Official South Melbourne Hellas thread 🔵⚪

[SMFC1959]

The biggest difference in quality between the teams was the crossing, a few of the balls Adelaide whipped in from out wide was like watching Boutsianis back in the day, whilst ours were dreadful, which shows what an effort it was to not give Adelaide any corners at all. We would be a pretty complete team if we cleaned up that part of our game.

Our crossing has been average all season. Our corner taking has been atrocious. I just don't understand why we continue to persevere with these stupid short corners that hardly work. Put a good cross in from the corner kick and get it onto the head of your team mate. It is not rocket science.

Surely they are practising corner kicks and crossing in training ???

 

[Mangia]

Last night was just a reminder how important this club to us all. We don't always agree with decisions and we don't need to but 1 thing that was amazing when we all came together in the grandstand as one at the final whistle to cheer Hellas the loudness of that gave me goosebumps.

Basically many have been supporting for 40 or plus years, 4 years or 4 months it doesn't matter Hellas is a member based team and that showed last night that we are one.

I think it's time for all differences to be put aside all shake hands and move on as one. He said they said he did they did doesn't get us anywhere. Who ever is reading this please for the love of Hellas lets all bring everyone together and lets show everyone who we are.

 

[LD_Hellas]

Our crossing has been average all season. Our corner taking has been atrocious. I just don't understand why we continue to persevere with these stupid short corners that hardly work. Put a good cross in from the corner kick and get it onto the head of your team mate. It is not rocket science.

Surely they are practising corner kicks and crossing in training ???

The one corner we didn’t go short with almost ended up in the fucking grandstand.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

The biggest difference in quality between the teams was the crossing, a few of the balls Adelaide whipped in from out wide was like watching Boutsianis back in the day, whilst ours were dreadful, which shows what an effort it was to not give Adelaide any corners at all. We would be a pretty complete team if we cleaned up that part of our game.

That and the speed of passing were the glaring differences to me. Skill, creativity, pace and discipline I think we showed all of thise attributes last night, it was actually a pretty complete performance as those of us that bother to turn up week in week out could attest to. Certainly defensively we look less "last ditch effort" and more purposeful. Jake Painter Andrews has turned around his mini-slump in my oppinon and has been immense in the last 2 games... Tommy, Rama and Marco playing as almost rotating CBs is an actual breath of fresh air.. Its what led to Rama having the time and space to make the run for the winning goal. Speaking of which mark my words (if no arsehole Aleague clubs poaches them) We'll be talking about Yuki and Yoo combination goals to our grandchildren.

As for crosses int the box, Im not sure thats a skill issue or more that we lacked Eliopoulos or a BIG #9 like Harry or Ajay or even the flying Danski like in the past and we just dont train for it?