Team for Next Week

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Old did an excellent job at Right Back against Melbourne... Right back is one of the least areas for concern.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'd say Daniel as left back, because we can't afford to have a weakened defence. Putting a replacement left winger in is not as bad as putting a replacement left back in. Daniel can easily slip back and he'd be a good runner of the ball, like Lochead does. Right back will probably be given to Old, he'll suffer, but won't be too bad. If pushed, Ricki could always move O'Dor out right and put Cleberson in the centre with Dodd, but depends whether he wants to break that partnership. And even then there is Lia who could fill this spot. Brown should be replacable, seeing he hasn't started yet this year due to injury, so just Coveny's strike partner is the big question. I personally would like to see Brownlie get a start or even Costa! I don't think George is fit enough yet to start.

huge call about starting options up front ! did any one see the under17 world cup.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Inter rocks wrote:

Just Wondering...Could Ahmad Elrich possibly slip in at right back?

my cat could play at right back

ps terrible idea

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hard News wrote:

Old did an excellent job at Right Back against Melbourne... Right back is one of the least areas for concern.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL???

OBVIOUSLY NOT

He was Garbage!!

Thats why he is on the bench.

Hows that for HARDNEWS

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Horus wrote:

Hard News wrote:

Old did an excellent job at Right Back against Melbourne... Right back is one of the least areas for concern.

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DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL???

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OBVIOUSLY NOT

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He was Garbage!!

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Thats why he is on the bench.

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Hows that for HARDNEWS

I don't think he was excellent, but he did a decent job. He certainly wasn't garbage.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hard News wrote:

Old did an excellent job at Right Back against Melbourne... Right back is one of the least areas for concern.

i thought he was defensively sound but his passing wasn't too flash.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I heard Old was pretty weak at right back against Central coast

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Inter rocks wrote:

I heard Old was pretty weak at right back against Central coast

It was O'Dor who had the shocker.

I agree Old vs Melb was poor for at least the first half. Did improve

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

"These guys who haven't been playing want to get in there and prove a point to everybody that they're worthy of a spot in the team. If we get a result I think that's going to make it even tougher on Ricki for the following week."

A quote from Coveny http://sportal.co.nz/default.aspx/football-news-display/phoenix-to-play-while-coach-is-away-37061

not a complete surprise obviously, but after all our concerns about thinness of the squad for certain positions it is a bit reassuring to remember that there'll be some pretty highly motivated lads on the park

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Feverish wrote:

Inter rocks wrote:

I heard Old was pretty weak at right back against Central coast

It was O'Dor who had the shocker.

I agree Old vs Melb was poor for at least the first half. Did improve

That was the Nix's first ever A-League game and for the first half hour all anybody seemed to do was be nervous and hoof the ball...not surprising the youth had a slow start...came good in the second half like the rest of the team...O'Dor has benefited from a run at centre back and established himself as a decent player maybe all Old needs is a bit of confidence shown in him and a couple more games...

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

O'Dor was never a bad player - just played out of position for that CCM game.

Old did fine vs Melbourne and he will do fine this weekend. Its Clebs i'm worried about.

a.haak

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

theyellowsose wrote:

shabba121 wrote:

huge call about starting options up front ! did any one see the under17 world cup.

Whats all this talk about Costa? Did not do anything to help his cause at the U17 world cup and we simply have better options such as Brownlie, Covs and George. I'd put Draper ahead of him anyway.
Daneil will be a good left back, and offer good build up from the back. Elrich hopefully plays. We eont be too weak and hopefully get a good result.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Xcellent wrote:

theyellowsose wrote:

shabba121 wrote:

huge call about starting options up front ! did any one see the under17 world cup.

I'd say that he is there more for the training environment, and would be surprised if he played while the nix are still in contention for the playoffs and there aren't major injury concerns

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

well said exellent. costa no chance not up to it!!! only up to central league . on horse news lets hope exellent doenst get a batch of the equine influenza

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

StopOut wrote:

It would be a shame to have Daniel playing a defensive roll, even if he was a left back in Brasil.

I think Daniel should only be used as a wingback in a 3-5-2 formation, rather than a fullback in a 4-4-2

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Is Elrich fit enough to even play yet? Is he fitter than George?

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

mate Elrich was fit when he got here.....

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

He certainly didn't show as match fit in the one game he has been seen in.

If he was fit he'd have played against Perth, you don't pay Marquee wages to a fit player and leave him out.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Unless it's David Zdrillic, who you pay marquee $$ within the cap and you try not to play.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hard News wrote:

Unless it's David Zdrillic, who you pay marquee $$ within the cap and you try not to play.

Zdrilic.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I saw Zdrillic score and nobody believes me he was 18 yards out, with nobody in sight

I saw Zdrillic score and nobody believes me

god I wish I knew the last line

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Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I saw a Zdrilic goal and nobody believes me
He was sixteen yards out with nobody in sight
I saw a Zdrilic goal and nobody believes me
And what's it gonna take for Zdrilic to score tonight

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

savaged1 wrote:

mate Elrich was fit when he got here.....

Not according to him......
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"I am probably about 80 per cent fit but match fitness is different to training and once I get two or three matches under my belt, I'll be pretty ready to go.

Forty or 50 minutes playing this week will be no problem," said Elrich who looked forward to playing against younger brother Tarek's Newcastle side if he got the chance."
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Hope he is good for a half, we need him and also would like to see him
hepatitis2007-10-11 21:13:34

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theyellowsose wrote:

well said exellent. costa no chance not up to it!!! only up to central league . on horse news lets hope exellent doenst get a batch of the equine influenza

Tell me about it. the most talented horse in nz but is frequently injured. Alot like my football career.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Is Romario available as a guest player?

Selhurst Park, 25 January 1995
What else could he have done?

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Romario AND Jardel... you'd need some serious structural engineering to have a pitch survive that.

It would look like a moonscape.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

theyellowsose wrote:

well said exellent. costa no chance not up to it!!! only up to central league .

Except he was an excellent NZFC player last year at only 16... I'm not part of the Greek bandwagon, but the lad has game and even at the U-17's looked to have a touch and vision beyond most of those he played with and against.

If he can sort out the pressure that has been put upon him by all the media hype he'll have a long career ahead of him at levels way above the Central League.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I only wish we could get Jardel. He's the only player in the A-league who can use his own gravity field to collect the ball.

Selhurst Park, 25 January 1995
What else could he have done?

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah he will have a good career ahead of him but not yet. Still quite a bit off this level currentely.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

How do we know ? We've never seen him play at 'this level'. If Aus thought the same the likes of Burns or Zullo would never play. They came from State league and national age group sides, like Costa and Draper.

He looked significantly better than Elrich in a match they both played in two weeks ago, so by that logic Elrich obviously isn't up to it either.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Give Costa a match I say.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

give costa a chance of the bench .. he would diffntly make an impact!!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Wombles17 wrote:

give costa a chance of the bench .. he would diffntly make an impact!!

If we are 4-0 up and cruising ,chuck him on and tell him to fill his boots!!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

All i can say is he must have improved one hell of a lot for you guys to be saying this. Because i dont think hes ready yet. but good luck to him i guess.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Costa is a mature player for his age - but there's a lot to say for experience - and there are lads in the team with buckets more than him..

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

shabba121 wrote:

Right back will probably be given to Old, he'll suffer, but won't be too bad.

Why's that? Right back is Old's preferred/natural position....yes he hasn't had much time to prove himself, but I chalk that up to the second half of his season with Newcastle - being relegated to the bench without warning cant be good for any players confidence.

Charlotte2007-10-12 09:37:17

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I reckon the team for Sunday's game will have something to prove and won't let the Phoenix down. These boys are hungry to play and probably want to prove they are ready and waiting to be the best in the league. Looking into my crystal ball I think it is going to be a hard hitting, fast, agressive, attacking game and I won't be surprise if it has a high score. We have depth and talent and those Newcastle Jets won't be able to keep up with young legs.

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