So we're unleashing Hooper...right onto the bench.
TBH happy with that. Think the team and formation has some momentum and if he hasnt got the legs he can't press for 90 minutes or chase through balls.
R8 v Adelaide United | Sun 1st Dec | 8:00pm | SS7
Good to see Ball has been rewarded with another start after his stellar performances lately #justiceformccowatt
I feel like the pressure and criticism of Ball would be a LOT less if he wasn't wearing the #9 jersey
Im ready for another round of cynicism...hopefully not. COYN
Bally to score
Not bad start, close to a goal. Good work Piscopo
Maybe I should switch off. Been all Adelaide since I turned on!
Hardly heard McGree's name, unless the commentators have been talking about his goal scoring record
Coopers not full
MyFootball not showing it live? Unless I am in the wrong country.
Wish Hooper was on these great crosses- 3 or 4 great pieces of delivery
Watching it on My Football
I'm outside NZ though. Not sure about using VPNs spent years going to pubs to watch
Hooper would’ve scored that Sotirio chance... need him fit asap
MyFootball not showing it live? Unless I am in the wrong country.
I'm using crichd. Reliable enough.
Great run Libby. The guy is a gun.
Sotirio, absolutely terrible header...
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Good VAR call for once
Davila wasted three good attacks there, hopefully rope-a-dope for later
Still excellent interchanges there. Ball on notice? We could have Waine and Hooper up front.
Wonderful football to watch by us.
been a long time since we had the most shots in a half.....7 to 3 so far
Rufer and Steinman shutting McGree out of the game
come on Sotirio - you've done all the god damn hard work!!!!
nutmeg not a good option
yep- wish thatd been one of our strikers!
Roy would gotten that one.
We look really bloody good at times.
We are looking great.
Sotorio having his best game of the season, but needs to learn how to score.
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Murdering these set pieces by pissing around with it. It's windy, get it in the area and see what happens.
Passing it around and then taking a long shot that gets blocked or goes over is just a waste. Get Steinmann, Taylor & DeVere in the mix.
Just as I say that, Sotirio should have buried that!!!
Roy would gotten that one.
We look really bloody good at times.
We get more chances we look better. Roy missed a fair few too!
Roy would gotten that one.
We look really bloody good at times.
We get more chances we look better. Roy missed a fair few too!
Ha fair
Anyone got a good stream?
Even when he had his shooting boots on, Burns was horrific in some of those 1v1 situations
looking forward to having on quick striker who can trap the ball and pass to our team.
Good half- looking for the end product
Sotirio kills a third attack, Ball killed an earlier on with lack of pace after a great Davila pass.
Izzo keeping the reds secure for now
and up until that cross, Payne has done a great job.
High foot fouls are annoying as hell.
Happens all the time but which ones get pinged are always a gamble.
Absolutely carved them up, disappointing to not be ahead.
I'm nervously optimistic about this game.
Both teams look like they could sneak the win 1-0
Played some really good stuff! Hope we don't rue our missed opportunities
Does anyone else sort of get the feeling that we're going to regret not getting anything out of this period of dominance?
We've been excellent after about the 15 minute mark, nothing to show for it.
Hooper on for Sotirio at H/T please.
I think Hooper will be on soon if we keep wasting chances
This has been one of our best performances of the season; Sotirio really unlucky, he saved that completely accidentally after getting nutmegged.
Ball doesn't look like he has any belief he will score, unfortunately.
Am liking the ref actually playing advantage..
Also, Piscopo has been very good, I have to say. McCowatt may find it difficult to get back into the team.
After dominating, we really deserve/needed a goal there. Don't think Adelaide will be that bad in the 2nd half.
Biggest worry is obviously Maria - perhaps the best crosser in the league, and we're given him acres of space. However, the trade off has been that the middle of the park has been very well defended by Rufer/Steinmann. Interesting tactical ploy there; I think Talay has told them not to drift wide and cover the winger; often this season we've been carved up through the middle because of that.