Player rantings v Roar

Ok here's mine, I will delete my thread...I now see there's another thread of this though!

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does anyone else think the goal was scored due to a lack of understanding between dura and siggy? Dura should have gone out to cover that guy and siggy should have covered duras man

that really was the most fustrating game to watch.
no one played that well, and we just kept giving the ball
away..

does anyone else think the goal was scored due to a lack of understanding between dura and siggy? Dura should have gone out to cover that guy and siggy should have covered duras man

Disagree. Durante made a bad error of judgment by pressing the ball in that situation - very disappointing to see our senior centre-back not recognise the situation where he had to stay close to Kosta and not open up a passing lane for a very high percentage goal-scoring opportunity. Instead, he went to press the ball 25 yards away from our goal, and to compound his mistake, didn't even put in a challenge once he realised it would likely result in a foul. Although he shouldn't have rushed out anyway, once he did he simply had to put in challenge, even at the risk of getting a yellow. It was a truly horrendously awful piece of centre-back play.

Siggy coming in cover wouldn't have helped, one man can;t cover all that space and all the available runner. If Siggy moves to get close to Kosta (doubt he would have got there in time at any rate), it would have simply opened up space and a passing lane into our box more centrally, and would have still resulted in a clear goal-scoring opportunity for the Roar.

Overaall, although ideally you'd like to have your midfielders helping out in this type of situation, if you don't have that cover, you have to play the smart option and make it as difficult as possible for the opposition. Don't think that happened last night.

Disagree. Durante made a bad error of judgment by pressing the ball in that situation - very disappointing to see our senior centre-back not recognise the situation where he had to stay close to Kosta and not open up a passing lane for a very high percentage goal-scoring opportunity. Instead, he went to press the ball 25 yards away from our goal, and to compound his mistake, didn't even put in a challenge once he realised it would likely result in a foul. Although he shouldn't have rushed out anyway, once he did he simply had to put in challenge, even at the risk of getting a yellow. It was a truly horrendously awful piece of centre-back play.

Siggy coming in cover wouldn't have helped, one man can;t cover all that space and all the available runner. If Siggy moves to get close to Kosta (doubt he would have got there in time at any rate), it would have simply opened up space and a passing lane into our box more centrally, and would have still resulted in a clear goal-scoring opportunity for the Roar.

Overaall, although ideally you'd like to have your midfielders helping out in this type of situation, if you don't have that cover, you have to play the smart option and make it as difficult as possible for the opposition. Don't think that happened last night.

Overaall, although ideally you'd like to have your midfielders helping out in this type of situation, if you don't have that cover, you have to play the smart option and make it as difficult as possible for the opposition. Don't think that happened last night.

Watching the game against CCM on the weekend, Brown is still bombing forward only leaving Lia in the midfield which makes it so hard for us to play out from the back. Hence lots of long balls and CCM able to pressure Lia and our CBs. At times when our defence had possession, Brown, Greenacre and Macallister were all within about 10m of each other.

Maybe Ricki set it up this way, having Brown, Greenie and Macallister up front would allow us to better compete for possession with all the long balls played forward. Seemed a bit Egil Olsen'ish.

We have an interesting game coming up against Brisbane. Greenacre will have a big role to play as we may need to match Brisbane in midfield to compete for possession. It will be also interesting to see how we deal with Brisbane's full backs pushing so far forward with Brisbane's inside forwards looking to cut in occupying our full backs and creating space for overlapping Brisbane fullbacks. Though with the threat of Ifill on the wings the fullbacks may not push as forward as they did against Sydney. Very interesting tactical game, I am just nervous at our ball retention and options in midfield (which we may bypass like against CCM anyway).

Yep, just checked, he got a yellow some 20 minutes before the goal, so may well have played part in him not making the challenge.

Still doesn't change the reality that he'd made a pretty bad decision.

We when kick off watch Brown take the ball and pass it to Lochhead. Then watch how he does not offer a return option but just turns his back and heads up field to wait for scraps behind long balls pumped to the front men. This sums up Ricki's style - it relies on having a defence and a front line 50 meteres apart with very fit non ball playing midfielders to break up the opposition play.

I thought the commentary team flattered us by complimenting our direct approach. While I want results first and foremost the style of football Ricki's team's play is pretty average. What sums it up for me is this (and watch in next time we play).