WPM R12 vs Melbourne City | Fri 3rd Jan | 7:00pm | Sky Sport 3

Mainland FC

No control of the game to speak of 

Im not a big fan of stats, but this one is relevant.

NO SHOTS

If you cant muster a shot in 45 mins of football - why are you bothering?

Is this a sport people want to watch?

Why not pick two 1.95m strikers and lump the ball forward at them?

You would have to do better than this over scripted one-dimensional garbage that is being dished up at the moment.

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We're genuinely getting worse every week, right...? 

I like Chiefy, but if he can't show us a plan B, he needs to go. 

Who wants to watch this on TV, let along pay to go watch it at the stadium!!

All those credits Chief had built up have quickly disappeared this season and he needs to turn it around quickly and without some of the BS he talks as well.
Its dire whichever way you look at it and i really do wonder if he has confused the players with expecting them to be able to fill multiple rolls.
Because despite him saying some of the new arrivals were capable of doing it they havnt shown they can. also abit much to expect young guys just starting out are capable of handling. It sounds good when he talks it up but we just arnt seeing any evidence the players can do it.

I think I'm gonna go postal if I have to see that Cupra ad one more fudgeing time...

OVH in for Nagasawa

Jesus we took off a mid for ovh so still playing back 5. I'll probably stop watching this game soon.

I’ve found I can’t watch the Phoenix this season. I watch snippets of games or highlights after. The football is just lacklustre. I know how disloyal this sounds and I still support the team but based on what I’ve seen there are much better uses for my time.

It’s unfortunate timing with Auckland coming in and playing great football just as we really drop off. We need to shake things up fast as any kiwis from outside Wellington getting into the game will 100% follow them instead.

I suppose this is the problem… We bring on Van Hattum. A player who has never inspired when playing for us. 

We have nothing left in the tank before we’ve even begun.

The other worry is he throws OVH in who he has ignored for most of the season as if he is some savior, hope he is given more than just this half.

Disloyal but true. I've never seen such a lack of creativity. Without Rufer there's simply nothing, NOTHING!

ClubOranje

InsulinMachine

I'm not able to watch the game. I know the scoreline but how is it looking? Are we in it at least?

Absolutely. City are panicking. They’ve already pulled Kuen and brought on Schreiber.

How are you mate? Hope you’re doing better than the Nix.

Chiefy maybe a bit delusional? He speaks like everything is fine and things will pan out. Like someone said just before, we need a plan B. What he's trying to do doesn't seem to be working at all.

Brilliant, OVH has 45 min to show us why he should be starting

5mins in and we are still trying to play out from the back and failing miserably.

GET THE BALL UP THE PITCH AND WIN BACK POSSESSION UP THERE FFS

This game would actually benefit from David Ball. Otherwise it seems that their kids are better than our kids.

All the conjecture aside. Tonight is the first time I have seriously questioned myself over whether Chiefy is actually the right man for the job going forward.

Massive 45 minutes coming up to turn it around.

OVH absolutely had his moments last season, certainly looked far better than Walker, Piper & LBS ever have for us to date. Assists, a goal, and that all important header on for Zawada's goal in the semi 

nufc_nz

I suppose this is the problem… We bring on Van Hattum. A player who has never inspired when playing for us. 

We have nothing left in the tank before we’ve even begun.

YoungHeartHM

All the conjecture aside. Tonight is the first time I have seriously questioned myself over whether Chiefy is actually the right man for the job going forward.

Massive 45 minutes coming up to turn it around.

I have to agree. It cannot be just the "available personnel" issue.

Wtf? Free fouls on Ishige? 

City are playing out the back better than us with their under 12s team out there, there's no excuse for us to be this shark.

Bullshark offside too. Sutton worked so freakn hard for that. Cheap officiating.

martinb

Wtf? Free fouls on Ishige? 

 Finally a yellow

Supyk on for LBS

The only player for us that has done anything positive gets subbed?

That’s experience- take the relieving foul on offer.

nufc_nz

The only player for us that has done anything positive gets subbed?

 Too young to play full 90 yet.

My eyes are bleeding 

The only reason it is still just 1:0 is because the home team have got down to our level of effort and do not try very hard. They know they're not gonna lose tonight.

Man we are dog shark. How does David Ball not make this squad, why is no one asking the question. Because that seems like a massive coaching fail.

Woots looks so confused by Chiefy’s note ffs. 

Grim

Any ideas what was on it?

nufc_nz

Woots looks so confused by Chiefy’s note ffs. 

nufc_nz

Woots looks so confused by Chiefy’s note ffs. 

And they score while he’s trying to figure out wtf Chief’s on about…

Well, was so certain we’d throw some punches towards the end rather than concede a second and limp to 2-0…

Isaac Hughes had a good game yeh? 

Just no one creating a damn thing going forward. Last year we had 3-4 creators. This season Rufer.

Don't think I'm even going to bother with the Adelaide game next Saturday, just keep an eye on the other top 5 teams and hope they will pile on as much pressure as possible on AFC, plus watch and see whether the Glory can actually get something against AFC, highly doubt it but you never know. Fudge those tw*ts in AFC jerseys in amongst the City fans as well.

Finally, can the forum stop breaking for one fudgeing minute?!

I have no idea what the idea was with those last two subs taking off Sheridan for Walker making only Retre as the only CM and everyone else was staying so high up we had no options to play out from and then we lose the ball and they score

How many players are promising but not A league standard? Too many.

when the nix team play golf…