A-League 13-14 previews: Brisbane Roar
There are effectively three broad phases to the history of Brisbane Roar in the A-League – the pre-Postecoglou era, the Postecoglou era, and the post-Postecoglou era. Their poor…
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A-League 13-14 previews: Adelaide United
For someone who not many would have known much about – or even heard of – we have come to expect many things from Josep Gombau and Adelaide United this season.
A-League 13-14 previews: general themes
This site will feature in-depth tactical profiles of each of the ten teams for the upcoming A-League season, but first, here are some general themes.
A profile of new Brugges signing Mathew Ryan
It always feels particularly difficult to provide an overview of a young goalkeeper when you consider the occupational hazards of the position. No other player touches the ball…
Western Sydney Wanderers 0-2 Central Coast Mariners: Mariners champions
The Mariners won the Championship after four Grand Final appearances. They played a more complete, positive brand of football, and mixed possession with rapid counter-attacking to defeat the…
A-League 2013 Grand Final tactical preview
The 2012/13 A-League season saw a number of coaches promise to try and play “attack based, possession based football”, but two teams remain – the two that have…
Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 Brisbane Roar: Counter-attacking conquers possession
Shinji Ono’s spectacular goal was the highlight of a 2-0 win for Western Sydney, that takes them into the Grand Final.
Will Wellington Phoenix’s drastic philosophy change prove costly?
Wellington hasn’t ever been seen as a proponent of ‘modern’, attacking football, but with two consecutive finals appearance, this didn’t seem to be a huge problem. A Ricki…
How Tony Popovic’s belief in structure has paid off for the Wanderers
It feels like it’s been said repeatedly, but there’s no getting away from the main story: in the space of half a year, the Western Sydney Wanderers was…
Gary Van Egmond’s overhaul better in theory than in practice
The last few years have been nothing short of disaster for Newcastle – there has been an identity crisis both on and off the pitch, most notably with…
John Aloisi’s Melbourne Heart sending mixed messages
In terms of starting XI, this is one of the more difficult sides to predict, with a number of versatile players meaning spots are always up for grabs.…
Melbourne Victory introduce not one, but two false 9s
Ange Postecoglou’s arrival at the Melbourne Victory – at least until the storm of marquees – was the most promising development of the off-season. Not only did he…