Alen Stajcic Discussion

[Sithslayer1991]

For me Staj hasn't won us over or convinced us he is the guy to get us glory. Definitely agree team choices are sometimes baffling. Like Kraev and Mata are both played out of position. 

That is why we get we go studs up on Staj when its a bad result. He hasn't yet got the credit in the bank to get us on board. 

Without good recruitment in the backline and midfield we will fall short of finals. We are too error prone in defence. I also think Scicluna injury has stifled our progress, the midfield really doesn't function as well without him. But again poor recruitment that does fall on Staj to build that depth. Hoping Al Taay once confirmed helps us there. 

[mack]

Like I've said over and over again, you don't need 3 years to put a team together. Teams have come from last to champions, and going from outside the six to top 4 doesn't need a miracle either.

This league exposes teams & coaches exceptionally quickly, in both directions. You can't rest on laurels when you come good, you have to get better again there's no coasting because unlike most top flights you can go spend a few million quid on players you can afford but your opponents can't.

Auckland didn't exist, now they're challenging for top 2 and a title/championship contender. Adelaide finished below us last season, now they're top of the table halfway through.

[StringerBellend]

1 hour ago, William said:

MCY on 24 points played 13 games 

Western United on 24 points played 14  games

Bulls on 21 points played 13 in 5th place 

Currently 21 points is 6th place sydney played 14 games 

Victory on 19 points played 12 currently playing against adelaide

Wanderers on 18 points played 13 games

CCM on 17 points played 13 games 

I think we are still in it for at least 4th place even 3rd 

Gersbach not ready for a month Clisby holds position for a while yet

Wooki still weeks away

cluer still weeks away 

Siccluna gone for the season 

Simmons back that’s a bit of a plus

Mo El Talay coming in will add some DM strength to us 

Hopefully out there let’s hope a good centre back is on the way and ready to play

So what is your point all of the teams you have named are above us?

Apart from CCM who beat us 3-1 at home ground last night 

I love your positivity, and when you are right and I'm wrong which I hope is the case. Feel free to tell me I'm a overly negative miserable twat.

But what I take from your post is it's a very tight competition, we have a good squad.

So given that why would you put your three best players on the bench and field and then act suprise when you lose.

 

Edited yesterday at 11:01 AM by StringerBellend

[StringerBellend]

38 minutes ago, Sithslayer1991 said:

For me Staj hasn't won us over or convinced us he is the guy to get us glory. Definitely agree team choices are sometimes baffling. Like Kraev and Mata are both played out of position. 

That is why we get we go studs up on Staj when its a bad result. He hasn't yet got the credit in the bank to get us on board. 

Without good recruitment in the backline and midfield we will fall short of finals. We are too error prone in defence. I also think Scicluna injury has stifled our progress, the midfield really doesn't function as well without him. But again poor recruitment that does fall on Staj to build that depth. Hoping Al Taay once confirmed helps us there. 

The midfield was functioning with Mata and Priestman our tactical genius decided to change it 

[MathyouWSW]

20 minutes ago, mack said:

Like I've said over and over again, you don't need 3 years to put a team together. Teams have come from last to champions, and going from outside the six to top 4 doesn't need a miracle either.

This league exposes teams & coaches exceptionally quickly, in both directions. You can't rest on laurels when you come good, you have to get better again there's no coasting because unlike most top flights you can't go spend a few million quid on players you can afford but your opponents can't.

Auckland didn't exist, now they're challenging for top 2 and a title/championship contender. Adelaide finished below us last season, now they're top of the table halfway through.

I always give a manager a season to get a team together. It really depends on when they are recruited to the club. For example, if the current manager is sacked mid-season, the manager replacing them has to deal with the "scraps" the previous manager did to the club, so I write off that season until next season. For this season, Stajcic was recruited before the season commenced so there was no excuses. 

I see Auckland as Melbourne City 2.0, they are owned by a wealthy American so they are going to splash the cash for some good recruited players. It would not surprised if they win the league before the Wanderers ever do.

 

[BoyFromTheWest]

Mack, I was one who suggested 3 years but you didn't read what I said. It was 3 years about creating a new culture. Yes you can buy a coach (and team) that gets there in a year. We did it with Popa, but there was no ongoing legacy, culture...

There's been enough commentary on here, including you, about the 'culture' of the club. There's constant complaint, including you, around turnaround of players, coaches... My comment on 3 years was about building a new and sustainable culture - and that can't be done in a year!!!

I don't know the behind the scenes stuff of the club or whether more recent changes have begun to turn things around. I don't know if Staj is the one who can build something long term, but if we want a different culture that has sustainability..., it won't be quick and won't happen if we continue to chop and change, both coaching staff and players. We also probably need a DoF to maintain continuity.

[SBW]

17 hours ago, Sithslayer1991 said:

But again poor recruitment that does fall on Staj to build that depth. Hoping Al Taay once confirmed helps us there. 

Well Staj did say in the fan forums that he would rather sign young talented players from the NPL than sign a senior player currently in the A-League or players from overseas. That's the direction our women's team went and look where they are on the ladder.

[SBW]

Btw, if you haven't watched this, around the 39min mark, Ninko had said he has desires to coach Wanderers in the future

 

 

[mack]

I don't care about turnaround or churn. I want to get rid of bad players and have a good scouting network replace them with superior players, run by a coach who isn't tactically inept.

That's what creates "culture". Being good on the field.

[MathyouWSW]

6 hours ago, SBW said:

Btw, if you haven't watched this, around the 39min mark, Ninko had said he has desires to coach Wanderers in the future

I honestly hope it does happen sometime in the future.

[StringerBellend]

6 hours ago, SBW said:

Btw, if you haven't watched this, around the 39min mark, Ninko had said he has desires to coach Wanderers in the future

 

 

Can he start Monday 

[marron]

Just getting in early. If and when it happens, Ninko will flop. I have zero doubt.

[GunnerWanderer]

36 minutes ago, marron said:

Just getting in early. If and when it happens, Ninko will flop. I have zero doubt.

Hardly insightful every coach since Popa has flopped haha

[MathyouWSW]

59 minutes ago, marron said:

Just getting in early. If and when it happens, Ninko will flop. I have zero doubt.

Got any suggestions then?

[dcrow]

22 minutes ago, MathyouWSW said:

Got any suggestions then?

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