2023/24 Melbourne Victory Thread - Goodbye Popovic

[Fruity33]

No way Brox starts. If Lino doesn't start it'll be Nigro at LB and Chapman at RB (how we lined up after Traore came off injured).
Brox on the bench as cover at full back / CB. We have enough midfielders to not need DJ anymore apart from a large scale midfield injury crisis.


I would like to see Lino get his chance though. No better time than Welly at home.

I certainly hope Brox doesn't start, but based on what the last 10+ years have shown, it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Fruity33]

Also, until we sign a new striker I'd like to see Arzani tried at CF after Bruno gets subbed or if Bruno is out injured.

Do we have room to sign anyone?

 

[Zidane98]

Do we have room to sign anyone?

Definitely. We have no international marquee.

 

[dwwaino]

 

[Zidane98]

Geria makes the squad. Sounds like Traore will be out for about 4 weeks 2 of which are the international break so not too bad.


With Geria fit I'd go a back 4 of Nigro-----Geria------Da Silva-------Lino


Time for Poppa to be bold and give Lino a start. If we need to shuffle things around later in the game we can bring on either Boz or Chapman.

 

[tigs2010]

Noice

 

[tigs2010]

Da Silva having a worse game than that Benin giraffe bloke ever had

 

[tigs2010]

Well that was a get out of jail card. Looked on to me

 

[giggler99]

VAR is a joke nobody at the ground knew what was going on or what was being checked on that penalty call. Its about time we get some audio from the VAR to inform us wtf is happening.

 

[Zidane98]

VAR is a joke nobody at the ground knew what was going on or what was being checked on that penalty call. Its about time we get some audio from the VAR to inform us wtf is happening.

Wasn't there a foul before they scored the first? Certainly looked it.

 

[giggler99]

Wasn't there a foul before they scored the first? Certainly looked it.

Yeah I don’t know it was on the other side of the ground from me and we didn’t get a replay.

 

[tigs2010]

Phoenix 0 shots.

#beingvictory

 

[netslave]

 

[dwwaino]

Firstly Evans is still a trash ref. No idea, square up fouls and has absolutely no conviction.

And secondly, Jesus ****ing Christ. Two weeks in a row bending an opponent over and dropping points. NZ were about as least deserving of a point as you'll ever see. Made out like bandits. Should have been a 6 goal drubbing. Great pressure and tackling, great to see us more attacking and more possession than we have ever been under Poppa, but stuff me finish it.

 

[giggler99]

Well thats another 2 points dropped, we really should be winning these games hope it doesn’t come back to bite us at the end of the season.

 

[Zidane98]

We need another striker. Bruno can't do it all the time he is 36. Arzani maybe can be converted to the CF role.

 

[Fruity33]

Another 2 points down the sink. Wellington is trash.

I agree that we need another striker. The problem with taking Bruno off is that Zizou goes up front and we lose that grunt in midfield.

I really like the Teague and Monge combo, as they move the ball quickly and press on their opponents, something we lacked last season.

Saw Traore after the game, and he was walking very gingerly and having done many a hamstring myself, I know exactly how he'd be feeling...hopefully his rehab is a speedy one.

 

[dwwaino]

Did they confirm if Traore's hammy is a tear? Because at his age we might not see him until closer to Christmas, of not after.

 

[Zidane98]

Phoenix had an XG of 0.

And they still managed a goal.

#beingvictory

 

[dwwaino]

Drawing 1-1 to a team with no shots and 0 XG feels like some games of Football Manager.

 

[Zidane98]

Victory surprised over Fornaroli swearing citing

Coach Tony Popovic says Melbourne Victory were surprised Bruno Fornaroli was issued a show cause notice for his verbal tirade at Adelaide United's Carl Veart.

www.ftbl.com.au

What a load of shit this was. It was found that the MRP had no right to issue a show cause notice to Fornaroli mostly because the interaction was heard with and dealt with at the time it happened. It was simply an argument between Veart & Fornaroli which went no futher. Just unlucky that it was picked up by a pitchside mic. We don't want to take the passion out of the game, swearing happens.

 

[Zidane98]

Shouldn't make a difference whether a pitchside mic picked it up unless the player deliberately uses foul language directed at the microphone in the knowledge that it'll be broadcast.


Imagine if the MRP was going to cite every player who swears at another player / member of coaching staff from the other side....

 

[tigs2010]

Haha what a joke. League should stick to trying to get things like offside and pens correct.

 

[Zidane98]

Haha what a joke. League should stick to trying to get things like offside and pens correct.

It seems like they only did it because it was picked up on the broadcast mic. Ridiculous.

 

[Zidane98]