R4 vs Melbourne City | Sun 3rd Nov | 6:00pm | SS7

Starting XI
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Terrible. Fudgeen woeful defending. Get in there and make a fudgeing tackle. Or at least make an attempt. That's amatuer shark, let him cut in onto his left and run 10 yards before unleashing the shot. Shut the man down FFS, is it that much to ask?

Marquee
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almost 12 years

Why do we only press as a team in the second half on defense?

Marquee
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over 11 years

YoungHeart wrote:

Terrible. Fudgeen woeful defending. Get in there and make a fudgeing tackle. Or at least make an attempt. That's amatuer shark, let him cut in onto his left and run 10 yards before unleashing the shot. Shut the man down FFS, is it that much to ask?

I don't think Steinmann showed enough mongrel in the lead up to the first goal either.

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

Surely it's instructions from Talay - every game this season, we've had Steinmann and Rufer backing off, backing off until it's too late. 

They have about a minute on the ball in our defensive half, that just shouldn't ever happen

WeeNix
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almost 11 years

what the fudge is the point of this formation. What the fudge is the point of playing two cdm's if they're not closing down anyone in midfield. Tactics are woeful. 

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

if Rufer takes an extra touch then passes it backwards one more fudgeing time i'm gonna scream

Marquee
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about 17 years

That is a fudgeing awful challenge

Marquee
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about 17 years

valeo wrote:

if Rufer takes an extra touch then passes it backwards one more fudgeing time i'm gonna scream

Unless he is subbed off going to be a lot of screaming at your place0
First Team Squad
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over 13 years

Shocking tackle from Noone

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

Fenton keeps going backwards when in good positions

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

We're making this Melb City B team look like Man City, I gotta say

First Team Squad
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over 13 years

City aren't afraid of a horrific tackle. How many is that now??

Marquee
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over 11 years

That was really disappointing. Not surprising but really disappointing.

Marquee
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almost 12 years

We need to have more urgency in defence... we always seem to play the first half as if we are simply waiting for a counter. Which would be fine if we have Waine up top as he is our quickest striker, but we don't.

Both our strikers are sitting behing the center circle and defending... its negative, defeatist and has been proven since game one to not work!

And now FUCKEN SKY WON'T PLAY THE HALF TIME SHOW... FOR FUCK SAKE SKY, YOU HAVE THE COVERAGE RIGHTS ITS PLAYING ANYWAY, SHOW IT!!

Trialist
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over 5 years

City are passing through our lines FAR too easily. 
Popsiciso or whatever his bloody name is, is so awful at defending that even I could dribble past him and I’m just a humble Sunday League player. 
Backwards backwards backwards. 
Let’s hope we push things FORWARDS in the second half. 

Trialist
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over 5 years

Joey Johns wrote:

what the fudge is the point of this formation. What the fudge is the point of playing two cdm's if they're not closing down anyone in midfield. Tactics are woeful. 


Talay is a revolutionary in disguise. Think Contes 3 at the back in the Prem, or Peps false 9 or even Sheffield’s overlapping CBs.  Surely that’s the only reason and it’ll all come together soon enough .....

WeeNix
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about 17 years

I just think our formation and tactics are both not working with the players we have got.

Trialist
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over 5 years

This doesn't look great for Talay... Tactics are woeful. The 4-2-2-2 leaves so much space in the middle which City are exploiting. I would really like to see us change asap but unfortunately can't see it happening due to Talay's pure stubbornness to change when things aren't going right. Really showing his coaching inexperience

Legend
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almost 17 years

Outpost wrote:

That was really disappointing. Not surprising but really disappointing.

I don't mind us losing when it looks like there's a plan, but they harried our weak flanks and we gave way too much space in front of the box.  Like how Perth beat us. 

Marquee
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about 17 years

La9000 wrote:

City are passing through our lines FAR too easily. 
Popsiciso or whatever his bloody name is, is so awful at defending that even I could dribble past him and I’m just a humble Sunday League player. 
Backwards backwards backwards. 
Let’s hope we push things FORWARDS in the second half. 

Think there others who deserve a mention before him. 
WeeNix
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almost 11 years

So Talay needs to come up with Plan B. If he doesn't have that and can't turn this team around I'd like to see him out the door before the end of the month.

Marquee
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over 11 years

Bad tactics or not we desperately need to get something out of this match. Talay may have been given some leeway this season, which just about everyone so far agrees is necessary for the future of the club, but if morale goes in that team the season could end up a total disaster. We need points on the board ASAP.

Marquee
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about 17 years

So Talay needs to come up with Plan B. If he doesn't have that and can't turn this team around I'd like to see him out the door before the end of the month.

LMAO yep let's replace him with one of the long list of applicants we turned down.p
Marquee
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over 11 years

Sotirio on. That sets the pulse racing with excitement.

Legend
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almost 17 years
Starting XI
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almost 10 years

Outpost wrote:

Sotirio on. That sets the pulse racing with excitement.

Marquee
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almost 12 years

double change... lets hope

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

In the space of 5 mins Sotirio has;

Made a terrible pass back to Fenton which resulted in an attack for city

Didn't offload it then got caught

Fell over 

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

Also fudge this City team is dirty

Marquee
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almost 12 years

3 touches from Sotorio, all end with us losing possesion.

Marquee
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about 17 years

What's the foul count tonight.  Must be massively lopsided, they are just hacking and chopping in transition.

Legend
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almost 17 years

at least we've found our scapegoat!

Starting XI
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almost 10 years

aitkenmike wrote:

What's the foul count tonight.  Must be massively lopsided, they are just hacking and chopping in transition.

Think it was about 10-4 at H/T to Citeh, to go with their 3 yellow's as well...

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

I'm shocked by how bad Steinmann's passing is

Starting XI
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almost 17 years

valeo wrote:

Fenton keeps going backwards when in good positions

Is this a re-post from 2014?

Marquee
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over 11 years

MetalLegNZ wrote:

3 touches from Sotorio, all end with us losing possesion.

Not just him though. Steinmann's pass was awful then he barely made an attempt at getting it back. For such a big bloke he is oddly tentative in the tackle, especially today.

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

Outpost wrote:

MetalLegNZ wrote:

3 touches from Sotorio, all end with us losing possesion.

Not just him though. Steinmann's pass was awful then he barely made an attempt at getting it back. For such a big bloke he is oddly tentative in the tackle, especially today.

Surely Payne or TAHW deserve a chance soon.

Marquee
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almost 12 years

Looking a little better.

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

MetalLegNZ wrote:

Looking a little better.

Not sure about that

Trialist
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city are due for a red at the rate there picking up yellows

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