COSTA GET A GOAL
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Will be good to see Costa get a run, I think he'll be more than ready to make an impact. Hopefully we may see Draper sometime soon too so they can be judged and compared on that basis.
And auskiwi should really get a reality check and a new perspective.
And auskiwi should really get a reality check and a new perspective.
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Cried eh? Well I ended up landing my hand in a blob of sour cream
Sour cream eh? Sure 
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I really wanna see Daniel start this weekend.
Covs hasn't been doing enough for me and I almost ripped my hair out watching Leilei against QLD (although at least he was getting a bit more involved).
Can't decide who i'd rather see dropped out of Covs and Leilei though.
Bertos has to start on the right, although i've still got visions of his miss. I think I actually cried
Covs was a poor man's James Potter in the last match.
Gao was good, watch it again.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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I've just posted a match preview on my blog, feel free to check it out and let me know what you think.
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Covs was a poor man's James Potter in the last match.
Gao was good, watch it again.
Fact.
I don't really want to have to watch it again..
But I was reasonably sober this time so I feel like I can judge. Yes Gao got involved a lot more and tracked back well, but his end product did my head in. The amount of times he took the wrong option in the final third was ridiculous. Poor mans Daniel me thinks
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But I was reasonably sober this time so I feel like I can judge. Yes Gao got involved a lot more and tracked back well, but his end product did my head in. The amount of times he took the wrong option in the final third was ridiculous. Poor mans Daniel me thinks
I think you are talking about every single Phoenix player right there...
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+1 
All our front men are struggling with the option taking at the moment, seems to me that the only option they can see is the worst one.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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And auskiwi should really get a reality check and a new perspective.
lol, are you able to explain yourself?? or are you just and insolent pup
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+1
All our front men are struggling with the option taking at the moment, seems to me that the only option they can see is the worst one.
And why is that?
Are they all useless or is their leader/coach clueless?
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Did anyone here or understand the comment from RH on radio ths morning about Coveny adding value because he "defends from the front"...is this a variation on "attacking from the back"? (may not be perfect quote)
I would prefer strikers to be committed to attacking not having to consider defending?..except to protect the 1 nil lead in the 90th minute.
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
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Did anyone here or understand the comment from RH on radio ths morning about Coveny adding value because he "defends from the front"...is this a variation on "attacking from the back"? (may not be perfect quote)
I would prefer strikers to be committed to attacking not having to consider defending?..except to protect the 1 nil lead in the 90th minute.
The negative mindset of the coach is transferred to the players
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auskiwi,you're still not seriously going down the sack the coach route are you?
Thats a bit embarrasing for you...quit while you're ahead/not too far behind?
Tegal2008-10-31 13:46:23Allegedly
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You need to get over yourselves. Valeo, you're treating Costa like a god, with only seeing him play what once or twice.. (one was a LA pointless match).. I hope he impresses but i think you're all expectig WAY to much from him.[/QUOTE]
Did you get my name mixed up with someone elses or something?
Gao was and is only good when the ball is played straight to his feet and he doesn't have to do any work. We can have one player like him in the team, I suppose.
[QUOTE=Boro4eva]Did anyone here or understand the comment from RH on radio ths morning about Coveny adding value because he "defends from the front"...is this a variation on "attacking from the back"? (may not be perfect quote)
Did you get my name mixed up with someone elses or something?
I really wanna see Daniel start this weekend.
Covs hasn't been doing enough for me and I almost ripped my hair
out watching Leilei against QLD (although at least he was getting a bit
more involved).
Can't decide who i'd rather see dropped out of Covs and Leilei though.
Bertos has to start on the right, although i've still got visions of his miss. I think I actually cried
Covs was a poor man's James Potter in the last match.
Gao was good, watch it again.
Gao was and is only good when the ball is played straight to his feet and he doesn't have to do any work. We can have one player like him in the team, I suppose.
[QUOTE=Boro4eva]Did anyone here or understand the comment from RH on radio ths morning about Coveny adding value because he "defends from the front"...is this a variation on "attacking from the back"? (may not be perfect quote)
I would prefer strikers to be committed to attacking not having to
consider defending?..except to protect the 1 nil lead in the 90th
minute.
All strikers need to be able to defend/pressure in the modern game
valeo2008-10-31 13:55:42
a.haak
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+1
All our front men are struggling with the option taking at the moment, seems to me that the only option they can see is the worst one.
And why is that?
Are they all useless or is their leader/coach clueless?
Neither.
A settled line up and a bit of form and they will click.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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+1
All our front men are struggling with the option taking at the moment, seems to me that the only option they can see is the worst one.
And why is that?
Are they all useless or is their leader/coach clueless?
Neither.
A settled line up and a bit of form and they will click.
Must be the faries to blame then?
An unsettled lineup the reason now, mmm..
How many games does it take to get a settled lineup, and who un-settling them?
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2 wins a draw and a loss,sounds pretty settled to me
Allegedly
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auskiwi,you're still not seriously going down the sack the coach route are you?
Thats a bit embarrasing for you...quit while you're ahead/not too far behind?
Not mate it's not embarrishing for me, but is for the club.
And your quitting comment is for you.
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The only good thing about losing to QLD is that now we can actually change the lineup a little.
Bertos in for Kwasnik and Daniel in for Covs/Gao
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auskiwi,you're still not seriously going down the sack the coach route are you?
Thats a bit embarrasing for you...quit while you're ahead/not too far behind?
Not mate it's not embarrishing for me, but is for the club.
And your quitting comment is for you.
Whats embarrasing about having a pro football team in wellington,the only one in NZ?
And to have that team actually be competitive against established Australian sides,in a tough and close league
Mustve missed something there.
Allegedly
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I think the sun has gotten to auskiwi he seems to be losing whatever small grasp of reality he may have had.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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Meh.. Auskiwi, is he an australian who moved to NZ or a NZer who lost the plot and moved to Aus?
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auskiwi,you're still not seriously going down the sack the coach route are you?
Thats a bit embarrasing for you...quit while you're ahead/not too far behind?
Not mate it's not embarrishing for me, but is for the club.
And your quitting comment is for you.
Whats embarrasing about having a pro football team in wellington,the only one in NZ?
And to have that team actually be competitive against established Australian sides,in a tough and close league
Mustve missed something there.
OK, it is in the same context as your original statement and not related at all to your last out of context statement. 
, hope you follow
, hope you follow
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I think the sun has gotten to auskiwi he seems to be losing whatever small grasp of reality he may have had.
, sorry mate but i'm a free thinker, not a sheep , and rose coloured glasses, no thanks.
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Meh.. Auskiwi, is he an australian who moved to NZ or a NZer who lost the plot and moved to Aus?
A kiwi whose moved to Brisbane to to help out our West Island brothers.
The plot is not lost 
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Perth Glory Squad. 30.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 2.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 4.Jamie COYNE (c), 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Nick RIZZO, 9.Adrian TRINIDAD, 10.AMARAL, 11.Scott BULLOCH, 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Eugene DADI, 16.Adriano PELLEGRINO, 17.James DOWNEY, 18.Hayden FOXE, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 20.Frank JURIC (gk), 22.Wayne SRHOJ.
* two to be omitted.
In. 7.Nick RIZZO (promoted), 14.Eugene DADI (return from injury).
Out. Nil.
Unavailable. Josip MAGDIC (ankle - season), James ROBINSON (abdomen - 7 weeks), David TARKA (quad - 1 week).
Wellington Phoenix Squad. 1. Mark PASTON (gk), 3. Tony LOCHHEAD, 4. Jon McKAIN, 5. Karl DODD, 6. Tim BROWN, 7. Leo BERTOS, 8. Vaughan COVENY, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10. Michael FERRANTE, 11. DANIEL, 18. Ben SIGMUND, 20. Glen MOSS (gk), 21. Leilei GAO, 22. Andrew DURANTE (captain), 23. Costa BARBAROUSES.
In. 23. Costa BARBAROUSES (promoted).
Out. 15. Adam KWASNIK (omitted).
Unavailable. 17. Vince LIA (knee - season).
It will please a lot of people that Kwasnik is out. Daniel/Bertos in for him, probably Bertos I think.
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So may be the following line-up to start:
Patson
Siggy Durante Doddy Lochy
McKain Brown
Bertos Gao
Smeltz Cov
Ferrante (MCKain moves back if one of the back 6 replaced)
Daniel or Costa or both?
Patson
Siggy Durante Doddy Lochy
McKain Brown
Bertos Gao
Smeltz Cov
Ferrante (MCKain moves back if one of the back 6 replaced)
Daniel or Costa or both?
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i'd rather see Daniel start and Costa on the bench
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I agree, tigers. I'm one of those who thinks that Daniel is not getting a decent crack at it, despite the fact that every time he's brought on he seems to immediatly improve our creativity. Costa will be raring to go but it would be better to keep him as an impact player for the last 20 minutes - if needed, that is.
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woops, actually stoppy, it looks like i read Corkster's post wrong he had leilie and leo out wide and both daniel and Costa on the bench
so having fixed about nine typos in this post , i'll stop either drinking or posting 
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Adding to that StopOut Daniel was one of those who scored goals from midfield last season, something Ricki's now calling on to support Smeltz.
He's gotta be a starter for me.
He's gotta be a starter for me.
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Keep Leilei and Leo out wide, swap Daniel for Covs up front. Please midfielders, just play the ball into these guys feet, no more knocking it long. If the midfield is up to it, it would be a nightmare for the Glory defence.
Sorry Covs
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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All I know is that i'll be watching Lochead to see how many times he aimlessly boots the ball upfield. To feet Loch... to feet. Pick your times for the long ball, not every damn time.
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Oh, didn't even read the post above mine. Exactly edgecumbe, more to feet, less aimless boot upfield, couldn't agree more.
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For those going to the game will be at the Brisbane from 3pm
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We really need Daniel back in to try and regain some of his form. To be honest he and Gao offer the most potential to be creative. Last season alot of our best attack came down the left flank with Daniel and Lockhead working together. This season Lockhead has hardly been as effective.
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Daniel has to stop doing crappy little back flicks that go to no one before he can get back into the first team imo
a.haak
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Slightly off topic I know, but I was chatting to an equally drunken Jezza Christie and Adam Kwasnik and Kwasnik was not a happy man about being dropped! I didn't have the heart to explain, from a fans point of view, why......
But Bertos is by far the best option.
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glad to see Ricky change things a bit..I now hope that Costa will get at least 20! personally I would even start him. That way he could get at least 45' and in case the lad is not making a dent in the Glory defense, he could quietly go on the bench. |
realistically though, I don't think Ricky will start Costa. But I still hope he'll get a fair chance.
Have been on the bench a few times and boy does it stink!
Also, what time is the game? I just cannot understand time differences. I know i'm 25 and perhaps it's time to grow up..
but why do you need to use your brain when you smart people are here to help me? :p
newzealandpower2008-11-01 14:30:28
realistically though, I don't think Ricky will start Costa. But I still hope he'll get a fair chance.
Have been on the bench a few times and boy does it stink!
Also, what time is the game? I just cannot understand time differences. I know i'm 25 and perhaps it's time to grow up..
but why do you need to use your brain when you smart people are here to help me? :p
newzealandpower2008-11-01 14:30:28
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