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I thought we were great. Our passing was excellent for much of the game, except for the crossing.
Syria played in an extremely compact formation. When good players do that - and the Syrian players are good - it's always hard to score.
We deserved to win easily. In the end, we won tough. Whatever, it was the fair result.
David Davutovic reporting Ange to quit next month, irrespective of qualification.
There was some good passing at times. Too often I felt blokes played a soft sideways pass for no gain instead of fizzing one up the middle to the advanced midfielders, which is when we were able to threaten. The surface seemed a fairly slow, there were quite a lot of underhit and soft passes.
Leckie is actually a good player when he is allowed to play as a winger and take on his man. Also pretty good in the air. He's not a good defender and he's not a good passer, so asking him to stand on the sideline and receive the ball then play it inside over and over is no good.
Majority of the crossing from the left was woeful, mainly Kruse and later Rukavytsa. Kruse was pretty honking to be honest, but could be what senor plague mentioned about confidence and getting backing from teammates.
I don't know if its that the players are not capable or that they've just had it stamped out of them by Ange valuing possession too highly. But we need to take more risks in the final third. Try the little flicks and first time passes. Try taking on the man when its on. Whip a ball in, have a shot etc. We don't need to play direct but if you only ever play a pass that has a 98% chance of success you'll never get anywhere. Troisi is one that did try some invention up there and nearly came off a couple times. And Mooy when he was able to get further up the park.
But that really is the problem with SainsburyQuote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
For 89 mins he plays well. But there that 1 cock up in him
The cock up that managers around the world see and then use that as a reason to knock back signing him
Same with the penalty in the first leg. He back there marking no one for a cross into the box in the last 5 mins and Leckie marking the striker.
Amateur mistakes really
Ange leaving in November regardless of WC qualification. https://www.foxsports.com.au/footbal...1bcf6721ca11d6
Coaching WSW is he??Quote:
Originally Posted by PC14
20 something mins in to CONCACAF games
Honduras 0 Mexico 1
Panama 0 Cost Rica 0
Trinidad and Tobago 1 USA 0
Currently it Panama we playing still as ladder not alter with these results
HT in CONCACAF games
Honduras 1 Mexico 2
Panama 0 Cost Rica 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2 USA 0
Currently it Panama we playing still as ladder not alter with these results
60 mins in CONCACAF games
Honduras 3 Mexico 2
Panama 1 Cost Rica 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2 USA 1
Currently it USA we playing
In South America I think chile are goooone........ New Zealand - Peru I think
Keep the updates coming member good job.
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by lquiquer
Chile gone
Funniest thing in the Peru game in the last 2 mins
Colombia through
Peru in a play off
Everyone happy
So Peru play keep ball back and forth across half way with the occasional Colombian getting close enough to make it look like they were not fixing the result
It was ****ing comical watching it
Both teams happy with it Peru though would have qualified direct with a last minute goal but getting the Kiwis is basically being qualified anyway
70 mins in CONCACAF games
Honduras 3 Mexico 2
Panama 1 Cost Rica 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2 USA 1
Currently it USA we playing
Still thinking be some more twists
Breaking news.... Ange to quit in November even if we qualify for Russia....
Should sack him now so we can get away with this system that a new coach wont be usingQuote:
Originally Posted by lquiquer
10 to go
Same same
Yanks have hit the post
Gombau In ??
88 mins
Panama score 2-1
Honduras it is Yanks are out as it stands
Panama score
We currently play Honduras..US out