WPM R1 @ Perth Glory | Sat 18th Oct | 11:45pm | SS2

to be fair to Giancarlo, first season Chiefyball was NOTHING like Talayball. The defense was 3x better than Talay's side the year before. Goodness knows what happened after that Victory semifinal though

Jonty07

Let's face it. Chiefs inherited a side that was connected, close knit and in the same page based off Uffies hard work. He rode that coat tail and has been found out massively! The way we've started and the tactics straight up prove this. There's far better coaches in Southern, Northern and Central league. Badges aren't worth the paper they're printed on 

 

martinb

Ninja

this is a comedy show

 
Oh that’s good news- I’d assumed from what I’d been reading that it was a tragedy! Comedies usually have happy endings…

 
Not always, but certainly a lot of laughing.

sutton's pretty shocking. actually, they have a few honking players. but they're well set up with quality in good places.

I’m sure that this season that every resource has been moved from the men’s to the woman’s team

Just can’t ignore that feminine strip

Perth only dropped off because they know they can score 1 or 2 more easily enough.

Outstanding goal I'm back in this

Ohznfudge me that was Very lovely!!!

Let’s go!

Goal before halftime was CRUCIAL. Well done, Eze

Fudge yes!  Good shark Eze 

Maybe Eze isnt as bad as we thought

We're going to win the league.

We can win this

Edit - Eze scores!

Jeez Armiento ain't a baller is he? Sorry, but it's not a particularly tough job out there in an attacking sense. And he's not putting a shift in defensively.

Bloody well taken that! Great work Eze! 

NICE!

We're so back!

Damn that was a very clinical finish. Perfectly weighted final touch.

Woohoo! Okay I can't lie think I might stay up. I mean I got no where to go tomorrow so

mjp2

We're going to win the league.

 
We’re fudging Ali with a rope a dope! Come on you Nix!!

Eze gave me something to make it worth staying up and for that he has won my admiration.

Well, eze’s my fav current nix player these days

Awful place to blow for halftime, even if we were a minute over time

Banzai!...AIEEE!!!

Well, eze’s my fav current nix player these days

 I've been saying this for minutes eh and it's still true

Hughes out is a big loss with the communication for this high line. LKH has been away for 3-4 weeks and is suddenly thrust into this new risky shape

Let’s give it some time.

Nix totally dominating the last 15 mins

Just need to sort this risky high line business 

At least it’s far more exciting to watch than last season’s dirge

Having watched the other games on today, I think both sides here will get cut to shreds by the Vic, AFC etc

Dam it, and I was going to bed too. But now, well there is a little bit of hope. 

I still reckon he got a good chance to get a yellow this game but I will take the goal. To think if that own goal had gone in from Sutton then we could've been 2-2

Great goal from Eze, great he's officially off the mark now, and oh so important to go into the break only down 1!

There was a point where it looked like we'd be 4-0 down by half time so to go in 2-1 down is something.
Very tidy goal from Eze out of not much

I hope you're wrong, that was a very good goal.

Marto

brookem

I'm not a betting person but I do bet Eze will get a yellow card. That is my vibes 

My money is on him being a dud.

 

Eze is about 10x better than expected 

He's looked incredible to my eye. Hugely physical, great in the air, battles every 50/50 and technical too. 

What a finish. 

Rest of the team.. Well, they grew into it. 

Josh is still a calamity in goal 

To me it looked like he didnt mean to touch and dribble it the way he did, he wasn't completely in control of it, but the run, pass and final finishing touch were things of beauty 

Rock Hopper

Damn that was a very clinical finish. Perfectly weighted final touch.

 

Perth genuinely looked a shambles late in that half. Sutton is one awful goalkeeper, nearly caused a couple himself.

Nix 78% possession at HT!
85% passing accuracy.

You can see what Chiefy is trying to do

valeo

Eze is about 10x better than expected 

He's looked incredible to my eye. Hugely physical, great in the air, battles every 50/50 and technical too. 

What a finish. 

Rest of the team.. Well, they grew into it. 

Josh is still a calamity in goal 

 Josh has wronged chiefy in a previous life and he's made it his life's mission to deploy a new tactic every season, specifically designed to exploit Josh's weaknesses and destroy his career

Classy classy goal by Eze  Two excellent touches and a lovely dink finish. 
We actually looked like a proper football team for the last 15 mins. The first 30 mins was absolute dross. I have never seen a backline 45 metres from goal with the keeper standing in the goal. He has to sweep or its just suicide.
So did Perth go in cruise mode at 0-2 or did we get over our nerves and finally play some football? I guess next half will tell us

I’m really liking what Eze is bringing, even before the goal. James also looks like he should be a good acquisition once the backline settles (and the tactics get sorted out).

Hopefully they replace Armiento at half time and bring on literally anyone else.

If they drop deeper much faster in transition and use the ‘high back line’ just once the midfield is set we could definitely come back into the game. But if we don’t adjust at half time we could be in for a really uncomfortable opener 

Sunday's a write-off, either I'm tired from celebrating or emotionally devastated

EDIT: Finally decided to change my profile picture after well over a decade. Don't let me down, Eze!

yep Armiento has been terrible, give Edwards a run

Nixie’s Left Claw

I’m really liking what Eze is bringing, even before the goal. James also looks like he should be a good acquisition once the backline settles (and the tactics get sorted out).

Hopefully they replace Armiento at half time and bring on literally anyone else.

If they drop deeper much faster in transition and use the ‘high back line’ just once the midfield is set we could definitely come back into the game. But if we don’t adjust at half time we could be in for a really uncomfortable opener