Wellington Phoenix Men

R26 v Adelaide | Sat 25 July | 7:00pm | SS7 / Harbourside Function Centre

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over 5 years ago

Turfmoore wrote:

Rotation City - an inexperienced line-up. A real test of depth tonight. Wihongi-Hudson, Elliot, Sutton and Wilson alll starting. No Ball, Devlin, Steinmann, Fenton or Devere. Not sure about this ...

Ball and Devlin not even on the bench (already know that Devere or Steinmann wouldn't be there). Who is the CM cover?

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over 5 years ago

Elliot and Sutton is definitely a dumb decision

Not playing Ball is the same

Wtf don't we want second place?


Auckland will rise once more

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over 5 years ago

Elliot and Sutton is definitely a dumb decision

Not playing Ball is the same

Wtf don't we want second place?

He ran his butt off for 180 minutes in the last week, he was always gonna be rested. 

Massive test for our right hand side with the two inexperienced lads there, personally I would have gone with Davila up front and have Sotirio provide some help for Elliot. Big test for the kids, hopefully they show they are up to it.

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over 5 years ago

This will be interesting...

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 5 years ago

RR wrote:

Elliot and Sutton is definitely a dumb decision

Not playing Ball is the same

Wtf don't we want second place?

He ran his butt off for 180 minutes in the last week, he was always gonna be rested. 

Massive test for our right hand side with the two inexperienced lads there, personally I would have gone with Davila up front and have Sotirio provide some help for Elliot. Big test for the kids, hopefully they show they are up to it.

So many other teams have already copped injuries to influential players that it makes sense to rotate our squad as much as possible.

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over 5 years ago

may be happy to make top 4 and then have the stars present and first rather than chase 2nd?  May have confidence that other games will still get them 2nd

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 5 years ago

McGree is the big danger for us tonight.

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over 5 years ago

we are just hanging on here..Adelaide look good.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 5 years ago

Our passing is OK but we don't look threatening. As you'd expect Sutton, Wilson and Elliot not quite up to standard. Nice cross from Elliot though for the Cacace half chance.

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over 5 years ago

Adelaide looking a team with their tails up. 

Need to keep our composure. 

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over 5 years ago

Agh! why didn't Piscopo hit the floor? Surely a pen.

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over 5 years ago

Outpost wrote:

Agh! why didn't Piscopo hit the floor? Surely a pen.

Isn't it still a pen if he falls or not? Contact still made and disadvantaged him. 

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over 5 years ago

I'm ok with us resting players, but 3 new player's is excessive. It's a very bold move, here's hoping we get away with it

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over 5 years ago · edited over 5 years ago · History

TreeFiddy wrote:

I'm ok with us resting players, but 3 new player's is excessive. It's a very bold move, here's hoping we get away with it

Four if you include HW. That's a quarter of the team with the barest handful of games. No wonder we are looking underwhelming.

Actually a third of the team!

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over 5 years ago

TreeFiddy wrote:

I'm ok with us resting players, but 3 new player's is excessive. It's a very bold move, here's hoping we get away with it

Suppose he's expecting Hoops to bang a good one in and the newbies to do well in defence. 

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over 5 years ago

As dull as puss. Hooper looks class when we get it near him. Otherwise, it's like watching paint dry. 

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over 5 years ago

Flip -Sotirio needs to lift his game

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over 5 years ago

Sotirio is stealing a living. The only positive commentators ever say about him is "what great energy he has". Needs to get some skills.

yung thug

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over 5 years ago

badly missing Davila

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 5 years ago

Lucky no var. Could have been a red there. 

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over 5 years ago

Outpost wrote:

Our passing is OK but we don't look threatening. As you'd expect Sutton, Wilson and Elliot not quite up to standard. Nice cross from Elliot though for the Cacace half chance.

I actually thought Elliot has been good, defended well. Looks more suited to the game than Sutton or Wilson.

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over 5 years ago

Taking comfort from the "playing badly but still getting results" narrative.

I thought some positives from the young fellas (Elliot in particular) - but hard when they haven't really played as a team. HT changes will be interesting

I know, I know, its serious!

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over 5 years ago

Would love a draw out of this!

Hooper has been great, Sotirio terrible, and hoped to see more out of Piscopo with this lineup. 

Surprising that Devlin isn't even on the bench given he didn't play last weekend.

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over 5 years ago

We are compact on defense as always but Adelaide look more like scoring. I don’t like the way we drop so deep in defense....we got away with it against Perth but It could cost us tonight.

I have no problem with squad rotation especially with three games in a week but the senior guys really need to up their game tonight. Pescipo has been really quiet while Sotirio looks in poor form. The youngsters are doing OK. They are keeping it simple and playing within the team structure. We need a bit of Hooper magic and keep defending as a block. 

I would be happy to get a draw out of this to be honest.

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over 5 years ago

Isn't Elliott usually a CAM? Whys he playing LB?

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over 5 years ago

McGing for Taylor. I think we'll be lucky to get that draw...

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over 5 years ago · edited over 5 years ago · History

^^^[got in ahead of me]


CAN SOTIRIO STOP BEING OFFSIDE?

Adelaide's resident Nix supporter
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over 5 years ago

Davila for Hooper too!?! The hell has Uffie been smoking?

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over 5 years ago

Does Ufay seriously not want to win this game?

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over 5 years ago

No he wants to win the leauge

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over 5 years ago

TreeFiddy wrote:

Isn't Elliott usually a CAM? Whys he playing LB?

Right midfield tonight I think

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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over 5 years ago

Couple of great little moments from Piscopo.

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over 5 years ago

Outpost wrote:

Couple of great little moments from Piscopo.

Uffie must have got into his ear at halftime.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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over 5 years ago

whats the % of Adelaide crowd noise v Nix?  If at home it would be very small.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 5 years ago

plenty of practice here for our defensive shape. But not sure where our midfield is. 

I have an amazing ability to find my way out of mazes. I'm pathological. 
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over 5 years ago

This is fudgeing retarded.

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over 5 years ago

Four of them stood there and watched that!

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over 5 years ago

Jesus, five defenders and none of them bothered tracking him.

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