Player ratings v Bling Blang Blung

Player ratings v Bling Blang Blung

Points for excitement / nervous levels are well up, now trying to be objective...

YF up to 11 like a marshall Amp!
Need different 1st and 2nd half ratings.
We were a different side after the break, where was second half phoenix last two weeks?
If we can be second half phoenix every week we will win the league.

We only seem to play one half, so we need to keep it to a draw in our bad half.
Ryan's Rovers2012-03-30 23:54:45

Ifill and Greenie should really have buried their chances.

YF 10. Couldn't have done anything more or louder than we did. Kept chanting even even we blew the lead.

As Oi Oi notes above I thought that was a great, gutsy performance by Lia, probably best of the season from him.

The dude in Aisle 24 was a legend tonight - leading off chants as well.

I'm giving us a 9.6, I think for 10 k we gave it heaps - my throat feels like it used to in season one and two, and i reckon i won't be the only one.

struggling to think, so might rate the players tomorrow - Oi Oi you missed a good one.

hopefully see you next wknd to smash Melbourne B

I thought leo actually did ok last night. Nice to see him attacking within the penalty box, tracked back well and lovely corner for siggy.

blings second goal took a deflection. cant really blame pasty for that.

This. We were amazing!

Bit harsh on Pasty that. I thought he had a good game. That was a good save and I don't think he could have held it as well. I recall him making a good tip over the bar in the first half and strong punches. I'd give him at least a 7.

Although didnt play too badly Leo really is a shadow of his former self and to be honest I wouldnt let him take any more deadball kicks...he's not good at it, despit siggy scoring from the corner

Lia did play well, to the best of his ability. I wouldn't say he was the best player on the park though.
Seems harsh on Paston, I thought he was brilliant until he dropped that shot, and if it took a heavy deflection then maybe he wasnt so much at fault for that.
Greenie and Ifill were great together. Sanchez was good but doesn't have enough passion.
I'm usually a Leo and Brown detractor but both played well. Brown won soo many headers esp. In the first half, it was ridiculous.
Leo's corner for Siggy was literally perfect, not flat like so many of his deliveries, fast with lots of dip and curl. If he had scored off his jinking run into the penalty area through two players you'd be giving him an 8...

One thing to say about Pav...
He may be any angry Muppet with the first touch of an anthropomorphised trampoline but when we won his enthusiasm was on matched by Lee and Ricki. Unlike Ward who had to force himself to look pleased that we won and Daniel got to go on before him, even if it was for a grand total of 2 minutes.
maybe it's just the difference between a player who knows where his pay check is coming from next year and one who doesn't.CloneMM2012-03-31 11:50:20

Also think Pav is probably greatful for where he currently is and may actually respect that the club has given him a chance. Whereas Ward probably thinks he is better than where he is, benchwarming whn he probably thinks he should be starting.

To be honest, I think Ward has the quality to be a starting player in this league, but he is just so damn inconsistant.

To be honest I'd re-sign Ward. If given a fair chance I think he could earn a start. Could see him displacing Leo or Pantelis to the bench.

Daniel didn't look very happy... I'm gonna miss him if we don't keep him on.

I agree, I think Ward is good enough, but as an A-League utility. He can fill a few positions for us, and can come on and run at tired players

What a fantastic game; the first half was classic finals football - as tight as. In the second half when the game opened up we played some of the best football we have played all season.

Agreed with WB as usual. We seemed to play ten yards higher up the pitch all night- when we put pressure on other sides always seem to buckle (note to Ricki). I think Manny deserved a bit better mark- it looked like he was marked out for special attention and took some heavy clattering. Maybe they thought his temper would ge the better of him? It didn't. They failed. Aisle 21 was epic, magnificent....we need 10/10.

I thought Lia had his best game of the season, and of course Timmy Brown stood up as well.

Lochy had problems, but I still got irritated by the cokmonglers behind me at Fox's who kept abusing him all match.

Lochy had a much better 2nd half, except for stupidly getting caught offside twice. Could be wrong but my impression is that he's carrying an injury.

Lia was very good I thought and deserves credit. Without him I don't think we would've won that game.

I actually thought he was our best against CCM too.valeo2012-03-31 18:20:16

thpough sanchex had one of his better games, got involved early and did well defensively, he really should be playing centrally not on the wing....6.5 for him  reckon

I think you are right but the fact that they are hometown lads(two are not) is irrelevant. I for one have criticized all three at some point, but it certainly was not mindless.
To be perfectly honest they have deserved it. I think a few others have also been critical but in most cases they have been correct. Just because you support a team does not mean that you cannot see anything wrong with the team or players.

Friday, in my view is the best match I have ever seen Vinnie play for us, he was immense.

Lochead slways looks so genuinely puzzled/surprised when he is called for offside, I wonder whether he a) knows the rule or b) is a supremely good actor. TIP-Dadi2012-04-01 19:32:26