By tfozz - 14 Jan 2011 7:51 PM
Interesting, the mental factor is a largely undervalued aspect of the game especially by us fans because we need something we can point a finger at.
Whether Sydney have turned a corner is questionable but for the sake of their ACL I hope they ahve.
What do you think about the FourFourTwo blog Where Have Sydney Gone Wrong??
Two wins on the trot for Sydney FC, is it a revival or a false dawn? Against Gold Coast United they played with more energy and aggression and it was all hands to the pump. Sydney pressed ...
Have your say.
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By dizzy_red - 17 Jan 2011 7:20 PM
Here's a tip or few:
Colosimo, Kisel, Ramsay, Bridge, Payne, Casey, Aloisi, Corica, Bolton...
See, Sydney didn't just get rid of youth players, they got rid of a whole bunch of players from across the age range. They made a really fatal error, thinking that their value existed only in the core squad they've kept, when in reality the whole was greater than the sum of their parts.
Sydney's failure is a strategic error, rather than a series of tactical ones. The loss of Corica was, of course, unavoidable, but Sydney really failed to capitalise on one of the strongest squads the A League had last season. Now they have a few quality players held together by a bunch of stringy, average shit that no pricking about with formation can make up for. Occasionally they can get a good, forced win, but in general they've been a mess. Now toward the arse end of the season it's finally starting to congeal, but it's too little, too late - too many away games against determined opposition to come, and not enough decent players left.
Restructure and concentrate on next season.
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