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Posted November 24, 2013 08:04 · last edited November 24, 2013 08:06

Marius Lacatus wrote:
Mainland FC wrote:


I watched the Roar - WSW game the night before and thought it was excellent football, right up there with any lesser European league (so not EPL, Eredivisie, Bundesliga... etc level but certainly at the level of Austrian, Swedish, Swiss, Danish, etc league football). Possibly I should not have watched it, because as a result the Syd FC vs Nix game 24 hrs later made me want cut my wrists, and not because I am a Nix supporter, but because it was such crap in comparison. However, we are a work in progress, with limited resources and in transition. The same can't be said about the Bling, owned by the Zenith St Petersburg money, who can spend a bit more than we can.
that is harsh. Hernandez made some terrific passes. For instance, if brockie had put away his one on one we would all be praising Hernandez great vision. Every week he is incisive, far more so than anyone else but maybe ifill, but we don't take advantage and therefore the credit doesn't flow.

I thought we were decent away from home but a draw would have been fair based on no of chances. Moss made some good saves, esp that one with leg from del piero. Central defenders were good, caira average, Fenton ok getting forward but sloppy and lucky some of his loose passes didn't hurt. Muscat was decent defensively, lia at his mediocre best, brockie invis, huysegems mediocre. Kenny good. Ifill should always start.


OK, I take your point that maybe it is a bit harsh. Please note I did not say "we were crap" because I don't think we were. All I am saying is that Sydney and us were approximately same quality, and the luck of chances converted went their way.

The point I was making was that Sydney and The Nix were not playing at the level of WSW and Roar on the basis of what I saw on Friday night.. Both WSW and BR have lifted since the early rounds. We still have some way to go before we can get better, as we need to work out the formation first.

I happen to agree with most of the individual player assessments you made, perhaps with exception of Ifill starting, unless you are planning to sub him early in the second half. In the only game I saw him start this season I noticed he visibly faded from view as time wore on. I do not question his skills, vision and heart. I question his knees as a 90 min material.

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Mainland FC edited November 24, 2013 08:06
Marius Lacatus wrote:
Mainland FC wrote:


I watched the Roar - WSW game the night before and thought it was excellent football, right up there with any lesser European league (so not EPL, Eredivisie, Bundesliga... etc level but certainly at the level of Austrian, Swedish, Swiss, Danish, etc league football). Possibly I should not have watched it, because as a result the Syd FC vs Nix game 24 hrs later made me want cut my wrists, and not because I am a Nix supporter, but because it was such crap in comparison. However, we are a work in progress, with limited resources and in transition. The same can't be said about the Bling, owned by the Zenith St Petersburg money, who can spend a bit more than we can.
that is harsh. Hernandez made some terrific passes. For instance, if brockie had put away his one on one we would all be praising Hernandez great vision. Every week he is incisive, far more so than anyone else but maybe ifill, but we don't take advantage and therefore the credit doesn't flow.

I thought we were decent away from home but a draw would have been fair based on no of chances. Moss made some good saves, esp that one with leg from del piero. Central defenders were good, caira average, Fenton ok getting forward but sloppy and lucky some of his loose passes didn't hurt. Muscat was decent defensively, lia at his mediocre best, brockie invis, huysegems mediocre. Kenny good. Ifill should always start.


OK, I take your point that maybe it is a bit harsh. Please note I did not say "we were crap" because I don't think we were. All I am saying is that Sydney and us were approximately same quality, and the luck of chances converted went their way.

The point I was making was that Sydney and The Nix were not playing at the level of WSW and Roar on the basis of what I saw on Friday night.. Both WSW and BR have lifted since the early rounds. We still have some way to go before we can get better, as we need to work out the formation first.

I happen to agree with most of the individual player assessments you made, perhaps with exception of Ifill starting, unless you are planning to sub him early in the second half. In the only game I saw him start this season I visibly faded from view as time wore on. I do not question his skills, vision and heart. I question his knees as a 90 min material.

Mainland FC edited November 24, 2013 08:05
Marius Lacatus wrote:
Mainland FC wrote:


I watched the Roar - WSW game the night before and thought it was excellent football, right up there with any lesser European league (so not EPL, Eredivisie, Bundesliga... etc level but certainly at the level of Austrian, Swedish, Swiss, Danish, etc league football). Possibly I should not have watched it, because as a result the Syd FC vs Nix game 24 hrs later made me want cut my wrists, and not because I am a Nix supporter, but because it was such crap in comparison. However, we are a work in progress, with limited resources and in transition. The same can't be said about the Bling, owned by the Zenith St Petersburg money, who can spend a bit more than we can.
that is harsh. Hernandez made some terrific passes. For instance, if brockie had put away his one on one we would all be praising Hernandez great vision. Every week he is incisive, far more so than anyone else but maybe ifill, but we don't take advantage and therefore the credit doesn't flow.

I thought we were decent away from home but a draw would have been fair based on no of chances. Moss made some good saves, esp that one with leg from del piero. Central defenders were good, caira average, Fenton ok getting forward but sloppy and lucky some of his loose passes didn't hurt. Muscat was decent defensively, lia at his mediocre best, brockie invis, huysegems mediocre. Kenny good. Ifill should always start.


OK, I take your point that maybe it is a bit harsh. Please note I did not say "we were crap" because I don't think we were. All I am saying is that Sydney and us were approximately same quality, and the luck of chances converted went their way.

The point I was making was that Sydney and The Nix were not playing at the level of WSW and Roar on the basis of what I saw on Friday night.. Both have lifted since the early rounds. We still have some way to go. I happen to agree with most of the individual assessments you made, perhaps with exception of Ifill starting, unless you are planning to sub him early in the second half. In the only game I saw him start this season I visibly faded from view as time wore on. I do not question his skills, vision and heart. I question his knees as a 90 min material.