Hughesy Posted Saturday at 12:18 PM Posted Saturday at 12:18 PM 18 minutes ago, StringerBellend said: It should have been 5 calling the 5th off for Clisby losing the ball was the softest VAR let off I have seen I thought that was a joke too, that is all the proof you need that VAR goes looking for reasons to disallow goals rather than correcting obvious errors. To make matters worse, I’m pretty sure from memory the linesman was standing right there and didn’t call it in real time either. StringerBellend 1
Kotallo Posted Saturday at 12:19 PM Posted Saturday at 12:19 PM 45 minutes ago, Smoggy said: Been saying all week what a load of shyte unite round it is..and it is. Witnessed a beautiful ceremony of a Perth and Adelaide fan swapping jerseys while we were 3-1 down. Now the famous hatred between their clubs can be put to rest. Or something? Stupid concept. Remember when Staj said he wanted us to be like Penrith... anyone know if Ivan Cleary wants to try coaching the round ball game? matty, StringerBellend, Wanderboy and 2 others 5
MathyouWSW Posted Saturday at 12:21 PM Posted Saturday at 12:21 PM Let's say hypothetically the club decides they'll sacked Stajcic tonight (or tomorrow morning), who would you have to replace him?
Smoggy Posted Saturday at 12:21 PM Posted Saturday at 12:21 PM 15 minutes ago, StringerBellend said: Has the most technical player in the a league. Leaves him on the bench until 3-1 down. Lolley doesn't have 90 mins in him either bit goes off with the game under control. When Mata came on we had absolutely no idea how to play with him. We are 6 rounds in after the longest off season in world football and yet our players still look like it's preseason and they are meeting each other for the first time At least Mata improved his swing this week. tardotz, MartinTyler, 102megan and 1 other 4
SBW Posted Saturday at 12:23 PM Posted Saturday at 12:23 PM That 2nd half, it was obvious that Ufuk put a rocket up his players arse and they responded instantly in the 2nd half with 4 goals, 2 in the first 10min. I've never seen us collapse like that in the Derby. The players just look lost. There was basically no leadership on the field. MathyouWSW, Kotallo and EmMac 3
StringerBellend Posted Saturday at 12:26 PM Posted Saturday at 12:26 PM 8 minutes ago, tardotz said: Unfortunately we have all become used to all this and no wonder the support numbers have been dwindling for years. Once again we got the marquee just for marketing. He doesn't start and when he comes in doesn't do much. The rest of the visa spots wasted. A coach that shouldn't be coaching in the A League..... replacing 4 at one go is just crazy....... cannot wait for the 2nd division.....at least there will be costs for coming last Didn't do much? the first corner he takes goes right on Antonessen head for the goal. How many corners did we spray all over the place before that? EmMac and MathyouWSW 2
Hughesy Posted Saturday at 12:31 PM Posted Saturday at 12:31 PM 9 minutes ago, MathyouWSW said: Let's say hypothetically the club decides they'll sacked Stajcic tonight (or tomorrow morning), who would you have to replace him? Arnie - anyone else is yet another stab in the dark and likely the same outcome as the last several Carns, matty, Smoggy and 1 other 4
StringerBellend Posted Saturday at 12:32 PM Posted Saturday at 12:32 PM If you could the women it's the third derby defeat of the season already. Embarrassing how far behind we are tardotz 1
StringerBellend Posted Saturday at 12:34 PM Posted Saturday at 12:34 PM 1 minute ago, Hughesy said: Arnie - anyone else is yet another stab in the dark and likely the same outcome as the last several Duncan Ferguson Come on it would be ace JackDoff and Smoggy 2
Hughesy Posted Saturday at 12:35 PM Posted Saturday at 12:35 PM On another note, I find it absolutely ridiculous that it’s not even the end of November and we’ve already played two derbies, one of which was wasted during a round that had an elevated status anyway so really no point putting it on at the same time StringerBellend, Serge, Carns and 3 others 6
tardotz Posted Saturday at 12:36 PM Posted Saturday at 12:36 PM 4 minutes ago, StringerBellend said: Didn't do much? the first corner he takes goes right on Antonessen head for the goal. How many corners did we spray all over the place before that? Good corner and a nice change from all the short corners before that but he has 100 x more skills than any other player so I expect a lot more from him. He should be our playmaker, our dead ball specialist our inspiration, our game changer.... unfortunately so far he has not been (not talking just about today) StringerBellend 1
Kotallo Posted Saturday at 12:38 PM Posted Saturday at 12:38 PM 6 minutes ago, Hughesy said: Arnie - anyone else is yet another stab in the dark and likely the same outcome as the last several Ashamed to say it but we are so success-starved I'd take it Thankfully he probably hates us more than we hate him and would never come here Smoggy 1
Hughesy Posted Saturday at 12:38 PM Posted Saturday at 12:38 PM Mata is just another addition to the long list of foreigners/marquees the club have signed and then proceeded to do absolutely farrrk all to properly utilise them or play to their strengths StringerBellend, SBW, nmh94 and 1 other 4
StringerBellend Posted Saturday at 12:38 PM Posted Saturday at 12:38 PM (edited) 3 minutes ago, tardotz said: Good corner and a nice change from all the short corners before that but he has 100 x more skills than any other player so I expect a lot more from him. He should be our playmaker, our dead ball specialist our inspiration, our game changer.... unfortunately so far he has not been (not talking just about today) Yes exactly, he should be. That is pretty hard to do when sitting onand not actually on the field and not much easier to do when you finally get on and the game has largely already gone at 3-1 We are six weeks in and out tactical genius leader still seems to be playing him as a bit part player. He should have been starting every game and we should be playing around him..if it still isn't working then sure drop him but at the moment we are 6 weeks gone and we don't know Edited Saturday at 12:40 PM by StringerBellend tardotz and nmh94 2
StringerBellend Posted Saturday at 12:52 PM Posted Saturday at 12:52 PM How bad.was Jeongs attempt at a tackle for the first goal he really is crap
Chaos Posted Saturday at 12:56 PM Posted Saturday at 12:56 PM (edited) 18 minutes ago, StringerBellend said: Yes exactly, he should be. That is pretty hard to do when sitting onand not actually on the field and not much easier to do when you finally get on and the game has largely already gone at 3-1 We are six weeks in and out tactical genius leader still seems to be playing him as a bit part player. He should have been starting every game and we should be playing around him..if it still isn't working then sure drop him but at the moment we are 6 weeks gone and we don't know Hey stringer, missed you at the game, could be because you ignored my texts But yeh, 100%. Mata, at the very least, wants the ball, moves towards it, passes it quickly and is involved in the game. May as well give him a go, as nothing else is working. Edited Saturday at 12:57 PM by Chaos StringerBellend 1
Chaos Posted Saturday at 01:09 PM Posted Saturday at 01:09 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Smoggy said: Been saying all week what a load of shyte unite round it is..and it is. Yeh, trying to copy the AFL's excellent Gather round in Adelaide is a bad idea. The gather round works as most teams are in Melbourne and Adelaide isn't that far away. All games during it are a sellout and the city is buzzing with all the tourists displaying their teams colours. It's not going to work for aleague, it's too far for everyone to travel. One thing it does do though is unite all teams supporters in singing "**** off Sydney FC." Edited Saturday at 01:10 PM by Chaos StringerBellend, JackDoff, bombagol and 1 other 1 3
Chaos Posted Saturday at 01:13 PM Posted Saturday at 01:13 PM 19 minutes ago, StringerBellend said: How bad.was Jeongs attempt at a tackle for the first goal he really is crap He looks lost. StringerBellend 1
Sithslayer1991 Posted Saturday at 01:17 PM Posted Saturday at 01:17 PM Personally I don't think it was as bad as people are saying. Look Smurfs have a superior squad across the park against ours. With the players we have I am not sure what else we can do to even the odds outside of what they did in the 1st half. This squad is not top 6 material so I am not sure what people are expecting? As much as people have been asking for Brillante to be dropped we saw in 10 minutes what happens when you have an inexperienced duo in midfield up against a player who can thread passes through the defence. However I also saw us playing through the press. That 1st half was the first time this season we actually did it and we did multiple times throughout the game. Scicluna and Priestmann did a better job on the ball to get us going, than if Brillante was there. So my question becomes should we just stick Mata there in CDM. Just to give some experience. I mean it wasn't entirely terrible today. The 2nd half return was led by Mata dictating the play for us in midfield. EmMac and BoyFromTheWest 2
GE942150 Posted Saturday at 01:30 PM Posted Saturday at 01:30 PM Press conference https://aleagues.com.au/videos/id/alen-stajcic-press-conference-sydney-fc-v-western-sydney-wanderers/6365085804112/
SBW Posted Saturday at 01:43 PM Posted Saturday at 01:43 PM 13 minutes ago, GE942150 said: Press conference https://aleagues.com.au/videos/id/alen-stajcic-press-conference-sydney-fc-v-western-sydney-wanderers/6365085804112/ He was very fidgety in that press conference, his answers were a mixed bag as well
apvz Posted Saturday at 02:37 PM Posted Saturday at 02:37 PM It could not be more obvious that the club wanted to sign Mata and not Staj. He is world renowned and made his entire career off of playing as an ATTACKING MIDFIELDER, yet we play a formation without this position. Intensity, running and movement have never been apart of his game, even at his prime at Chelsea and Man Utd. But hey, lets bring him to Australia, and play him and either CDM, wing or striker at 36 years old. For the love of God Staj, please just try a 4-2-3-1 and put him in attacking mid, I'm sure he will start making things happen. matty, StringerBellend, MathyouWSW and 2 others 5
mack Posted Saturday at 02:42 PM Author Posted Saturday at 02:42 PM 58 minutes ago, SBW said: He was very fidgety in that press conference, his answers were a mixed bag as well He spent half of it causing more problems with FBK instead of answering "why did Mata not start". That's just going to fuel more speculation and problems. nmh94, StringerBellend and Smoggy 3
Upthehill Posted Saturday at 02:58 PM Posted Saturday at 02:58 PM 3 hours ago, Themumf79 said: Upper tier we were surrounded by pretend ESFC fans and assorted plastics. I genuinely don’t understand this attitude towards new people coming to games. We constantly lament the lack of support our league gets but then slap ridiculous labels like ‘plastics’ on people who become interested or at least buy a damn ticket Smoggy, Edinburgh, theguyyouwishyouwere and 5 others 7 1
Popular Post SNS100 Posted Saturday at 03:57 PM Popular Post Posted Saturday at 03:57 PM We are the joke of the A-League. Absolute joke. Season over. Coach can't couch. Jeong can't defend. Those living in hope that Juan Mata is our saviour, are in denial. I applaud any fan for staying positive. Oh, if Staj gets the arse, I'd brink in David Zdrilic. Ticks all right boxes. His team is leaking goals and are at the bottom of the ladder. Perfect candidate. StringerBellend, Smoggy, Sithslayer1991 and 12 others 2 13
StringerBellend Posted Saturday at 04:41 PM Posted Saturday at 04:41 PM 2 hours ago, SBW said: He was very fidgety in that press conference, his answers were a mixed bag as well It's going to make me angry isn't it? Smoggy and SBW 2
Smoggy Posted Saturday at 06:59 PM Posted Saturday at 06:59 PM 6 hours ago, Hughesy said: Arnie - anyone else is yet another stab in the dark and likely the same outcome as the last several Some / many would hate the idea...but if the club were serious about sorting things out...then Arnie would make absolute sense. He would give the club a kick up the arse on and off the pitch. He is exactly the character this club needs at this time. Carns, matty and nmh94 3
Smoggy Posted Saturday at 07:02 PM Posted Saturday at 07:02 PM 4 hours ago, mack said: He spent half of it causing more problems with FBK instead of answering "why did Mata not start". That's just going to fuel more speculation and problems. He is out of his depth...it's obvious...but the club won't see that. Carns 1
Smoggy Posted Saturday at 07:04 PM Posted Saturday at 07:04 PM 6 hours ago, Kotallo said: Ashamed to say it but we are so success-starved I'd take it Thankfully he probably hates us more than we hate him and would never come here I don't know...he might like the idea of the controversy, he is that kind of person. It would make headlines...and piss off ESFC and I reckon we would win derby games again.
Smoggy Posted Saturday at 07:12 PM Posted Saturday at 07:12 PM (edited) 7 hours ago, Themumf79 said: Upper tier we were surrounded by pretend ESFC fans and assorted plastics. More ESFC down our end yesterday than any other derby I have been to there. But sadly our numbers have fallen away that allows this. But then plenty of seats down there end also. I was sat next to an ESFC supporter and he was being a bit of a dickhead after the 3rd goal so i politely enquired as to if he wouldnt mind ******* off down his own end...to which he seemed a bit taken aback....the Teessider within pops out like the hulk every now and then and I just can't be arse with chunts like that. Many will say I was being a chunt...don't care I don't do Unity at football games. Edited Saturday at 07:14 PM by Smoggy JackDoff, Wanderboy, Edinburgh and 6 others 5 4
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