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Posted November 21, 2017 02:26 · last edited November 21, 2017 05:22

paulm wrote:

Fenix wrote:

Mcglinchey has been at the heart of everything when he's played in front of paracki and ridenton. Would be madness not to play him.

He's been great, no doubt, but I thought Finkler was better in that role last week, and is a better creative player overall. Weemac has the better engine but that's not really the requirement for that role in my opinion. 

Having said that, it's a pretty good problem to have, a very tight call, and I won't be unhappy one single bit if Finkler doesn't start. 

I agree but with a caveat. I think Finkler shone in our last game chiefly because the two CBs for Perf honked like a flock of geese and he could strut his stuff unpunished.  Melbourne Victory could not win a game for any money so far this season and yet they've just beaten Perth with much the same team, hence my caution about misreading our result against Perth as being just due to our performance alone.

CCM is traditionally our Achilles heel with their uncompromising, direct and physical game. Happy for Finkler to play part of the game against CCM to give us some depth and to be a fallback option, depending on how McGlinchey feels after the long haul travel. Finkler may well be the right choice for the CCM game after scoring in the game against Glory and feeling happy with his performance, a key morale factor.

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paulm wrote:
Fenix wrote:

Mcglinchey has been at the heart of everything when he's played in front of paracki and ridenton. Would be madness not to play him.

He's been great, no doubt, but I thought Finkler was better in that role last week, and is a better creative player overall. Weemac has the better engine but that's not really the requirement for that role in my opinion. 

Having said that, it's a pretty good problem to have, a very tight call, and I won't be unhappy one single bit if Finkler doesn't start. 

I agree but with a caveat. I think Finkler shone in our last game chiefly because the two CBs for Perf honked like a flock of geese and he could strut his stuff unpunished.  Melbourne Victory could not win a game for any money so far this season and yet they've just beaten Perth with much the same team, hence my caution about misreading our result as being purely the result of our magical transformation into Barca.

Back on Earth, let us remember that CCM is traditionally our Achilles heel with their uncompromising, direct and physical game. Happy for Finkler to play part of the game against CCM to give us some depth and to be a fallback option, depending on how McGlinchey feels after the long haul travel. Finkler may well be the right choice for the CCM game after scoring in the game against Glory and feeling happy with his performance, a key morale factor.

Unknown editor edited November 21, 2017 02:28
paulm wrote:
Fenix wrote:

Mcglinchey has been at the heart of everything when he's played in front of paracki and ridenton. Would be madness not to play him.

He's been great, no doubt, but I thought Finkler was better in that role last week, and is a better creative player overall. Weemac has the better engine but that's not really the requirement for that role in my opinion. 

Having said that, it's a pretty good problem to have, a very tight call, and I won't be unhappy one single bit if Finkler doesn't start. 

I agree but with a caveat. I think Finkler shone in our last game chiefly because the two CBs for Perf honked like a flock of geese and he could strut his stuff unpunished.  Melbourne Victory could not win a game for any money so far this season and yet they've just beaten Perth with much the same team, hence my caution about misreading our result as being purely the result of our magical transformation into Barca.

Back on Earth, let us remember that CCM is traditionally our Achilles heel with their uncompromising, direct and physical game. Happy for Finkler to play part of the game against CCM to give us some depth and to be a fallback option, depending on how McGlinchey feels after the long haul travel. Finkler may well be playing well after scoring last game and feeling happy with his performance, a key morale factor.

Unknown editor edited November 21, 2017 02:27
paulm wrote:
Fenix wrote:

Mcglinchey has been at the heart of everything when he's played in front of paracki and ridenton. Would be madness not to play him.

He's been great, no doubt, but I thought Finkler was better in that role last week, and is a better creative player overall. Weemac has the better engine but that's not really the requirement for that role in my opinion. 

Having said that, it's a pretty good problem to have, a very tight call, and I won't be unhappy one single bit if Finkler doesn't start. 

I agree but with a caveat. I think Finkler shone in our last game chiefly because the two CBs for Perf honked like a flock of geese and he could strut his stuff unpunished.  Melbourne Vistory could not win a game for any money so far and they've just beaten Perth with much the same team, hence my caution about misreading our result as being purely the result of our magical transformation into Barca.

Back on Earth, let us remember that CCM is traditionally our Achilles heel with their uncompromising, direct and physical game. Happy for Finkler to play part of the game against CCM to give us some depth and to be a fallback option, depending on how McGlinchey feels after the long haul travel. Finkler may well be playing well after scoring last game and feeling happy with his performance, a key morale factor.

Unknown editor edited November 21, 2017 02:26
paulm wrote:
Fenix wrote:

Mcglinchey has been at the heart of everything when he's played in front of paracki and ridenton. Would be madness not to play him.

He's been great, no doubt, but I thought Finkler was better in that role last week, and is a better creative player overall. Weemac has the better engine but that's not really the requirement for that role in my opinion. 

Having said that, it's a pretty good problem to have, a very tight call, and I won't be unhappy one single bit if Finkler doesn't start. 

Not sure I would agree. I think Finkler shone in our last game chiefly because the two CBs for Perf honked like a flock of geese and he could strut his stuff unpunished.  Melbourne Vistory could not win a game for any money so far and they've just beaten Perth with much the same team, hence my caution about misreading our result as being purely the result of our magical transformation into Barca.

Back on Earth, let us remember that CCM is traditionally our Achilles heel with their uncompromising, direct and physical game. Happy for Finkler to play part of the game against CCM to give us some depth and to be a fallback option, depending on how McGlinchey feels after the long haul travel. Finkler may well be playing well after scoring last game and feeling happy with his performance, a key morale factor.