Originally Posted by
Jeterpool
Firstly, credit to the 1956 people who showed up last night. Well done.
However, I'm pissed off because we're out of the cup for the third year in our first match. I really wanted a cup run this year because I think we'd have benefited from it.
The Jets took a while to settle into last night's match and were duly punished. In the second half we also saw Victory take some time to adjust to the howling wind and we scored as well. 3-1 was a flattering scoreline to the Victory.
It's easy to blame the referee but I thought he had a poor night. He was far more lenient to the challenges of Victory than he was the Jets.
Neither side was particularly fluid. I thought our midfield two were very good - Stevie UG in particular. Enjoy seeing him while you can folks because he is far too good for this league. I thought Nabbout offered pace we were lacking last year and played well. Clut and Brown were also impressive.
I continue my chant from last year that Cowburn is not a left back. We strung most of our attack down Hoffman's side, particularly in the first half when Hoole was switched over in front of him. Our defence seemed a bit shaky and I wonder whether that has a bit to do with JP leaving? Not sure.
Tough night for BK. The result and some moments won't silence the debate about his ability to aptly fill the #1 spot and how Miller has decided to recruit in that position. Second and 3rd goal he couldn't do anything about. First goal was a sublime cross. I'd like to see him work on his distribution but lets see how it goes on a pitch that doesn't have the goal square chopped up and not blowing a 90km/hr gale in his face.
I think both teams performances indicated the level of game time and quality of opposition they have played so far. Also, that the Victory team have had 2-3 years all playing together now, as opposed to our entirely new front third.
What I found interesting was the lack of subs and that Brymora was chose over both Pavicevic and Brennan to come on. Perhaps that's a sign of the pecking order.
Nordstrand, Boogaard and Haliti to add some depth once they return.
Not all doom and gloom but I'm not feeling as optimistic as was after last year's performance. Granted we were coming from below rock bottom at that point in time.
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