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Bachar Houli - بشار حولي,
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Yeah I just don't get the knocks on Bachar.
Has been a very good player for us. At his hard-running best he's a star.
Like Deledio, we usually win when he is in our bests.
Will Menadue take his spot? Yes, eventually.
Until then, let's enjoy what has been a fine career.
Has been a very good player for us. At his hard-running best he's a star.
Like Deledio, we usually win when he is in our bests.
Will Menadue take his spot? Yes, eventually.
Until then, let's enjoy what has been a fine career.
When Bachar is our worst player, he can leave our team. From my point of view he does a hell of a lot more right than wrong during games n honestly carries his share of work. Bit hard to run n create when half your team mates are standing around picking their dates, usually leaves you running into heaps of trouble without much support. I'm a fan of the Bachar.
He's too good to be replaced. Will keep his spot until he retires after 30.
Bachar always seems to improve on something each year, I look forward to seeing what his focus is this preseason.
Bachar always seems to improve on something each year, I look forward to seeing what his focus is this preseason.
happy the positives are outweighing the negatives here. this bloke does a lot on the field and off it for the club. feel sorry for those that are hung up on a couple of finals where the majority of the team were crap and the losses weren't based on any individuals errors. get over it.
Tiger68 said:
i dont think Houli spends much time as the loose man, and he does put his body on the line. his strength mightnt be contested ball or hitting packs, but it isn't because he is scared.
on his final, watching live at the ground i thought he was bad, particularly early. but watching the replay changed my mind. he made a couple of highly visible mistakes, but on the whole did more good work than most of his teammated.
Brodders17 said:
I got as far as ports second goal yesterday and could watch no longer...big ups to anyone who can sit through that pantsing a second time.
artball said:
Hmm, and when his inability to use the ball under pressure causes another critical error in a final this year, we all say, oh well, he's a good bloke off the field, who needs a premiership?
I don't think Houli is a poor footballer. I think he's been a valuable contributor, and offers the ability to play a required role. I also think he currently deserves a spot in the top 22.
However, if we want finals success, we need to find players who can play Houli's role, but have a bit more composure under duress. Otherwise we will continue to look like a rabbit in the headlights in big games.
The thing is, his role is so critical, that the fact that he often turns it over under pressure, or has a tendency to play the ball backwards into higher pressure has an even bigger impact than if one of the inside mids had that tendency. As a purely outside distributor, he can't afford any lack of composure with ball in hand.
While I doubt that Houli would be in our next premiership side, the real problem here is that we do not have enough people who can distribute well out of the back line. IMO Morris, Batchelor, Chaplin and Rance do not have great disposal skills. Rance must play he is deservedly an all Australian player. We need upgrades on at least three out of Morris, Batchelor, Houli and Chaplin. If all your back line run comes from one or two players it is too easy to defend against. We saw sides this year let Morris and Chaplin dispose of the ball because they know they will not hurt you. The benchmark side this year often had Mitchell, Hodge, Burgeyone and Suckling in the back line, all smart defenders but equally importantly could launch attacks. We leave this task to too few and to blame Houli solely misses the mark in my view
Top 10 in the b&f past four years - Cotchin, Deledio, Martin, Rance, Riewoldt...Houli. Been one of the side's mainstays. Very good pickup at no cost.
LeeToRainesToRoach said:
Good call. Looking through his stats with us he's been unbelievably consistent over the past 4 years.
Would be one of the first picked.
Has invited Hisham Kerbatieh from the Calder Cannons to train with the club. Great first opportunity for us to see how good this kid is before the 2015 draft.
Well done Bash.
Well done Bash.
I know the author of this article via my international footy life. He linked to it on his facebook page with the accompanying text:-
"Got to interview Richmond player, Bachar Houli, today. What a lovely man. here is the story I wrote for World Footy news from that interview."
http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/2015011517574760
"Got to interview Richmond player, Bachar Houli, today. What a lovely man. here is the story I wrote for World Footy news from that interview."
http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/2015011517574760
Pretty decent footballer n outstanding community character. Massive win for Tigerland enticing this bloke away from Essendrugs.
Maybe Houli saw the writing on the wall. St James did try to keep him, but Houli was adamant that he wanted out. It was good to see them lose him for nothing and get shafted for once.TigerMasochist said:
