I complain because realistically, how different is that squad to last year when we were a steaming pile of turd? Burns in for Griff and speculative Garcia in for whichever player was average in the attacking mid position last season in varying games.Originally Posted by furns
I have absolutely zero faith in GVE's ability as a manager.
Burns > Griff
Garcia > Nobody (like we had last season)
Taggart, Hoole, Goodwin, Chapman, Brillante all will be better this year for last season and their off-season opportunities. Caravella will be here for the whole season.
I see reason to be optimistic.
But also, GVE out.
A bit off topic but am I the only one that would have liked to see more Ribero last season?
Re Garcia, solid player but I really do not see him as a creative CAM sitting behind a front 3, from the times I've watched him he's a very strong direct player isn't he? Just never seen him as a CAM.
I'd take him in the squad for sure though.
Also have very little faith in GvE.
edit: I actually think we have a half decent squad, we should be challenging for finals (not a premiership squad). I just don't think GvE is the man to do it.
Na, I am a pessimist.
Burns = unknown. He hasn't exactly destroyed teams overseas and we have him for a few months loan. Whoo.
Garcia... played for a team that finished LOWER THAN US. Yeah, he is going to be a superstar (if he even signs). Will choke on his gum in the first game and be out for 6-8 weeks with throat lacerations or something.
Can't argue very much with that last bit... they should be better, for sure. But Kanta was going to Bayern and he has hardly been better for experience years later.
Pessimism ftmfw.
In good news, when we finish 8th this season it'll probably hurt me more than you.
Always thought he was an early edition of Holman, tbh.
Hahaha, 8th? You are an optimist.
Considering Egghead wants to play 343 this year I think we'll line up like this
--------------------Biraz--------------------
--Chapman----------CB-------Gallaway--
-Zadz----Garcia ---The Beard--Goodwin-
-----Tagart--------Heskey-----Burns------
GvE doesn't want to play 3-4-3. He wants to play mindgames into making other managers think he's playing three at the back. And in reality, most of the other managers are too focused about getting their own systems right to even give a flying fxxx what GvE does.
GvE started last season with 3 at the back against Adelaide. We conceded within 20 minutes IIRC. If he is legit about going back to it - it's only further proof that he's not suited for us.
What all the GvE lovers, or anti-GvE-haters, must remember is GvE came back to the club and harped on about "his system, his system". How can his system change so much? He needed x amount of time to make it happen. He's had over that, and just continues to change it so he has the excuse of his system hasn't had enough practice yet.
The only real successes GvE has had since coming back to the club is signing a legit number 1 goalkeeper, signing a few promising players in and amongst a whole heap of garbage new signings and rubbish re-signings (that corner flag play <3<3<3), and making a large amount of fans that HSG excellently roped into becoming fans pissed off, and not coming back. And to be totally honest - if you put any other manager that was rumoured back when GvE came in (Farina, Merrick, whoever else) in GvE's position, I would argue they would have signed either the same keeper or a more proven one, and would have signed better players.
GvE OUT, HSG OUT (for letting GvE re-sign Bridges and for not signing Griff), 76% of the Newy population IN (for voting for the e&c kit)
We still need to sign a CB and Richie would be a good pick up
With
Kanta
Peps
Taylor
Cara
Gibbs
Bridges
Josh
Kennedy
Brown
Neville
Virgilli
(Coops,Ox,Hoole)
That would be 25 players
Let the tinkering commence.
I just read (someone said through SST) that Adelaide are trying to offload Nigel Boogard to us.
Newy boy coming home
Fxxx the haterz who slayed me for always loving him
Genuinely excited by this - love the bloke.
Boogard is crap!
What happened to this experienced european CB! Ridiculous how all these other teams (heart,CCM) can find these dutch CBs and we cant find anyone
Another thing, how can MV release players every week eg Forschini today and we dont release players to make room in our squad.
Last edited by lil_masi; 08-08-2013 at 05:01 PM.
Last I saw Poogard's dad has a monster 'stache and looks like a bikie, sign him up.
Burns is right footed. Played right wing for socceroos. Gve looking for the front 3 to play very narrow therefore I think you'll see tags and burns support heskey and frequently swap sides
going for the outscoring the opposition this year nice.
bring on 5-4 games.
Burns used to play as an inside out winger for Adelaide didn't he? Seem to remember seeing him tearing it up down the left pretty often.
Foschini released, thoughts?
Yeah always played either side but mainly right wing for socceroos, could say he is both footed but definitely predominantly right footed
No need, very ordinary at times
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