Australian national team thread

Discussion in 'Association Football Discussion' started by Hybrid, May 26, 2009.

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  1. El Nino J Torres

    Definitely is, Ange likes playing with 2 wide men and one up front.

    Cahill doesn't fit the role of those wide men and hes not going to be a deep lying midfielder, so there is no choice but for him to be upfront.

    Hence why either Kennedy or Cahill would've been on the bench half the time.
     
    El Nino, Jun 5, 2014
    #1761

  2. Julian BJ Taylor

    I can't believe he omitted Kennedy though. I know he was lacking fitness but I'm not sold on using Taggart or Halloran if Cahill goes down.
     
    Julian, Jun 5, 2014
    #1762

  3. Toolman TR Man

    This game has been so boring.
     
    Toolman, Jun 7, 2014
    #1763

  4. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    We looked so much better going forward with Bresciano out there yesterday.

    Pretty much relying on him to feed balls through to Cahill for us to be any chance at scoring.
     
    MatthewJay, Jun 8, 2014
    #1764

  5. mouse MJ Edwards

    Looks like he's received a call up. Good luck to the lad
     
    mouse, Aug 23, 2014
    #1765

  6. RyanG R Gee

    This could be anything. Saudi Arabia look like they have never played defence before. Cahill and Jedinak with the goals. 2-0 to Aus after 5 minutes.
     
    RyanG, Sep 9, 2014
    #1766

  7. RyanG R Gee

    ...Saudi Arabia is filtered?
     
    RyanG, Sep 9, 2014
    #1767

  8. RyanG R Gee

    Quite possibly the most uninspiring victory i've had the displeasure of viewing.
     
    RyanG, Sep 9, 2014
    #1768

  9. Julian BJ Taylor

    There were some positives, but still obvious gaping holes in the team. Oar just really struggles out wide these days IMO, the sooner Kruse is back and fit the better we will be in that regard. Luongo looked good going forward but he really struggled to help Jedinak and Brilliante retain the ball when the game was tight.

    the positives:

    - Chris Herd looks the answer at right back. Just provided touches and decisions that others who've played there since Wilkshire just wouldn't be able to do.

    - Luongo looked to have potential, but has a long way to go.

    - Leckie is still terrible technically but he will continue to cause headaches with his speed and work ethic.

    I think we really, really need to start trying some other options in midfield. Jedinak is well entrenched and should be, but Bresc can't play longer than 70 minutes and beyong him we struggle. I'm still convinced Mooy could play a role.
     
    Julian, Sep 9, 2014
    #1769

  10. Julian BJ Taylor

    it's definitely time to recognize that he's probably the best actual striker we've got.

    I'm growing very tired of some of these other cunts he's giving a shot up front.
     
    Julian, Oct 22, 2014
    #1770

  11. Farhat AM Farhat

    Tomi Juric
     
    Farhat, Oct 22, 2014
    #1771

  12. Frizzed WC Welker

    I think the biggest issue is pairing Jedinak with Milligan.
     
    Frizzed, Oct 22, 2014
    #1772

  13. Speirz DG Speirs



    Agreed, but it worries me that I think the best replacement there is probably Matt McKay. Long-term I hope Brillante gets a crack there, although he was absolutely turd for Fiorentina in his first game, he's still got plenty of promise.


    As for up front, for the Asian Cup I'd just be playing Cahill there with Kennedy off the bench (and probably Juric as the backup). If you want speed over height, then you start looking at Leckie or Kruse there really, but they should be in the squad already as wingers anyway.
     
    Speirz, Oct 22, 2014
    #1773

  14. Julian BJ Taylor

    Leckie up front iOS absolutely dire.
     
    Julian, Oct 22, 2014
    #1774

  15. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    I'm a very casual socceroos fans, but Ive never seen it with Leckie, just not up to scratch
     
    Sultan Pepper, Oct 22, 2014
    #1775

  16. Lukic L Popovic

    #angeout
     
    Lukic, Oct 22, 2014
    #1776

  17. Frizzed WC Welker

    Leckie(and a couple others) is the shining light at the end of a very dark tunnel.
     
    Frizzed, Oct 22, 2014
    #1777

  18. Julian BJ Taylor

    I'm yet to see Leckie score or put on a goal from about 15 opportunities where he should have pushed for one or the other.
     
    Julian, Oct 22, 2014
    #1778

  19. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Did I hear Jedinak was ranked 6th best player in European football recently?
     
    Sultan Pepper, Nov 2, 2014
    #1779

  20. Lukic L Popovic

    Yeah 5th best. Some stupid stat site no ones ever heard of had him 5th in their metric.
     
    Lukic, Nov 2, 2014
    #1780
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