Marco Tilio

Yet another player that Rodgers couldn't get a performance out of.

You can say what you want about the difference in class of leagues, but both him and Mikey have shown they have ability, Rodgers just couldn't get it from them

 

Looking at that goal again, that first touch is unreal btw

 

Because of the Asian cup I suspect no ody wanted him. If he * off to the u23 tournament even less games.

 

Bcoz we have absolutely * all clue what we are doing.

We sign project after project, none of whom are anywhere near ready to step into our 1st team, with absolutely no development plan for them. We leave them sitting on the bench/stands for 6 months to a year, stunting their development and ruining their confidence, before they either go out on loan or are sold at a loss, generally back to where they came from or a team in the league they came from.

 

If you want to make it here, you need to carry the huge weight of expectation on your shoulders. To be fair, more established players have not made it here.

There is still time for him, I guess.

 

Looked like a little boy on the pitch. Another board project.

 

Melbourne City gun Marco Tilio has suffered a hamstring tendon injury and is expected to miss up to six weeks of football.

In a hammer blow to the A-League Men club and the Olyroos, Tilio pulled up sore in training, with scans confirming his injury.

Tilio will miss at least four weeks, including the Olyroos' West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U23 Championship later this month


He will be in a race against time to feature in April's U23 Asian Cup, which doubles as Olympic qualifiers



Last week it was soreness and then when he came back into training, when we were pushing a little bit, he kept feeling something in his hamstring," coach Aurelio VIdmar said.

"So we had him re-scanned and he has a bit of a tendon issue with his hamstring. So yep, he's out for a little while


At this stage we don't know, it could be anywhere up to six weeks.

"He's already feeling better, I think the symptoms will probably get better very, very quickly, but then it's about how explosive he can get in a short space of time, I'm no expert, but it's not that easy.

"So minimum will be four weeks I'd say but we just have to wait and see."

It is a frustrating development for Tilio, 22, who joined City on loan and was just hitting his straps after a difficult start to life at Celtic.

For City, who sit five points outside the top six with eight games to go, it's yet another blow ahead of Saturday's clash with leaders Wellington at AAMI Park




He's obviously disappointed and frustrated. It's been a tough year," Vidmar said.

"But unfortunately, these are the sorts of things that can happen in your career.

"He's still 22 years old, he's still got a long way to go in his career. He's got 10 years plus and unfortunately you're going to have these bumpy periods.

"But he's pretty headstrong, obviously disappointed, but all he can do is rehab it and get himself back as quickly as possible.

"And the timeframe is very short anyway, we have eight games - not a * of a lot of time

 

Rotten timing yet again. He'll be lucky to be ready for the U/23 Asian Cup now (which doubles as qualifying for the Olympics). :/

 

It's going to be Arzani all over again isn't it

 

Loan extended to June 2025

 

He's going to be out on loan the whole of his contract isn't he?

 

It’s looking likely tbh … 4ft 11 and was hardly a speedster either.

 

Yeah, more of a podgester.

edit: Just to point out, I wouldn't mind him going on loan to someone in our league to see where he's at or even League 1 in England. I feel that sort of move could improve him and see a plan for him. Going out on loan to Australia is not an improvement, it's just him playing in the same * league he was before.

 

Clearly has some talent but nowhere near athletic enough for us and I've heard he doesn't have the professional commitment to improve his fitness to the required level. Doubt we'll see him again over here again.

 

Good scouting and signing all round then

 

Apparently we had been monitoring him for a couple of years too.

 

Celtic should actually employ fans as scouts. Names on here year on year are better than 70% of what we usually sign

 

Glad to see another one off the books, even if it is for a year.