As I've moaned previously, the last Queensland Roar home game was an abject 1-0 defeat against Newcastle Jets. So bad was the game that Catherine's cousin fell asleep at one stage during the second half. So bad that Terence was moved to actually cheer when Newcastle scored their "later than late" goal, the only goal of the match. Terence later said he paid money to see goals, so he cheered because Newcastle's goal rescued the match from being scoreless. The result means Qld lost for the first time since the last game of September. All good things have to come to an end, I guess. I just wished it could have happened later down the track.So, how to get a loss out of the system? By doing better in the next match. And what a match it promises to be - coming to town this Sunday are high-flying Central Coast Mariners. Roar v Mariners - second v first. Credit must go to the Mariners' coach & playing staff for their consistency this season. They are very difficult to beat, & according to some observers, they can play some good football, too. Qld Roar will definitely lose if they repeat last week's performance, & that will allow the teams immediately behind to overtake Qld on the standings. Beating the Mariners will ensure Qld remains second on the table. It will also reduce the gap at the top of the table to just 1 point - Mariners are currently enjoying a 4 point lead & a game in hand (last week's scheduled match v Sydney FC was postponed due to bad weather conditions). So, Qld Roar don't need any further incentives or motivation to win this Sunday's match!
The players are certainly up for it, judging on the comments that came out in the wake of last week's match. OK, so they had a very bad match. Time to look forward, time to gear themselves up for the upcoming match. Let's hope they will change things & do the business. If they can reproduce the form that saw them go unbeaten between October till last Friday, then I'm confident that Roar will win. Go the Roar!
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