Wanderers pre-season games 2017/18

[Erebus]

Check @ATBWSW on Twitter for coverage of the WSW v Brisbane match at 3pm.

Turner is on site and should be live tweeting stuff. I think the club is actually going to cover it too.

[Paul01]

So next published games are all away

FFA R16 v Bentleigh Greens 29 Aug

Friendly v Brisbane City 5 Sep

Friendly v Vi$ion City 22 Sep

 

[Upthehill]

17 hours ago, Erebus said:

Check @ATBWSW on Twitter for coverage of the WSW v Brisbane match at 3pm.

Turner is on site and should be live tweeting stuff. I think the club is actually going to cover it too.

Does turner ever actually work? I'm pretty sure I only ever see selfies in traffic on FB

[mintoff]

44 minutes ago, Paul01 said:

So next published games are all away

FFA R16 v Bentleigh Greens 29 Aug

Friendly v Brisbane City 5 Sep

Friendly v Vi$ion City 22 Sep

 

Thats what happen when trouble makers are involved with the supporters, we have to cop it sweat.

[DinoPresinger]

1 hour ago, 2549_1494053217 said:

Thats what happen when trouble makers are involved with the supporters, we have to cop it sweat.

Thanks for your input random string of numbers

[wanderersfanatic]

Apparently there was a bcd match at Leichardt oval last night?  Anybody got any info? 

[Paul01]

17 minutes ago, wanderersfanatic said:

Apparently there was a bcd match at Leichardt oval last night?  Anybody got any info? 

On the club website. 2-0 over Bankstown Berries. Berries obviously wanted a trial before facing the smurfs next week

http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/wanderers-edge-berries-in-friendly/vahpxp8zocda1pua1be38ij7d

[Taurus]

18yo trialist - Tass Mourdoukoutas

 

[Paul01]

58 minutes ago, Taurus said:

18yo trialist - Tass Mourdoukoutas

 

Looks like a right footer and plays for Sydney Olympic.

[Paul01]

Keanu Baccus bring our tally of pre-season goal scorers to 9.

 

[Upthehill]

I guess I'll give my take aways from this game, same as last. Though there is a lot less to take away from this.

- Roly seems stuck in the DM mindset sometimes when he comes back to break the play up. His passes almost went backwards to the Thwaites. This was a cup game though so you cant fault him too much for wanting to shut down opposition possession.  We've seen glimpses of what he can do, lets hope in league fixtures that Herd can take the task of breaking up play.

- Clisby doesn't look exactly lethal yet but I saw a lot of him running onto diagonal balls in the second half when the opposition was to tired to chase him. We didn't see this from Rizzo this week (or last game) and especially not from Brendo. If Llorente can replicate that attacking potency, great! but if not we need those wide outlets. Clisby seems to have a motor that just doesnt f-ing quit.

- Riera had to come back into the midfield way too much. And when he did, his distribution of well below the standard of even that game.

- Thwaite is a man who knows what he's doing on the ball. He always pushed forward. His end product was a little sexy

- Welcome back Bridge

- Sotirio needs to get his shooting boots on (yeah Mack, I hear you)

(quick stop for the draw)

OI **** YEAH! WE GOT BLACKTOWN!

 

-- Herd needs to get his head in the game, too many brain snaps

_ Baccus could work on his end product.

- Vedran needs to take the ball early when he's going vertical. As a keeper he makes me cringe watching him try to take an ariel cross
 

[Paul01]

Pre-season games

20 Sep 2017 FFA Cup QF v Blacktown 

22 Sep 2017 Friendly v Vi$ion City

squad rotation for sure.

[Prydzopolis]

When do vision play their FFA cup game?

22nd is too close though to our game. Recovery the next day, when are they supposed to travel & prepare for the game?

[Paul01]

Smurfs v Vi$ion 

13 th September 

obviously FFA wanted Sydney games to be in separate weeks.

does not work for the pre-season game in Shepparton 

[Paul01]

Wonder if the club will organise another trial prior to the FFA Cup game. 

Reading back , the very first trial game was against Blacktown City with a 2-0 win in 70 minutes.

[wswnick]

 

[Paul01]

16 hours ago, wswnick said:

 

How idiotic is the scheduling. Same night as the Socceroos game.

[theguyyouwishyouwere]

not like we have anyone in the socceroos camp.

[ColdRock]

That's because Ange keeps telling them to leave us, interesting that Victory or Roar don't have this issue. Their socceroos even come back for stints

[Prydzopolis]

35 minutes ago, ColdRock said:

That's because Ange keeps telling them to leave us

In you opinion?

[Upthehill]

52 minutes ago, ColdRock said:

That's because Ange keeps telling them to leave us, interesting that Victory or Roar don't have this issue. Their socceroos even come back for stints

Who would you seriously entertain been taken into the fold the last 3 years? None since Spira from my recollection.

Victory on the other hand have recruited NT players in most positions. Brisbane have also had their fair share, though I hope high pants never plays again

[Paul01]

4 minutes ago, Upthehill said:

Who would you seriously entertain been taken into the fold the last 3 years? None since Spira from my recollection.

Victory on the other hand have recruited NT players in most positions. Brisbane have also had their fair share, though I hope high pants never plays again

Popa is not popular with Postecoglou as Popa won't follow the so-called Ange philosophy and sticks to his beloved 4-2-3-1 formation.

When the NT went 4-3-3 for the Asian cup, we had Spira and Tomi playing in the NT. Now that Postecoglou is going 3-2-4-1, Aloisi follows suit but i don't think Popa will ever follow Postecoglou in formation. 

When we go defensive i usually see a flat 4-4-2 formation which changes in transition back to 4-2-3-1 or even 4-1-1-3-1 with the occasional 4-3-3. 

[Upthehill]

1 hour ago, Paul01 said:

Popa is not popular with Postecoglou as Popa won't follow the so-called Ange philosophy and sticks to his beloved 4-2-3-1 formation.

When the NT went 4-3-3 for the Asian cup, we had Spira and Tomi playing in the NT. Now that Postecoglou is going 3-2-4-1, Aloisi follows suit but i don't think Popa will ever follow Postecoglou in formation. 

When we go defensive i usually see a flat 4-4-2 formation which changes in transition back to 4-2-3-1 or even 4-1-1-3-1 with the occasional 4-3-3. 

Juric and Spira were in that team regardless of the formation. Aloisi has only just adopted 3ATB and Muscat has never touched it. We are absolutely out of our tree if we are blaming our lack of NT players (for any country) on our formation

The simple fact is we've not recruited the likes of a Troisi or Milligan

[Carns]

1 hour ago, Paul01 said:

Popa is not popular with Postecoglou as Popa won't follow the so-called Ange philosophy and sticks to his beloved 4-2-3-1 formation.

When the NT went 4-3-3 for the Asian cup, we had Spira and Tomi playing in the NT. Now that Postecoglou is going 3-2-4-1, Aloisi follows suit but i don't think Popa will ever follow Postecoglou in formation. 

When we go defensive i usually see a flat 4-4-2 formation which changes in transition back to 4-2-3-1 or even 4-1-1-3-1 with the occasional 4-3-3. 

As Upthehill asked, who in our team are actually good enough for the Roos squad? The only players I can think of are Risdon and maybe Herd, but both are low in the pecking order (particularly Herd).

[wswnick]

Clisby. 

[StringerBellend]

11 minutes ago, Carns said:

As Upthehill asked, who in our team are actually good enough for the Roos squad? The only players I can think of are Risdon and maybe Herd, but both are low in the pecking order (particularly Herd).

Aspro in about 2-3 seasons time, by then he'll have probably left for Europe 

If antonis had stayed then he might have pushed a claim 

They could do worse than having santalab come on, at least he knows where the back of the net is 

[Carns]

Just now, StringerBellend said:

Aspro in about 2-3 seasons time, by then he'll have probably left for Europe 

If antonis had stayed then he might have pushed a claim 

They could do worse than having santalab come on, at least he knows where the back of the net is 

Aspro isn't even first choice for WSW. I agree he is one for the future, but he isn't there yet.

Antonis has never achieved his potential, hoping he does a Mooy and blooms a bit later.

Ange is not going to pick a 35 year old (besides Cahill).

[Paul01]

11 minutes ago, Carns said:

As Upthehill asked, who in our team are actually good enough for the Roos squad? The only players I can think of are Risdon and maybe Herd, but both are low in the pecking order (particularly Herd).

I would agree on player capability. Risdon in good form would be our only potential candidate at the moment.

 My original point was that Brisbane City have scheduled a friendly on the same night and time as the WCQ against Thailand. The crowd that would turn out will be lower at the friendly against us with Football followers more likely to stay at home to watch the Socceroos on FTA. Would have been better to play the friendly on Wednesday.

[Taurus]

Moreton Bay United‏ @MoretonBayUtd

 

This Saturday the Jets takes on A-League side @wswanderersfc in a huge friendly for the club! Entry is only a gold coin donation! #jets

9:48 AM - 5 Sep 2017

[wswnick]

Feels like we're playing a lot more preseason games than previous years