A-League thread

[mightytiges]

Fox Sports declaring Griffiths Jones (ref) not up to refereeing a game like this. Thank you. But that doesn't give us that goal back. Also doesn't give Melling his reds (should have got 2)

[taztiger4]

Got a close up of Milligans for which he wasn't sent off & actually caused some damage ?

[tony_montana]

Nothing in it, that germ Broxham committed about 5 fouls in that passage of play - ref should have blown the whistle 5 seconds earlier. Victory and its supporters are the biggest sooks in Australian sport and Berisha is another level above that - refused to shake anyones hand after the game, what a flog. Beaten by the better team.

[dwaino]

Milligan's was accidental.

[tony_montana]

He was merely trying to shrug off that annoying monkey that was trying to take a ride on his back.

[tony_montana]

Milligan's was accidental.

Youre kidding aren't you?    Milligan lined him up


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiOot-gpQtM

Link to youtube clip of milligans

[dwaino]

Went for the ball,  cleaned him up on the way through. A lot different from elbowing a bloke in the throat after the whistle.

[mightytiges]

Gui 

[dwaino]

Took the folks out to Gold class last night so missed the game. Kept refreshing the scores so didn't get to see anything but saw 7 yellows pop up. Lots of cards in the games I've seen this weekend, almost a massive over correction from last week.

[mightytiges]

Got to love the RBB morons of Western Sydney. Now they're jumping the fence to fight their own players   .

[dwaino]

How can Victory ever expect to win anything with Coe and Geria on the park.

[mightytiges]

How can Victory ever expect to win anything with Coe and Geria on the park.

Schoolboy defending from all of them tonight. Howlers in defence from Galloway, Ansell and Leijer as well. The first goal was from a simple high long ball that should be bread & butter for any defender at this level .

Victory hasn't turned up to play. Lethargic over the park, ballwatching and disorganised on defensive transition and disjointed and out of sync. in attack.

[dwaino]

We've dominated since that second goal in every column but the most important one. But hey that's soccer. What annoys me in the few years I've followed A League in no matter what game I watch is how casually the ref will issue the first yellow but how reluctant they are to pay a second and send a player off. So crucial in a game like this when one side have dominated but can't get on the board and the opposition has to resort to time wasting tactics like making two subs right on 90mins.

Perth were 2 goals by 20mins and held on for dear life for the rest. Victory's own fault though for wasting so many good chances.

[mightytiges]

We've dominated since that second goal in every column but the most important one. But hey that's soccer. What annoys me in the few years I've followed A League in no matter what game I watch is how casually the ref will issue the first yellow but how reluctant they are to pay a second and send a player off. So crucial in a game like this when one side have dominated but can't get on the board and the opposition has to resort to time wasting tactics like making two subs right on 90mins.

Perth were 2 goals by 20mins and held on for dear life for the rest. Victory's own fault though for wasting so many good chances.

Even the Perth player after the game admitted he was lucky (although he complained about getting the first yellow). No surprise though with A-league officialdom. They make AFL umpires look consistent.

Still Victory only has themselves to blame. Didn't take our chances despite dominating especially in the second half while schoolboy defending in the first 15 minutes let Perth take theirs. Kosta is one of the reasons IMO why we are struggling up front lately. He is so out of form at the moment especially compared to his dream patch early on in the season. He keeps hesitating and confusing himself which stuffs up clear goal scoring opportunities.

[dwaino]

Barba was deadly early on playing real wide as a more classic winger but it's like he has been playing as an extra striker going real narrow but his finishing sucks. Don't like what seems to be an instruction to play as deep into the box instead of just taking a chance and shooting rather than these low percentage passes that keep getting turned over. Seems like we just keep playing one or two passes too many.

As for defending,  definitely poor. But currently missing Del Pierre, Georgevski, and Milligan out of defence and Galloway has only just come back. Have been playing a second string back half for a while now. Plenty of upside once the full squad is back and the others pull their finger out.