Phoenix vs Perth Glory Match Thread

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Anyone agree that we should be playing daniel and Fred in the starting line up. going for a big win at home against the bottom team. or no?

All Aboard the Phoenix/ All Whites Bandwagon!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

scoop wrote:

Anyone agree that we should be playing daniel and Fred in the starting line up. going for a big win at home against the bottom team. or no?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I think we'd be better off sticking with what worked last week.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Arsenal wrote:

I think we'd be better off sticking with what worked last week.

Ummm,

Did you see the game last week???

6-1!!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Oops, wrong week.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Arsenal wrote:

Oops, wrong week.

Understandable.

It's been a hard week with all the drinking to forget aye??

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Arsenal wrote:

I think we'd be better off sticking with what worked last week.

Agreed, assuming you mean against Melbourne!

Moss will probably have to come in, with Hearfield, Daniel and Dodd on the bench.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Torne wrote:

Arsenal wrote:

I think we'd be better off sticking with what worked last week.

Ummm,

Did you see the game last week???

6-1!!!

Same starting team both weeks anyway, unless I'm mistaken?? One worked, one didn't.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Went to the Glory v Victory game yesterday.

Anyone who thinks this will be a walk in the park will be mistaken.

The Glory have got their tails up and are playing a nice brand of football.

So unless the Nix are on their game we will all be very disappointed.

Man I hope i'm wrong.

Again this game is a 6 pointer for the club.

Lose and we will be fighting it out with the Jets for the wooden spoon!

f**k 6-1, I'm hurting big time

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

both teams have beaten melbourne recently, I reckon it says a lot more about melbourne than either us or Perth. The Adelade gmae was more telling...... we are going to have to play well to beat Perth, they have after all beaten us twice this year!

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The big plus for us is the travel. Perth to Wellington is the second longest away football league trip in the world(across Russia is no1) To play 6 or so hours outside your time zone is very difficult. That is why in all Perth /Wellington games there has been only one away win...to us last year 1-0.

But as we all know statistics mean diddly squat when you run out on the park. Hopefully the lads are not too shell shocked after Adelaide. If they can play their natural game and express themselves then a 2-1 or 3-1 win is possible. If they are tentative and play like they were early season then things could get messy....Perth are an OK side, they could win!!!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

HarryPeters wrote:

Crap.

Washed my Phoenix 08 shirt with a new blue polo shirt (I'm new at this) and now its turned blue.

Looks like I'll have to buy another one this week.

"I'm Phoenix till I dye..."

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

robbwatson wrote:

HarryPeters wrote:

Crap.

Washed my Phoenix 08 shirt with a new blue polo shirt (I'm new at this) and now its turned blue.

Looks like I'll have to buy another one this week.

"I'm Phoenix till I dye..."

This game will be interesting. Perth haven't got a point away this season but they are definately playing some decent football. I think we will struggle against Dadi's and Harnwell's aerial threat - they are better headers of the ball than anyone in the Adelaide team and we saw how dominated we got at set pieces. No one in our team really strikes me as someone who is very confident in the air. Durante gets pushed off the ball much too easily.

I'd stick with the team that we had against Melbourne - minus Paston of course.

valeo2008-12-08 12:55:46

a.haak

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

robbwatson wrote:

HarryPeters wrote:

Crap.

Washed my Phoenix 08 shirt with a new blue polo shirt (I'm new at this) and now its turned blue.

Looks like I'll have to buy another one this week.

"I'm Phoenix till I dye..."

Harry sell the top to an Evertonian/Phoenix fan, the best of both worlds to them! And charge $10 extra for the dye.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo, I agree with you again, in the air we suck, so if your right about Perth, we may be in trouble.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

robbwatson wrote:

HarryPeters wrote:

Crap.

Washed my Phoenix 08 shirt with a new blue polo shirt (I'm new at this) and now its turned blue.

Looks like I'll have to buy another one this week.

"I'm Phoenix till I dye..."

This game will be interesting. Perth haven't got a point away this season but they are definately playing some decent football.ï¿½ I think we will struggle against Dadi's and Harnwell's aerial threat - they are better headers of the ball than anyone in the Adelaide team and we saw how dominated we got at set pieces. No one in our team really strikes me as someone who is very confident in the air. Durante gets pushed off the ball much too easily.I'd stick with the team that we had against Melbourne - minus Paston of course.

Yeah the air comment is definatly right, at practice hopefully they will get their set pieces right having Moss as keeper won't help in the air he is very poor.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Still think we will have the goods on Perth, as long as we play like we did against the tards ie chase everything, hussle in midfield and use the wide players and play the ball to feet.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm really worried about how our backline is going to cope with Dadi and Ruka.

I think one of the main problems against Adelaide was our formation. Having no real wide midfielders meant our fullbacks got horribly exposed. I don't think that will be such a problem with Perth though, as their strength seems to be through the middle.

Also concerned with our inability to deal with set pieces, as others have already highlighted.

I do think Fred will eat their backline though

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

on attack we should beat them through the midfield, providing Smeltz and Leo planty of chances, its our D thats the concern, Ruka (if he plays) will be dangerous and Dadi has outdone his markers in both previous games,.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i reckon the key will be closing thier back four and midfield down early - much as we did v melb

so big games required from smeltz, boom boom, Timmo, Mckain, ferrante and fred

at the back, perhaps Manny to be 'rested' and Dodd to come in to add a bit in the air

tigers2008-12-08 15:23:42

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

If they score 3, we need to score 4...

Since both teams seem to have weak backlines, a highscoring game could result. 7-5.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

                                                       Moss

       Sigmund               Dodd                        Durante               Lochhead

                                                       McKain

        Hearfield                                 Fred                                     Daniel

                                           Bertos            Smeltz

Subs:
Ferrante
Muscat
Brown
Keeper

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

That needs more oomph in the middle.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

el grapadura wrote:

That needs more oomph in the middle.

Thats the problem Ricki has - width or oomph.

I'm a fan of width personally.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

loyalgunner wrote:

That team is the equivalent of a white chocolate flaxe, luxurious and exciting but will fall apart at the slightest touch

www.kiwifromthecouch.blogspot.com

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Wanted to chuck Ferrante or Brown in there as well but didn't want to take any of the others out. loyalgunner2008-12-08 16:01:12

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Moss

Siggy Dodd Durante Lochhead

McKain Ferrante

Bertos Fred Daniel

Smeltz

Bench;

Bosnich

Muscat

Brown

Hearfield

Don't think Muscat was overly bad against Adelaide but want to see Dodd back in the team.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

that works ok Wingback, i just don't like leaving smetlz upfront alone, as lon as daniel and Betos were playing way up on the wing and giving smeltz some help we'll be ok.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yomcat wrote:

el grapadura wrote:

That needs more oomph in the middle.

Thats the problem Ricki has - width or oomph.

I'm a fan of width personally.

So is my wife

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yomcat wrote:

el grapadura wrote:

That needs more oomph in the middle.

Thats the problem Ricki has - width or oomph.

I'm a fan of width personally.

But we don't have the kind of players to be effective using width, and putting players out wide without properly blocking the middle puts us in even more trouble.

Stick with McKain and Brown in the middle, get Dodd back in at CB, and leave Daniel on the bench.

Yeah, being walloped 6-1 isn't good, but the system we used worked well in previous games, and it gives a best chance for a win. So I say stick with that.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ooooh, TV3 just mentioned the Nix and Bossa are eyeing each other up.

If we get him I'd expect a "big" presence in goal, with the same back four (I want Muscats attacking skill) and Brown and McKain providing the "oomph". Smeltz and Leo up front is a given I think, as is Fred behind them. Then that leaves either Ferrante, Daniel or Hearfield to sit somewhere in the final third. I personally think it's hard to drop Ferrante, but I want the width one of the other two will provide, and so I'm going to go for this:

Bosnich

Siggy Dura

Muscat Lochhead

McKain Brown

Fred Daniel

Bertos

Smeltz

Oska2008-12-08 18:59:52

You know we belong together...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Oska wrote:

ooooh, TV3 just mentioned the Nix and Bossa are eyeing each other up.

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Bosnich

Siggy ï¿½ Duraï¿½ï¿½

Muscat Lochhead

ï¿½

McKain ï¿½ï¿½ Brown

ï¿½

Fred ï¿½Daniel

Bertos

Smeltz

Agree with you I think Daniel and Fred need to be tried together, btw can you provide the TV3 story link?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

doesn't seem to be up yet, I'll have another look later. It was just a small piece

You know we belong together...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Oska wrote:

doesn't seem to be up yet, I'll have another look later. It was just a small piece

Yeah it was, no video or anything, just the newsreader telling the story

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Seeing as Vince Lia will be back at RB next season and Muscat has also been signed for next year, were does that leave Mulligan? Maybe he should get a chance in midfield some time.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

smeltzfan1 wrote:

Seeing as Vince Lia will be back at RB next season and Muscat has also been signed for next year, were does that leave Mulligan? Maybe he should get a chance in midfield some time.

Or maybe he should go play in the NZFC.

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

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

we need good lineup and moss just isn't up to the job

spoonly

muscat dodd durante lochead

fred brown ferrante daniel

hearfield smeltz

damn paston getting himself injured

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kad9 wrote:

we need good lineup and moss just isn't up to the job

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spoonly

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muscat dodd durante lochead

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fred brown ferrante daniel

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hearfield smeltz

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damn paston getting himself injured

WTH????? First off we can't even sign Spoonley and secondly why on earth would you start him ahead of Moss???? Not to mention you dropping Siggy, Bertos and McKain who have been our best players in the past 4-5 games.wellyphoenixfan2008-12-09 18:59:19

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

loyalgunner wrote:

I'd be willing to put pretty good money on Hearfield, Fred, Daniel and Bertos never all starting together.

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