Tony Tannous's Contributions

Fuss, it's good to hear from you... Can't recall if I wrote about Ange's first 5 games, but I do recall reflecting and enjoying his early work, particularly his work at reshaping the squad and getting rid of some of the old guard. This was not a popular view at the time (quite the contrary), but I remember sitting there nodding at the time. Of course circumstances are different at the Victory, with many players on long term contracts, making it difficult to move them, but I just haven't seen anything remotely impressive in his five games to suggest he has the makings of a manager that will deliver. As I recently wrote, in this summary of Postecoglou's early work, the devil is in the detail; http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/tannous-opinion-display/Before-the-Roar-run/42888

Magilton struggling to make a mark

7 Feb 2012

Thanks for the sentiment re the piece Roger. Regarding your question about my motivation from writing about the Victory, I had not written about Magilton since his arrival, wishing to have a look at his technical work over a few games before casting a view. Whilst in Melbourne over the weekend for the derby I had a chance to have a look at it live, and had many a great football conversation, often with Victory fans, and a question I kept getting asked is should Magilton stay on. This, in a way, is a reponse to that question. I understand there has been a fair deal of criticism of the Victory since the derby, but I'd argue much of it is justified. They've a mountain of issues to overcome and getting the manager right is a big part of the puzzle. Hope this sheds some light.

Magilton struggling to make a mark

7 Feb 2012

You're probably right, it's likely cause you were brought up on Aussie Rules

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