Aloisi hails finest moment as Roar beat Shanghai Shenhua, and Tevez

That was a cracking tweet ? I was in Melbourne all week, suffering my afl colleagues, and they'd all seen the goals and were talking about the win so coverage was not as bad as we might think

Exactly Bes. I think everyone got a good deal there - I think they have to keep the same sponsor for the group stage as well so let's hope it's a good deal.

Tiger, What a load of rubbish. Beijing recently overtook New York as the 'Billionaire Capital of the World' and country-to-city migration is at its highest level in recent history. But China's average annual wage was 56,360 yuan ($8,655) in 2014, and Goldman Sachs estimates that 387 million rural workers — half the working population — earn about $2,000 a year. The average Chinese consumer spends $7 a day, according to Goldman Sachs. Food and clothing make up nearly half of all personal spending, with 9.2 percent allocated to recreational activities like travel, dining out, sports and video games. The average American spends $97 a day, 17.3 percent of it on recreation.

Thanks & sorry.

Bes - You are entitled to your opinion but obviously don't read anything other than criticism into my comments. That is totally wrong. I am a firm believer in that there is no such a thing as a perfect team so that when I watch a team I try to analyse how they can be improved ,bearing in mind they have a limited supply of players. Like many others I believe that McLaren had a dream year last season but am also aware of the fact that that "fame" brings with it closer attention from defences against who he is playing this season. Now what you are inferring in your comment is that it is good practice to make proven attackers do the work of ageing midfielders. That of course is a "cop-out", for every player in a team has to pull his weight whether in attack mode or defence mode, if he doesn't he should be benched,or dropped ,and someone who can do a better job be found. Now there is a set of figures that you should consult before you start praising the team out of sight. Roar have scored 23 goals in 18 matches Four of those goals were scored in one match That means in 17 matches they have only managed to score 19 goals. In defence there is only 1 team has conceded more goals than Roar and that is runaway leaders Sydney FC. Now whether you like it or not those figures,although belied by the team's 3rd place on the table,signify a huge problem for JA and his team, though it could be said that RA will be well pleased with the team's defensive effort. But that brings us back to the question. Is that outstanding defensive effort being achieved because two strikers are running their afterburners to help out when pressure is mounted on that same defence???. And is that same defensive effort expended by those 2 front men aiding and abetting the aforementioned lack of goals???. I would be glad to hear your views on that question. There are pundits in the game who would term that as "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" not a recommended way to improve a team's overall performance. Cheers jb.

Good on Johnny and the boys , I enjoyed this match and it was a solid crowd too ...

It's actually pronounces "Teeevs" being an abreviation of "tea leaves".

Victory has certainly recruited a lot of our players, but we still manage to be a strong club. I wonder what Luke Brattan is thinking now?

Yes I was there. Bussed in with their standard issue supporters' gear on (did you see any other attire?) and cheered their support in unison and on cue. Well rehearsed and scripted. Not in the least bit hostile. They are utterly gorgeous people.

The Roar were excellent last night, probably one of the best performances in Asia i've seen from an A-league side. Tommy Oar reminded us why people got so excited about him when he first burst on the scene.

A tip of the propeller beanie to those involved in the game last night. A fantastic effort indeed.

Always been a fan of Borello. I like his work ethic & ability to hold the ball more than MacLaren. Now that he's done his apprenticeship with Roar, as soon as he's a free agent, no doubt, he'll move to Melbourne Victory to play at a big club.

lost me there a little Chopper - are you saying his lack of confidence in his ability or his over-confidence? I would say the later and it is this that is a major part of what makes him both a great while simultaneously a frustrating player. And I emphatically disagree that he should be playing central striker. He loves to run at players and arrive late into the box running into space created by others - both of which he would never get an opportunity to do if changed into the central role.

I have always liked and been impressed by Borello. He has always had the flashes of brilliance and Im not sure you can have those without the other (in normal human beings - Ronaldo / Messi aside). He is a frustrating player again because of that but I'm not sure I would like to see that changed into a more "consistent/reliable" non-risk taking player which unfortunately seems to be the requirement these days for most Aust coaches (including Ange) so we have a conundrum: He is a match winner now, but too unpredictable to make the Australian team is how I see it. I would love to be proven wrong.....

jb - I suggest you may well be underestimating JA here. Both Mckay and Broich are getting on and neither of them were ever the quickest players on the pitch, so it makes great planning/coaching sense to me to deliberately allow them to play/remain high with less running back and forth and leave that up to the younger/faster Oar and Borello. Full marks to JA on that one. But we have a serious issue with Mclaren. We need to find someone for that sole frontman spot (if we are going to maintain our preferred shape) as Mclaren is now nothing more than a liability. The number of times he takes the wrong option, gives the ball away, fails to control and simply fails to deliver is now unacceptably high. The problem is I just dont see a ready made replacement in the team. And before I get inundated with cries of Borello - I dont believe he is the answer. He is SO good at what he is doing now - running at players and arriving late in the box with excellent/confident finishing, there is no way you would risk throwing all of that away by changing his position/natural way of playing. He may well have been a striker in his earlier years and certainly his confidence in front of goal would imply that - but he is way too valuable in his current role to change that.

Nothing wrong with critical analysis fuss. The two goals scored were great especially the first which came from a first time cross to a player at the back post with opposition facing goal. You never see that from brisbane in the A league at suncorp this season..but borello scored in the first acl qualifier in brisbane from bowles providing a similar quick ball in....so maybe we're learning.

As far as I can see this is your second post taking a swipe at aussie rules for absolutelyt no reason ! It looks as if you're trying to draw in those. . . despicable AFL fanboys, so that you can spiral in to your salivating ballistic mode. You are The Donald of this blogging world, as as with him, I find you interesting !

Chongqing. Population 28M. Largest municipality in China. Local team - Chongqing Lifan. Mid table team who draw a modest 36k-40k on average to their games.

The owner of 'that' visa company was not so stupid...a bargain for the exposure they got in China alone let alone the rest of Asia.

Many can earn more money overseas, especially in Asia. Because we pay low salaries relative for the talent available in the A-league I think the exodus of A-league players is only going to increase. In fact I will say that Borello would have caught the eye of one or two scouts in Asia after that superb performance. I think his contract is up this year as well. He would have done himself no harm at all.