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WPW R20 vs Sydney FC | Sun 17th Mar | 4:00pm | Porirua Park / Sky Sport 1

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about 2 years ago
This team has been shipping a lot of goals lately. Started the season quite sound in defence, but that seems to have all fallen apart.
Not making excuses but can't underestimate to loss of Wisnewski, Van De Meer, Knott, Lake and Taylor recently. All defensively minded players. That's quite an injury list. Alas.
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about 2 years ago
First four rounds, we had won 3, lost one and only conceded three (scoring 6). Incidentally we played the same back four in all four of the first games. First change to the back four came in round 5, we haven't played the same same back line or defensive formation in two games in a row since then.
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about 2 years ago
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about 2 years ago
rastes
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After watching the replay, I'm afraid to say our defending was quite poor on all 4 goals. 

Not quite sure what our plan was for the 1st goal from the corner was, but we had 8 inside the box but no-one anywhere near the edge of the box or anywhere near Vine. Looks like we had 3 players right up and out of it.

Jaber did not have her best game Im afraid. 

We miss Lake and Van der Meer for sure from set pieces, and in their absence I think we have to have Taylor in there.


True, that 1st goal/corner Phoenix had two players up on halfway by each touchline (which they continued all game, usually Fraser and Robertson) and a 3rd player by the centre circle who after the 1st goal/corner dropped back to the edge of the penalty area. To leave an international player so unmarked though on 2 set pieces is asking for trouble.
that's just poor instructions from the coaches, no excuses. It looked the shambles it was. Had a huge impact on the game.
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