Phoenix vs Sydney match thread

Phoenix vs Sydney match thread

After watching that game last night i've decided we should flag this season and prepare for the future.  I'd be more than happy to watch this team lose a few games as I truely believe that firstly they would try, secondly they would play attacking football and thirdly will improve over time.

I like this one:

                      Moss

Sigmund   Dodd   Durante    Lochhead

Bertos      Ferrante       McKain      Barbarouses

                 Draper       Smeltz


Bench:

Paston
Brown
Daniel
Muscat


Paston was not to blame for the first goal but he coulda done more to stop it.  No chance on second.
caseym2008-11-03 13:11:41

I like that one too caseym.

[QUOTE=caseym] I like this one:

                      Moss

Sigmund   Dodd   Durante    Lochhead

Bertos      Ferrante       McKain      Barbarouses

                 Draper       Smeltz


Bench:

Paston
Brown
Daniel
Muscat

I say another attacker instead of brown, give hearfield another go and least he tried to shoot at goal. Erm, hmm maybe not. Not easy this selection business.

I say we play either all Kiwi's or all Australians, then at least they will all talk to each other.

All I ask is for the team to put in a 100% effort and go for 95 minutes if necessary, not just the last 5 minutes. Come on lads (players), show everyone you mean business.

Slight change.

  My team:

why are we always building for next season 

We need to be dismantling for this season.

so we just give up and use the" preparing for next season" statement which covers all the bases
O for awesome
we'll never win a farking thing in this league
it's just giving all the knockers more ammo

after the last two games against Perth I'd say they have enough ammo to last a lifetime!

Will they send more players over keeping in mind the team are not coming home before Sydney or are we stuck with the players we've got? I wouldn't be disappointed if Plodder and or Mully got a run in midfield as well as seeing Hearfield get another shot. Something has to be done about morale though, they do not look like a happy team that want to play for each other

Nail > Head

I'd hate to be the one having to figure out how to fix it though.

                           Moss
Sigmund      Dodd      Durante      Lochhead

                Ferrante      McKain

Bertos             Barbarouses            Hearfield

                         Smeltz

Bench:
Christie
Draper
Brown
Paston

Paston was dreadful last night and I've only put him on the bench because there has to be a keeper there.  Christie's a good player, everybody has hassled him but I can only think of one bad mistake by him (vs CCM last year at home), and he definitely deserves a chance.  After the way we've been playing it is offensive to the youth players not to play them as it suggests they aren't as good, so they have to play.  Coveny, Gao, and Daniel can retire. 

Also should mention that Gao saying he's only using us as a stepping stone to Europe is basically just rude even if it is his intentions.  I should also mention he'll be lucky to make the Romanian 3rd division with a work ethic on par with Daniel.

And all the talk about superior fitness to basically every other team in the league was rubbish.

                                     Big Bird

Rodney Hide     Grover        Anna Paquin      Ming the Merciless

Voltron        Moro bar           Wheelbarrow      Postman Pat

ROFL

I dont get it - we used to always say how great moss was and Paston is letting in easy goals so why are we still playing Paston instead of moss?

When has Paston let in an easy goal ?  He could possibly have got his hand to Ruka's first shot, but the truth is our defence stood back and kept waving him through.

Go back and watch Moss against Melbourne and tell me one occassion this season where Paston has looked half as bad. 

Goal keeper is the least of our problems right now.

agreed!

seconded

                    Paston       
Sigmund Durante Dodd Lochhead
               McKain Brown
Bertos                        Ferrente
             Hearfield Smeltz

Subs:
Moss
Brown
Daniel
Barbarouses

Don't know why everyone is leaving Brown what has he done?? Hearfield was good for us and is fast but Barbarouses is lacking that ball control that Hearfield has so goes to the bench for me.

Brownie was dreadful last night.  On the occassion where as Vice Captain he should have been frothing at the mouth (Dura is never going to do it) he had a shocker.

Still, one game doesn't make you rubbish and if we dropped every player after one bad game we'd only see Dodd and Siggy remain each week.
Hard News2008-11-03 17:12:38

Pastons positioning is no where near as good as Moss's (got caught out twice against Perth with one being a goal) and other than the error against Melbourne I think Moss has been gold for the nix, him and smeltz have been our best players.

                               Paston Leeds_Chris2008-11-03 17:20:43

I shouold have written "what has he done wrong?

I quite like this although Hearfield needs to be given a chance he impressed when he did.

Leeds_Chris2008-11-03 17:42:57

How bout go for something new:

Sex Panther (Muscat) would replace Lochy.

Anyone know - is there a " local"  in Sydney where Nix fans meet up before wandering along to the game ?

Edit - Actually, you know what, bugger it. As long as Ferrante and either Costa or Draper start, and Gao and Covs don't, it's all good.aussienixfan2008-11-03 18:44:39

As long as we score more than the opposition i don't care if we win 11-10. Play them all up front i say                            

Quite like it, although I am tending towards Muscat at left back and giving Lochy the sword as he is a shadow of the player he was.

I caught Ross Aloisi on the radio on Saturday and interestingly he was talking Ferrante in behind Smeltz if playing two defensive midfielders.