WELL...Sydney one week, Melbourne the next ...what a difference a week makes and good exaples of what happens when luck is running with you
A couple of things straight off the top about the game
1: as soon as that ball hit the post, I knew it was gonna be one of those nights
2: 2-1 I can handle..but 3-1 is a kick in the nuts
we should of had that won by half time (again)...blokes were having a dig, but nothing was coming off....Sim and Trifiro impressed, Dooks was trying too hard ..he lets another chance go missing, just tries to kick it as hard as possible into the middle of the goal..
Griffo under impressed again, he should thank whoever for the ACL, otherwise he'd never get a run...did anyone see a post match pressie, I saw on FB and twitter later that night people barking REDDY OUT again...there are a couple of blokes I'd shift before him at the moment
I thought we were good, all that lateral bullshit aside, for what it's worth; we held possession more effectively than we have done for many a yonk.... Anderson and Seip impressed me with their desperation in defence, we created more chances than we've done in an age (creating is a necessary, but not sufficient, ingredient for scoring - finishing is also necessary...) and we're playing out really nicely.
Bottom line...We're not going to win the league, so playing well to get a chance at jagging something in the finals is what we've got. We're playing progressively better, so we might still be able to get something out of this year.
Kim reminds me of weemac when he first arrived. He will need to bulk up over the offseason and may have to move back to the wing where it's less physical, Trifirio looks like he may provide something worthy of investigating at 10
It's very telling that the new players are showing up some of the more "established" players with their desire. Rose has been great for us for a long time, but Sim has been very good in his absence and it would be quite unfair to drop him....We fought hard all the way which was nice to see, but so sick of us not killing off our early domination of games and then paying the price.
NOW to the ref .....Ben Williams annoys me anyway, BUT the one thing that really did annoy me last night was Williams being all matey chummy with the players...I dont think he should be like that once he leaves the sheds...NO ref should be cracking funny with players once they cross the line
Reddy 6; had no chance with any of the goals. There were no problems with his distribution this week.
Seip 6; some good covering in defence; got forward willingly but hasn’t the skills to support the winger and crossing was woeful. Can’t fault his effort.
Anderson 8; easily our best defender and one of our best players on the night. Strong and intelligent in everything he did. Very unlucky with the handball; nice composure for his goal.
Griffiths 6; An underwhelming game; he needs more game time to show if he is good enough but won’t get it because he probably isn’t. Some of his positioning was good but almost gave away a goal with an errant pass.
Sim 7; Diligent in his defensive duties (of the 8 defending against Finkler he definitely wasn’t ball watching; he was tight to his opponent). Got forward willingly; put in a great cross early on. Is clearly relishing his A League opportunity
Caceres 8; Some extraordinary footwork in confined spaces; occasionally gave the ball away but one pass over the top to Trifiro was pure class. Brave – as he slipped over he tried to head the ball when he was on the ground despite flying boots from oppo. If others make him MoM there will be no argument from me
Hutch 7; Very steady; when the Mariners had good rhythm he was at the heart of it. Didn’t hold back in letting Ben Williams what he thought of his decisions.
Ibini 6; very frustrating. We all know he has the talent but seemed to go through the motions without any great hunger. Instead of driving straight forward he was often going across field. I don’t think he went past his man on the outside all game; nor did he have a shot at goal.
Kim 5; He didn’t like the school of hard knocks – and Victory were not particularly hard. Went missing in the midfield; spent the game rubbing his legs or, ACL style, rolling over. Does take a good corner though.
Fitzgerald 7; On another day he would have been a hero; like the early days of McGlinchey he lacks the vital composure to take his chances. Worked hard but had his blinders on. The missed header seemed to affect his confidence.
Duke 8; All action display like the Duke we used to know; played with determination, and with a smile on his face. Chased everything and willingly took on defenders. Should have scored from the Anderson rebound. Two late volleys could easily have been goals. I am not saying he should be on the plane to Brazil; I am saying he is doing his best to be considered.
Trifiro 7; an eye opening performance. Started slowly but then produced some confident football; great technique and physically strong. I think he quickly realised he has nothing to fear at this level. Caused problems for Victory whenever he got the ball in the penalty area.
Simon 5; Can’t score him more because only on for a short time but he was up for it. Won a lot of ball in the air; a 4-4-2 playing alongside Duke would pay dividends.
Sterjovski 5; again, not on for long but long enough to provide Seip with a chance.
Moss 5; The team played some good steady football without real belief in getting the result. It is his job to prepare the team mentally as well as physically and he failed today; as I said Victory were there to be taken. He knows how good Trifiro is; that is why he signed him. With Kim clearly not at the races he should have been strong enough to hook him much earlier.
SO...there you go ..a fine display of logical Wombat-ism's
NOW to Tuesday night...we got an ACL game at Fortress Mariner, the boys from Sanfrecce Hiroshima are coming to town ....fingers crossed we can have a dig and and at least get a draw
Be there or be square...#COYY #ccm4life
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