Columnist About
Tony Tannous, "The Round Ball Analyst", is a Sydney-based freelance football writer of all things technical and tactical, and has been covering Australian and international football for over 20 years. Tony is a pioneer of football analysis downunder, having started Australia's first football blog, "The Round Ball Analyst", in 2006, and has been an integral part of The Roar since 2009.
- Member Since:
- May 2009
- Based In:
- Sydney, Australia
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Socceroos, Liverpool FC
- Favourite Sports:
- Football,
Latest Articles
Why the Wanderers and Mariners are in the grand final
16 Apr 2013They mightn’t always be the purest of football sides, but it’s fitting that Sunday’s grand final pits the competition’s two strongest, most complete units. Not quite offering the flow of the Roarcelona of the past two seasons, Western Sydney Wanderers and the Central Coast Mariners are the teams with the fewest weaknesses, stingy in defence [...]
Wanderers in a world of wonder for another week
13 Apr 2013In a debut season which gets better by the week for the Western Sydney Wanderers, the A-League’s fairytale team is just win one away from capping off this most remarkable story. Just when you think there is little left to say or write about the Wanderers, up pops Shinji Ono with a moment of sheer [...]
As with players, football coaching isn't about nationality but quality
5 Apr 2013The trend towards more Australian coaches is certainly a good one, but the A-League should never close the door to the potential of coaching influence from outside. The key, of course, is to ensure that if they are coming from overseas, they bring the type of quality we are unable to find in a local [...]
Socceroos are back, with the World Cup at stake
26 Mar 2013With the A-League continuing to grab most of the interest and headlines a week out from the finals, it’s been lost to many that the Socceroos have an important home World Cup qualifier against Oman tonight. Whether it’s the cost, the perception there are a couple of “deciders” still to come in June, or the [...]
Everything still at stake after a tense third Sydney Derby
24 Mar 2013It may have been the hottest ticket in town, but the third Sydney Derby couldn’t deliver what the respective teams and their supporters came for: a win and three points. With Western Sydney Wanderers wanting to get their hands on the Premiers plate, and Sydney FC fighting to seal a spot in the finals, the [...]
Australia has found the A-League, but FFA must capitalise
19 Mar 2013Amid the euphoria of what been a quite remarkable season in terms of attendance, TV viewership, awareness and fan engagement, the A-League and its administrators must continue to make sound decisions, keeping its fans at the core. David Gallop says the league is currently in an execution phase, and there’s no doubt the success of [...]
THE ROAR ON