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Saturday 18 October 2008

Frank Farina: You owe me $25,000.

Queensland Roar keep losing at home. And Frank Farina can't solve the problem. Not last year, not this year.

A team that can cruise past league leaders Melbourne Victory 2-0 at the Dome a few weeks ago lost to Adelaide United 1-0 last night.....and what is Frankie ever going to do?

Time to tinker Frank....

You've got the tools Frank, you just need to use them....effectively.

My Invoice to Queensland Roar: $25,000

Increase gate revenue as a result of my changes: $1 million..read on.

You'd think by now Frank, remember he was a great player, and a former Socceroo Coach, would be able to come up with a win.

Never mind a formula to entertain the home crowd.

He has neither.

And it's criminal. Well in football terms.

The team is sent out every home game to huff and puff and score a goal or two. But how long do we have to suffer a Queensland side with a strong squad but no ability to entertain the home side never mind the TV lard arses like me self.

Michael Zullo, Reinaldo, Charlie Miller, Taj Minniecon, Robbie Kruse, and Sergio Van Djik provide enough variety.

But Farina can't seem to provide a style that works at home.

So Frankie how about a bit of radical therapy.

Matt MacKay and Massimo Murdocho the engine of the team so we hear, but can they score at home, MacKay occasionally, and can they create....I'd argue never.

And there in lies the problem.

You always play them Frank because they work so hard, but they both lack that little extra that your team needs. And at home that extra is a goal or five. There is only place for one of them in midfield...or dare I suggest it none of them!!

Huyk Sun Seo at right-back is 35. And it shows. He never attacks. And on the other side Andrew Packer is well Andrew Packer. You get little in an attacking sense from your full-backs.

Which makes it very very easy to defend against a team who rely on a midfield trio of Danny Tiatto never mind no goals, no shots, Mackay may as well be no goals and Murdocha, well he should sold to the Miron Bleiberg at the Gold Coast.

He played the M and M's in midfield a lot as well.

Get Murdocha into right back and watch the attacking energy of the team change overnight particularly at home where teams come and defend. Think Brett Emerton Socceroos.

How much more would Murdocha give to the team in attack. An extra man, coming from deeper with pace would cause havoc and assist the attacking movement of the team.

And from full-back he doesn't need to score does he?

Play Miller in a Dwight Yorke role. Much deeper. His football quality could provide Mackay, or even the pacy Michael Zullo or Taj Minniecon to benefit particularly if they start from deeper a little bit tucked in. So they get the chance to use their pace with maximum effect for the team, more often.

Reinaldo, Sergio Van Djik and Robbie Kruse are more than good enough when on form to create and score in the A-League.

And Zullo and Minniecon will get more goals than the M and M show. I guarantee it or you cna have your money back.

So you want to be really radical.

Chuck Mackay to the other full-back then you'd have some attacking verve like few sides and energy to recover.

Then you really would be using your assets to hurt other teams.

Zullo/Kruse, Tiatto, Miller and Minniecon across the park.

You've got the tools Frank, you just need to use them....effectively.

Bill to Queensland Roar: $25,000

Increase gate revenue as a result of my changes: $1 million



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did you see this comment in the report on Fox Sports?

"By the time the Reds were granted their disputed goal, the home side's number of off-target shots had made double figures.

Even a curious kookaburra perched on the crossbar of Adelaide's goal for much of the first half but had little to be concerned about."

What a classic!!

See http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24513616-5000940,00.html?from=public_rss

Anonymous said...

The Roar's biggest problem since day dot is that they don't play as a team. Whenever a player makes a dash for the Caxton Street end, there's no one within 50 yards of him in support - no options, no one there to help.

Reinaldo is hanging by a thread, and he knows it. Little else needs to be said.

Farina is a good coach, but he never took the Roos to the Cup. He's not the wunderkind everyone thinks he is and it's unfair to tag him as such. He's made no promise other than to give it his best shot. Listen to his comments - the guy loves, loves this team. Give him a chance.

Remember us thrasing Sydney in Feb and making the prelim? We'd never even made the finals prior to that.

It's early days, we can make the finals again and we can win at home again.