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+xSo just to be clear. I will always support the Matildas. I think Kerr is an exceptional talent and there is no doubting that. I would never trust Robbie Slater as far as I can throw him. In saying that, the Matildas trained at my club a lot during the World Cup. We would assist and be involved. Kerr's behaviour left a lot to be desired. I get why the FFA would back her. She is our 'golden girl' and smashing everything in front of her. She's getting more girls into the sport and that equals to more money in the sport. You market your biggest players. No one is analysing the personalities and traits of all the players. As an inspiration she fits the bill. What has happened with the Matildas is the same issue that has plagued the A-League, Socceroos and our development. They sailed on good vibes and good reputation at the time. There has been no investment in development or clear pathway towards progression. Why replace Tony when people when there is all the good vibes around him and the Matildas are selling out stadiums. Montemurro probably doesn't want to come to Aus any time soon, so who is the clear replacement? I don't think the FFA has a succession plan. If we are being honest with ourselves, Arnie should not be in a job, but the vibes of beating Denmark kept him in. What real progression have the Socceroos made? What players are we producing that are making the jump to the big leagues and being successful when there. What infrastructure is being put in place to ensure teams like the Roar and such are stable? Coaches are being put off their development by the way our courses are run. Not to mention how difficult it is to maintain your qualification. Then you have issues with not enough officials, but the running of state organisation NPLs and such being so demanding, but not rewarding enough for the people investing their time. thats interesting about kerr. I'm not sure its arnie's job to produce players for the big 5, make the roar stable etc? Beating 5th place south american team, getting our first world cup win since 2010, then doing it back to back, beating pim's defensive record recently, that's quite a few runs on the board. There are many problems in oz football, but I'm baffled that people the coach is one of them when we haven't had players in the big 5 (even jordan has players getting regular time in ligue 1 iirc)
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So just to be clear. I will always support the Matildas. I think Kerr is an exceptional talent and there is no doubting that. I would never trust Robbie Slater as far as I can throw him.
In saying that, the Matildas trained at my club a lot during the World Cup. We would assist and be involved. Kerr's behaviour left a lot to be desired.
I get why the FFA would back her. She is our 'golden girl' and smashing everything in front of her. She's getting more girls into the sport and that equals to more money in the sport. You market your biggest players. No one is analysing the personalities and traits of all the players. As an inspiration she fits the bill.
What has happened with the Matildas is the same issue that has plagued the A-League, Socceroos and our development. They sailed on good vibes and good reputation at the time. There has been no investment in development or clear pathway towards progression. Why replace Tony when people when there is all the good vibes around him and the Matildas are selling out stadiums. Montemurro probably doesn't want to come to Aus any time soon, so who is the clear replacement? I don't think the FFA has a succession plan.
If we are being honest with ourselves, Arnie should not be in a job, but the vibes of beating Denmark kept him in. What real progression have the Socceroos made? What players are we producing that are making the jump to the big leagues and being successful when there. What infrastructure is being put in place to ensure teams like the Roar and such are stable? Coaches are being put off their development by the way our courses are run. Not to mention how difficult it is to maintain your qualification. When I got my C Licence, I ran a session by one of the FFA coaches, they gave me advice on changing something. I did that. My session got stopped, I got pulled to the side and ripped to shreds. I felt so inept and terrible. There was no asking what happened or why I did things. I just got torn apart in front of the group. The FA coach didn't even speak up whilst this was happening. One of the other people in my group spoke to the head FA coach later and told him what happened, and only after that did he come and say, "I didn't realise that is what happened." Not many on that course wanted to run sessions after that. People were put off doing the course, but you already paid the $1000, so you just kept going. Then you have issues with not enough officials, the running of state organisation NPLs and such being so demanding, but not rewarding enough for the people investing their time.
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+x+x+x+xLucy Zelic cops a lot of stick but to be fair she's gone in hard on an topic that could cause her heaps of grief. Respect for her in this instance. Getting roasted on twitter and one female football journalist is mad 10 have her on their team I can't understand how players banned for not being female can retain their strength, physique and athleticism and play as females straight after without everyone being outraged and calling the system into question. Outright lunacy to bag Zelic out on this one as far as I'm concerned. 100%. Look at what happened to JK Rowling and others for calling it as they see it. There's also at least 2 women boxers in the olympics that failed their tests last year. (Literally competing in a sport where you punch women.) You can tell that something is suss and it's not just an 'equality' issue, because it doesn't happen the other way round (females transitioning into males competing in elite male sport)
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+x+x+xLucy Zelic cops a lot of stick but to be fair she's gone in hard on an topic that could cause her heaps of grief. Respect for her in this instance. Getting roasted on twitter and one female football journalist is mad 10 have her on their team I can't understand how players banned for not being female can retain their strength, physique and athleticism and play as females straight after without everyone being outraged and calling the system into question. Outright lunacy to bag Zelic out on this one as far as I'm concerned. 100%. Look at what happened to JK Rowling and others for calling it as they see it. There's also at least 2 women boxers in the olympics that failed their tests last year. (Literally competing in a sport where you punch women.)
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it. I've copy pasted an article on the matildas thread that might help answer that. Mind you who knows what's true and what isn't. 'Sources say'. Fucking lol. https://forum.insidesport.com.au/2582654/Matildas-Womens-Football?PageIndex=46#bm3126839 I saw that thanks, and read what zimbos_05 had posted above. Seemed to conflict with each other so wanted to confirm how I read it. I know that helping others can make you feel quite important and essential to a team. I know that sitting on the bench or the sideline you still feel the successes and losses personally of a team and if people identify you with a team it can still reflect back on you. I am sure I will never know what truly drives Kerr but clarifying what I see and hear lets me change my mind when I see I have something wrong. Either way this plays out, there will be tears on the coach tonight .....  The coach or couch? HAHAHAH touche. bloody English as a Second language. hahahahha ... Poor Tony .... seems like a harmless schlep.. sort of guy who will bounce back, managing a women's lacrosse team in Winnipeg in a couple of years or something....
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+x+xLucy Zelic cops a lot of stick but to be fair she's gone in hard on an topic that could cause her heaps of grief. Respect for her in this instance. Getting roasted on twitter and one female football journalist is mad 10 have her on their team I can't understand how players banned for not being female can retain their strength, physique and athleticism and play as females straight after without everyone being outraged and calling the system into question. Outright lunacy to bag Zelic out on this one as far as I'm concerned.
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+xLucy Zelic cops a lot of stick but to be fair she's gone in hard on an topic that could cause her heaps of grief. Respect for her in this instance. Getting roasted on twitter and one female football journalist is mad 10 have her on their team
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+x+x+x+x+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it. I've copy pasted an article on the matildas thread that might help answer that. Mind you who knows what's true and what isn't. 'Sources say'. Fucking lol. https://forum.insidesport.com.au/2582654/Matildas-Womens-Football?PageIndex=46#bm3126839 I saw that thanks, and read what zimbos_05 had posted above. Seemed to conflict with each other so wanted to confirm how I read it. I know that helping others can make you feel quite important and essential to a team. I know that sitting on the bench or the sideline you still feel the successes and losses personally of a team and if people identify you with a team it can still reflect back on you. I am sure I will never know what truly drives Kerr but clarifying what I see and hear lets me change my mind when I see I have something wrong. Either way this plays out, there will be tears on the coach tonight ..... The coach or couch?
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+x+x+x+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it. I've copy pasted an article on the matildas thread that might help answer that. Mind you who knows what's true and what isn't. 'Sources say'. Fucking lol. https://forum.insidesport.com.au/2582654/Matildas-Womens-Football?PageIndex=46#bm3126839 I saw that thanks, and read what zimbos_05 had posted above. Seemed to conflict with each other so wanted to confirm how I read it. I know that helping others can make you feel quite important and essential to a team. I know that sitting on the bench or the sideline you still feel the successes and losses personally of a team and if people identify you with a team it can still reflect back on you. I am sure I will never know what truly drives Kerr but clarifying what I see and hear lets me change my mind when I see I have something wrong. Either way this plays out, there will be tears on the coach tonight .....
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+x+x+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it. I've copy pasted an article on the matildas thread that might help answer that. Mind you who knows what's true and what isn't. 'Sources say'. Fucking lol. https://forum.insidesport.com.au/2582654/Matildas-Womens-Football?PageIndex=46#bm3126839 I saw that thanks, and read what zimbos_05 had posted above. Seemed to conflict with each other so wanted to confirm how I read it. I know that helping others can make you feel quite important and essential to a team. I know that sitting on the bench or the sideline you still feel the successes and losses personally of a team and if people identify you with a team it can still reflect back on you. I am sure I will never know what truly drives Kerr but clarifying what I see and hear lets me change my mind when I see I have something wrong.
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+x+x+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it. I've copy pasted an article on the matildas thread that might help answer that. Mind you who knows what's true and what isn't. 'Sources say'. Fucking lol. https://forum.insidesport.com.au/2582654/Matildas-Womens-Football?PageIndex=46#bm3126839 LOL its all not true by the last poster who must know more than anyone I guess haha
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+x+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it. I've copy pasted an article on the matildas thread that might help answer that. Mind you who knows what's true and what isn't. 'Sources say'. Fucking lol. https://forum.insidesport.com.au/2582654/Matildas-Womens-Football?PageIndex=46#bm3126839
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+x+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable. Many on here (where the most expert opinions are espoused and debated) thought the Matilda's success was achieved despite Gustavsson rather than because of him. The players looked to be dragging us up from where he was positioning us. To some extent, any professional coach could have produced the results we saw and any number could have done better with the players available for selection in the wider pool. At the least, a forward thinking coach would have had us in a better position looking to the future than we are in today. Failed swansongs for how many Matildas that thought they might be medal contenders to prove they were great at the expense of 'the team' (yes, you do detect a level of defeatist pessimism)? It makes sense that the older heads would try to flock together to protect their individual interests - and from memory it was some older players who had been put aside that were involved in the Stajcic business so Gustavsson no doubt had that to contend with that power struggle too. Still, if you are paid to be the manager you should be the bloody manager. I believe the worth of this team is much greater than the product they are delivering but that they are not the best team we should be either fielding or developing. Not asking for details, but when you mention Sam's attitude do you mean generally negative or positive impact on the team? I have a personal belief based on watching and gut feeling that Sam puts Sam first and foremost and considers herself both untouchable and superior to everyone else (somewhat akin to the attitude of some rugby league 'stars'). If I am misjudging her in the eyes of others I am totally open to hearing it.
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Lucy Zelic cops a lot of stick but to be fair she's gone in hard on an topic that could cause her heaps of grief. Respect for her in this instance.
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This lady. 7months pregnant and made the round of 16. Egyptian star's incredible Olympic pregnancy revealEgypt's Nada Hafez put in a strong effort in the women's individual sabre, making it to the last 16 of the competition. But afterwards, Hafez made the stunning announcement that she was seven months pregnant. "What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three! It was me, my competitor and my yet-to-come to our little world, little baby!" Hafez said in an Instagram post.  Hafez revealed she is seven months pregnant in the aftermath of her fencing exit. "My baby and I had our fair share of challenges, be it both physical and emotional."The rollercoaster of pregnancy is tough on its own, but having to fight to keep the balance of life and sports was nothing short of strenuous, however worth it."Hafez defeated the USA's Elizabeth Tartakovsky in the first round before going down to Jeon Hayoung of South Korea at at the Grand Palais. The 26-year old is competing at her third Olympics.
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+xStunning revelations have been made about the disorganisation and disunity in the Matildas camp as their Olympic campaign lurches towards disaster. The Australian has exclusively uncovered the disharmony under coach Tony Gustavsson in a bombshell report published on Tuesday night. I'm a huge fan of the girls, but one could see something like this brewing. We were just too blinded by it based off their success and the impact they had had on grassroots football. Unfortunately, this is what separates our girls from the other teams. We don't have that ability to separate being family from competition. There is too much reliance on a few players, and too much of a group mentality amongst some. Tony was also not willing to make big calls and kept placating egos. I've heard some stories about Sam's attitude, and also witnessed a couple of incidents, so what we see on the media is definitely very different. I'm sure all these girls could be ultra successful, but I think they are basically harming themselves by constantly resorting to this sort of mentality when things don't go their way or get a bit uncomfortable.
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+x+xIt'll come but quite remarkable the USA has 26 medals but only 4 gold currently. Damn that rugby 7s choke hurts when it really should've been at least silver. Not hopeful for any of our team sports. Maybe women's hockey but the rest seem dodgy with opponents poised. Bronze is the same value as Gold to the US - they're winning the medal count over there! Decided to play into that and make a 'points' system for the medal tally to appease the Americans: 3 points for Gold 2 points for Silver 1 point for Bronze Here is your top 10 as of this morning: | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Points | | USA | 4 | 11 | 11 | 45 | | France | 5 | 9 | 4 | 37 | | China | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | | Japan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | | Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | | GB | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | | Korea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | | Italy | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | | Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | | Hong Kong | 2 |
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCan I ask why it's specifically the manager and not the team getting the blame? 1/ Van Egmond and Gorry, with Polkinghorne on the bench. 2/ Van Egmond as striker 3/ Heyman on the bench We played with a stupid line-up until they had 5 - most especially with Van Egmond, who struggles to be useful in midfield, playing upfront and a known and proven striker sitting on the bench. We should have had Heyman, Foord and Raso across the front from the start, but once again the coach takes Raso off when he brings on Heyman - resulting in a much reduced attack to feed Heyman. Gorry is a battler still, but her passing accuracy is poor and has been for several games now. We can't afford someone to give the ball away so often in her position. And we had Gorry as our most attacking player several times in the box receiving high balls. Van Egmond should have been there but she is too slow and incapable. How much the game turned when we had Wheeler, Heyman and Torpey. How much better if we had Wheeler, Heyman and Raso from the start and if they had been playing together all these lead up games. Our coach is deadset killing the Matildas progression with his lazy and useless choices and his continual deference to players who have passed their prime but want to keep playing. Fair enough. I'm not sure who's banging down the door to replace gorry, eve.etc. If we play a front three Ford Heyman raso Do you have Fowler as a 9? Because that would make sense then we need to strength the defence I think Fowler is more influential when she plays in the 9 and less likely to disappear there. Her hit and miss is less critical for us there because we have a full defence behind her when things go wrong but when she gets it right we benefit hugely with opportunities. I think Wheeler can grow into a Gorry replacement simply by playing in the team. She keeps her wits about her, uses her vision and voice and is not afraid to get in with or without the ball. Her passing accuracy is better and maybe she can develop into the bulldog role that Gorry so critically performs for us. Van Egmond just has not been bringing anything to the team for ages so replacing her is not a consideration as such - any decent player is better than a replacement for her. She is tall and happy to mix it with opponents - that is her super power but it is not one she holds exclusive rights to or that we need her to provide. No-one is necessarily banging down the door but I see a lot of that because Gustavsson plays a very specific system with those favoured players. The team can be much better if they build around a different skillset rather than playing the one stale system with aging legs and trying to force other players into that individual mould. Van Egmond is being played like Mitch Duke but without any pace; making it a complete waste of a player. Ok so it's interesting two people pointed out there is a bit of toxicity in the team and a few players are influencing Tony's selections ABC's Sports Analyst Roy Slaven interviewed Gustavsen and could only get shrugs in response to his questions. Seems like Tony is just coasting his way to the inevitable end. Sports analyst? I thought he was a comedian, H.G.Nelson's partner. Lol Ol Roy called a sports analyst haha yep he’s been HG’s partner in crime for yonks - absolute hoots hearing their commentary the early days. Great banter and send ups of athletes. Lol a sports analyst that’s a classic 4 time Olympian, Cheese Manufacturer and puts the Olé into Beaujolaishttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6HlyKjc6XupbPJTCaOyvMn?si=cc5535be21d84456 Australian icons and national treasures. Have been listening to them for 30 years. Will be a sad day when they can't do it anymore. (They're both over 70.) yep, will be sad days this gen pass's off re commentry and air waves. Its so sanistised what you can and cannot say now - breathing will be an offense taking some elses air next to you. Thanks mate haha 4 time Olympian, Cheese Manufacturer and puts the Olé into Beaujolais Shame I watched our skate boarding guy earlier last night, his first 2 runs we're not good at all.
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCan I ask why it's specifically the manager and not the team getting the blame? 1/ Van Egmond and Gorry, with Polkinghorne on the bench. 2/ Van Egmond as striker 3/ Heyman on the bench We played with a stupid line-up until they had 5 - most especially with Van Egmond, who struggles to be useful in midfield, playing upfront and a known and proven striker sitting on the bench. We should have had Heyman, Foord and Raso across the front from the start, but once again the coach takes Raso off when he brings on Heyman - resulting in a much reduced attack to feed Heyman. Gorry is a battler still, but her passing accuracy is poor and has been for several games now. We can't afford someone to give the ball away so often in her position. And we had Gorry as our most attacking player several times in the box receiving high balls. Van Egmond should have been there but she is too slow and incapable. How much the game turned when we had Wheeler, Heyman and Torpey. How much better if we had Wheeler, Heyman and Raso from the start and if they had been playing together all these lead up games. Our coach is deadset killing the Matildas progression with his lazy and useless choices and his continual deference to players who have passed their prime but want to keep playing. Fair enough. I'm not sure who's banging down the door to replace gorry, eve.etc. If we play a front three Ford Heyman raso Do you have Fowler as a 9? Because that would make sense then we need to strength the defence I think Fowler is more influential when she plays in the 9 and less likely to disappear there. Her hit and miss is less critical for us there because we have a full defence behind her when things go wrong but when she gets it right we benefit hugely with opportunities. I think Wheeler can grow into a Gorry replacement simply by playing in the team. She keeps her wits about her, uses her vision and voice and is not afraid to get in with or without the ball. Her passing accuracy is better and maybe she can develop into the bulldog role that Gorry so critically performs for us. Van Egmond just has not been bringing anything to the team for ages so replacing her is not a consideration as such - any decent player is better than a replacement for her. She is tall and happy to mix it with opponents - that is her super power but it is not one she holds exclusive rights to or that we need her to provide. No-one is necessarily banging down the door but I see a lot of that because Gustavsson plays a very specific system with those favoured players. The team can be much better if they build around a different skillset rather than playing the one stale system with aging legs and trying to force other players into that individual mould. Van Egmond is being played like Mitch Duke but without any pace; making it a complete waste of a player. Ok so it's interesting two people pointed out there is a bit of toxicity in the team and a few players are influencing Tony's selections ABC's Sports Analyst Roy Slaven interviewed Gustavsen and could only get shrugs in response to his questions. Seems like Tony is just coasting his way to the inevitable end. Sports analyst? I thought he was a comedian, H.G.Nelson's partner. Lol Ol Roy called a sports analyst haha yep he’s been HG’s partner in crime for yonks - absolute hoots hearing their commentary the early days. Great banter and send ups of athletes. Lol a sports analyst that’s a classic 4 time Olympian, Cheese Manufacturer and puts the Olé into Beaujolaishttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6HlyKjc6XupbPJTCaOyvMn?si=cc5535be21d84456 Australian icons and national treasures. Have been listening to them for 30 years. Will be a sad day when they can't do it anymore. (They're both over 70.)
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xCan I ask why it's specifically the manager and not the team getting the blame? 1/ Van Egmond and Gorry, with Polkinghorne on the bench. 2/ Van Egmond as striker 3/ Heyman on the bench We played with a stupid line-up until they had 5 - most especially with Van Egmond, who struggles to be useful in midfield, playing upfront and a known and proven striker sitting on the bench. We should have had Heyman, Foord and Raso across the front from the start, but once again the coach takes Raso off when he brings on Heyman - resulting in a much reduced attack to feed Heyman. Gorry is a battler still, but her passing accuracy is poor and has been for several games now. We can't afford someone to give the ball away so often in her position. And we had Gorry as our most attacking player several times in the box receiving high balls. Van Egmond should have been there but she is too slow and incapable. How much the game turned when we had Wheeler, Heyman and Torpey. How much better if we had Wheeler, Heyman and Raso from the start and if they had been playing together all these lead up games. Our coach is deadset killing the Matildas progression with his lazy and useless choices and his continual deference to players who have passed their prime but want to keep playing. Fair enough. I'm not sure who's banging down the door to replace gorry, eve.etc. If we play a front three Ford Heyman raso Do you have Fowler as a 9? Because that would make sense then we need to strength the defence I think Fowler is more influential when she plays in the 9 and less likely to disappear there. Her hit and miss is less critical for us there because we have a full defence behind her when things go wrong but when she gets it right we benefit hugely with opportunities. I think Wheeler can grow into a Gorry replacement simply by playing in the team. She keeps her wits about her, uses her vision and voice and is not afraid to get in with or without the ball. Her passing accuracy is better and maybe she can develop into the bulldog role that Gorry so critically performs for us. Van Egmond just has not been bringing anything to the team for ages so replacing her is not a consideration as such - any decent player is better than a replacement for her. She is tall and happy to mix it with opponents - that is her super power but it is not one she holds exclusive rights to or that we need her to provide. No-one is necessarily banging down the door but I see a lot of that because Gustavsson plays a very specific system with those favoured players. The team can be much better if they build around a different skillset rather than playing the one stale system with aging legs and trying to force other players into that individual mould. Van Egmond is being played like Mitch Duke but without any pace; making it a complete waste of a player. Ok so it's interesting two people pointed out there is a bit of toxicity in the team and a few players are influencing Tony's selections ABC's Sports Analyst Roy Slaven interviewed Gustavsen and could only get shrugs in response to his questions. Seems like Tony is just coasting his way to the inevitable end. Sports analyst? I thought he was a comedian, H.G.Nelson's partner. Lol Ol Roy called a sports analyst haha yep he’s been HG’s partner in crime for yonks - absolute hoots hearing their commentary the early days. Great banter and send ups of athletes. Lol a sports analyst that’s a classic 4 time Olympian, Cheese Manufacturer and puts the Olé into Beaujolaishttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6HlyKjc6XupbPJTCaOyvMn?si=cc5535be21d84456
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+xIt'll come but quite remarkable the USA has 26 medals but only 4 gold currently. Damn that rugby 7s choke hurts when it really should've been at least silver. Not hopeful for any of our team sports. Maybe women's hockey but the rest seem dodgy with opponents poised. Bronze is the same value as Gold to the US - they're winning the medal count over there!
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+xIt'll come but quite remarkable the USA has 26 medals but only 4 gold currently. Damn that rugby 7s choke hurts when it really should've been at least silver. Not hopeful for any of our team sports. Maybe women's hockey but the rest seem dodgy with opponents poised. Hey behind the water polo we beat Serbia! Also Matildas were always dodgy to me after the stajic thing I do believe there are toxic players in that team
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It'll come but quite remarkable the USA has 26 medals but only 4 gold currently. Damn that rugby 7s choke hurts when it really should've been at least silver. Not hopeful for any of our team sports. Maybe women's hockey but the rest seem dodgy with opponents poised.
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Two crackers in the men's football quarters with Japan facing Spain as Egypt won the latter's group and Argentina against France. Morocco USA and Paraguay Egypt the others.
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Day started and ended well with the men's water polo beating Serbia, who won gold the last 2 Olympics. All down from there with Kookaburras and Boomers losing. Some boxing and rowing exits. 6th in shotgun shooting. Rugby 7s with a massive choke. BMX and Kayak qualifying looked good Surfing in the next hours. Swimming saved the day and tomorrow two more top chances in finals.
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+x+xBrilliant gold swim by McKeown! The competition was fierce but to then win by that margin and pull away in the final 25 was legendary. so close! How many gold by women so far? Must be all of them? Was a decent body length but the other Australian girl with a solid 4th. Best of the rest with those top 3 something else. Yes, only women so far. That French Marchand is a pest with his range of ability. ZSC should go close in breaststroke. So glad for Josh Yong making the final too after so narrowly finishing 17th after the heats and only coming in after a withdrawal. Despite a very good heat swim, it was milliseconds amongst so many swimmers. 7th in his very close heat means 7 ahead of him even with time of all races being the deciding factor. You might be fast but 5-7 others ahead of you can put you in a real tough spot.
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+xbig heart from aussies in the 4x200m relay but why are we having technical issues - reckon 5 laps were on the edge of the lane. If all are in the center we easily gain another 3 meters and challenge for gold. It has been a consistent feature of our male swimmers missing those little things. Is our male swimming coach not up for the job? In any case congrats on a 3rd Bloody hate when they swim close to the rope. Got to work on that. Felt our first leg, with out individual finalist, really slowed us. He was the slowest of the 4.
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+xBrilliant gold swim by McKeown! The competition was fierce but to then win by that margin and pull away in the final 25 was legendary. so close! How many gold by women so far? Must be all of them?
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big heart from aussies in the 4x200m relay but why are we having technical issues - reckon 5 laps were on the edge of the lane. If all are in the center we easily gain another 3 meters and challenge for gold. It has been a consistent feature of our male swimmers missing those little things. Is our male swimming coach not up for the job?
In any case congrats on a 3rd
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