What rubbish, both teams were rubbish. Roar had a team full of big and aggressive players. A team of Roy O'Donovan's. They pressed well but created little, however they took their chances. One off a lucky deflection and the other capitalising on a defensive mistake.
The fact that Young was the man of the match shows Sydney created more opportunities. SFC were very complacent and ineffective across the park yet Alfie still could have easily had a hat trick, Kosta missed a sitter and Baumjohann could have scored a couple too. Sydney looked jetlagged after the trip to China and having half a dozen players with gastro may explain the unusually poor game from O'Neil, Wilkinson etc
I don't really see a big, strong, fit and physical side being able to dominate an entire aleague season. Clubs will figure them out and their one dimensional play and lack of creativity will see them floundering near the bottom of the ladder. They did force Redmayne into a couple of good saves but i'd say only 4-5 scoring chances in the game, of which they converted 2. 

All in all a disastrous game for Sydney. Ninkovic and Grant getting injured. Ninko possibly out for a few months. Corica was shown to be woefully inept with his subs. Losing 2-0 and he keeps his striker (with 6 goals in 4 preseason games) on the bench, bringing on a RB a LB and a DM despite our attack floundering and being wasteful. That's not how you chase the game. He never really seemed interested in winning last night and just stood still and silent with his arms folded all night. We lacked leadership last night and having Corica and Wilko leaves us severely lacking in vocal leadership. If everyone just quietly goes about their business then nothing will change. There's no passion or aggression in any of SFC's players and this was something Brosque provided when needed. 

Still the ease with which sydney carved Brisbane open was pleasing and i'm really not sure why Brisbane fans are acting like they dished out a masterclass, Perhaps just winning a game has that effect when it's been a long time between drinks. But if Sydney had our shooting boots on we score at least 6 goals last night. 

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What rubbish, both teams were rubbish. Roar had a team full of big and aggressive players. A team of Roy O'Donovan's. They pressed well but created little, however they took their chances. One off a lucky deflection and the other capitalising on a defensive mistake.
The fact that Young was the man of the match shows Sydney created more opportunities. SFC were very complacent and ineffective across the park yet Alfie still could have easily had a hat trick, Kosta missed a sitter and Baumjohann could have scored a couple too. Sydney looked jetlagged after the trip to China and having half a dozen players with gastro may explain the unusually poor game from O'Neil, Wilkinson etc
I don't really see a big, strong, fit and physical side being able to dominate an entire aleague season. Clubs will figure them out and their one dimensional play and lack of creativity will see them floundering near the bottom of the ladder. They did force Redmayne into a couple of good saves but i'd say only 4-5 scoring chances in the game, of which they converted 2. 

All in all a disastrous game for Sydney. Ninkovic and Grant getting injured. Ninko possibly out for a few months. Corica was shown to be woefully inept with his subs. Losing 2-0 and he keeps his striker (with 6 goals in 4 preseason games) on the bench, bringing on a RB a LB and a DM despite our attack floundering and being wasteful. That's not how you chase the game. He never really seemed interested in winning last night and just stood still and silent with his arms folded all night. We lacked leadership last night and having Corica and Wilko leaves us severely lacking in vocal leadership. If everyone just quietly goes about their business then nothing will change. There's no passion or aggression in any of SFC's players and this was something Brosque provided when needed. 

Still the ease with which sydney carved Brisbane open was pleasing and i'm really not sure why Brisbane fans are acting like they dished out a masterclass, Perhaps just winning a game has that effect when it's been a long time between drinks. But if Sydney had our shooting boots on we score at least 6 goals last night. 

What rubbish, both teams were rubbish. Roar had a team full of big and aggressive players. A team of Roy O'Donovan's. They pressed well but created little, however they took their chances. One off a lucky deflection and the other capitalising on a defensive mistake.
The fact that Young was the man of the match shows Sydney created more opportunities. SFC were very complacent and ineffective across the park yet Alfie still could have easily had a hat trick, Kosta missed a sitter and Baumjohann could have scored a couple too. Sydney looked jetlagged after the trip to China and having half a dozen players with gastro may explain the unusually poor game from O'Neil, Wilkinson etc
I don't really see a big, strong, fit and physical side being able to dominate an entire aleague season. Clubs will figure them out and their one dimensional play and lack of creativity will see them floundering near the bottom of the ladder. They did force Redmayne into a couple of good saves but i'd say only 4-5 scoring chances in the game, of which they converted 2. 

All in all a disastrous game for Sydney. Ninkovic and Grant getting injured. Ninko possibly out for a few months. Corica was shown to be woefully inept with his subs. Losing 2-0 and he keeps his striker (with 6 goals in 4 preseason games) on the bench, bringing on a RB a LB and a DM despite our attack floundering and being wasteful. That's not how you chase the game. He never really seemed interested in winning last night and just stood still and silent with his arms folded all night. We lacked leadership last night and having Corica and Wilko leaves us severely lacking in vocal leadership. If everyone just quietly goes about their business then nothing will change. There's no passion or aggression in any of SFC's players and this was something Brosque provided when needed. 

Still the ease with which sydney carved Brisbane open was pleasing and i'm really not sure why Brisbane fans are acting like they dished out a masterclass, Perhaps just winning a game has that effect when it's been a long time between drinks. But if Sydney had our shooting boots on we score at least 6 goals last night. 

What rubbish, both teams were rubbish. Roar had a team full of big and aggressive players. A team of Roy O'Donovan's. They pressed well but created little, however they took their chances. One off a lucky deflection and the other capitalising on a defensive mistake.
The fact that Young was the man of the match shows Sydney created more opportunities. SFC were very complacent and ineffective across the park yet Alfie still could have easily had a hat trick, Kosta missed a sitter and Baumjohann could have scored a couple too. Sydney looked jetlagged after the trip to China and having half a dozen players with gastro may explain the unusually poor game from O'Neil, Wilkinson etc
I don't really see a big, strong, fit and physical side being able to dominate an entire aleague season. Clubs will figure them out and their one dimensional play and lack of creativity will see them floundering near the bottom of the ladder. They did force Redmayne into a couple of good saves but i'd say only 4-5 scoring chances in the game, of which they converted 2. 

All in all a disastrous game for Sydney. Corica was shown to be woefully inept with his subs. Losing 2-0 and he keeps his striker (with 6 goals in 4 preseason games) on the bench, bringing on a RB a LB and a DM despite our attack floundering and being wasteful. That's not how you chase the game. He never really seemed interested in winning last night and just stood still and silent with his arms folded all night. We lacked leadership last night and having Corica and Wilko leaves us severely lacking in vocal leadership. If everyone just quietly goes about their business then nothing will change. There's no passion or aggression in any of SFC's players and this was something Brosque provided when needed. 

Still the ease with which sydney carved Brisbane open was pleasing and i'm really not sure why Brisbane fans are acting like they dished out a masterclass, Perhaps just winning a game has that effect when it's been a long time between drinks. But if Sydney had our shooting boots on we score at least 6 goals last night. 

Hey mate - just to put some perspective on it.

Roar were missing some of what we expect to be our first choice players. It is early on and we have been waiting to see if our team could play any sort of football against ALeague level opponents.

We may not have won a single FFA Cup game previously (I could be wrong but I don't remember one) and this game was such a critical assessment for us after years of accumulating shite.

We kept a clean sheet.

We played combination football.

We won.

As supporters and as a club we are in a better place than we have been for a few seasons. This was a huge result for us and the team deserve all the praise we can give them at this point of pre-season.

Next time SFC and Brisbane meet Sydney can still be Goliath :)

I didn't see the match in its entirety, but Roar were good value for their win. Fair play to them. Fowler approached the game with a plan to nullify Sydney, and it clearly worked. No reason why there shouldn't be a bit of optimism among the fans. At the same time though, Sydney looked extremely ordinary, and miles off the level we saw against PSG or the 6-1 demolition of MV last season. It's difficult to read a great deal into the result, as we know Sydney can (and this season, definitely will) produce much better football than what they served up last night. I get the sense that while BR are obviously further ahead in preparation, the level we saw from them last night is more or less the level they'll be at throughout the regular season, with maybe a tiny bit of room for improvement. Competitive and defensively-sound, but probably not going to trouble the top 4 this season.

More salt 😂

I didn't see the match in its entirety, but Roar were good value for their win. Fair play to them. Fowler approached the game with a plan to nullify Sydney, and it clearly worked. No reason why there shouldn't be a bit of optimism among the fans. At the same time though, Sydney looked extremely ordinary, and miles off the level we saw against PSG or the 6-1 demolition of MV last season. It's difficult to read a great deal into the result, as we know Sydney can (and this season, definitely will) produce much better football than what they served up last night. I get the sense that while BR are obviously further ahead in preparation, the level we saw from them last night is more or less the level they'll be at throughout the regular season, with maybe a tiny bit of room for improvement. Competitive and defensively-sound, but probably not going to trouble the top 4 this season.

Lol isn't he a Victory fan? Why would he be salty Waz? 

And I'm not salty either. We sucked and you deserved the win.

I didn't see the game but I have this view as well based off of comments from fans of both clubs (Maybe not with the last sentence though).

By all reports, Fowler's tactics clearly worked and nullified a reportedly rusty and disjointed Sydney side. Another factor that has to be taken into consideration is that Fowler is doing a 6 week English style pre-season while Sydney would be very early in their pre-season. I don't think a HAL side has ever done a European style pre-season before so it will be interesting to see if Roar can still stay fit and sharp for the entire pre-season or whether they will burn out.

Lol isn't he a Victory fan? Why would he be salty Waz? 

And I'm not salty either. We sucked and you deserved the win.

Lol isn't he a Victory fan? Why would he be salty Waz? 

And I'm not salty either. We sucked and you deserved the win.

SYDNEY UNITED CLUB STATEMENT | Sadly early this year flash flooding caused significant damage to the playing surface. An insurance claim was submitted however it was only approved on the 25th July for payment. In the interim, the club undertook at its own cost to make the surface playable for NPL games this season. 
Unfortunately the A-League threshold is higher and the repairs required are of greater nature.Moving forward the club will be laying a new, complete pitch in the off season.The club will advise shortly the venue for the FFA Cup Round 16 fixture.

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Agree with your last statement - and it’s time to move on. 

I suspect the salt is coming from a few people who maybe ran their mouths off over Fowler and his signings and will now struggle if Roar are anything other than mediocre this season. 

If Fowler and Roar perform well there’s going to be a few past comments getting bumped. 

Either you didn’t watch the match or you’re just out for a troll? 

Young wasn’t man of the match, either Mauk or Akbari were and for what they did moving us forward. 

Young didnt make his first save until about the 85th minute and probably only had three saves to make all night, the next two came in injury time and was a double save. Young had a quiet night. 

Sydney didnt have more chances, Roar did. Redmayne made a world class save just before half time to save 2-0 and two excellent saves in quick succession to prevent 3-0 mid way through the second half. 

sydney never opened up Roar, not once. The best it got was when Zullo came on late and they got two crosses in from the left. 

Roar did open sydney up on at least five or six occasions. Including the first goal when O’Shea jinked his way past a couple of defenders to set Mauk up and the second goal that saw Roar create a 2 on 1 with the second goal. 

Roar were fitter that Sydney, no doubt about it. But it’s unlikely a fitter Sydney would do much better - Fowlers tactics were spot on, Sydney will need more than fitness to change this result (and I’m sure they’ll find it) 

Roar are bigger and stronger than previous years. But they mainly played a short possession based passing game that was pleasing on the eye. They were fit, strong and comfortable with the ball at their feet. Jets and Glory won’t physically bully us this year. 

On the night Roar were way better than Sydney. It meant everything last night but means nothing for the new season. It’s too early to draw conclusions. 

Ive read some salty comments on-line from Sydney fans trying a little bit of revisionist commentary - but SFC didn’t create more chances, have more possession or play the better football. Roar did. 

Equally I’ve read some balanced and informed comments from Sydney fans, the majority in fact, who are able to deal with a one-off preseason result and accept the result for what it was. 

It seems for some this defeat is hard to take. Success does that sometimes - SFC were just unlucky to draw a motivated and prepared opponent that’s all. 

Such delusion is why Robbie will be fighting for his job later in the season. 

How someone could miss 5 one on ones with your keeper is astounding. Perhaps you were watching NJ v MV. 

There was only one shot on goal in the entire first half. But Sydney certainly laid on 3-4 through balls to release a striker however they often failed to pull the trigger and opted for a lame pass. 
In the second half Brisbane had perhaps one spell of 5 mins which they dominated and got a few shots off, otherwise they had nothing. Created no chances. Had possession but did nothing with it. Redders barely touched it all night. He made 2 saves. Young was by far the best player on the pitch making numerous saves from the 55th minute on. 

I saw the Roar send a heap of aimless long balls to no-one all night. Not one much crisp passing, SFC's passing was definitely superior. 

The number 6 was very lucky to stay on the field. Clattering into players all night, diving in with studs, even after already being on a yellow. The 10 was also pushing players over, kicking the ball away and was lucky not to get carded. If this was an AFC match both players would have been sent off by Asian refs.

But hey, get all excited and giddy over a single win. We'll see at the end of the season who's where. 

More salt 😂

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To be honest, good to see that the State of Origin derby is well and truly alive and still as fiery as ever :D:D:D:D

Agree with your last statement - and it’s time to move on. 

I suspect the salt is coming from a few people who maybe ran their mouths off over Fowler and his signings and will now struggle if Roar are anything other than mediocre this season. 

If Fowler and Roar perform well there’s going to be a few past comments getting bumped. 

Yes its its way too early to tell, it’s one game in preseason and that’s kinda the point - but it wasn’t way too early to write Roar off before a ball was kicked for some people. 

Again, I suspect this forum is going to have plenty of salt over it this season lol 

Quick, get some 90s origin player out to do a queenslander sermon about "pride for ya state".

We will, as soon as the salt stops flying ... get that stuff in your eyes and it will bring tears to even the toughest ex-Origin player 

Brisbane outplayed us. They had more opportunities than us. They scored more goals than us. They seemed hungrier than us. We could not break them down. There midfield completely outplayed ours and Fowler completely out coached Corica. 

We had chances, without question. To say we broke them down however would be false. 

All this being said, I think more than anything you caught us off guard. Nonetheless we didn’t deserve to win. 

It it took us like 15 minutes to get an actual touch of the ball.