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Thursday, June 17, 2010
A-League newcomer Melbourne Heart beats into action
Date: June 17th 2010
Author: Roy Hay
From: The Geelong Advertiser
COACH John van't Schip has a nearly a full squad of players to pick from when the A-League newcomers Melbourne Heart take to the pitch for the first time tonight.
The Heart wraps up their three-day visit to Geelong for the Community Football Festival by taking on the Wimmera South Coast Eagles at North Geelong's home ground - Elcho Park - with former Socceroos' Clint Bolton and Simon Colosimo expected to headline their team.
Dutch signings Gerald Sibon and Rutger Worm will also lineup for the Heart, who will be missing the likes of topline players in Geelong's Josip Skoko, Michael Beauchamp and John Aloisi.
Worm, 24, is a Dutch Youth international who can play as a conventional winger or in a central striking role and has been playing in the Dutch First Division with NEC Nijmegen.
Sibon is another exciting Dutch striker who banged in 15 goals in 27 games for Heerenveen in the Dutch league and the Europa League.
The opposition will be provided by a select team of the best local players including several of North Geelong's promising youngsters in keeper Tom Dunn, Robert Zadworny, Matthew Demo, Daniel Dragicevic and Adam Zilic.
The Heart are well into their preparation for the new A-League season and the build-up to a match against English powerhouse, Everton, in less than a month's time.
Skoko is due to arrive back in Melbourne in the first week in July, just in time for the Everton game on July 14.
Heart will give an opportunity to a couple of trialists during tonight's game including Lawrence Thomas, a very promising keeper who has been at the Australian Institute of Sport, and Green Gully youngster Nick Kalmar.
It will also be a chance for all the Geelong boys to show that they are worthy of consideration for a higher level of football.
Hearts' head of football operations John Didulica said recently that Heart will integrate its youth league squad with the senior team.
"We see the youth league as being entirely aligned with the senior side," Didulica said. "Some A-League clubs in the past have treated their youth league side as being a completely separate entity.
"Our intention is to integrate those players within the senior squad as much as possible because by European standards they are at the age where they should be knocking on the first team door."
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/06/17/183211_geelong_sports.html
Author: Roy Hay
From: The Geelong Advertiser
COACH John van't Schip has a nearly a full squad of players to pick from when the A-League newcomers Melbourne Heart take to the pitch for the first time tonight.
The Heart wraps up their three-day visit to Geelong for the Community Football Festival by taking on the Wimmera South Coast Eagles at North Geelong's home ground - Elcho Park - with former Socceroos' Clint Bolton and Simon Colosimo expected to headline their team.
Dutch signings Gerald Sibon and Rutger Worm will also lineup for the Heart, who will be missing the likes of topline players in Geelong's Josip Skoko, Michael Beauchamp and John Aloisi.
Worm, 24, is a Dutch Youth international who can play as a conventional winger or in a central striking role and has been playing in the Dutch First Division with NEC Nijmegen.
Sibon is another exciting Dutch striker who banged in 15 goals in 27 games for Heerenveen in the Dutch league and the Europa League.
The opposition will be provided by a select team of the best local players including several of North Geelong's promising youngsters in keeper Tom Dunn, Robert Zadworny, Matthew Demo, Daniel Dragicevic and Adam Zilic.
The Heart are well into their preparation for the new A-League season and the build-up to a match against English powerhouse, Everton, in less than a month's time.
Skoko is due to arrive back in Melbourne in the first week in July, just in time for the Everton game on July 14.
Heart will give an opportunity to a couple of trialists during tonight's game including Lawrence Thomas, a very promising keeper who has been at the Australian Institute of Sport, and Green Gully youngster Nick Kalmar.
It will also be a chance for all the Geelong boys to show that they are worthy of consideration for a higher level of football.
Hearts' head of football operations John Didulica said recently that Heart will integrate its youth league squad with the senior team.
"We see the youth league as being entirely aligned with the senior side," Didulica said. "Some A-League clubs in the past have treated their youth league side as being a completely separate entity.
"Our intention is to integrate those players within the senior squad as much as possible because by European standards they are at the age where they should be knocking on the first team door."
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/06/17/183211_geelong_sports.html
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