I thought the Sherminator was playing LB? Could be wrong.
So can anyone post a who played and in what position for us that couldn't make it?
Got some of the team but not all.
I thought the Sherminator was playing LB? Could be wrong.
Theyre just lazy
So can anyone post a who played and in what position for us that couldn't make it?
Got some of the team but not all.
first half GK?
Gulley, Boxall Adams Bindell-south
Bertsch Muscat
Cunningham Watson Bertos
Hysugems
Second half (iffill didn't last long though)
Italliano
Fenton Siggy Durante Caira
Rufer Muscat
Stevens Brockie Iffill
Huysegems
The up front positions are a bit misleading though, they didn't seem to stay that fixed and as I said before, played most of the second with a player missing.
who was the RB before fenton came on?
Who was 13? Bertch?
Assume Watson was 19?
Starting line-up:
4-2-3-1. 20.Spoonley - 6.Brindell-South, 4.Adams, 5.Boxall, 12.Gulley - 2.Muscat, 13.Bertsch - 7.Bertos, 19.Watson, 9.Cunningham - 10.Huysegems
Lia, Boyd and Italiano (on crutches) not kitted up. No sign of Hernandez.
Phoenix looked all right in the first half but didn't create many chances in the opening 20, but held possession ok. CF Selection looked a little bit like they hadn't played together before (which they hadn't) but got better as the game wore on. Brindell-South looked pretty good down the left - I thought his first touch let him down a bit but once he got hold of it he had nifty feet. Obviously a little bit affected by being a right footer on the left but I liked the look of him. Didn't think Gulley was as good on the right, especially defensively, but he was on the far side from me (I think he gave away the peno?).
Bertsch was busy in the middle and Watson tried to get involved as well. It looked like we were trying to walk it in at times - trying to play quite intricately around the box, when you though a crack at goal might be worth it. So I think that's encouraging we're trying to get the close tight play going.
Huseygems definitely favours his left but it's pretty tidy so can understand why and Bertos was involved in some good moves - he definitely looks better with the freedom of being in the front third. Cunningham was on far side and looked quick but I remember Abba getting back a few times to give him grief. Definitely can take on players and get in behind though.
CF Selection keeper made a couple of cracking saves from Bertos, Watson and Huysegems I think.
Muscat was pretty bad throughout - gave away the ball a bit through bad passes or control. I love Muscat but I really don't think he's the answer in there. Would love to see him back at Right Back, bombing forward and combining with Ifill/Cunningham.
Second half was:
20.Spoonley (30.McPeake 60mins) - 3.Caira, 18.Sigmund, 22.Durante, 12.Gulley (16.Fenton 60mins) - 2. Muscat, 14.Rufer - 8.Ifill, 10.Huysegems, 9.Cunningham (23. Stevens? 60 mins) - 11. Brockie
Caira tried to bomb forward (again on far side so couldn't see much) - Fenton got forward a lot and whipped in a few nice crosses. Rufer played some gorgeous cross-field balls and wasn't afraid to mix it physically
Definitely played with 10 for last 15 minutes after Ifill came off - looked pretty precautionary to me.
Interestingly I thought Huysegems and Brockie combined well so could definitely see them playing together in season. Huysegems nice work down the left for the first goal.
It was Muscat and Peverley in the initial scuffle but Sigmund was there pretty quick to hold Peverley down on the ground. Probably not the smartest thing to do, but no harm down. Peverley immitated an elbow when he got up - to me it looked like Muscat and Peverley muscling, holding each other - Peverley pulled Muscat to ground, then Muscat may have pushed forearm into Peverley's chest. No harm doe though really.
Herbert was there watching.
Starting line-up:
4-2-3-1. 20.Spoonley - 6.Brindell-South, 4.Adams, 5.Boxall, 12.Gulley - 2.Muscat, 13.Bertsch - 7.Bertos, 19.Watson, 9.Cunningham - 10.Huysegems
Lia, Boyd and Italiano (on crutches) not kitted up. No sign of Hernandez.
Phoenix looked all right in the first half but didn't create many chances in the opening 20, but held possession ok. CF Selection looked a little bit like they hadn't played together before (which they hadn't) but got better as the game wore on. Brindell-South looked pretty good down the left - I thought his first touch let him down a bit but once he got hold of it he had nifty feet. Obviously a little bit affected by being a right footer on the left but I liked the look of him. Didn't think Gulley was as good on the right, especially defensively, but he was on the far side from me (I think he gave away the peno?).
Bertsch was busy in the middle and Watson tried to get involved as well. It looked like we were trying to walk it in at times - trying to play quite intricately around the box, when you though a crack at goal might be worth it. So I think that's encouraging we're trying to get the close tight play going.
Huseygems definitely favours his left but it's pretty tidy so can understand why and Bertos was involved in some good moves - he definitely looks better with the freedom of being in the front third. Cunningham was on far side and looked quick but I remember Abba getting back a few times to give him grief. Definitely can take on players and get in behind though.
CF Selection keeper made a couple of cracking saves from Bertos, Watson and Huysegems I think.
Muscat was pretty bad throughout - gave away the ball a bit through bad passes or control. I love Muscat but I really don't think he's the answer in there. Would love to see him back at Right Back, bombing forward and combining with Ifill/Cunningham.
Second half was:
20.Spoonley (30.McPeake 60mins) - 3.Caira, 18.Sigmund, 22.Durante, 12.Gulley (16.Fenton 60mins) - 2. Muscat, 14.Rufer - 8.Ifill, 10.Huysegems, 9.Cunningham (23. Stevens? 60 mins) - 11. Brockie
Caira tried to bomb forward (again on far side so couldn't see much) - Fenton got forward a lot and whipped in a few nice crosses. Rufer played some gorgeous cross-field balls and wasn't afraid to mix it physically
Definitely played with 10 for last 15 minutes after Ifill came off - looked pretty precautionary to me.
Interestingly I thought Huysegems and Brockie combined well so could definitely see them playing together in season. Huysegems nice work down the left for the first goal.
It was Muscat and Peverley in the initial scuffle but Sigmund was there pretty quick to hold Peverley down on the ground. Probably not the smartest thing to do, but no harm down. Peverley immitated an elbow when he got up - to me it looked like Muscat and Peverley muscling, holding each other - Peverley pulled Muscat to ground, then Muscat may have pushed forearm into Peverley's chest. No harm doe though really.
Herbert was there watching.
Lia, Boyd and Italiano (on crutches) not kitted up. No sign of Hernandez.
Does anyone know if Ifil is or will be OK?
I suppose we won't find out till Tuesday or something.
"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"
at one point during the game muscat got caught on the ball and turned straight into schaeffers to absolutely smashed him (legally). manny just stood there for 30 seconds trying to restore himself and looking pretty pissed off
Vickmeist seemed to think Manny had a better game than others have said he did. she loves Manny though.
Does anyone know if Ifil is or will be OK?
I suppose we won't find out till Tuesday or something.
Vickmeist seemed to think Manny had a better game than others have said he did. she loves Manny though.
Any chance of some of the central league squad making their way into Ernies eyes?
Spoonley had Moss's top on and McPeake had Italiano's shirt on. I'm guessing they don't have training tops for 'keepers?
McPeake made one great save about 75 mins in.
Who was the 17 for Central League (CB and captain)? He was awesome - cut off some crucial crosses with great positioning and awareness. Had he not been there Huysegems may have had a hatty.
Reg22 - I remeber that one - Manny was not happy at all and maybe that's why he was angry for the rest of the match. He was captain to start with so maybe just frustrated he couldn't get his game going.
Any chance of some of the central league squad making their way into Ernies eyes?
the biggest thing i noticed was the small difference between the two sets of players in the first half where the CL team played more of the decent football.
abba had more than enough pace to cause the phoenix problems and peverley and his MF partner looked in their element. no one outdid adam cowan either.
van elia could be one to watch and ryder looks like he definitely should be playing ASB prem.
the guy i'm not sure about is bill robertson, you know, he could be good enough. i thought he was outstanding today, but when i last saw him play he was ripped apart by totori whilst playing for canterbury
Any chance of some of the central league squad making their way into Ernies eyes?
I reckon the 'keeper Campbell, centre back (17), Peverley, Abba and Elia were the standouts. And the shortish guy playing mostly on right (16 I think??)
Spoonley had Moss's top on and McPeake had Italiano's shirt on. I'm guessing they don't have training tops for 'keepers?
McPeake made one great save about 75 mins in.
Who was the 17 for Central League (CB and captain)? He was awesome - cut off some crucial crosses with great positioning and awareness. Had he not been there Huysegems may have had a hatty.
Reg22 - I remeber that one - Manny was not happy at all and maybe that's why he was angry for the rest of the match. He was captain to start with so maybe just frustrated he couldn't get his game going.
The number 6 who came on for the Wellington Selection team seemed to be one of the biggest people to ever pull on a football shirt. He is not just a unit - he is a lorry load of units
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
Any chance of some of the central league squad making their way into Ernies eyes?
I reckon the 'keeper Campbell, centre back (17), Peverley, Abba and Elia were the standouts. And the shortish guy playing mostly on right (16 I think??)
Any chance of some of the central league squad making their way into Ernies eyes?
I reckon the 'keeper Campbell, centre back (17), Peverley, Abba and Elia were the standouts. And the shortish guy playing mostly on right (16 I think??)
i agree mate
are there any regular robertson watchers on here who have an opinion on him?
Any chance of some of the central league squad making their way into Ernies eyes?
I reckon the 'keeper Campbell, centre back (17), Peverley, Abba and Elia were the standouts. And the shortish guy playing mostly on right (16 I think??)
Cheers. Robertson was great.
Arf.
Nice!
First impressions some promising new talent in the Nix line up and I'm hoping under Ernie they'll get more opportunity to show what they've got.
Thoroughly good football outing in the sun today.Many more of these fab days for the Nix home games this season please.
OK (a bit of management w@nk bingo speak follows), so can someone give me a brief summary, high-level, helicopter view of how the squad is looking and prospects for the season?
Maybe also highlight any fish hooks that we need to be aware of in this space going forward and how our training run aligns with the club's overall strategic intent as well as ticking the boxes for intermediate outcomes.
Cheers
"Phoenix till they lose"
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Great summary Energy. Awesome work for us not there.
Bill Robertson is a good footballer and plays with a physicality that would suggest that the step up for him would not be tough. He would be an import for us and I am not sure of his age. He would not be far off being naturalised but I think he would not be a poor HAL player. I'm not sure I would sign him but he would not disgrace himself if he was given a chance.
The suggestion of signing Soromon.... If we are signing him, we are desperate. Bonehead that spends more time on the side line after doing dumb stuff than playing.
Hopefully Ernie is still looking for a DM. The Bertish (spelling?) boy, if he was signed, would he be a starter or near enough to being a starter that could perhaps push out Lia/Manny over a season?
Grumpy old bastard alert
bertsch was good today
he's not a DM as such, more a box to box player. definitely has the goods.
martinb, were you serious about soromon being signed? couldn't see this happening
thanks for your views on robertson, vader. he wouldn't be a realistic signing, as we have 4 spots covered, but it's good to have discussion about who would be up to standard hypothetically - it helps us determine where the asb prem lies in terms of relative standard
OK (a bit of management w@nk bingo speak follows), so can someone give me a brief summary, high-level, helicopter view of how the squad is looking and prospects for the season?
Maybe also highlight any fish hooks that we need to be aware of in this space going forward and how our training run aligns with the club's overall strategic intent as well as ticking the boxes for intermediate outcomes.
Cheers
btw,i have to laugh that several people seem to think that a maori guy in goal for the phoenix was jacob spoonley, it was of course tamati williams
OK (a bit of management w@nk bingo speak follows), so can someone give me a brief summary, high-level, helicopter view of how the squad is looking and prospects for the season?
Maybe also highlight any fish hooks that we need to be aware of in this space going forward and how our training run aligns with the club's overall strategic intent as well as ticking the boxes for intermediate outcomes.
Cheers
"Phoenix till they lose"
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i reckon mate
the biggest thing for me is the young guys and how far they have come on
i couldn't believe i was watching the same hamish watson today that i last saw playing for hawkes bay
also justin gulley, wholly crap he has improved even through pre-season