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There was once a belief that to measure the success of Australian football, one had to look at how many Australians were playing in…
There is something deeply wrong with the way the administrators are managing the Australian Test cricket side. From the CEO to the selectors to…
Is there a more polarising figure in Australian football than Besart Berisha? Love him or loathe him, there is no denying that he is…
The fans want it. The FFA wants it. Ange Postecoglou wants it. A-League expansion has been on the lips of many in and around…
I don’t think he will take any gig for a while. Club football coaches overseas get more scrutiny and critique than he was getting here, it can be a pretty hard job, so I’d say he’ll likely take a bit of time off.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
Bobo, Ninko, Zullo, Wilko, Simo, Adriano, Brillanto, Redmayno, Brosqueo. Meh, kind of lost it and the end there
Adrian Mierzejewski, Sydney FC's marquee playmaker, cracks open the FFA Cup Final
If they go that route, whoever we get needs to do both the World Cup and the Asian Cup. The Asian Cup is the silverware we should be aiming at winning again, and if we have to throw in a new coach after the World cup it may have a negative affect.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
I feel like having Adrian and Ninko is like activating a cheat mode in a video game.
Adrian Mierzejewski, Sydney FC's marquee playmaker, cracks open the FFA Cup Final
We need a coach to do the World cup and the Asian cup, as it follows closely behind.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
The Asian cup is only 6 months after the World Cup, and we really need to be trying to win it, so we really need a coach who would be willing to do both tournaments. An international coach might be an option on a 1 year deal, or we can think long term like we did when we picked Ange in the first place.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
I agree that he’s a different coach now, hence why I picked him as the guy I would choose. Though some people with those memories may be a little harder to convince.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
The question is who do we go with next?
With the World Cup and then the Asian Cup not that long after it, I feel that we shouldn’t go for a stopgap coach. I’d prefer to see us go with a local manager, but who do you choose?
Arnie seems like a good idea, with his teams on top of everything domestically, but he has done it once before and didn’t turn out the best.
Muscat would be a logical choice having spent time in the camp recently and also has a good coaching record. But his team are currently sitting in a form slump.
Popovic has a good record in Australia, but has recently moved overseas and trying to make it in Europe. Though his team isn’t doing great in Turkey, so he might be available sooner rather than later.
Gombau would have been a great choice, but he now has only just started his new role and its unlikely he would want to leave.
If its not one of these guys, then it has to be international.
Personally, I’d go Arnie, as he has developed a lot as a coach over the past ten years.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
Judging by his comments, I’m thinking its an entirely personal reason.
Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss
Ninkovic and Adrian in the same team, when both reach full fitness, is going to be a sight to behold.
Adrian Mierzejewski, Sydney FC's marquee playmaker, cracks open the FFA Cup Final
Brillante has been huge this game. Silently bossing the midfield
Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets: A-League live scores, blog
I can’t find a single piece of evidence suggesting this. Care to share some?
Postecoglou stays mum on Socceroos future
If Australia had been lined up against Peru I reckon they would have beaten us – it was a tough matchup. Though they played much better once Wood came on, and on another day if he had started who knows what might have been. I bet the Kiwi’s can’t wait for automatic qualification becomes and option.
New Zealand miss out on World Cup after falling to Peru
Yeah I’m confused too, what line? Ange has it easy from the fans and media compared to the criticism most other international coaches get, let alone club coaches. Pim and Holger copped more critique than Ange ever did.
Postecoglou stays mum on Socceroos future
Key difference is that England formation was closer to 5 at the back – Walker and Bertrand are full back/wing backs, not advanced wingers like Leckie. 3 at the back can work really well if the wide players have a good defensive mindset, because they have to be able to track back and protect wide areas. Ange’s problem in the past was putting strikers/attacking midfielders like Leckie and Kruse in these positions and wondering why we get torn apart on the flanks.
Having said that, whilst we presented last night as three at the back Jedinak played very deep, often playing as our deepest player in possession, effectively making it 4 at the back at times. Really allowed us to be solid defensively.
Postecoglou stays mum on Socceroos future
City 1 – 0 Syd – I reckon it will either be a city win or a draw, but I’m going for a city win
New 2 – 1 Nix – Jets to steal it at home
perth 3 – Adelaide 2 – glory always look better at home
Roar 0 – 2 CCM – if this happens, Roar is in huge trouble this season. Starting to become make or break
Victory 0 – 1 Wanderers – If this happens also, Victory are in all sorts
Huge games for Roar and Victory, potentially season defining if they lose, and a potential Grand final preview with City and Sydney. This is going to be an awesome set of games this weekend.
The Roar’s A-League expert tips and predictions: Round 5
I’m going with the mutli universe theory, I think its more interesting
The best team in Melbourne? Right now it's City
The second one someone spelt Nem’s user name wrong – is this an attempt at trolling Nem and failing? Or some sort of break in space time causing another dimension to merge into our own?
The best team in Melbourne? Right now it's City
He’s the Wizard of Woy Woy. The Prince of Paddington. The Earl of Edensor.
The best team in Melbourne? Right now it's City
I love the idea of promotion/relegation. What I’d like to see is a second division established, and the top division expanded. I reckon you do both at the same time, establish the second division and promote more teams than you relegate for a period of time (slowly), until the top division is sufficiently big (14 teams maybe?) and then proceed like normal from there.
A model for promotion and relegation in the A-League
It might be a poor excuse, but its an observable trend from many many years in the A-league. That crowd is almost exactly what was getting achieved last year too. It may be an Allianz stadium thing too, as crowds are lower on Friday nights for other sports too – the last Friday night regular season game the Roosters had at the venue was also substantially lower – 7000 as opposed to their average of around 15,000.
The best team in Melbourne? Right now it's City
Its always been an issue in the A-league for Sydney. I remember people whinging about it last year too – crowds are 7000-10,000 lower on a Friday in Sydney. This result pretty much matches almost exactly what they were getting last year on Friday nights. Overall crowds are up 11.5% so far this season, so I’m not too worried.
The best team in Melbourne? Right now it's City
Friday night kills the crowd. Been happening for years – anything other than a Sat night kills it.
The best team in Melbourne? Right now it's City
He busts a gut to close down opposition players, and is very cool in possession, able to work the ball around in tight areas. Very intelligent and super fit. He has to be on the radar of the Socceroo’s, if not a European move in the near future.
Adrian Mierzejewski, Sydney FC's marquee playmaker, cracks open the FFA Cup Final