I know we still have the ACL to come but there is probably going to be some squad movement between now and the start of that ACL mini tournament, assuming it goes ahead. So with the domestic season done and dusted, we probably need a new squad thread.
Am I right in saying McGowan will be going back to the UK to be with his family? Should we look to play Flottman in his place in the ACL then?
#1) Andrew Redmayne #7) Michael Zullo #8) Paulo Retre #10) Milos Ninkovic #12) Trent Buhagiar #25) Joel King #23) Rhyan Grant #26) Luke Brattan #31) Luke Ivanovic
CONTRACTED FOR 2020/21
#2) Patrick Flottmann #3) Ben Warland #4) Alex Wilkinson #5) Alexander Baumjohann #6) Ryan McGowan #11) Kosta Barbarouses #17) Anthony Caceres #19) Chris Zuvela #30) Tom Heward-Belle
Our whole system relies on a proper finisher with Ninko, ABJ and Brattan playing them in. Without Alfie I could see us becoming very easy to stop scoring.
I think its more he’ll want to spend some time with his wife and newborn child who are still based in Scotland so he might want to skip out on the ACL tournament and be back for next season and you can totally understand that from him.
Kosta and Trent strike force would be easy to stop. Sit back in a narrow, compact block. Take their pace out of the game and let us put cross after cross in. Alfie was such a natural finisher he could play through.
I thought I heard or read something with McGowan saying the family will be out here next season. Not sure if they will be for the ACL though.
I’d think that given the ACL is resuming after we had such a poor start, a fair few senior players may be given dispensation for a rest, and more significantly to avoid having to spend a month or more away and then back in quarantine.
We are not out of contention yet, a hub system will work for us by nullifying the repeated disadvantages we face due to long air trips across hemispheres and seasons, and … we are Sydney, the famous FC …