Spitting incident mars Sydney A-League win

Makes one wonder how long these unsaveroy incidents have been going on since the VAR came in

Corona is 38, Calletti is 19, give the kid a few more years and then make your comment. Calletti was at his best last season when Mackay wasn't available, I personally don't think that the 2 of them should be playing side by side.

Real- Accept your explanation and in many ways agree with your observations about Coletti's physique,but one has to remember it is not he who is being picked to play in a role that doesn't beget his physical attributes, so that what is apparent to most learned observers is not shared by the coaching staff,,in fact I have formed the opinion he is only playing where he plays pending the big Dane finally declaring himself fit to resume after a 4 month lay off with a "hamstring" problem. That sort of lay off for a "hamstring problem" is also something that needs investigation. Cheers jb.

You cannot tell. Then I try to answer. What are the basic skills of soccer? The three most important skills for a soccer player are as follows: Dribbling/running/moving with the ball under control. Trapping, often referred to as "touch" or "receiving a ball." Striking, or kicking the ball, for various purposes. How many of these basic skills Caletti can do well (or good)?

There are three kinds of mid-field-players in a soccer team. They are attacking, defending and holding midfielders. As a defending mid-fielder, Paartatu was criticized as being only able to pass the ball back to the goalie. However, he can defend, do headers and score. As for Calatti, he cannot defend and do headers well. So, he is just a mid-field player. He is not a holding, attacking nor defending mid-field player. Caletti cannot send crosses. On last Saturday night, when Franjic sent a diagonally a 40 to 50 m long ball from left to the right corner, I thought bad pass. However, that ball was well received by the Brisbane winger. I was wrong to judge early. But, can Caletti do this kind of pass.

I think FFA should do Roar a favour and give the NT job to Aloisi. There will be many aging Australian players that may get a look in to the NT. lol

Fair enough, jb... it was a hasty, ill considered comment. To be more precise, Caletti, at this point in his career, lacks the pace and strength necessary to compete at this level of football. He has been moved into the team too young, and in the wrong position for his physical attributes, which are always going to be limited by his 160cm frame. In a couple of years he will be quicker and stronger. He needs to be both. To this I would add that his passing stats need to be treated with caution. His passes are overwhelmingly no pressure short lateral or backward touches. I suggest that these stats tell us nothing about his game.

Can Caletti do any of what Corona can do?

Jb, Regarding defense, we may consider Brattan (a previous Brisbane Roar player who has a very high successful passing rate, around 86%). Brattan had always been the last player in the team just before the goalie upon a Brisbane Roar's corner kick. Luke Brattan had the speed and defending technique to counter the opponents counter attack in case. Can Caletti do the same?

Cool - And play in the top Spanish division for years before coming to OZ. Your point ???? Cheers jb.

Real - Would you mind explaining to us all what is HAL standard.? If what you are saying is correct then there are an awful lot of players playing in this comp that do not reach what any normal person would describe as "HAL standard", never mind a young local kid playing what would have to be around his tenth game in the HAL., Cheers jb.

Nem -Thank you for that info which verifies my "charting" Just remember one thing,a pass across the field ,,especially at the back under no pressure, is still ,counted as a successful pass by the statisticians, and it is this fact that confuses lots of fans who read these "possession" figures, Far better if they counted "penetrative" passes, that is moving a ball forward while retaining possession by finding a team-mate at the other end of the pass. Cheers jb...

Cool -If you do't know what coaches are trying to get players to do in today's game then it is patently stupid of me to try and answer your questions. Suffice to say the coaching manuals of today will tell you it is easier to get from one end of the field to the other by players finding space and their mates finding them with a n accurate pass. For example if this is done well a team can traverse the length of the field in four or five passes and have a crack at goal. Think about this before you attempt an answer. If accepted as being possible then it makes dribbling and tackling superfluous to the team that can do it regularly. Now the next time you watch a "dribbler" in the HAL watch carefully and you will find the "dribbler" pass one opponent ,maybe get past the second defender but if he does make it past the third defender he will have been extremely lucky. By the way Messi or Ronaldo do not play in the HAL. If my reference to the first,second ,and third defender confuses you it is time to hit the coaching manuals again and further your comprehension of the modern game.. Cheers jb.

Jb, "I happened to be “charting” Coletti and as you say his passing was almost 100%, in fact he misplaced a pass three of four times, and was caught in possession twice, on his time on the field." If you were a soccer player, you know what I say below. When a player feels tired, he remains in the crowd of players. So, the teammate may consider to pass a ball to him or not because he is marked. In this way, usually, a player can have a short break to regain energy. However, if a player does not feel tired and want to play, he runs to an empty space. In an empty space (whether that space is good for the situation of the play or not), it is more likely his teammate would pass the ball to him. Caletti is like that. He runs to an empty space to receive a ball then pass it out quickly. Yeah, many modern coaches like one-touch football. The problem is that Caletti passes to the body of another teammate, not to "break an offside trap", not to a position or space for his teammate. He, as well, does not dribble a bit to open up spaces for his teammates before making a pass. In such a way, of course, his passing rate (as you said) is almost 100%.

With you 100%. Caletti is simply not A League standard. Nor is alone in this awful Brisbane team.

Anyone who mentions John Aloisi as a possible Roos coach lives in a parallel reality. One of the least competent coaches to (dis)grace the A League.

Corona can dribble, create space for team members to attack, play making, defend, do corner kicks, score, do headers, tackle sometime and pass to body or space. However, what Caletti cannot do? Just passing to the body. What exactly a player shall do?

You can move around any position and find reasons why an individual player is or maybe isn’t performing, my view is that it is a collective team effort that is missing - they’re not quite clueless but they have several clueless moments. Before one of the games vs. NPL opponents in Preseason Ross was talking to the fans saying “the boys are confused about the way we want them to play” - that may continue to be true three months later

Jb, your tune is the same as the tune that you say Javier Hervás is a good player. What is your motive?

Jb, "Dribbling – A talent almost negated in the game due to players being instructed to move the ball as quickly and accurately as possible." Yes, many coaches do not want a player to linger with the ball for too long. This is common sense. However, from time to time, we can see players dribble a bit. There are many examples. However, i just quote Tom Rogic. Ohhh, I forgot Messi. All you have said are common sense. However, if Celetti can only pass to the body, but not dribbling, tackling, passing to position, heading, do long passess, attacking, scoring, nor defending, what is the benefit of playing him? Petratos likes to dribble, and he can score. JB, please tell me what a modern player should do in a match?