WPM R19 vs Newcastle Jets | Fri 18th March | 9:45pm | SS7

GOOD SAVE! Not an easy one by any means!

Also we need to boss our back line better or we're gonna be hoofing it back up field all game when we're under pressure

Oh wow that was a chance. 
We’ll give you one for rustiness Hoops!

theprof

that could have been embarrassing for Paulsen. needed to get down way sooner.

Those kinds of howlers are always a possibility with young keepers. Luckily for him and us that he got just enough of his body behind it.

How many times? 
Oh right it’s Faghani so he did get a card!

Feeling Sandoval missing Lewis/Rufer/Reno though tbf. Hard to get those new combinations going.

This is a pretty low quality game. Neither team making quite simple attacking passes stick.

Turgid game

Get a sharkty 0-0 and wait for reinforcements

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This is a pretty low quality game. Neither team making quite simple attacking passes stick.

 understandable from our point of view given the number of 1st teamers out, odd for the jest as they have their strongest lineup available

Bro they get $2 Cheeseburgers from maccas in Oz? Christ we get ripped off

theprof

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This is a pretty low quality game. Neither team making quite simple attacking passes stick.

 understandable from our point of view given the number of 1st teamers out, odd for the jest as they have their strongest lineup available

Maybe this being their 4th game in 14 days has slowed them down a bit. Shouldn't really though. They had more and better chances in the first half last time we played them.

Penha seems quite frustrated, not getting the service he wants? The jets seem a little off their game. Good for us, maybe we can steal a goal early in the 2nd?

https://twitter.com/Domestar/status/1504752286601416704?s=20&t=uRMD5MHWDJcb_hO4Mb4uIg
Explanation for the socks. Nice gesture for Ukraine

Nearly half-time with both teams fairly lethargic
.... and half-time.

Better half than anticipated. 

We are beginning to keep the ball more which is good, but our attack looks a little too one dimensional to be threatening. That been said, I think our back line looking ok, Fenton working hard, McGarry yet to have a brain fade (boy has some pace).

Would like to see McGarry and Sutton swap. I feel Sutton offers a safer option in the back, whereas McGarry might create more up top than Sutton. Interesting why they have set up like that, worried about McGarry not tracking as mid?

Laws looking better in the mid than Pennington for mine. Need more from Hoops.

theprof

Penha seems quite frustrated, not getting the service he wants? The jets seem a little off their game. Good for us, maybe we can steal a goal early in the 2nd?

I think we could absolutely catch them on the break with Sotirio. Has been close a couple times.

We need to shift McGarry higher and just get him to make runs in between fb/cb, he will 100% get joy if we do

great start, another chance scuffed though

Sutton with a big miss

dammit!

Too easy

Boumal is quality. 

So far a very similar pattern to our first loss to them.

martinb

Boumal is quality. 

So far a very similar pattern to our first loss to them.

Really? He's been sharke most of the game

valeo

martinb

Boumal is quality. 

So far a very similar pattern to our first loss to them.

Really? He's been sharke most of the game

 
Finishes.

FFS if Penha is standing all alone and unmarked at the top of the box you've got a big problem. Very disappointing.

Hope Uffie has been dreaming today too. We need something here.

Two chances to smash that in and we mess up both.

May explain Sotirio’s miss! 
Who’s up front?

Crap, Sotirio gone. There goes our once chance of scoring tbh

Wow that sums up both teams horrible play today.

(Both teams walking aimlessly around the middle of the park and nobody on either side wanted the ball.)

Sandoval's passing needs to be better. If he can't make those passes he needs to reset the attacking move rather than give possession away.

good finish, poor d. no pressure on him. sat back and waited for the shot.

Very very similar. 

Let them wander unchallenged from their box to ours and no defense at the top of the box.

two chances for Boumal and he finishes them both, with style. 3/4 chances we've had and we've scuffed them all!

What now for us.

No Sail or Rufer. Payne hobbling. Who gets on the ball and makes a statement for us? 
Put Hooper in the midfield? 
I’m not sure.

martinb

Very very similar. 

Let them wander unchallenged from their box to ours and no defense at the top of the box.

It's not like I didn't expect this but it's criminal defending to allow that much space to two players with such shooting ability.

Goal diff going south now. What a mess.

heads have dropped now......Payne being run rugged, no help from the other defenders or the midfield.

So what’s our plan now then? 
Crumbs. 

This is dry

score as many as we can!
try and play for some pride.

That's a lovely finish. Unfortunately we're suffering the effects of so many players missing now. Getting carved up.