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Originally Posted by Jaffer on FFT Forums after Adelaide's loss
I had forgotten what it feels like
That poster just got angrier and angrier!! funny stuff.
Jaffer = hates the feminised male. Effects from that mysandrist gillard.
and we won despite gve
Neville is playing alright, hey.
And the reintroduction of Kanta has changed our game. We no longer need the two screeners with him in place.
Yeah, Neville is killing it. There will be some here who will hugely disagree, but I put Neville's form down to a lack of Virgili in front of him.
we don't use two screeners now - we use three
I've been hugely impressed with our entire back 5 (inc Biraz) except for Gallaway. Gallaway seems to have fun just turning the ball over when going forward (and under GVE's gameplan, he's going forward a fair bit), and before Adelaide I would have said he's defensively OK but he was made to look like a fool for their goal. GVE needs to stop killing Goodwin's career, dump Gallaway & put Goodwin at LB.
Chapman has been absolutely amazing. So has Jaliens. Best CB partnership since Ljubo was around IMO.
Brillante looks good but gets himself into trouble a bit too often. Zads is just running rampant - love the kid.
Kanta looks slooooooooooooooooooow. As in, slower than he used to be. IMO his "Bayern career" and all that is officially over.
I still like Burns. When he gets someone to pass it to, he'll be terrific.
Loving Taggart too.
Hoole had a blinder v Adelaide. Kutgw champ
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I agree re Gallaway and Goodwin. I honestly see Goodwin leaving this year not because we don't want to resign him but because he doesn't want to be here. It can all change though - new coach, starts to get some form, etc. I wonder what he is like in training.
While Hoole has been playing well he needs to sharpen up his attitude. There was something I noticed in the Gypos game. Taggz and Hoole were having a full on verbal after Hoole didn't pass to an open Taggz and shot wildly instead. The gypos then went down Hoole's side and forced Zads wide to cover Hoole who was still having a go at Taggz. Zads pretty much gave him a clip 'round the ears and told him to pull his head in, but he continued to stroll back. Great leadership from Zads, but the attitude concerned me.
So out of the 5 goals we've conceded, you're saying Chapman has been involved with 4.5 of them.
Goal 1 v Sydney - Chapman defends ADP so well, holds up one of the best players the world has seen. Caravella crash tackles him, ADP scores. Chapman was involved, but blame-worthy?
Goal 2 v Sydney - Caravella turns over possession, Gallaway is caught way out of position. Chapman?
Goal 1 v CCM - fair. He went to head it and it hit his arm.
Goal 2 v CCM - when exactly was Chapman involved at all?
Goal 1 v Adelaide - We get caught out with losing possession, right back nowhere to be seen. Chapman does as well at defending as any other defender in the comp would have. Gallaway caught out on the back post for a header.
So out of our 5 goals, I say Chapman was involved in 3. And blameworthy for 1 - with only 1 being "his error".
Also FWIW - Biraz has been involved with 100% of them, yet I still think he's been fantastic this season.
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wasn't a fan of chapman last year but since Sydney away i think he has been one of our best
just needs to back himself a bit more, beat a player if he has to it seems when he trys to run forward his first option is to pass and if he has a player coming directly towards him he seems to want to turn and play back.
on neville still not convinced, had an awesome game v perth, but i still haven't seen him deliver a decent cross since tamworth against a half strength gypo team and in Napier and the weekend he had plenty of opportunities to cross.
kantarovski should start every game inshallah
he is brutal these days, so much better than caravella, lets zads do his thing so you can stroke yer stiffyKanta looks slooooooooooooooooooow. As in, slower than he used to be. IMO his "Bayern career" and all that is officially over.
For me, there have been three standouts.. Jaliens, Neville and Hoole.
Jaliens - Just love the bloke at the back. Reads the game so well, calm and collected.. Love his runs forward too, even if he rarely gets the ball given back to him, still exciting to see..
Neville - Who would have thought that the kid could turn it around so much? Last year he had more AIDS than Africa, now, he is on fire.. Good on him, proving a lot of people wrong..
Hoole - Newy boy, just all round impressive. Scores me a fortune in fantasy points too!!
As someone else said, I can't help but feel sorry for Goody on the sidelines..
apparently Chapman had been taking dihydrogen monoxide before the game as well
just saying...
Say it aint so boz, the last thing we need is another newy sportsman heading down the dark path of drug addiction.
Please everyone raise awareness of this terrible chemical - www.dhmo.org