+x+x+x+x+xAnd Gauci is not the second Socceroos GK on this form.
To be fair he plays behind a state league level backline.
It’s not the back 4 who can’t defend, it’s the entire team. Zadkovich was right last week when he said that he and Milligan agreed the young kids couldn’t defend.
CCM played through us so easily in the first half because our pressing was no non existent hence why Carl hooked Jovanovic, Yull and D’Arrigo at half time.
In the second half it was better but there was one instance where the ball was at Vukovic’s feet and he was waiting for the ball to roll back into the box and Nestory just stood and watched until one of Halloran and Alagich ripped into him and them he applied pressure but by then it was too late for it to make any effect.
You realise that Zadkovich's Perth Glory's back 5 consisted of 3 30 year old year olds? Zadkovich is making excuses because he doesnt have the ability to organise he's defence properly so he blames it on youth because that's the default setting for coaches when things go wrong.
It's typical behaviour from a-league coaches to do that actually.
Adelaide's defensive issues is more to do with how they are coached, Adelaide are great in attack especially in transition but there behaviour in defending transitional moments is lazy and poor and often they lose concentration because of their heavy transitional way.
Otherwise you didnt see CCM struggle to defend when they had a young Triantis and a young central midfield paring around them because they are well coached team.
Coaching > Individuals and we know this league anyone can concede goals no matter how experienced your players are because this league is a transition heavy league.
Or maybe that defending requires all 11 players in the team to contribute so when then this isn’t happening the back 3/4/5 will always be under pressure and concede goals. This was very evident in the first half last night.
You also contradicted yourself in the second paragraph. You said we aren’t coached well defensively (which is true) but also you said that our defending of transitional moments is also lazy and poor (also true).
However, when players are being lazy, that’s not the coaches fault. That’s the fault of the individuals not doing their Job and in the first half, there were a few who didn’t, especially when they were supposed to be pressing. Hint, they were the one’s that got hooked at half time.
Behaviour isn't just about individual its also coaching, how you coach is how you play.
Major problem is Veart as a coach he doesnt train he's players to control the transition well,he only knows the transition and will die by the transition.
When you teach behaviour like tactics you also you also teach them how to manage the details better and the whole team for Adelaide dont respect rest defence whatsoever.
In terms of the game CCM were the better team, they not only create good goal scoring chances but they control the game far better than Adelaide did.
Also when it comes to chance creation Adelaide struggle to create when teams give them the ball, I think teams are now wary now to give them chances on the break.
Also Hint, the subs that came on barely helped changed the game including the wonderboy in Irankunda who should have got sent off, as talented as he is he's got an attitude problem and wont last in Europe if he doesn't fix it and become more disciplined on defenders who try to rile him on challengers.