Adelaide United FC Thread: Champions (2015-16), Premiers (2005-06, 2015-16), FFA Cup (2014) Winners

[hey shorty]

Now Isa is floating the idea of an Aussie citizenship. Now THAT would be handy, probably moreso than Chelo given Isa is far more durable and younger.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Surely Choi stays on since we have Cirio and Henrique out still. Good to see Chelo back. Will be on the bench tomorrow I assume but hopefully he and Holland can stay fit for the rest of the season and Makarounas never starts again.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Now Isa is floating the idea of an Aussie citizenship. Now THAT would be handy, probably moreso than Chelo given Isa is far more durable and younger.

Would be brilliant but if he's not a foreigner anymore oppo teams would likely go after him a lot harder, so I hope he wants to stay here for a while yet.

Larocca is getting his done too isn't he? Chelo is eligible next year but I don't see him being with us next season.

 

[chazwazza]

Looking forward to tomorrow and going to my first game this season. Desperate for a win and get some stability into the year, our luck has to turn around sometime soon, some decent refereeing would help.
How the f*** has the FFA not cited Kilkenny for that dive? I remember La Rocca getting 4 weeks from the MRP for a dubious elbow from grainy footage.
F***ing joke.

 

[diligaf473]

with the Nix winning we're now bottom (for at least 23 hours anyway).

 

[hey shorty]

Holland still missing and Chelo on the bench.

Maka starts and we have the same starting 11 as last week. We must win tonight.

 

[NTRabbit]

I have a better first touch than Ochieng

 

[hey shorty]

That was ugly. First full game I've seen and we were horrendous after half time.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Ochieng came on and literally made us worse. Don't see any upside to him. The chance he had with a few minutes to go his first touch was too long and then he crosses it into Izzo's hands.

 

[hey shorty]

Reality is that with our 2 injured wingers back he doesn't make the squad, he's only a kid so he's probably crapping himself coming on and needing to win.

Has to be given time to settle.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Makarounas needs to be out of the squad all-together next week, with Mells on the bench. I can't take it anymore and it's been 5 games. I said it as soon as we signed him and I'm still saying it now - he is ******* terrible, and he is proving me very right.

 

[hey shorty]

Yep, I was willing to give him a chance but he really looks out of his depth which in turn puts pressure on Mells who isn't quite there yet.

Our central defenders are slow and the lack of pressure from those 2 means opposition have more time to pick the right pass.

That said, we were very very unlucky to lose the previous matches even with Maka in the side. Most of our errors have been ordinary passes from the back giving us trouble.

 

[chazwazza]

Well that was terrible. Absolutely insipid in the second half. Long season ahead.

 

[hey shorty]

I reckon if I pulled up some posts from this time last year......

We will be right, but it's not good right now.

 

[NTRabbit]

Ochieng came on and literally made us worse. Don't see any upside to him. The chance he had with a few minutes to go his first touch was too long and then he crosses it into Izzo's hands.

Also the one where Eugene turned a halfway line clearance into an effective long ball behind the Mariners defence, who weren't expecting it to stay in, and then instead of bringing it down and driving into the box for a cross across the 6 yard box or a near post shot, he managed to scythe his first touch over the byline for a goal kick.

Or the throw in from near the corner right at the end, which he managed to kick into his own hand and give away the free kick.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

I reckon if I pulled up some posts from this time last year......

We will be right, but it's not good right now.

Yeah I'd probably be embarrassed by some of mine from this time last year tbh, which is why I'm not willing to write us off for a while yet.

 

[hey shorty]

If today is a sign of things to come then I'm worried, but I don't believe it is.

Brisbane will be tough even without JMac.

 

[diligaf473]

Putrid second half, no energy, too many wanting others to do the hard work. Brisbane will touch us up Friday night if we keep dishing the same s**t up.

 

[hey shorty]

Need Holland back and Chelo to start, although neither will last much more than an hour particularly Chelo. These 2 guys can put their foot on the ball and change the tempo.

Marrone back in full training but our fullbacks by and large haven't been the issue. O'Doherty is promising but too slight at this stage to have an impact for the full 90. Kitto is big enough he just hasn't got the final finish yet.

 

[FAITH]

wake me up at round 9

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Elrich to LB, Marrone RB and Garuccio LW when Marrone is fit enough. Unless Cirio is fit before that happens.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Choi out long term also with a foot injury.

I can't help but laugh at our luck this season. It's just ******* mental.

 

[hey shorty]

Cirio hasn't started running yet I don't think, so Marrone will be back first.

Garrucios crossing has been pretty good thus far, certainly better than Kitto.

 

[diligaf473]

One of the few highlights from the game for me was the Red Army and their new Guardiola chant - "We've got Guardiola" sung to the tune of Glad All Over.

 

[diligaf473]

looks like Choi has been released .