Nathaniel Atkinson

So the second one, which is the cross that comes in.

Nathaniel Atkinson.

Yeah, the cross comes in.

Bonatig leaves it for Atkinson, presumably because Atkinson calls for it.

I personally think the reason that Caputo didn't start, the only reason that Caputo didn't start is because of how inexperienced our midfield was.

And the problem for me of why the game didn't go the way we wanted it to go is because all of our inexperienced players were right in the middle.

You look at the experienced players in our team, You've got Aziz Bayech, you've got Nathaniel Atkinson, you've got Awamobil, you've got Eninaboot.

Realistically, you've probably also got Mehdi Mehmedi.

Back five of Alex Cochran at left wing back.

Nathaniel Atkinson at right wing back.

Lewis Nielsen.

Toby Sibbick and Michael Smith as the back three.

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The fact we scored is a permanent stain on that football club.

what Nathaniel Atkinson scored you mean yeah that is like it's ridiculous

but we will be back next week I'm telling you now if we don't get beat on Thursday we'll make a video on Friday just laughing right we'll do that but and the far more likely chance that we do we'll see you next week to discuss see you

Mon the Vuk.

And fuck Nathaniel Atkinson

You've got Jamie, not Jamie McLaren, sorry, I wish we had Jamie McLaren.

Nate Atkinson like you know Bleed City you got Naboo still who Bleed City you got Leckie who was there you add Nabil right you add Nabil you add and even though we're talking about him not necessarily playing you add Marcondes and like you know he's scored like Marcondes I feel like you're talking about Nabil hasn't been spoken about enough Marcondes scored in a championship playoff final

right Roseto and

Cascante look tough right and you know I haven't spoken to them but they look tough so therefore they must be good leaders but it's like we have got it is a young group but that is so much leadership and they're the ones who need to set the standard they're the ones who need to you know we're talking about max caputo how does max caputo step into that role of ruthlessness well that is what he needs to live and breathe every single day and i think that yes we're talking about vidmar but like we're talking about the squad and i like to think that yes with the manager

But you look at some of the players that they still have in the squad, or at least have brought in, Mark Hondes, Mbile.

You look at Nathaniel Atkinson still there.

You look at Aziz Bey still there.

You look at Harrison Delbridge still there.

Palermo were playing a relatively strong starting XI, quite close to what their actual starting XI is.

And Melbourne City, with a rotated lineup, a very rotated lineup, mind you, actually put up a really good fight.

And this is a Melbourne City that didn't have Marc Condes, didn't have Nathaniel Atkinson, didn't have Awamu Bill.

They put up a really good showing.

And I think that that's been abundantly clear.

It's also like the generations of teams that have shown up at major tournaments in the AFC, a lot has to be said for the correlation between the fact that it was actually more the Qatar generation with like, you know, Kai Rolls and Nathaniel Atkinson in it that were trying to go out and win the Asian Cup.

And it's like, when you look at how much the squad has grown and how much we're talking about it being a new golden generation, you know, that version of us that came to the World Cup in 26 could have had a better chance at winning an Asian Cup if it were in 24 or 25.

Maybe in 2030, to be fair, the inverse is true with an Asian Cup in 27, sure, but...