Roar have been lucky to win their last three, they aren't playing well. Compare that to us who have been dominating the opposition home and away and winning 3 on the trot, 6 wins in the last 8 games, 9 unbeaten. This one will be the 4th straight win and 10th unbeaten.
The first 7 games sure, but we got very lucky against the Mariners, we dominated them the first half and they dominated us the second, we're just lucky they couldn't finish - they really over ran us. The last game we weren't great but we were better, I think we were lucky we were playing a poor WSW team.
The previous 7 games were great. If Ball is fit enough he'll be a huge addition - to be honest I think him missing in the last two games was a huge factor in us struggling. The guy is fantastic and is one of our most creative players.
I agree - I was sceptical at first in his early games but am very happy to concede I was wrong. Not only his own playing is superb, but also what he does to make others like Sotirio play effectively. He appears to be completely unselfish and will not take a wayward shot if he can see a better outlet.
If he is actually well enough to take the bench then I am happy to give him limited game time to ease him into the game - late in the game - rather than risk an injury aggravation.