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Regards to the crowd it is unfortunate that tickets cost so much these days, especially with so many premium seats.
McKay got injured so had to go off. He was brilliant though. Cahill tired because he had to drop back into Milligan’s spot in defence but by the last 10 minutes was battling to do this. Given his aerial ability he had to stay on in my opinion. He made a few telling defensive headers as well.
Tactical analysis: Socceroos vs Blue Samurai
uuuuuuum pretty sure he has signed mate?
Liverpool's gain, Swansea's loss with Rodgers departing
I agree with you Phil on the points you make.
However i think it is important to remember that Football and AFL shouldnt be compared when talking about media analysis of tactics. Becuase AFL is only played properly in Australia there is nearly no need to discuss and push for tactical development in order to reach a higher standard. On the other hand with football Australia is developing and therefore needs to keep up with trends in more established football nations, i.e Spain and Germany. This includes youth development, game tactics and managerial quality. In the AFL there isnt really a need for this discussion i dont feel. However the football media must pursue these higher levels all the time.
Craig Foster's Australian football media dream
Yeh i agree. He wasnt up to his usual standard but compared to every other Brisbane player he was so far ahead. If it wasnt for his brilliant cross Roar would not be champions. Therefore he deserves high plaudits.
Broich's band Roar a tune worthy of champions
Why disadvantage Tinkler if he didnt have to start from scratch? Surely that money should be pumped into the club rather than going to the FFA. I dont see the point of an acquisition fee. This is not the point, somewhere either due to Tinkler or the FFA communication has broken down. The FFA should do anything possible to keep this guy around. Obviously they have not really done this.
Newcastle Jets grounded by FFA's inept management
Obviously dont have enough uni work in the break Tommy! Hard to know who to believe in regards to a breakdown in comms but surely the FFA should be bending over backwards to keep a guy like Tinkler involved in the league.
Newcastle Jets grounded by FFA's inept management
Tinkler is angry becuase the fee he payed was so much greater than what Palmer and other owners ie Tony Sage at perth paid. He wanted an explanation from the FFA as to why this was the case and didnt receive it adequately
Newcastle Jets grounded by FFA's inept management
drenthe is the man, if they can get him consistent they should challenge higher up the table. they have been a but down the past two seasons but have the quality to be regulars in the europa league i think
The Moyes milestone, featuring 'Super' Tim the Toffee
i was on an aeroplane to the usa whilst australia vs japan was being played at the 2006 world cup. dad, booked stupid flights. im yet to watch that match.
Sporting moments you wish you hadn't missed
It is absolutely ridiculous to speculate about anything that is going on. He should be left alone to do whatever he needs to do to get better. It is not helpful to know his back story or anything about why he is away or payment issues etc. They are personal matters and should be left alone. Dont really think this article helps or should be written.
The mystery and tragedy of Andrew Krakouer
Heath Shaw is probably Collingwood’s best on field leader bar Nick Maxwell. His outlandish character means he is often the most vocal person on the field. He is looked up to by his teammates and has an infectious nature which all the young players are attracted to. He has matured since his controversial incident with Didak and brother Rhyce. The betting scandal was a mistake, others have made the same im sure.
He is definitely the right leader for Collingwood.
Is Heath Shaw the right leader for Collingwood?
Watch the game back Peter and then watch footage of Victory’s previous games when you say they, ‘have dont ok holding onto the ball’ (btw it’s ‘okay’ not ‘ok’).
Compared to Heart, Roar, The Mariners, The Jets, hell every other A League team their possesion play is woeful. Broxham and Brebner sit too close to the defenCE and the only way they contribute to the attack is too ping balls over the top or play impatient and over ambitious balls through. One player should sit in front of the central pairing with both full backs pushing high up the park similar to the Roar. Therefore the hole in the middle of the field can be occupied by a CAM (Hernandez) a LM (Kewell) and a RM (Ferreira,Celeski, Pondeljak,Rojas,Cernak) with wind backs overlapping into the space near the corner flags.
If this formation is used in the midfield and Melbourne control the space in front of the opposition back four instead of streaming forward on the break it is much easier for the midfield to push back to defend.
You can even operate, like we did with Merrick, to allow Carlos to play without having to do too much running!
The problem with Melbourne Victory's 'hole' season
The team is definitely good enough. They havnt fired due to poor coaching. Gary Van Egmond shouldve been appointed at the start of the year. He wouldve had them playing an up to date system
The problem with Melbourne Victory's 'hole' season
It is difficult to schedule. Remember it was a 6 hour match. The longest in open history so last night was an abnormality. The fact it finished so late added to the game i think.
Nadal vs Djokovic: The match for the ages
Retre maybe needs more time but for sure Jimmy Jeggo deserves a go in the first team from now on. he was definately a breath of fresh air in the middle. Much better than leigh broxham!
Mehmet must go
Also interesting to not that the FFA wants the Socceroos games to stay off the anti siphoning list to make sure fox can keep the rights. They are obviously pinning a huge amount of the games revenue on broadcast rights being big.
Smith Report stresses the importance of money management
They went to 3 at the back very late on. For the most part they needed to keep 4 at the back, with two centre backs to occupy Cahill and Brosque. This hut Japan’s midfield because Konno, their centre back is very good at playing out from defence. In the Asian Cup Final he moved into midfield to make room for the on coming Iwamasa.
Nagamoto definitely in the first half was more conservative than usual. He pushed on a bit more in the second half and then more so one they had the man advantage.
Tactical analysis: Socceroos vs Blue Samurai