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Posted January 22, 2017 04:56 · last edited January 23, 2017 00:34

ConanTroutman wrote:

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 There's also the issue that this squad was built by Ernie to play a style of football which just wasn't coming off and now Green Eggs and Ham are trying to implement a new style with a group of players not ideally suited to it. Overall there are definitely promising signs and we are looking like we are moving in the right direction. Still definitely a work in progress though.

One thing I did notice is that we seem to be dribbling a lot more now, and it looks like a deliberate tactic rather than just a result of running out of options to pass or anything. It kind of reflects the overall vibe that our players (most notably Roly, Kosta and WeeMac) seem to be enjoying themselves on the pitch in a way that they weren't doing under Ernie.

Sorry for getting stuck into one sentence, but over the last however many seasons have we ever had a style suited for the players we had?  It would seem to be our perennial problem, and ours alone.  Never heard this bothering other teams.  

I agree with the rest of your post and we should be scoring more goals. Our poor scoring early this season is reflected in your statistics. However, the current setup on the park is conducive to us scoring more goals from now on; more so than early this season under Ernie. 

It just so happened that Brisbane are a good team but yet it was an even game overall. Brisbane were more fluid and more cohesive and looked more threatening from the start, then again they have been playing the same way for quite a while now and have it all sussed. Let's not forget we had our chances too but they did not have a defensive lapse like we did. That's just football.

I am keen to see how we perform now against Adelaide, away from home. I expect an improvement on our previous results this season (we have drawn in NZ and lost away). This would be another good measure of the overall improvement or otherwise under Des and Greenie.

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Mainland FC edited January 23, 2017 00:34
ConanTroutman wrote:

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 There's also the issue that this squad was built by Ernie to play a style of football which just wasn't coming off and now Green Eggs and Ham are trying to implement a new style with a group of players not ideally suited to it. Overall there are definitely promising signs and we are looking like we are moving in the right direction. Still definitely a work in progress though.

One thing I did notice is that we seem to be dribbling a lot more now, and it looks like a deliberate tactic rather than just a result of running out of options to pass or anything. It kind of reflects the overall vibe that our players (most notably Roly, Kosta and WeeMac) seem to be enjoying themselves on the pitch in a way that they weren't doing under Ernie.

Sorry for getting stuck into one sentence, but over the last however many seasons have we ever had a style suited for the players we had?  It would seem to be our perennial problem, and ours alone.  Never heard this bothering other teams.  

I agree with the rest of your post and would should be scoring more goals. Poor scoring early this season is reflected in your statistics. However, the current setup on the park is conducive to us scoring more goals; more so than before under Ernie's direction I believe. 

It just so happens that Brisbane are a good team and it was a very even game overall. Brisbane were more fluid and more cohesive but then again they have been playing the same way for quite a while now and have it all sussed.  I would be keen to see how we perform against Adelaide away from home. I expect an improvement against the team have drawn with in NZ and lost to, away. This would be a good measure of the overall improvement or otherwise under Des and Greenie.

Mainland FC edited January 23, 2017 00:30
Mainland FC wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:

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 There's also the issue that this squad was built by Ernie to play a style of football which just wasn't coming off and now Green Eggs and Ham are trying to implement a new style with a group of players not ideally suited to it. Overall there are definitely promising signs and we are looking like we are moving in the right direction. Still definitely a work in progress though.

One thing I did notice is that we seem to be dribbling a lot more now, and it looks like a deliberate tactic rather than just a result of running out of options to pass or anything. It kind of reflects the overall vibe that our players (most notably Roly, Kosta and WeeMac) seem to be enjoying themselves on the pitch in a way that they weren't doing under Ernie.

Sorry for getting stuck into one sentence, but over the last however many seasons have we ever had a style suited for the players we had?  It would seem to be our perennial problem, and ours alone.  Never heard this bothering other teams.  

I agree with the rest of your post and would should be scoring more goals. Poor scoring early this season is reflected in your statistics. However, the current setup on the park is conducive to us scoring more goals; more so than before under Ernie's direction I believe. 

It just so happens that Brisbane are a good team and it was a very even game overall. Brisbane were more fluid and more cohesive but then again they have been playing the same way for quite a while now and have it all sussed.  I would be keen to see how we perform against Adelaide away from home. I expect an improvement against the team have drawn with in NZ and lost to, away. This would be a good measure of the overall improvement or otherwise under Des and Greenie.