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Wellington Phoenix Team vs Adelaide

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Wellington Phoenix Team vs Adelaide
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Does anyone now if Aloisi and Johnson are back in?

This is the all important match and we need goals to win, so an attaking formation is essential.

Ricky should stick with either 3-5-2 or change to 3-4-3
---------------------------Mossy
---------Rees---------Don't mess with me Dodd------Tony

-----Ferrante--------Brown----------Aloisi----Daniel----

---Elrich-------------Smeltz-----------Fillipe

Bench warmers; Coveny,Old,Spoonley, Johnson
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Drewy wrote:
Does anyone now if Aloisi and Johnson are back in?


According to this weeks goalmouth scramble, only Richard Johnson is in serious doubt. I would still have Aloisi bracketed.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Aloisi said at press conf he is out

Founder

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Feverish wrote:
Aloisi said at press conf he is out



Thats a bugger. Well Johnson starting then thats if he's up for it
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
aloisi is still injured, but is very keen to play saturday, imo I  don't think felipe is a striker last week he kept hanging around  deep right midfield and was supposed to be up front
i'd like to see vaughan start with smeltz up front drop felipe to maybe an attacking centre mid and  have elrich on the right daniel on the left plus with adelaide we'll need 4 at the back so maybe

                                  moss
        plodder   rees   dood   lochead
                elrich  brown  daniel          
                            felipe
                   coveny     smeltz

subs  paston ,old,ferrante,brownlee
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giddyup wrote:
aloisi is still injured, but is very keen to play saturday, imo I� don't think felipe is a striker last week he kept hanging around� deep right midfield and was supposed to be up front i'd like to see vaughan start with smeltz up front drop felipe to maybe an attacking centre mid and� have elrich on the right daniel on the left plus with adelaide we'll need 4 at the back so maybe                                   moss        plodder�� rees�� dood�� lochead               � elrich� brown� daniel            Ã¯Â¿Â½ � � � � � � � � � � � � � felipe� ��               coveny     smeltz subs� paston ,old,ferrante,brownlee


Yea true about fillipe but having brown and Johnson should be enough to cover with just 3 at back imo. Smeltz has pace too i guess
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
i thought Jono was def out

Founder

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Prediction: The winner of the this game WILL make the A-League playoffs.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Drewy wrote:
giddyup wrote:
aloisi is still injured, but is very keen to play saturday, imo I  don't think felipe is a striker last week he kept hanging around  deep right midfield and was supposed to be up front i'd like to see vaughan start with smeltz up front drop felipe to maybe an attacking centre mid and  have elrich on the right daniel on the left plus with adelaide we'll need 4 at the back so maybe                                   moss        plodder   rees   dood   lochead                 elrich  brown  daniel                                        felipe                   coveny     smeltz subs  paston ,old,ferrante,brownlee


Yea true about fillipe but having brown and Johnson should be enough to cover with just 3 at back imo. Smeltz has pace too i guess


i reckon  we'd lack attacking flair if we play both brown and johnson you only need one holding mid the other three can have a free role (so to speak) cov's holds the ball up real well and distributes well too, smeltz takes one too many touches sometimes and let's defenders off the hook a bit, i think anyway
plus  adelaide have  players like travis dodd,kristian sarkies and nathan burns  that will cut us up with three at the back if they get around our mids  or into space
 still  i'm looking forward to the game that's for real and  three points and all
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Prediction: The winner of the this game WILL make the A-League playoffs.


I'd like to think so, if we win this we're one step closer
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
We need Aloisi and/or Johnson. Pref Aloisi because I find Johnson is similar to Brown while Aloisi is better getting forward.
valeo2007-11-29 18:01:26

a.haak

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Feverish wrote:
Aloisi said at press conf he is out
Is there a video of the conference avalible?
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Feverish wrote:
Aloisi said at press conf he is out
Is there a video of the conference avalible?


the canny aussie and Nix hero, skillfully lined up Becks shirt though
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Alosi and Johnson are both out. Ricki says same lineup as last week is likely.

A dog with a bone :)

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
nightz wrote:
Alosi and Johnson are both out. Ricki says same lineup as last week is likely.


Is Ricky your mate?
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                              moss
            rees           dodd       lochead
    elrich      ferrante     brown      daniel          
                              felipe
                      coveny smeltz

subs  paston ,old,brownlee, plodder
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
jeremiah wrote:
                              moss
            rees           dodd       lochead
    elrich      ferrante     brown      daniel          
                              felipe
                      coveny smeltz

subs  paston ,old,brownlee Lia, plodder


Is what I would pick.  Ricky will probably put Lia in for Coveny though.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
In the paper today it was stated that the exact same team as last week. So Felipe up front with Smeltz.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm worried about us playing 3 at the back against these guys
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
They should be worried about us playing five in the middle and two up front.

Although it would be better with Covs playing.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
3 at the back against 4-3-3 could play right into their hands, especially if they get it wide. 

Normo's coming home

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
james dean wrote:
3 at the back against 4-3-3 could play right into their hands, especially if they get it wide. 
 
Yeah i'm worried their wingers will have too much room. We have to dominate the midfield playin a 3-5-2
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Could also leave us in control of the midfield.

From what I have seen so far, us playing three at the back just means that we have a high central defender rather than a high left-back, which lets us put all of our best players on the park.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
3-5-2 is by far our best formation! we seem to play more attacking footy with it, but also with Rees running the back we still seem reasonbly secure at the back.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
3-5-2 suits our strengths, but we need to hold on to the ball to be effective.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago


GO THE FEENUX!!!
Cosimo2007-11-30 14:28:58
I like tautologies because I like them.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I am so excited I have butterflies...
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
should go all out attack,

so 3 at the back, they are obvious, however.

midfield: Elrich Ferrante Brown Felipe Daniel
                                 Covs Smeltz.

would be sweet
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muso wrote:
should go all out attack,so 3 at the back, they are obvious, however.midfield: Elrich Ferrante Brown Felipe Daniel                                 Covs Smeltz.would be sweet


I agree with ya, def only need 3 at back with Brown holding. I'm not sure if Lia should play ahead of Ferrante or not since he redeemed himself last week and saved our arse..
So maybe Daniel gets benched and half time super sub, or Ferrante. Lia should really get a start in my opinion anyway
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