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I'm fifteen and I write articles on the Roar. I thoroughly enjoy football conversations on the Roar and love responding to every comment I get on my articles. I am part of The Roar's live blogging team for football. Feel free to let me know your thoughts on my articles or on my twitter, which is @JackGeorge0004.
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Wellington Phoenix and Western United will be meeting in a massive match-up as both sides look to push for a place in the top…
Wellington Phoenix will welcome Brisbane Roar to McDonald Jones Stadium in the first-ever A-League doubleheader in Newcastle as both sides look to get their…
The Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory will go head to head in a crucial game for both teams when they clash at Central…
The Newcastle Jets will be welcoming Melbourne City in a big match for both sides as they look to play themselves into the top…
Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory will commence mid-week action when the Victorian side hosts Perth at AAMI Park tonight. Join The Roar for live…
Macarthur FC and Wellington Phoenix will go head to head in Macarthur’s second-ever home game when they play at Campbelltown Stadium this afternoon. Join…
Adelaide United are set to host Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium in Round 2 of their A-League campaign. Join The Roar for live scores…
Western United are set to host Adelaide United at GMHBA Stadium in the A-League season opener. Join The Roar for live scores and a…
Youthful players shone in the A-League after the resumption from the COVID-19 break. The likes of Birkan Kirdar, Sebastian Pasquali, Callan Elliot, Lachlan Brook…
There have been talks for a while now about independently broadcasting A-League matches on an app. Currently, we have the MyFootball app on which…
Brisbane Roar and Western United will meet in the second elimination final of the A-League campaign as both teams search for a spot in…
The A-League's top six has been finalised following Western United's win against Sydney FC, making it mathematically impossible for Adelaide United to reach the…
Melbourne Victory and Western United are going head to head in their first game back from isolation when they clash at Bankwest Stadium. Join…
Brisbane Roar welcome Adelaide United to Cbus Super Stadium in strange circumstances in the third game back for the A-League. Join The Roar for…
A-League clubs have become accustomed to signing foreign playmakers over the years. We have had the likes of Thomas Broich, Milos Ninkovic and Diego…
Nigel Boogaard is one of the most established players in the A-League history, having played almost 220 A-League games across stints with the Central…
On Saturday the 27th of June, Simon Hill announced that his current Fox Sports contract would end on Tuesday and that it would not…
On Friday, June 19, Foxtel announced that they would be renewing the A-League’s broadcasting deal until the end of the 2020-21 season. The A-League…
Andrew Durante is possibly one of the most iconic players in the early stage of the A-League, having spent ten years at the Wellington…
While the A-League is expected to return within the next month or so, it is unlikely that we will experience the 'full' version of…
Great article, Nick. Robbie Fowler has been underestimated in terms of tactics this season, and this in-depth analysis shows that he has been an astute tactically. Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to assemble this article?
The Fowler tactics that inspired the Roar's revival
That’s a great idea! She is quite popular so I don’t know whether she would respond but I’ll try to contact her. Thanks for the suggestion!
Remy Siemsen on winning the Golden Boot and playing for the Matildas
Who would you like to see interviewed next?
Remy Siemsen on winning the Golden Boot and playing for the Matildas
Andrew Durante interview coming up…
Cameron Devlin on Ufuk Talay and playing for Australia
Thanks! I think it might be pretty hard to get Ben Halloran or Robbie Kruse but it’s worth a try. That would be a great conversation!
Cameron Devlin on Ufuk Talay and playing for Australia
Which player would you like to see interviewed next?
Cameron Devlin on Ufuk Talay and playing for Australia
Hi Waz, I was planning on putting Jamie Young in my team before I did the research on statistics, but Andrew Redmayne just edged Young on stats. However, I can see why you feel that Jamie Young deserves a spot in the team, and I spent fifteen minutes deciding between the two!
My A-League team of the season
Interesting picks! Steven Ugarkovic was someone that I felt maybe deserved a spot in the team but I love the way Devlin plays and this was his breakout season, a bit of personal bias there!
Interesting to have O’Donovan in, the reason he didn’t make my team was he had that month gap where he barely got any minutes of football; if only the transfer window came earlier! Centre-backs are hard to judge, and I felt Luke DeVere and Alex Grant both had very good seasons and maybe they could have made my team.
I love Alessandro Diamanti, but Ulises Davila had better all round stats and Diamanti often executed passes that looked wonderful, but they often made it hard for players to control, and that bugged me a bit.
My A-League team of the season
Optus has been doing a ‘free seat’ match pretty much every day the Champions League was on, especially in knock out phases. When there was two round of sixteen games on Optus, usually one of them would be free.
Maximising the A-League’s free-to-air TV coverage
Wuthrich is one that I feel I should have mentioned in the article, but I didn’t feel he deserved a spot in the team. His tackle success rate was 38.1 % and he only won eight tackles all season. Of cause, he was playing in a wider role to Curtis Good throughout the season, but Nikolai Topor-Stanley also was moved into a wide centre-back role later in the season.
My A-League team of the season
I have put Ninkovic’s name on the image but Diego Castro will be playing alongside Ulises Davila in attacking midfield. Sorry for the confusion!
My A-League team of the season
I have three players from Sydney FC (the top team on the ladder) and two from Melbourne City (2nd placed on the ladder). My tactics are suited to the players I’m playing with and Both Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix play this brand of football. If you want to get into a more detailed conversation about the tactics feel free to message me on twitter and let me know how you’d improve this team, as everyone’s team of the season is different.
My A-League team of the season
It’s out there, but the Belarusian Premier League is still on.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/coronavirus-has-ground-europe-to-a-halt-but-in-one-country-no-one-cares-and-football-continues/news-story/fe74fff9ac7ee66310b6b9e6707eeafb
It's official: A-League becomes final major sporting code to postpone season
I think you’re taking my label as centre-backs a bit to seriously. You can refer to them however you want, but the main point is that they play a back three which becomes a back two when one of the three defenders overlap or attack. A label isn’t what important, it’s what the players do in those roles that are important.
The art of the overlapping centre-back
They are centre-backs that usually play in a back three formation.
The art of the overlapping centre-back
Hi jbinne, thanks for bringing that to my attention. I wasn’t around when the likes of Beckenbaur and Ocwirk were around, but by forward thinking I more meant innovative.
The art of the overlapping centre-back
Thanks, chopper. There’s no clear counter to overloads down the wings; if you put more players on the wings there’s more space for the likes of Scott MacDonald and Jay O’Shea to explore in the middle, but maybe some teams have started to become more aware of it now…
The art of the overlapping centre-back
Wellington is moving to Sydney as well…
A-League and W-League seasons to continue without fans amid coronavirus outbreak
Are you implying that my name isn’t Jack?
A finals series is just what the A-League needs right now
If/when a second division is introduced, I think that would be a perfect time to get rid of the finals series. Would you think that having playoffs for promotion from the second division would be a good idea?
A finals series is just what the A-League needs right now
Would a two-legged finals series help increase consistency?
A finals series is just what the A-League needs right now
As said above, I was simply trying to avoid confusion between the two. I believe that the winners of the table should be valued higher than the grand final winner, but unfortunately, that is not the case. As you say yourself, there is nothing minor about it.
A finals series is just what the A-League needs right now
Thanks, Doran! He has shown his quality throughout this season.
Cameron Devlin on Ufuk Talay and playing for Australia