Wasteful Wanderers in Debut Draw with Mariners

Just shows that Bridge is NOT a provider is better left to run onto balls and shoot.

Only just found this too if people haven't seen it.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/wanderers-presser/video-e6frf423-1226489990787?subcat=1111112039253

for all the flack Bridge is copping, he got into some fantastic positions in that first half especially as we attacked the RBB end.

i said to the people around me at half time, imagine if that was Ono in the space Bridge had.

it's such a shame that once he got into those positions, his final pass and decision making let him down. i'm prepared to give him time, and see how he goes as the wide man of the 3 making runs, not playing the ball through as a traditional number 10.

Loved every minute of it! The crowd was great, the game entertaining and the RBB was at its best!

So great to see so many new faces!

Time to check the game on download so I can properly watch the match.

Hersi had some nice touches but he was creeping to far infield, particularly in the 1st half, when the ball came to the other (Western) side of the park.

CCM were simply switching the play over to their left side and playing out with ease.

Popa was none too impressed and must have thought he was speaking a foreign language, because Hersi wasn't compling with the instructions being delivered (with venom), to stay wider and close down the space.

Hersi was flexing his knee / upper shin area after cooling down on the bench.

He was a surprise tactic for round one, but it would be a risk (fit or otherwise) to start his against Radelaide.

We have so many wide midfield options available that I sense Popa will mix it up our fullbacks and midfielders on a regular basis to match up against the opposition we are facing.

Again thanks for the inside info (you need to do that every home game )

I saw Hersi do that (drift infield) and assumed it was because he's used to playing more centrally. That and his apparent nerves appear the kind of issues that are easily adjusted over the course of a season. His talent is obvious and worth the grace of more game time, hence my faith in him.

Having said that, you make a valid point.

Without picking out a particular player, I'd MUCH rather Hersi and the issues he has currently, than a squad member that finished the Rd1 game

As Banana would say - WHAT???

Ono and Kwabs are both, far more penetrative than Hersi.

Don't forget we also have a lean and keen Tahj ready to rip and tear.

We just need to find a marksmen, although Haliti did find the net plenty of times during the preseason, hence why I've backed him @ $26 to be the leading scorer in the HAL this season.

He must be forgiven for one average, over enthusiastic 1st touch.

He'll repay my faith in Radelaide, particularly if he plays on the right and can cut inside his defender and get the opportunity to shot with his damaging left peg.

Tahj looked good when coming on pre-season against Parra.

With Tarek, Cole and Kwabs also left out of the starting XI, i think that maybe, just maybe, our depth will get us through to the finals series. I think we showed we have what it takes to do well in our debut season. Lets hope it wasn't just the hype of our first ever game.

Really interested to see how we tackle our first away game. Do we go ultra defensively or do we try to attack/counter? Adelaide are in fine form and are a tough opposition

i don't see any reason to change how we played against the mariners.

absorb all the pressure, and hurt them on the counter

We'll go with our standard 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 formation, unless we are dominate and going for the juggler late in the game, when Popa will flick the switch to a 4 - 3 - 3 formation.

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Only player which performed for the Mariners was Rogic imo

And to the people questioning Kubi, kid is still young and raw but when he adjusts he will rip these ***** a new hole !

Central Coast play a very patient game & it took forever for Ryan to take goal kicks.

Maybe he was trying to test RBB Behind his goals in the first half.

I think the 1st 11 should be left as it is for at least another 1 or 2 games. They didn't do to bad first up and should be given time to settle. The wet surface made the ball skid off the surface a bit and proberbly didn't help the passing. So I'd be happy to give the same guys another go in Adelaide barring injury. Hopefully Haliti, Kresinger and Bridge take their shooting boots with them this time.

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Dude, they've been boring as **** since Season 1.

Central Coast play a very patient game & it took forever for Ryan to take goal kicks.

Maybe he was trying to test RBB Behind his goals in the first half.

lol we were so loud when it came to booing him, i just hate when keepers take so long to take a kick

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Dude, they've been boring as **** since Season 1.

i only got into the A-League last season

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Dude, they've been boring as **** since Season 1.

I'd love to see the individual stats. I reckon Ryan would have had the most possession and passes received/completed out of everyone on the pitch. At one point their midfield bypassed the back line to pass back to him from the halfway line.

There were a few Mariners fans sitting near us in the Western Stand so we got the 'Boring Boring Mariners' chant going. Every time they played back to the keeper after that they were shaking their heads and at some points getting pretty frustrated with their team. If they keep playing so negatively they'd better start getting results because the fans aren't going to put up with it.

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Dude, they've been boring as **** since Season 1.

 

I'd love to see the individual stats. I reckon Ryan would have had the most possession and passes received/completed out of everyone on the pitch. At one point their midfield bypassed the back line to pass back to him from the halfway line.

 

There were a few Mariners fans sitting near us in the Western Stand so we got the 'Boring Boring Mariners' chant going. Every time they played back to the keeper after that they were shaking their heads and at some points getting pretty frustrated with their team. If they keep playing so negatively they'd better start getting results because the fans aren't going to put up with it.

Indeed, CCM were playing rather negatively. I've never seen Ryan take so long to take his goal kicks, and they were keen to retain possession inside their own half rather than push forward on multiple occasions.

I've been trying to determine why that was the case, perhaps they were trying to prevent the excitement and adrenaline from WSW playing their first game. CCM were also using a new formation (4-2-3-1) with a few new faces (Pellegrino, Sterjovski and Duke) in the opening line-up. I think the new formation with 2 holding midfielders (Pellegrino and Hutchinson) meant there were effectively 6 players in a defensive role. Add to that McGlinchey was playing on the opposite side to normal and a very wet pitch, and we could have the formula that led to CCM playing a very slow build-up.

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Dude, they've been boring as **** since Season 1.

Boring but consistent!

just me or was Central Coast so boring....

Dude, they've been boring as **** since Season 1.

 

Boring but consistent!

apparently they are the most Anti Football team according to my brother in law (he is a A-League lunatic)

im happy aslong as Wanderers dont start doing long balls etc

I stopped watching any match involving Central Coast for a while a couple of years ago.

I stopped watching any match involving Central Coast for a while a couple of years ago.

They were the Bolton (now West Ham) of the A-League.

I stopped watching any match involving Central Coast for a while a couple of years ago.

 

They were the Bolton (now West Ham) of the A-League.

Bolton never passed the ball pointlessly around the back line for that long. Plan A was to go route 1 as soon as they got the ball and Plan B was to kick the crap out of the other team. Still, it used to be pretty effective against Arsenal (Bolton beat them 4 times while Allardyce was boss) which lead to some hilarious press conferences where Wenger complained about them 'not playing football' like his team.

I stopped watching any match involving Central Coast for a while a couple of years ago.

Same. I only ever watched them if I wanted to watch the other team (I think).

Plus I hated Cockerill fapping over his boytoy MATTY SIMON!!!! every farking week.

Did Mateo Poljak play? If so, how did he go?

Did Mateo Poljak play? If so, how did he go?

he looked alright, probably needs more time to adjust

got injured tho in aerial challenge with Rogic ( i think)

Did Mateo Poljak play? If so, how did he go?

As said he played well. Looks to tidy up behind Mooy after we go forward.

CCM were playing a new system apparently....copying the 4-2-3-1. Probably not used to having 2 holders passing the ball around for no reason in their own half. I also think CCM really did not want to lose this one....imagine how embarrassing that would've been for them.

re: CCM - of course they're anti-football, they're affiliated with Sheffield Pigs!