Phoenix vs Fury 17/10/09 Match Thread

why brin chen on in the last minutes which was crucial..its his first start. bad management ricky..sorry but that was wrong.

absolutely, 70min mark

but i don't see why Ricki was going to settle for the 1-0 ??????????????????????????

he took off Troy for Manny.

instead of saying "right, we need to bang in another" and bring on Chen.

we were piss poor.

he should of come on way earlier..its his first start

Don't be too gloomy clark007e, sure I'm annoyed too but at least we are not loosing in the last ten minutes.

we are the bitches of the a-league........

so what goes on in the changing rooms before 2nd half. i mean...we looked like we didnt want to score anymore..come on nics...

losses? you mean draws - both against the Fury.

Not sure about waking up. i saw some very tired looking players in the last part of the 2nd half. I think they were pretty spent although their goal did give them a bit more "desperation" energy.

Shame the Jiang didn't come on earlier. Seemed to provide a bit of much needed pace in the last 10 mins.

I think that in most games this season we have deserved to win so the draws didn't really bother me too much because I figured it would click one day. Unfortunately we seem to be regressing instead of moving forward.

Nah Steve-O they don't, not with the time zone difference and half the squad not training together.

Still a crap second half.  Lacked composure under pressure, back to the long ball.

Seemed a lot of body checking and pushing out there.  Doesn't help our style of game.
mjp22009-10-18 00:48:12

ricki was cracking some jokes and they all puled out their psp's

mate, Lochhead was sh*t the whole game. 

What a crap game, What the hell were we doing. Hate this style of play at the current time, we suck up front, sell greenacre.

I really like Ricki as guy but I really hope he wasn't trying to just settle for
1-0. I said 15 minutes into the second half that one goal wasn't enough and sadly I was right... again.

it looked like it!!

I Hate when we go upfront early, we can't play 70+ mins with a lead we Always blow it. except for the one game against CCM.

oh, what a f**king genius.

lets all listen to this nob, eh ?

Greenacre was better than half the team tonight. he just needs someone beside him.

Please tell me you are kidding

Are you sh*tting me?

And how many of those scottish clubs will need to start 5 of those internationals?  Was it 30C in Japan and near 40C equivalent allowing for humidity?  Plus the coach travelling?  Plus only three subs bench allowed?    And a squad size as small as the Phoenix?  Plus the opposition has no players affected?  It has to be a factor. 

we have got 6 draws in a row know, so why doesn't Ricki CHANGE SOMETHING BECAUSE IT IS NOT WORKING ????????????

Yes I know, but really we just need to give Chen a bit of gametime to increase his match fitness. It would be nice for Greenache to just sit down for a tick and watch how the game progress. It's not as tho he is getting much ball at feet in the first 20 minutes. Have Greenache come on after 20 minutes when Chen gets tired and the intensity will shift.

I just have a feeling that with Carece replacing Daniel in the Midfield, the ball might reach Chen first because of his different running pattern may naturally suit that link. When Greenache come on, Carece will tempo up his creative game by then and the defenders have to readjust for Greenache and it will open up for Carece, Ifill and even Greenache to open a goal chance. This present a better chance for a few goals, then much later in the game. Bertos will also have a different person to target and make him more aware of making the passes rather than shooting himself.AllWhitebelievr2009-10-18 01:37:12

Having seen both Chen and Caceras play I think you are making assumptions of quality that have yet to be proven.

There was a few links in the manawatu game . . . . But more importantly, there is a need to have a shift in our game plan to open up a few unlikely gaps after Chen is replaced rather than before Greenache comes on. If a link between Chen and Caceras comes out. . . then it is actually a bonus. But it is something to explore, I feel.AllWhitebelievr2009-10-18 01:42:35

I am certain that Ricki wanted a second goal, the players were the ones who sat back, if it was planned there would have been at least a semblence of organisation.

He was shown trying to get the team to push further forward quite animatedly (is that a word) late in the 1st half.  I'm sure the plan isn't to sit back.

It was in the second, when Daniel went down.

I don't think that Ricki has really settled for 1-0 . It must be a pain for him that team yet again are not able to get a second goal in a game. We really need to improve on our Goal for and the overall Goal Difference in the table.

Yeah, that was when it turn to mustard. Not really look forward to the next without him but I hope that Carecea is really to step up for the whole game.

I've already written my blog for FFT, and I don't want to give to much away, but I think that the problems are entirely related to handling pressure.