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WPM R21 vs Melbourne City | Fri 28th Feb | 7:30pm | RoF / Sky Sport 2

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about 1 year ago
Honestly don't understand what chief sees in Walker. Especially over some of the bench options.

Watch him go bag a brace now
about 1 year ago
Part of me wonders if Chiefy is starting Walker and Sheridan instead of our boys from the East so he can use it as an excuse if we don't win. Makes no sense. 
about 1 year ago
imanixsupporter
Part of me wonders if Chiefy is starting Walker and Sheridan instead of our boys from the East so he can use it as an excuse if we don't win. Makes no sense. 

Double-guessing Chiefy, starting Walker may be a sign of a high tempo intent, with Ishige coming off the bench against tiring (?) defence.
Nagasawa may be a replacement for Sheridan if we switch formation at that point and introduce Rojas at the same time as Nagasawa.  Nothing else comes to mind.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

about 1 year ago
Only five defenders this week too. Things are definitely on the up

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about 1 year ago
As one of the biggest Nagasawa critics, I'm absolutely baffled that he was benched as soon as he started looking half decent

a.haak

about 1 year ago
Smeltz4PM
Honestly don't understand what chief sees in Walker. Especially over some of the bench options.

Watch him go bag a brace now
Touch of an elephant

a.haak

about 1 year ago
valeo
Smeltz4PM
Honestly don't understand what chief sees in Walker. Especially over some of the bench options.

Watch him go bag a brace now
Touch of an elephant

Agree. Decent speed, but cannot yet control the ball on the move. So needs to stop moving with the ball and exploit his speed off the ball. But in this system players are very static off the ball. So it's hard to see any logic for his selection apart from being a pet project

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about 1 year ago
why no supyk..another young nix striker seemingly ignored also no conchie  but walker..maybe the clumsiest  player in the a league
about 1 year ago
Has had 5 mins of good football, but outside of that has being quite poor. He's quick, but not that quick it put fear in players like Sotorio use to.

The selection just proves further that Chief did not get his imports right. 

Harsh on Piper - not a great player, but he has certainly at least been visible in the game.
about 1 year ago
Surely LBS should be ahead of Walker he’s shown a lot more even in the mistake last week id want him in the 11.
about 1 year ago
MetalLegNZ
Has had 5 mins of good football, but outside of that has being quite poor. He's quick, but not that quick it put fear in players like Sotorio use to.

The selection just proves further that Chief did not get his imports right. 

Harsh on Piper - not a great player, but he has certainly at least been visible in the game.
feel like Walker could be faster but needs some biomechanic work.
about 1 year ago
Yikes, turnout looks ATROCIOUS on tv. No more than the team deserves though
about 1 year ago
Love how we’re playing in yellow in the least attended game (rivalling the Sydney game maybe?), and not a game that would have made lots of sense, like the Waitangi Day game.

Anyway, fire the fudge up nix. Show us some desire today please.
about 1 year ago
Sheridan in midfield another pretty bizarre option considering the players available
about 1 year ago
How on earth did we get Chico to come here
about 1 year ago
Smeltz4PM
Sheridan in midfield another pretty bizarre option considering the players available

Spent his youth as a DM so it’s not completely unnatural for him!
about 1 year ago
What a difference having Rufer back, both defensively and on attack. That quick turn to feed Chico who played a quick through ball to an offside Kosta was *chefs kiss*
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mrsmiis
How on earth did we get Chico to come here
Kosta must be licking his lips what the next few months could bring, after such a frustrating time of late for him. His old mate Marco on the bench to come on later.
about 1 year ago
coochiee
mrsmiis
How on earth did we get Chico to come here
Kosta must be licking his lips what the next few months could bring, after such a frustrating time of late for him. His old mate Marco on the bench to come on later.
 Front four of Chico, Kosta, Rojas, Ishege 🤤
about 1 year ago
coochiee
mrsmiis
How on earth did we get Chico to come here
Kosta must be licking his lips what the next few months could bring, after such a frustrating time of late for him. His old mate Marco on the bench to come on later.
 
He’s mentally leagues ahead of everyone else. Really hoping these connections will spark and he doesn’t get frustrated
about 1 year ago
imanixsupporter
Yikes, turnout looks ATROCIOUS on tv. No more than the team deserves though

loud as fudge though!

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about 1 year ago
Man imagine if we had Chico from the start of the season 
about 1 year ago
Walker utterly useless
about 1 year ago
We're looking lively! The most energy I've seen from us this season

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about 1 year ago
Sitter!
Exposed our soft centre and possibly lack of defensive confidence too

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about 1 year ago
Still defending way to deep with no intent to press.

The funny thing is, when we have pressed for moments in games we've looked our most competative.
about 1 year ago
Looks like our decent start has petered out just like last week. We should be behind 
about 1 year ago
Our ball movement is much more purposeful.

We're pressing the keeper and centre backs encouraging City to pass long.

Good things IMO

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Again a lovely ball to Kosta from Chico. Geraldes wasn't playing for months. Like anyone he will be happier playing than not. But yeah be great if the Nix can nab him longer term, and then a full pre season.

I do fear a few Aussie clubs will now be interested.
about 1 year ago
Is the surface wet? Looks slippery as hell.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

about 1 year ago
Formation, we seem to be playing a 442 with no right midfielder, 3 centre midfielders. 

That switch play to their left could cause problems

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about 1 year ago
Mainland FC
Is the surface wet? Looks slippery as hell.
 Iffy described it as "well watered" 
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There was never going to be a very good chance (if any at all) that he was going to stay. Was going to be poor and not be re-signed or good and therefore too expensive for us to keep him
coochiee
Again a lovely ball to Kosta from Chico. Geraldes wasn't playing for months. Like anyone he will be happier playing than not. But yeah be great if the Nix can nab him longer term, and then a full pre season.

I do fear a few Aussie clubs will now be interested.
about 1 year ago
Sheridan and Walker doing literally nothing. Who could have foreseen this??
about 1 year ago
imanixsupporter
Sheridan and Walker doing literally nothing. Who could have foreseen this??
 Sheridan's shuttling and made a good tackle earlier. You can't always see the work of a CM on the tele, although more so a CM than a LCM. I agree, nothing on the ball so far however.

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about 1 year ago
Retre looks very slow and off the pace.


about 1 year ago
martinb
Retre looks very slow and off the pace.
 
Yeah definitely need Nagasawa on for him and LBS/Ishige on for Walker
about 1 year ago
imanixsupporter
Sheridan and Walker doing literally nothing. Who could have foreseen this??
 Hey walker fluffed a perfectly weighted pass from Chico and Sheridan managed to hit row z.