Posted October 28, 2025 05:54
· last edited October 28, 2025 05:59
Hmmm, well both Piper and LBS are young and fit. Should be good for 90 mins. If required, I'd replace them with the players who would otherwise have started, and they can bring their skillsets to bear against a tiring opposition. Lucky them. Had they Piper and LBS started, perhaps the Nix wouldn't have been steamrolled in the first 20. As for starting your best players being antiquated, a later comment, well call me old fashioned then! But this is key to good results. IMHO.Mainland FC
Ninja
Agree, start Piper. Our second highest goalscorer last season and already made a big impact with 2 assists in 30 minutes.
Not wanting to make it into a big deal or anything, but the calls here to start Piper (and/or LBS) take into account only what they brought to our team when they subbed on, but ignore the other party (the opposition). Italiano waited for Roar to bring the subs on. Two less-experienced players in our team at the start is not exactly what I would consider best approach. They are both very useful, and potential game-winners at a pinch, but they are not the mature readers of the game that you need in the first 20 minutes with the opposition at its strongest. Who will you bring on to replace them once they tire? The team that already got steamrolled in the first 20 minutes of both the Perth and Brisbane games?
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Unknown editoredited October 28, 2025 05:59
Hmmm, well both Piper and LBS are young and fit. Should be good for 90 mins if required. Had they started, perhaps the Nix wouldn't have been steamrolled. As for starting your best players being antiquated, well Mainland FC
Ninja
Agree, start Piper. Our second highest goalscorer last season and already made a big impact with 2 assists in 30 minutes.
Not wanting to make it into a big deal or anything, but the calls here to start Piper (and/or LBS) take into account only what they brought to our team when they subbed on, but ignore the other party (the opposition). Italiano waited for Roar to bring the subs on. Two less-experienced players in our team at the start is not exactly what I would consider best approach. They are both very useful, and potential game-winners at a pinch, but they are not the mature readers of the game that you need in the first 20 minutes with the opposition at its strongest. Who will you bring on to replace them once they tire? The team that already got steamrolled in the first 20 minutes of both the Perth and Brisbane games?