Wellington Phoenix Men

WPM R11 vs Western United | Fri 21st January | 9:45pm | SS7

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about 4 years ago
Bring back Royz


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about 4 years ago
Will definitely take the scoreline at halftime but really wish we could maintain some possession.

Fair credit to Paulsen for keeping his head and staying on top of it all despite the amount of pressure we've invited into the box.
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about 4 years ago
What a difference having quality goal scoring players makes. Don't think this one's in the bag by any stretch though. Sandoval already looks a bit leggy. Defence all a bit last ditch and there seem to be huge holes in midfield at times.

Still, great to be in front and looking so dangerous on attack.
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about 4 years ago
Oh fudge I thought the men's game started after the women's.  

What are we doing 2-0 up?
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about 4 years ago
oh dear, you missed the chat here pointing out the men's game started at the women's half time.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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about 4 years ago
I'm really liking Sandoval. Such a great work rate and creates so many opportunities 

Never good enough to play for England

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about 4 years ago · edited about 4 years ago · History
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What a difference having quality goal scoring players makes. Don't think this one's in the bag by any stretch though. Sandoval already looks a bit leggy. Defence all a bit last ditch and there seem to be huge holes in midfield at times.

Still, great to be in front and looking so dangerous on attack.

Uffie is rolling the dice a bit having Gael and Piscopo as the two wide playmakers and so far it has worked, score more goals than the opposition and it doesn't matter how many they score. 

While I can't fault the work our two 10's do to track back (Gael in particular) neither are really effective in a low block (Gael in particular) luckily our cover defense has functioned OK. Paulsen decent of course too. I think now we're 2-0 up, Ball replacing one of the two in a wide role and Waine or someone else on up front and we'd look more comfortable.
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about 4 years ago
Imagine Davila and Sandoval on both wings would be a deadly combination
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about 4 years ago
theprof
oh dear, you missed the chat here pointing out the men's game started at the women's half time.
 yup I did
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about 4 years ago
wilbaker
Imagine Davila and Sandoval on both wings would be a deadly combination
 Two Mexicans is better than one, but tonight i am not complaining.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Twice in a minute Piscopo hasn't given Ball the pass he needed. Frustrating.

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about 4 years ago
Just got to say, Jacob Spoonley is a great analyst of the game

Never good enough to play for England

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Twice in a minute Piscopo hasn't given Ball the pass he needed. Frustrating.

Unfortunately Piscopo is not the perfect team player by nature (unlike Ball)

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
I’m a bit scared to watch. Sandoval gassed. Ref misses what commentators describe as a Josh Risdon coat hanger, but still manage to card our bench. Players seem to be able to swear at the ref with impunity in the A league so I wonder what was said!


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I would not expect Gael to last 90 minutes - probably Waine will come on?
Sotirio,

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Diamante should have scored here.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Jeez, now Piscopo completely fails to even remotely cover Diamanti who luckily blazes over. If he's tired take him off.

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about 4 years ago
martinb
I’m a bit scared to watch. Sandoval gassed. Ref misses what commentators describe as a Josh Risdon coat hanger, but still manage to card our bench. Players seem to be able to swear at the ref with impunity in the A league so I wonder what was said!

gassed? maybe but give the guy a break, he's not played for 6 weeks, travelled from Mexico to Aus, and trained with his new team.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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about 4 years ago
Should've been 3-0. Bugger.

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about 4 years ago
Hooper is fitter and sharper than I have ever seen him in our colours.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
theprof
martinb
I’m a bit scared to watch. Sandoval gassed. Ref misses what commentators describe as a Josh Risdon coat hanger, but still manage to card our bench. Players seem to be able to swear at the ref with impunity in the A league so I wonder what was said!

gassed? maybe but give the guy a break, he's not played for 6 weeks, travelled from Mexico to Aus, and trained with his new team.
 
Not bagging him- you missed he’s recovering from having Covid!
Just think maybe he needed a spell having played his part.


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about 4 years ago
Waine comes on for Piscopo with 15 min to go

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Piscopo off. Very good first half but clearly a long way from back to full match fitness, understandably.

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about 4 years ago
Josh Laws IMMENSE 
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Great shot by Sotirio - did everything right, Jamie Young did well to get this parried away.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Surely that was a high foot on Fenton?

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago · edited about 4 years ago · History
Great work by Paulsen twice in a minute.
Ollie Sail looking nervous in the stands!

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Pennington on for Lewis.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Fenton has run around like a madman tonight. Great stuff from Indestructible Louis.
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about 4 years ago
Aussie commentary. ‘going by the replay I’d have to go with Imai being very very lucky to still be on the pitch’


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about 4 years ago · edited about 4 years ago · History
a booking for that is a shocking decision. The guy was coming on cover but was only close enough because Waine was being pulled back.

Justice

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
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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about 4 years ago
Thanks VAR, throw us a crumb in the last minute of a game when we are 2-0 up!
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about 4 years ago
Who is that impostor in the VAR box, and what has he done with Griffiths-Jones?

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 4 years ago
Even without Rudan the snakes are grubby buggers
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about 4 years ago
Even without Rudan the snakes are grubby buggers
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about 4 years ago
Ah piss.  A clean sheet was earned
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about 4 years ago
Ah piss.  A clean sheet was earned
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about 4 years ago · edited about 4 years ago · History
Good goal from Lustica, cannot fault Paulsen
.... and that's all she wrote.  

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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