Did Mcbreen leave ccm?
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
was wondering why I havn't herd much from him this season
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was wondering why I havn't herd much from him this season
I'm picking:
Moss
Boxall Sigmund Dura Muscat
Lia Reira Kenny
Carlos
Waffles Brockie
Subs: Italiano Leo Hicks Boyd Krishna
Hicks to come on for Kenny, Boyd for Carlos, Krishna for Brockie during the game.
Harsh on Ridenton, maybe could have him instead of Hicks.
My guess is we won't see either of the two new guys this week, given the results of the last few weeks. Had we lost the last three it may have been panic stations but that's obviously not the case.
Tough on Lujic as he's going to have to have a blinder in training for the next two weeks in order to have any chance of being signed.
I am loving this attacking depth we have all of a sudden... with the new lads here and the young lads starting to shine, no one is safe!
I am loving this attacking depth we have all of a sudden... with the new lads here and the young lads starting to shine, no one is safe!
I am loving this attacking depth we have all of a sudden... with the new lads here and the young lads starting to shine, no one is safe!
On the fastest over 20m thing, he's come from the American college system and MLS and they are obsessed with the 40 yard timed speed. Quickness over that distance can be influenced greatly through practise and simply doing it a lot. NZ sports don't get too carried away with it and so most players will have developed very little technique to get a quick start etc. This might sound a bit strange but I can vouch for it being true, that's why you hear about how quick some of these behemoths in the NFL are - the American obsession with stats means you need to get good times and other testing results just to get people to look at you. I can give you an example of a guy I was involved in testing for a college gridiron scholarship, he tested really badly, his 40 time was bad and he just couldn't get the start right on the day, he didn't get looked at again, yet he went on to play senior rep rugby for Auckland and Manu Samoa as a loose forward and was widely seen as being quick.
I'm leaving the country again ( won all 3 games since I've ben back home) so have a feeling it could be a loss again....
Yeah my son watched the 22/12 game but he has returned to 09 since...
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
I'm picking:
Moss
Boxall Sigmund Dura Muscat
Lia Reira Kenny
Carlos
Waffles Brockie
Subs: Italiano Leo Hicks Boyd Krishna
Hicks to come on for Kenny, Boyd for Carlos, Krishna for Brockie during the game.
Harsh on Ridenton, maybe could have him instead of Hicks.
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
On the fastest over 20m thing, he's come from the American college system and MLS and they are obsessed with the 40 yard timed speed. Quickness over that distance can be influenced greatly through practise and simply doing it a lot. NZ sports don't get too carried away with it and so most players will have developed very little technique to get a quick start etc. This might sound a bit strange but I can vouch for it being true, that's why you hear about how quick some of these behemoths in the NFL are - the American obsession with stats means you need to get good times and other testing results just to get people to look at you. I can give you an example of a guy I was involved in testing for a college gridiron scholarship, he tested really badly, his 40 time was bad and he just couldn't get the start right on the day, he didn't get looked at again, yet he went on to play senior rep rugby for Auckland and Manu Samoa as a loose forward and was widely seen as being quick.
The flipside to that, at least in the NFL, is that some really good talent gets overlooked because they don't post 'acceptable' times in these types of drills.
In general, I would say better reaction time is better achieved through better reading of the game and anticipation rather than simple explosiveness (although that helps too).
Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
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Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
Agreed. The problem is that with Hicks as his replacement (who has also been pretty underwhelming) I'm not sure we can afford to leave him out. I think though on this form I'd say thanks but no thanks to a second term
"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"
Ernie says Roy unlikely to play this weekend. maybe he is saving him for he debut in Akld. Or just put the cat among the pigeons( brockie, boyd and waffles) and will see how they react to it this weekend.
Not sure about his passing, gives the ball away a bit too much. Sure has shown some excellent pieces and is most certainly one for the future but I feel a lot of the ravings about him are a tad over the top. I'd file him as an extremely talented prospect.
hasn't carlos had a few assists this season . sunday is his game to shine . Plus I got a tenner on the nix to win so I have to be positive
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Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
Agreed. The problem is that with Hicks as his replacement (who has also been pretty underwhelming) I'm not sure we can afford to leave him out. I think though on this form I'd say thanks but no thanks to a second term
Underwhelming? I think Hicks has been quite good! Perhaps less so in the AM role, he certainly no Carlos but I think his passing and interplay has been great.
Im not sure that he has been that good...doesnt seem to take any kind of control and his passing is a bit underwhelming for me. I believe that he could get better but at the moment for me the jury is still out
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I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came to us as a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came touas s a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came to us as a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
Agreed, waiting for that Kenny performance that will even resemble a Costa Rican international
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came to us as a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
Agreed, waiting for that Kenny performance that will even resemble a Costa Rican international
Hopefully he'll have a blinder this Sunday, then we'll know.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came touas s a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
... *googles "plumbing puns"*
Well the "plumber" has shown a lot more than the proven international although there were a few games there when Kenny actually played quite well.
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came to us as a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
Agreed, waiting for that Kenny performance that will even resemble a Costa Rican international
Grumpy old bastard alert
Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
Agreed. The problem is that with Hicks as his replacement (who has also been pretty underwhelming) I'm not sure we can afford to leave him out. I think though on this form I'd say thanks but no thanks to a second term
Underwhelming? I think Hicks has been quite good! Perhaps less so in the AM role, he certainly no Carlos but I think his passing and interplay has been great.
Im not sure that he has been that good...doesnt seem to take any kind of control and his passing is a bit underwhelming for me. I believe that he could get better but at the moment for me the jury is still out
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Really quite worried about Boxall as RB. ... despite reading Ernie say that he is the fastest in the squad on 20m sprints, he looks quite slow and "bulky".
I was interested by that call as well. I have thought once or twice he looks like a carthorse - is he really quickest over 20m???
Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
Not sure he'd be winning the 40m dash
Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
Agreed. The problem is that with Hicks as his replacement (who has also been pretty underwhelming) I'm not sure we can afford to leave him out. I think though on this form I'd say thanks but no thanks to a second term
Underwhelming? I think Hicks has been quite good! Perhaps less so in the AM role, he certainly no Carlos but I think his passing and interplay has been great.
Im not sure that he has been that good...doesnt seem to take any kind of control and his passing is a bit underwhelming for me. I believe that he could get better but at the moment for me the jury is still out
Hes neat and tidy but really struggle to think of any chances hes created. His passing is ok but not penetrative but hes not quick and hasn't shown much in an attacking sense. Would he get into midfield at Brisbane, west sydney or Melbourne? think hes the type of player we need to try and upgrade.
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
Good point. Mind you those toilets at Westpac need a good sort out
Carlos has been extremely underwhelming thus far imo, especially his shooting
Not sure he'd be winning the 40m dash
Roy Krishna won't feature in the Phoenix matchday squad on Sunday #aleague
[Edit: didn't wanna make a new post for the Krishna tweet]
I'm pretty positive about Hicks. He has given the ball away too many times but he creates quite a few problems for the opposition and his workrate is really high keeping him involved in the game a lot.
Yeah I don't have any majors re Hicks either - in fact has probably exceeded my expectations in one of two areas. Like the way he gets involved.
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came to us as a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
Agreed, waiting for that Kenny performance that will even resemble a Costa Rican international
Expectation is the key there I think. Imo Hicks and Cunningham have performed fairly similarly, but when one came to us a key marquee player, world cup starter, and the other came to us as a plumber, that's always going to colour how they're viewed.
Agreed, waiting for that Kenny performance that will even resemble a Costa Rican international
His crossing has been fairly rubbish too though when he has got into wider positions. IMO We would have got a lot better return from playing Leo where he has been played.
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
