Transfer Talk - 2018/19 Season

I think people were overly critical of Burns last season. The service he got was shocking and regularly you could see him getting frustrated with the lack of movement/support from the team. Personally I still think he was our most threatening player, we were just poorly set up and our link up play was shambles. 

Gabby's - villa through and through. I wouldn't see him ever leaving. 

Muntari - Don't know enough about him

Austin - players are never the same when they come back from an ACL injury and the worst part about it is once you've done it, there's a much higher possibility of doing it again/doing the other. A good shout, I just wouldn't be so confident after an ACL injury. 

Adlung - Excellent player, but he has already said he's going back to Germany.

Star player for one of the biggest clubs in Egypt, sadly won't happen

A nice article that includes opinion on Phoenix recruitment. Reflects the general uplift in sentiment about the club.

http://theniche-cache.com/football/2018/6/15/mark-rudan-is-steadily-easing-that-sense-of-panic-around-the-wellington-phoenix

De Jong started for Hakoah yesterday, so pretty safe to assume he won't be at Nix training on Monday.

Doesn't mean he won't come later to trial.

Happens quite a lot, esp when there's a jump in playing standard

There will be a few Aussie lads splitting time between A-League clubs and their club teams right now and we'll probably see a few over here at some point

Not sure i agree with the writers assessment of Doyle being a quality left back

Doyle is certainly A League level.. but I'd probably pick Carcace ahead of him based on last year.

Agree with the article that there are some positive vibes around - it would be good to get a couple of signings announced (although maybe worl cup will dominate for the next while)

So whose at the training - who is trialling?

Good question. I'd be well impressed if someone was to make their way down to training today to spy.

I'd be even more impressed if they turned up in full kit pretending they were one of the new trialists.

I thought Doyle's best performances came at centre back rather than left back. With Durante aging potentially he could move inside Cacace and play alongside Fox with Galloway at right back.

maybe a couple of Peruvian supporters  ... 

Doyle's touch and general play have improved over the last two years IMO. He's happy to overlap and cross.

Cacace makes dangerous attacking runs but can be beaten on the outside for pace.

I'd have Doyle at LB (wing back) and Cacace as a left winger, Leopold formation, i.e looking to move infield and link with the striker (TBA) and #10 (Singh).

Is Doyle faster than Carcace?

I doubt it but Doyle doesn't seem to get beaten on the outside like Cacace does. Cacace looks quite fast on attack though. Maybe he's slow to turn, dunno. 

I can't believe I am yet to hear a single name of any of the trialists there today... : (

Doyle defends the far post from early crosses and counter attacks down the opposite flank really well. Sigmund also did this really well when he played right back. Both often win/won the ball in the air despite the fact that they have/had to back pedal to do so.

He has lapses, but these would be reduced if he was restricted in what passes he was allowed to make. Some players don't do so well if given the freedom to choose what thy do with the ball.

I don't think he's a player we need to worry about at A-league level. Probably lacks a yard of pace for international football, which could maybe compel him to play as a CD where his control and distribution are excellent

Doyles distribution is far from excellent - like most of our backs this is a real weakness. Can't hit anything longer than 15 with any real accuracy.

IMO his brain farts and a lot of what he does wrong is due to decision making and misreading situations, which is a big part of distribution of course. But seriously, this guy can hit a frikkin good ball

Maybe we'll get some names today. Hopefully. 

They haven't been on a park yet. Physicals and gym work. Out on Martin Luckie tomorrow in theory.

and it was phishing down with rain yesterday

Santa's officially left WSW, so fingers crossed its the Glory and not us.

Phew.

Marcin Budzinski has mutually terminated his contract with Melbourne City. Not sure if he's heading back to Europe but potentially someone Rudan and co should be keeping an eye on maybe?

I really need to start doing some more research then

Gulley, Payne, Howieson and De Jong are currently trialing, sad there is no THW.

Either you or the guy above must be wrong...