Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 18/09/2019 7:30PM

dont know why people are complaining about the first goal Lopar tried to prevent a corner and he did prevent a corner

mission completed

he even did better than preventing a corner he got us possession back in the midfield

McGowan is a huge worry.

1 minute ago, Burgerman said:

Gotta change this formation back 4 ASAP 

I've said this before Babbel is a great man manager but like last season some of his tactics are at times crap. Heaven help us if this gets served up at the new stadium.

I have a horrible flu and this shyte is making it even shytier. I'm off to bed.If we win I'll be stunned. I think we will concede at least 4. G'night all.

If Lopar had caught it they'd have given a corner. No one could see if ball went over the line or not with the way his body blocked the view.

Yeboah injured 😢

Just our luck

Good response by the kids after half time

14 minutes ago, sonar said:

I've said this before Babbel is a great man manager but like last season some of his tactics are at times crap. Heaven help us if this gets served up at the new stadium.

Yeah i like the formation idea but can't do it without 3 key imports not out there, we actually look ok in there half but back 3 are to isolated when pressed. 

Baccus looks lost without Schwegler

Just now, Pup55 said:

Baccus looks lost without Schwegler

They all do

1 minute ago, Pup55 said:

Baccus looks lost without Schwegler

Is Rady playing 

37 minutes ago, matty said:

Anyone bare to elaborate? Unable to watch

It is getting that way watching the game! We are being outplayed all over the park. So many passes going astray.

Jury still out on Majewski too imo.

Hopefully the rest of the imports make him look a bit better than he has so far.

Tass at CB covers a multitude of McGowans failings 

Just now, redpanther61 said:

It is getting that way watching the game! We are being outplayed all over the park. So many passes going astray.

The worst part is we are getting outplayed by a bad team but we are making them look good

McGowan just looks a touch slow. Reads the game ok and his positioning when not being stretched is good.

He is just a yard off the pace.

The lads look unncertain on who to pass to. Is it our formation? Our positioning? Where has the confidence gone?

Third sub used, time for Lopar to get sent off.

It's Schwegler. He pulls all the strings on and off the ball.

Who have the 3 subs been?

Russell, Wilmering and?

We need to sign Tass to a 5 year contract with a $5 million release clause. Someone will pay it.

The Monge

Go the Monge 

The home kit is growing on me 

2 minutes ago, Pup55 said:

Who have the 3 subs been?

Russell, Wilmering and?

I thought we'd made the Monge sub as well then. He's on now.

3 minutes ago, Pup55 said:

It's Schwegler. He pulls all the strings on and off the ball.

This 

I fell we have a competitive team if they are all fit and healthy. With the addition of a striker. We have a more than handy first eleven (similar to what Sydney FC had in previous years). If we get any injuries I think we may struggle. 

We've got a big problem if missing Schwegler causes this

6 minutes ago, WHACKO said:

I fell we have a competitive team if they are all fit and healthy. With the addition of a striker. We have a more than handy first eleven (similar to what Sydney FC had in previous years). If we get any injuries I think we may struggle. 

Depends who gets injured

From the starting team tonight we were missing our captain, our overseas striker, our overseas midfielder, our overseas centre back and our Socceroo centre back.

You could argue, our five highest paid players (Majewski probably in that 5).

The first two subs at HT and early in the second half were the next 2 highest paid players.

And whilst City have definitely been "better", we haven't been that bad or totally outplayed. The kids have done ok.