Archie Thompson - Most popular for November 2011
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Check out the video and you'll know how to stop the Roar!
If you watched the recent Wellington Roar game you'll have seen Ivan Franjic played in time and
time again a la the above video training drill. Four men in the box, the ball played back or across
to a Roar player.
In the drill there were only defenders - against Wellington and Victory there were 7 or 8!
Hand up all those who know Archie Thompson is a proven top goalscorer in the A-League? Good that's
21 million or so Aussie's with their hands up; but there are a couple of Aussie hands not up...
Okay and hands up who didn't know - don't be shy Mehmet and Kev. We see your hands and it's okay
because you are newbies to the job.
Hand up all those who know Archie Thompson is a proven top goalscorer in the A-League? Good that's
21 million or so Aussie's with their hands up; but there are a couple of Aussie hands not up...
Okay and hands up who didn't know - don't be shy Mehmet and Kev. We see your hands and it's okay
because you are newbies to the job.
There has been some exciting, fast running Victory teams over the past seven years but this is not
one of them.
In fact I'm close to declaring it the worst team the Victory has ever produced.
When you see Danny Allsopp and Archie Thompson lining up together it might bring back memories for
older players but fans of the game know that partnership is little threat.
They missed beating the greatest team in Australian football by four minutes in the Grand Final
last year - and even with a few Olyroos missing they still comfortably accounted for an in-form
Sydney FC.
Bernie Ibini-Isei has lifted the Mariners. Younger than McBreen more skilled than Matt Simon he's a
forward with an increasing goal threat.
It started with Ernie - Mehmet inherited and added to the mess and now look where we are.
The Victory midfield has been a debacle since Fred left. His fast running midfield added much to
Archie Thompson and a younger Danny Allsopp's firepower but how many years ago was that.
And was the style sustainable in Asia - or even the A-League.
