of the match with an extra man and held the lead for half an hour. Why the f**k would you be happy with a point? At home no less!!

You're a miserable f**ker, take some happy pills and smile at life.

Eh, most of the week is sh*t so we want at least something to get happy about

a.haak

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

This feels like a loss, terrible second half

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Costa didnt do himself any favours tonight. Thought Lockhead had a good game

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

club record for the ROF equalled best home recore 14 with out a loss

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

we got dominated by 10 men. pathetic

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

We have to start killing teams off, I think we have lost 10-12 points this year now cause we arent doing the business when we are on top.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Buffon II wrote:

StopOut wrote:

Hard to accept but I'll take the point. Dreadful panicking amateurish rubbish in the last 15.

We played most of the match with an extra man and held the lead for half an hour. Why the f**k would you be happy with a point? At home no less!!

I'm far from happy as the slightly rearranged furniture at home here can attest, but to be honest I thought with Tards on a roll and our changed lineup they might get the better of us tonight, therefore if I was offered a point beforehand I probably would've said righto.

Just disappointing we cracked so badly under pressure. If we were playing for the 1-0 win then surely possesseion should've been the key, but we kept booting it away.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

I'd look at team leadership and I'd be asking of my captain, 'How are you standing up and helping settle the ship in those last minutes?' Same stuff with Steve Price at the Warriors...

Grumpy old bastard alert

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

FFS 2 points lost. Our corners were f@$king sh*t all game, what can anyone do with a looply ball against muscat, vargas leijer etc.

Why did we go defencsive at f@%king home when it looked like Mel were going to score at any moment???

Costa was rubbish. Get rid of Chen and find another striker..

Siggy will get in trouble for the punch, wtf were you thinking???

Sack Ricki.

Positives

14 games undefeated at home but apart from that....

Edit:Lochead and Hearfield played well

Everton FC2009-12-04 21:38:15

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

StopOut wrote:

Buffon II wrote:

StopOut wrote:

Hard to accept but I'll take the point. Dreadful panicking amateurish rubbish in the last 15.

We played most of the match with an extra man and held the lead for half an hour. Why the f**k would you be happy with a point? At home no less!!

Just disappointing we cracked so badly under pressure. If we were playing for the 1-0 win then surely possesseion should've been the key, but we kept booting it away.

We're really not a team that knows how to keep possession - probably a bit of a problem when we go up. It's either all out attack or sitting back deep..

For the positives I thought Hearfield was brilliant until he got injured and Lochhead had his best game in a long time.

and at least we can focus on the All Whites for the rest of the weekend to get our mind off it..
valeo2009-12-04 21:40:30

a.haak

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

d-diddy wrote:

we got dominated by 10 men. pathetic

More bollocks statements. They never dominated us.

Grumpy old bastard alert

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishbhoy wrote:

Buffon II wrote:

StopOut wrote:

Hard to accept but I'll take the point. Dreadful panicking amateurish rubbish in the last 15.

We played most of the match with an extra man and held the lead for half an hour. Why the f**k would you be happy with a point? At home no less!!

You're a miserable f**ker, take some happy pills and smile at life.

Better?

Three for me, and two for them.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

which game were you watching? the game i was watching for ten minutes before the goal we got dominated.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Jeff Vader wrote:

d-diddy wrote:

we got dominated by 10 men. pathetic

More bollocks statements. They never dominated us.

We never looked like scoring in the last 30ish minutes

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

d-diddy wrote:

which game were you watching? the game i was watching for ten minutes before the goal we got dominated.

You were obviously watching the wrong game because for the previous 80, we dominated them 80>10 thus your statement is bollocks

Grumpy old bastard alert

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Jeff Vader wrote:

d-diddy wrote:

which game were you watching? the game i was watching for ten minutes before the goal we got dominated.

You were obviously watching the wrong game because for the previous 80, we dominated them 80>10 thus your statement is bollocks

Or not, we had sweet F@#k clear cut chances to put them away, and every half chance turned to custard.

Everton FC2009-12-04 21:47:19

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

we parked the bus and got punished. End of story.
against 10 men no less d-diddy2009-12-04 21:50:25

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Now I have calmed down a bit, MV have an excellent away record we are one of only two teams to get points off them at our home ground. however still feels like 2 points lost

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Our guys were wearing cement smothered clown boots in the last 10

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

f**king clown boots

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I do think there are alot of positives to be taken from the first half. however I was a little surprised that Hearfield stayed on for the rest of the match, he never looked comfortable after his injury. He was fantastic up to that point though. Lochy was fantastic up the left. Just the same ol defensive lapse in the last ten that we are all oh so used to. Bugger, but as had been said, if offered the one before the game, I wouldn't have been offended

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Covered in cement

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

this is why pple arent turnin up to the games. this is why crowd numbers drop then rise alittle. there isnt many games left before the play offs and this kind of performance is not acceptable. I dont care if we are unbeaten 14 games at home.

Its quality that matters. I'd rather lose and play with guts, heart and determination for 90+ minutes then play a good 60 to 70 minutes then crap for the rest! and to make it worse i hope siggy doesnt get pulled up for his fisty punch.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Didn't really have a replacement for Hearfield sitting on the bench. Maybe we could've put Costa wide and Leo there but wouldn't of worked too well.

a.haak

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I would have put on McKain and shuffled. Better than hoping an injured player holds on

Edit: heres hoping for a glory v roar draw and that adelaide can beat the jets
S.O.N2009-12-04 21:55:34

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

sitting and defending on a lead hardly ever pays off...

the best defence is a good offense. when you have one extra man attack them man, god.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yep.
Another two points thrown away.
Another to add to the 'wot if' end of season review.
You would expect we could put a 10-man team away (still they are the leaders)

And yes, we equalled the best un-beaten run in in the A-League - but surley we have the record for most points sqaundered in a season

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Why do we persist with costa?

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

foamy - I agree, if we had pushed for a second it would have put all the pressure on MV but we sat back, team needs to look at themselves, we should/could be much higher up the table if we hadnt taken advantage of teams when we have the opportunity.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishboy - Dead right, he looked like a lost school boy today, we seem to fall apart when he came on, it was the start of the rot.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishbhoy wrote:

Why do we persist with costa?

You would have to wonder when you consider we ditch Mulligan and Chen very quickly.

How many points have we thrown away now this year. Must be close a dozen.

Sam Malcolmson said we can win this? I'd believe him if we showed a bit more steel in the last 10, yet again.

Grumpy old bastard alert

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I think the tactic was probably to draw Melb out knowing they had to chase the game - and to be fair we mounted some very nice counterattacks - but the plan turned to custard in that vital last 10.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishbhoy wrote:

Why do we persist with costa?

and the hate continues. what'd he do wrong again, flagged for offside wasnt it. sack him

rojas, so special

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Exactly, TBH Mulligan and Chen have hardly been tried.

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Chen is here on loan from chinise club so not sure how long he will be here for. Mulligan while training for AW's still cant get a game for nics. Cant work that out. I'd love to know what he's getting paid.

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishbhoy wrote:

Why do we persist with costa?

Maybe Riki thought that Costa would be able to run the 'tired' Victory players ragged. Trouble was he is quicker than his brain at the moment (Costa that is) . Even so, it;s a mystery why he brought Caceres off....

Permalink

over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

charliec wrote:

Scottishboy - Dead right, he looked like a lost school boy today, we seem to fall apart when he came on, it was the start of the rot.

so u say we should push for win, we bring on a striker and you moan then blame him for the ineptness of 10 other players. well done

rojas, so special

Permalink