From Roarcelona To Poorcelona

Five games in a row is not a healthy losing streak to have but it is the one that Brisbane Roar now faces itself on the end of.  For all the attractive football, silverware and unbeaten streaks of the last eighteen months, Roar are now facing a major crisis with form and results not going their way after last night losing 0:1 to Gold Coast United.

It was another ponderous performance from Roar overnight.  There was lots of possession but little in the way of attacking spark.  Besart Berisha, the most lethal striker in the league, continues to see nothing in the way of chances coming his way.  The creativity and attacking penetration of the side that went 36 games unbeaten is now a thing of the past and this side is really starting to look like it has lost its way.  It's all well and good to keep saying that we have key players injured and this is true.  But the players that are available need to start showing some improvement in their current form and that is not happening.  We look flat and are currently not doing the things well that we did during that record run.  Ange Postecoglou has built a lot of credit with what he has achieved at the club, but all that will be quickly forgotten if we don't see signs of improvement very quickly.

The worst aspect of this loss is that it should have been a draw.  With only minutes to go referee Kris Griffiths-Jones capped yet another shocking performance with a woeful penalty call.  Apparently he missed the bit in refereeing 101 where they explained that penalties are given for fouls INSIDE the penalty box.

To make matters worse the club's fans did themselves zero favours with their behaviour at Skilled Park last night.  Sadly the sight of flares among the Roar support was an all too frequent one and it's reached it's nadir in the latter stages when some brainless cunt through one onto the pitch.  If that's the way these muppets want to behaviour then that's it for me.  Yesterday may quite well be my last trip away.  I've got zero interest in being associated with mindless cunts who think flares are sick!!!!

Focus now turns to the New Year's Eve clash with Melbourne Victory and there is no way Roar can afford to not take something from that game.  Improvement must be found and a result must come as losing six in a row is simply not an option.