Looking back to last years season, there does seem to be a trend where afternoon games have less passed per 90 (sometimes a couple of hundred less) than night games

i wonder if it is possible for all games to be scheduled for the evening if we keep with summer football

Yeah the AL always slows down this time of year. There are always some slow games in Dec-Feb. The players also haven't been playing for a few weeks, so they wouldn't be at the same fitness that comes from playing competitive games every week.
There are also the difference is stakes. Whether it's conscious or sub-conscious, players are always going to lift their performances for the opportunity to be crowned best in the world compared to a regular season match.

The world cup is the pinnacle of the sport so there is that but I'm like you. I sat down to watch the Sydney City match on Saturday night and found it soooooo slow by comparison.

It is what it is I suppose.

Despite Wcup quality difference to AL, It is Summer now so players/games will be slower as well. If only we had air conditioned pitches 😎

Should have been a red card as well.
Uskok is a thug who happens to play football

Typical world cup game has around 1000 passes per game

sfc had about 800 and victory v marcarthur around 550. It was indeed a remarkably slow game

So after watching the world cup the past few weeks I found it really hard to watch the victory vs Macarthur match. Just seemed so slow and tiresome, even when folami scored I felt as if everyone looked like they were moving in slow motion, it was a tidy finish but I think we've been a bit spoilt. Hopefully get more into it next week. 

The fact his defense has improved considerably suggests to me its not an attitude problem

a reminder of just how good he was pre acl

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1u34hTKeKeQ

i suspect he will be back. Probably a year or two from now. 

I'd say his fitness is back to 100% or pretty close to it. It's clear he still has that raw talent and good instincts that he had before he went to Europe. His issues seem to be all psychological. He's clearly frustrated. Probably with the trajectory his career has taken. Probably with the lack of NT selection. Whenever you see a player whinge and focus their frustration outwards, it's almost certainly a case of they don't want to deal with their own shit. Hopefully Yorke can get him back on track coz he definitely has a lot more potential than we have seen.

He’s a good player. He just needs to concentrate on his game. 

He does go down a bit too easy at times but was still one of the best players for Bulls today.
nice goal Folami 

I reckon you haven't watched a game of football in years. 

The disappointment you must of felt when Australia did well at the World Cup fuels me. 

He won’t. He is at his best. Tbh he plays football (want of a better word), like a little sook

hes too busy whinging and worrying about everything else other than what he’s meant to be doing. 

Was   it    one   of    those  " If   a  tree   falls   in   the  forest.. . "   things ?

How long till arzani gets back to his best

his defence has improved dramatically, but he used to be able to consistently take on 2 or more players and set up an opportunity 

if he defends like this and dribbles like he did in 2018 he would be a real force to be reckoned with

how is that not a pen to MV 

So f3 derby happened 

whenever I see Marco Tulio on the team sheet  I picture marco tillio in a fake mustache disguise

And next week Lacroix and Risdon are both suspended

Sydney v Melbourne City was a good game to watch.Both sides showed flair and ball movement.Lolley is such a busy and talented player and Tilio looked sharp when he came on.

Burgess puts himself about and would be a chance to be in the squad for the next WC cycle.

I kept thinking we were playing against Brisbane

The pitch was terrible, which is hard to work out. It's not like they've had any rugby games or concerts there recently. There's actually been nothing. There's really no excuse for the woeful state. 

It is kinda sad really. It's a nice stadium. Probably the one and only stadium in the country with ocean views. It's a shame to see it fall into disrepair. Apart from a handful of NRL games and the Wellington weirdness, it's become a bit of a white elephant. We really need a Wollongong a-league team to make proper use of it. 

Why   were   they   even    playing   there  ??

what   a     Joke 

To be fair the pitch looked absolutely shocking.

I went to Wellington-WSW yesterday. A very mediocre game. Couldn't help but notice the precipitous drop in standard from what I've been watching recently. The speed of the game was decent, but first touch was lacking across the board and neither team could shoot to save their lives. At least the Wanderers fans put on a bit of a show in their corner. They have a good drummer. There were even a couple of flares, much to the horror of the ground security. 

I don't get why Wellington still plays home games in Wollongong? 

Yes a very enjoyable game and result. Decent turout as well.

Well ,  the  A- league   has   essentially  produced   a  Socceroos    team    which   has   recently    made   its   5th   Consecutive   World   Cup ,  and   won   through   to   the  round   of  16  (and   only   narrowly   succumbing  to  a   team  now   in   the  semi- final  boasting   one  of ,  if  not  the ,  greatest   players    of    all- time ) .

Who   would   have   thought   20   years   ago    that  Australian   football   would   be   able   to   say   that  ?

yes enjoyed that game!

I went to the Sydney FC v Melbourne City game at Allianz Stadium, and I have to say what a terrific game of football, that was the best $30 I spent (and I had good seats watching the game at ground level).

It was a very fast game, with end to end football and good passing by both teams, the standard of the A-League is definitely getting better.