Where To Now? Sydney Olympic 0-1 Parramatta FC

Well, what can be said about this insipid performance? There are 2 routes that I could go down:
Chalk it up as an aberration and say it was ''One of those games'' or;
Go down the route of a long-winded diatribe about how certain players are not putting in and are disgracing the shirt, as well as churning out absolutely shocking performances these last few weeks.

I guess I'll just stick to the match for now. The 1st half we didn't look too bad, good possession, passing it around well, without being penetrative. Parramatta, given their position in the league were always going to come to Belmore and park 10 buses. The question was, were we going to be good enough to break them down? Both sides had half chances during the 1st half, with nobody able to capitalise with a goal. Jason Madonis who was deputising for the injured Brayden Sorge in the unfamiliar RB position, had our best chance of the 1st half with a fine shot which was saved by the Parramatta Goalkeeper. Nothing too much to report other than that and we went to the break at 0-0 and the belief was there from the crowd that we would get the job done in the 2nd half.

The 2nd half we seemed to be going through the motions, we weren't looking dangerous in attack, but our defense didn't seem to be having any problems with Parramatta's attack either. Around 10 minutes into the 2nd half we gave away a freekick outside the box, and low and behold, a slight deflection, they scored, and took a 1-0 lead. Disappointingly, the urgency to go out and attack and try and get a goal was just not there. For the rest of the match we hardly created a clear cut chance anywhere. Deep into injury time we had a chance with a glancing header, but even that came to nothing. The referee blew the whistle, the nightmare was over, more points dropped, and the fans leaving the game were dismayed to have witnessed such a terrible display at home.

So it is now L-W-L-D-L in the last 5 league matches and the despair was clear to see on many of the supporters faces as they were filing out of the ground. How can this team, that was firing on all cylinders in the first couple of months of the season, now be so very poor and not even be able to consistently create chances? Many of the players are well down on their performances from earlier in the season. I do not know what the answer is. All I hope is that the people inside the inner-sanctum have some sort of idea on how to pull this team out of this worrying form slump.

Next match is next Saturday against Bonnyrigg at the Bonnyrigg Sports Club - 7.30pm.