Player rantings v Bling

Player rantings v Bling

What difference a week makes!

Oi oi, what was the formation that we played??  Am I right in thinking it was more of a 4-3-3?

It was a 4-3-3.  I agree with your rating of Muscat, who also played well in the home game against Sydney and deserves to retain his place for the Jets match on the 23rd. 

OOE - pretty much spot on, except the ref. Just because he's equally poor for both sides doesn't make him good, just consistent.
This is the guy who sent Gao off three times for non-existent blood, but today missed whatever it was that required Busch to get his smurf hat at halftime.

Anyway, Oi Oi, I'm very happy with your range of 7s and 8s. Terrific team performance.

I've just checked - looks like I got this wrong - I swear Zetter sent Gao off for blood v Sydney, but according to the ALeague, it was Chris Beath.

Apologies to Zetter.

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For me there's nothing worse than a ref missing basic fouls (e.g. Muscat being tripped on the sideline). Players on both sides get frustrated, and it leads to more niggle rather than flowing game.

valeo2008-11-08 02:13:01

I'm beginning to think we play sh*t against other teams just so it's a lot more fun beating Sydney everytime!

they're going to be catching hell in NSW tonight.

Threads like this are a tab rubbish right after the game.

Win and the players get 7s & 8s
Lose and the players get 5s & 6s

Probably should wait a day so you are not giving scores in euphoria.

Trouble is we also seem to give far to many players 7s and 8s.Yep they played better than they have done last nite,but did some of you miss the amount of ball our midfield gave away with bad distribution.

Did anyone see any yellow cards given? I missed part of the game, but I thought it was card free, am I right?

Watched the whole game  and am 99% sure it was cardless.

Great TEAM effort....everyone did their bit. I was getting a bit worried with 15 to go as with all that running some of the lads were tiring. Thought that Ricki could have got some fresh legs on a little earlier.

About that team effort thing, I got slightly dewy-eyed seeing that shot after the game of the lads collectively jumping up and down in the dressing room. There was a lot of pride and obvious team spirit there. They all know what a great performance for the club that was in response to some heavy crticiism during the week.

good to see a bit of 'depth' in the squad with Manny M, Troy, and ferrante all worthy of their spots

Come on, paston is alright, but a blunder like that is a must win gameis inexcusable isnt it? especially with just as good if not better keeper on the bench. Other wise Good ratings 

Lochead can cross thank you he just needs to get forward enough to whip them in.

I really thought that the Nix worked as a team yesterday!
We dominated the pitch with 4 -3 -3, we need to keep that formation, and Leo, he has redeemed himself in my eyes!

Great effort by the team - spirit and passion, that'll win games, but..........

The corners are still sh*te. Can no one kick it as far as the box? We were saved by The Blings ineptitude in front. Wing Nut McFlynn missed a sitter and that blunder by Siggy nearly cost us, thank God Brosque butchered it. Nice work boys, now some spirit and passion for the next few games too. Don't go hot and cold pleeeease

Everyone gets good ratings from me. In particular the midfield

Paston did not look confident at all. Moss must start (as I have always said)

----------------Moss
Sigmund-Durante-Dodd-Lochhead
------Brown--McKain--Ferrante
------Bertos--Smeltz--Daniel

Bench: Paston, Muscat, Gao, Hearfield.

I'd start with that next game.

Wolfben2008-11-08 17:09:55

I was going to give him a 6, but wanted to avoid the wrath of smeltz-lovers. It was a solid team performance that got us a 2-1 win away from home, an average of about 7.5 aint that unrealistic.
Wolfben2008-11-08 15:30:22

i've forgot Troy, he'd probably get a 6 as he didnt really do much.

Costa gets that rating because I want to see him play more

You gave Hearfield a 10, or am I reading that wrong?

I meant Herbert I will edit. Selective reading

One area where both Daniel and Gao give us an edge is defiantely set-pieces, they both swing in brilliant corners

Those are quickly dropping off though, so i wouldn't be worried about that.

Clayton's best game this year. Vaughan Coveny - the sub you make when you're not making a sub

Paston - Moss would have stopped that goal easily TBH

Everyone else -

Hearfield 8

That was pretty much the line up that should have played.

See I really don't undedrstand this one

Sigmund is a known centre back and his most natural position and does an admirable effort in learning and playing at right back. Solid, but has lots to learn.

Durante played a fair bit at right back at Newcastle and has done ok at CB.

Can someone please explain why its not screamingly obvious to leave Sigmund at CB and move Durante to the right? I think both will be increasingly more effective in those roles.

Agent 472008-11-09 09:35:12