I'd have the same formation as last week, but with either Cassio or Dodd to slot into where Barbiero was.

Hmmm... Sarkies may have turned the corner redcup. The way he shut down Corica on Friday night was impressive. If he can keep this up we may just want to keep him around.
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You're right Sarkies has been a lot more assertive and confident of late - just as his contract is coming to its end - he's either one devious man or just a guy that's re-discovered the form he showed with the Olyroos.
I prefer the latter, I suppose I'm harboring a grudge against him.

I've been around, but not so frequently - it's been a big semester at uni and I'm a bit of a sore loser...

Re this week's lineup, if there's one thing we know about Viddie it's that he doesn't really like to tinker with a system that has worked. I think he will go in with an unchanged lineup bar Dodd in for Barbs. This gives us a fair bit of tactical flexibility as well, Leckie can push up front from his wide right position and Dodd can drift out into the space that leaves. Similarly, when Leckie drifts wide Dodd can drive through the middle. I think it could be more dynamic than with Barbiero in the same position. I think we'll see the same asymmetrical 4-4-2/4-5-1 as we started with last week:

--------Eugene---------

-Fyfe-C'thwaite-Rudan-Jamo
....................................|
....................................V
----Hughes-----Sarkies----
----------Reid-----------

-Leckie-----Dodd---------
...|
...V
-----------Cristiano----

If anyone can make any sense of that, it's basically our standard 4-2-3-1 when we don't have the ball, but when we get it back Jamo bombs forward, Leckie basically joins in as a wide striker so it becomes more of a 3-5-2.

Edited to try and get Jamo's arrow over under his name...



Edited by a1118868: 20/10/2009 06:46:45 PM

Looks like what I had in mind as well. That's probably the most likely line up with Alemao, Cassio and Owusu off the bench again. If Pantelis is fit, I'm pretty sure Viddie will slot him into Alemao's bench spot just coz he's the vice-captain.

Hey, I'm going to my first Reds game since the grand final this weekend. Will there be a big crowd coming down from Adelaide??? I don't want to resort to talking to Victory scum, lol.
Massive game! I hope we go into the game full of confidence and not defend too high, its the only way Archie gets goals.

C'mon You Reds!!!

Sorry mate, getting over to Melbourne is a bit of a stretch for me with all the work I have to do around my new house - there should be Red Army members going over though, if you are on Facebook then check out their page or go to their website.

Adelaide United to get new owners by XMAS most likely stockbroking firm Baker Young
YOU BEAUTY!!!!!!!!

One can hope, lets not count our chickens before they hatch - though I am jumping around like a lunatic on the inside!

I'm not too keen on heading to the Elephant for the game tonight... where else is good? I used to frequent the Alma last season, but thats a fair bit to travel for a southern suburbs boy like myself.

The highway will probably show the game in the beer garden...no sound though but you'll get in a good perv. With all this nice weather should be good.

I've still been meaning to head to the Brompton for a meal and game... maybe today I might just do that. :D

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Oh god I feel sad...

You guys gave us a few scares in the second half. Well done!

I honestly thought today that adelaide were finally going to end this, the longer it goes the more i fear we will lose soon. it wont go for ever.

I actually thought we played an ok game tonight. It's just that Melbourne are too good on the counter and catches our defenders sleeping. Having said that, our defence was actually quite decent for most the game too... Leijer showed that although it was good during free-play, no one knew what was going on during set pieces.

Another loss to Melbourne makes me consider this a tradition now...

I don't get it. Where was the edge that the reds hadwhen playing against Sydney last week? I honestly thought, that if Adelaide brought their game along from last week, then for sure that the streak would have finished. it's a mental thing I guess...

As an AU supporter I thank you for condescending comments like this, it is to be expected but doesn't go the abusive road.
Unfortunately the whole thing really pissess me off big time. I'm sick of our players saying " it's just another game.....and.....there's no pressure on us "
I didn't see the game but a few reputable fans have said that Pantelis was crap - and we've been saying that for the past 12 games, and the conclusion that Viddie is playing him every week because he's vice-capitan is getting harder & harder to bear when I see quality like Cassio on the bench!

All I can hope for is we get it right at the pointy end of the season and we don't embarrass Australia in the ACL.

in felt bad for au . u played good but serz panta for cassio??? viddie serz is playing with ur emotions right there.

I have heard that little poofter PANTELIS is giving a good b..w jobs to Viddie and therefore gets selected week in week out!
Jessesdad how is your mate and saviour Lloyd THE TOOL Owusu.
Was he again man of the match mate ?
He is the worst foreign player we have had

Edited by krijoz: 25/10/2009 05:05:58 PM

krijoz, my friend, don't put words in my mouth. I've never said Lloyd was man of the match or that he's our saviour. I'm beginning to wonder if you're all there. If you want someone to argue with there are plenty of people on here who will be only too happy to accomodate you. Up until now I've been willing to respect your passion and ignore your blatant rudeness. I guess that today I'm not feeling so generous. So, from now on, if you want to discuss something then I'm around. But if you want to spout crap and insult me for no reason then you can listen to the echoes of your own vitriolic rants because I won't be responding.

This is far from me trying to insult you mate!
You know that in you previous articles you bragged how good Owusu was and how he helped us win games and my point all along has been Jessesdad just do not give him credit he does not deserve. This is all mate and I have no issue with you in any way.
I apologize if I have offended you in any way as this was no purpose of any of my remarks.
My remarks have been towards Lloys Owusu and not you directly.
Once again my apologies for ANY grief I may have caused as It has not been my intention to do so

KRISTIJAN

Edited by krijoz: 25/10/2009 04:36:32 PM

I have been brought up no to give anyone credit if they do not reserve it.
You and others have to admit that Lloyd Owusu has been a failure and more and more supporters are agreeing with me on this website as well as in the grandstands during REDS games.
It is not only me expressing opinions about Lloyd THE TOOL there are many others believe me mate.
I have brought some borderline supporters to a few of REDS game and nearly most of them have been asking me questions such as: why this guy is out there (Lloyd Owusu) he is not good enough or that guy (Pantelis) he does not belong to A-league

Last time I checked, "A TOLL" was a fee one must pay to cross a bridge. Maybe Lloyd's dick is that big. I don't know.

Adelaide doesn't have too many 6f2, strongly built, black skinned, shaved headed players in its team. So that mustn't have been Lloyd who assisted the ball to Hughes that scored our only goal. And it mustn't have been Lloyd who won every contested ball in the air last night and added some grit to our attack in the short time he was on.

Nope, must have been some other AU player.

:^o

ASK YOUR MUM!

OK, Kristijan, I'll take your word for it. You have a way with words. :?

As for lloyd, we all feel some sense of disappointment with him but - as redeye says - he did set up the goal last night. He's not all that we'd hoped for but he's not that bad. Better than our last marquee who sat on the sidelines for his entire contract and earnt twice as much.

Thanks mate and I appreciate your understanding
I am sure it will not come to this again.
Please understand I am a bit of explosive person as I was born that way.
Any REDS supporters and any other football lovers please forgive me if I have offended you in any way as it certainly had not been my intention to do so

Ah! the old tollgate. A great way to enter the city, but really Adelaide were decent but didn't have that driving force behind them. IMO they should tell themselves this is the biggest game of the year and give it there all. Get the media into a frenzy and stuck it up em.

F.O.M.

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Thats too far DavidTorres. These losses will only make it more enjoyable when we finally beat you. We will paint Rundle's balls red when we do.