Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 22/11/2019 7:30PM

team ,

                                                                           Duke       Meir       Adam 

                                                                                         Muller

                                                                     Baccus ?                      Schwegler

                                           Kamau                   Ziegler                 McGowan              Georgesvki

                                                                                      Lopar

Reserves, Sullivan Yeboah, Mourdoukoutas, Grozos, Elrich, Suman  and Willmering

Yeboah for Adam after 65 minutes, Elrich or Wilmering for Kamau if Kamau is gassed , Sullivan maybe Starting if Baccus cant back up from China.

Please remember this is only my opinion   

13 minutes ago, Keithie said:

team ,

                                                                           Duke       Meir       Adam 

                                                                                         Muller

                                                                     Baccus ?                      Schwegler

                                           Kamau                   Ziegler                 McGowan              Georgesvki

                                                                                      Lopar

 

Reserves, Sullivan Yeboah, Mourdoukoutas, Grozos, Elrich, Suman  and Willmering

Yeboah for Adam after 65 minutes, Elrich or Wilmering for Kamau if Kamau is gassed , Sullivan maybe Starting if Baccus cant back up from China.

Please remember this is only my opinion   

Swap Kamau and Georgevski. I suspect we will return to a 3 at the back though.

17 minutes ago, Keithie said:

team ,

                                                                           Duke       Meir       Adam 

                                                                                         Muller

                                                                     Baccus ?                      Schwegler

                                           Kamau                   Ziegler                 McGowan              Georgesvki

                                                                                      Lopar

 

Reserves, Sullivan Yeboah, Mourdoukoutas, Grozos, Elrich, Suman  and Willmering

Yeboah for Adam after 65 minutes, Elrich or Wilmering for Kamau if Kamau is gassed , Sullivan maybe Starting if Baccus cant back up from China.

Please remember this is only my opinion   

I'm sure he'll play Jurman if fit instead of either McGowan or Zeigler. Kamau and Georgievski to switch sides and most probably Yeboah will start ahead of Adam.

no Jurman 

13 minutes ago, Keithie said:

no Jurman 

 

I thought he was fit to play

22 minutes ago, Keithie said:

no Jurman 

 

8 minutes ago, Jefski said:

I thought he was fit to play

So did I....apparently still a week to go...Meier may not start either....?

https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/video/press-conference-20-november-markus-babbel

It's understandable that Meir and Muller are not at their best considering their lack of games but I'm disappointed in Yeboah so far this season. Expecting much more of him tbh. He scored a lovely goal against Leeds, first touch and finish but has looked like an NPL player since. Our defence is OK and Ziggy will just get better so not too worried if Jurman is out this week. I am hoping Muller has his best game to date to show he is on the upward trajectory and also the answer to our creative issues. This is my biggest worry for the season, who is going to pull the strings in midfield? Still not convinced we have the necessary talent here.

Keanu was not a starter for the Olyroos vs Lithuania based on team photo.

Not sure if he played against Korea DPR. He definitely played in the 5-1 win over China PR u23s

1 hour ago, sonar said:

 

So did I....apparently still a week to go...Meier may not start either....?

https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/video/press-conference-20-november-markus-babbel

Babs never gives away too much during the week.

Duke and Adam up front would be good. Delbridge is pretty mobile for a big unit, I can’t see Meier making a huge amount of space around him, and he’s sure as **** not winning headers over Delbridge.

Yeboah to the bench hopefully. Seems like he needs a few weeks to get the fire back. He’s been pretty bloody average.

Hopefully Kamau is back to fitness so Georgevski can line up on galloway. Our only real attacking threat at the moment is Georgevski and he’s got the wood over his opponent on the left.

36 minutes ago, Upthehill said:

Babs never gives away too much during the week.

Duke and Adam up front would be good. Delbridge is pretty mobile for a big unit, I can’t see Meier making a huge amount of space around him, and he’s sure as **** not winning headers over Delbridge.

Yeboah to the bench hopefully. Seems like he needs a few weeks to get the fire back. He’s been pretty bloody average.

Hopefully Kamau is back to fitness so Georgevski can line up on galloway. Our only real attacking threat at the moment is Georgevski and he’s got the wood over his opponent on the left.

Pretty Spot on. If Meir is 100% id definitely start him though. Adam for Yeboah if we go 352. Otherwise front 3 of Duke/Meir/Muller.

Baccus will be very important in this game. By important i mean if he does not put on his big boys shoes and step up in defense and in possession then he will be a turnstile all match.

Yeboah started good in FFA cup and pre-season but start of season injury makes his prep interrupted. I hope after the break we see Yeboah back to his old self

40 minutes ago, Sithslayer1991 said:

Yeboah started good in FFA cup and pre-season but start of season injury makes his prep interrupted. I hope after the break we see Yeboah back to his old self

Yup. But unfortunately you need to be better to keep your spot esspecially with the way Adam is going.

 One thing that has gone against Yeboah is that he is not a wide player. His best games for us have seen him as the most central player in attack, whether that be in a front 2 or 1 up top. With Meir he will always be asked to make runs down the sideline and that's where he just does not know what to do with the ball. 

If i was the coach, i'd be telling Yeboah in those wide positions play it simple, quick one-two's, early passes and goes, don't try beat your man, and when in the box drive and shoot. Otherwise I'd like to see Meier peel off to a wing occasionally and getting some pace in behind with Duke and Yeboah off a Meier flick on or through ball. 

45 minutes ago, Sithslayer1991 said:

Yeboah started good in FFA cup and pre-season but start of season injury makes his prep interrupted. I hope after the break we see Yeboah back to his old self

He’s never had a great touch, he’s just dangerous when you move the ball fast. We have been completely devoid of that element since rd2. Even against Leeds, when we attacked it was rapid.

Having no #10 in the team is going to hurt him.

With the ridiculous levels of smoke up there currently is there any danger of this game being called off?

17 minutes ago, MartinTyler said:

With the ridiculous levels of smoke up there currently is there any danger of this game being called off?

we might get docked points.......    

20 minutes ago, MartinTyler said:

With the ridiculous levels of smoke up there currently is there any danger of this game being called off?

Smoke is usually worse on a morning to early afternoon, the sea breeze usually kicks in and that usually gets up to Parra. Forecast is for a south easterly to come in the afternoon which should clear it. Tomorrow morning may be similar to today though. Outside chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon but prob wont make it to Parra.

Game should be ok.

3 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Smoke is usually worse on a morning to early afternoon, the sea breeze usually kicks in and that usually gets up to Parra. Forecast is for a south easterly to come in the afternoon which should clear it. Tomorrow morning may be similar to today though. Outside chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon but prob wont make it to Parra.

Game should be ok.

Good !!  I don't fancy a 4 hour drive/overnight stay for a postponement !!

2 minutes ago, MartinTyler said:

Good !!  I don't fancy a 4 hour drive/overnight stay for a postponement !!

Errrrr if i am wrong will you kill me 

Dont blame me lol

13 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Smoke is usually worse on a morning to early afternoon, the sea breeze usually kicks in and that usually gets up to Parra. Forecast is for a south easterly to come in the afternoon which should clear it. Tomorrow morning may be similar to today though. Outside chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon but prob wont make it to Parra.

Game should be ok.

I think it's wonderful having a weather forecaster called "Smoggy" giving a weather report on smoke haze and related.

1 minute ago, Ossified said:

I think it's wonderful having a weather forecaster called "Smoggy" giving a weather report on smoke haze and related.

All this smog and pollution makes me home sick 

45 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Errrrr if i am wrong will you kill me 

Dont blame me lol

I know where you live.......

1 hour ago, MartinTyler said:

Good !!  I don't fancy a 4 hour drive/overnight stay for a postponement !!

where do you travel from MT??   This is a seaosn defining game, we have been bang average all season and somehow have accumulated enough points to be up near the pointy end, this week after a week off will tell us where we are at City have played brilliantly in patches and very poor in patches often in the same game but they have always managed to score and with 3 in each of their last 3, if they do that again with the way our attacke is going we simply cannot win.  We need to restrict them to 1 to have any chance unfortunately.

1 minute ago, scarcev said:

where do you travel from MT??   

Just South of Batemans Bay

4 minutes ago, MartinTyler said:

Just South of Batemans Bay

holy ****, fair way to go.  If you need somewhere to stay up here my kids have all moved out and I have some space here if you need an overnighter.

4 minutes ago, scarcev said:

holy ****, fair way to go.  If you need somewhere to stay up here my kids have all moved out and I have some space here if you need an overnighter.

Thanks Mate....my kids are still in Sydney so I have choices 

4 minutes ago, scarcev said:

where do you travel from MT??   This is a seaosn defining game, we have been bang average all season and somehow have accumulated enough points to be up near the pointy end, this week after a week off will tell us where we are at City have played brilliantly in patches and very poor in patches often in the same game but they have always managed to score and with 3 in each of their last 3, if they do that again with the way our attacke is going we simply cannot win.  We need to restrict them to 1 to have any chance unfortunately.

Not sure about the season defining part....six games in out of 27.....but, I get your point. Still.....We held the Roar goaless....City didn't and lost. The team for WSW on Friday will be vastly different to the injury ravaged side that took the field against City in the FFA Cup. I agree we have been average in attack....but we have also been good in defence. Barring Jurman we are near full strength at home.I think we'll get a positive result.

Game day forecast for Sydney area

Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke haze and possible dust haze in the morning. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the outer west in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h early in the morning then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day.

Does the BOM not know its a game day at parra, that 'chance of a shower' is a baked in storm

Western Sydney Wanderers FC: 1.Daniel LOPAR (GK), 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6.Matthew JURMAN, 7.Mitchell DUKE, 9.Nicolai MULLER, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS, 14.Alex MEIER, 17.Keanu BACCUS, 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Nicholas SULLIVAN, 23.Kosta GROZOS, 27.Kwame YEBOAH, 29.Daniel WILMERING, 33.Tate RUSSELL, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 35.Mohamed ADAM, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (GK).

**2-4 to be omitted**

Ins: 6.Matthew JURMAN (returns from injury), 11.Bruce KAMAU (returns from injury), 21.Tarek ELRICH (returns from injury), 22.Nicholas SULLIVAN (returns from injury)
Outs: 37.Jake TREW
Unavailable: 8.Jordan O’DOHERTY (knee), 10.Radoslaw MAJEWSKI (knee), 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (shoulder)

its rare matches are postponed so i cant imagine this one will be