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Can clearly only score from less than 2.5m out from goal.
Leckie is a bigger diva than Milligan
Still not convinced by Leckie....even though Harps puts him on a pedestal every game.
They were mostly all bad in the first half but shit Jedinak was awful. Then he came out and killed it in second half!
Pretty handy that UAE beat Japan last night too
An early six pointer - winner on Wednesday will be in a strong position early.Quote:
Originally Posted by baldrick
Glad I made it under the circumstances and my trip was very circumstantial.Quote:
Originally Posted by furns
I had credit with TigerAir and Sh!tStar from and abandoned trip by my German outlaws
when a medical condition caused them not to travel to Cairns with my family in April.
$750 in flight credits were about to evaporate mid October. Perth ended up being a no brainer to use them.
Gee...lucky me! I took a mate from Cookers ZL1.
And right you are there Furns.Quote:
Originally Posted by furns
I stood for the 1st half to the Shit Shed's left. (I had tix Row C in Bay135)
They are unmitigated sh!t when it comes to chants...period!
Nothing good support wise before the goals and not much to write
home about after them either.
Add to that the fact The West Australian saw fit to stick the match day article
5 PAGES BACK FROM THE BACK PAGE after 4 1/2 pages of AFL n League/Union shite...
Give em another qualifier? Sure...in about 20 years time!
They might have caught up with football passion and interest the big towns of the
Eastern Seaboard have by then. Well, at least to the level it was pre Nov, 2005. :blush:
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blog/...h-around-edges
So what did everyone think of our formation and performance last Thursday?
I have to say that I thought the diamond formation really put a roof on the strengths that Mooy, Rogic and Luongo can offer the team. I could see the benefits of congesting midfield if we played a team known for dominating midfield but Iraq is not that team. Back to our 4-3-3 to see how the midfield performs with the few blokes who are in form at the moment. Probably say right now I'd like to see Miligan as DM, and simply going off form Mooy and Rogic. Love my boy Luongo but just a form selection there. I think for now I'd keep Mooy as the consistent starter as I see Rogic & Luongo being those midfielders that would be great to be able to come off the bench to make a game changing impact.
This game tonight has got banana skin written all over it...
these guys beat Japan on their own turf, were semi finalists in the Asian Cup and have the huge home ground advantage of ridiculous heat, plus a full crowd of 42,000
I reckon we'll be lucky to come away with a point tonight
though if we do it'll put us in a very, very good position
Fear Omar.
I sliiiightly remember the last time we played in UAE. Was so boring from memory. All I can picture is Ibini stinking the place up and me fapping over Brillante playing.
I don't even know you can call this a banana skin. If the Aussies aren't seriously woke to whats in store then they have failed in their prep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Retro Jet
UAE are more than good enough to knock our lot off.
Pretty frantic opening 10-15, slowed down after that. I think we are on top and playing really well. Milligan brilliant, Rogic looks dangerous. Kruse has lost all ability to deliver the ball into the box. But in my opinion we are the better team at half time and if anything, they looked more tired than we did before the break.
Also Omar may be brilliant when it comes to passing but Jets fans would hate him, my god he is lazy when his team doesn't have the ball. I'm talking Carlos Hernandez lazy!
Might be the battle of the subs 2nd half.
At least we have 3 to make...
I think our passing is a cut above theirs and I
hope that's the difference tonight.
Might pinch it with 0-1.
Gee...I wonder if KSA will score a real goal this 3rd round.
They're up next 6th Oct in Jeddah.
Shit it looks hot there, Ange looks like he has been swimming in his white shirt!
Harper back peddling geographically lol
Mcgowan is terrible on the ball. He is the weak link of this XI
Timmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Timmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Mine's longer :rof:
Some ball from Smith finally
Yewww
Not the first tone I've had that said to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Retro Jet
Fmd...Pad Thai is lean with the cards.
Where does UAE number 13 play? He would kill the A-League... He is their standout!
Holy shit that is a massive win! 6 points when Japan lost 1st up, we are in the box seat!
6pts
Great platform to go on with this now.
Banana skin composted.
Does anyone else think Tim fouled the UAE defender before he scored? He clearly pushes him to give himself 1-2 meters which was enough for him to get the tap in..
Stoked for the win, but looked obvious as fk.
Tim Cahill is arguably the grubbiest striker in football. If you focus solely on him, even red button (lol) his past games particularly for the Socceroos, there is rarely a moment he isn't extremely manhandling the opposition defender. But he's smart enough to get away with it, everytime. I always find it hilarious when Tim is on the ground or walking away from what he thinks is a foul to him, with his arms up and that look of desperation on his face - mostly because he's usually just spent the last 10 minutes dragging the defender around by his shirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
Don't get me wrong, I love the bloke and love that he's OUR grub, but man is he a grubby player! :rof:
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
Just had a look at the table and our upcoming fixtures. Our next 2 games are massive. Away to Saudi, home to Japan.
If we can beat Japan, we're putting ourselves in a really nice position so early.
4 points in those 2 games and we'd be looking very, very good.
Rudan was talking about that post game. Definitely a foul, but you see that going on in corners and free kicks all the time form defenders and not being pulled up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
The defender was twice his size though, he shouldn't have been so easily pushed around.
We are finally learning that you do what you can to win at this level - only a crime if you get caught and we have been naive for decades. Think Maradona, Henry, Suarez, Robben and other "grubs".
Feigning injury, wasting time, demanding yellow cards, diving and penalties etc.
Foul - hell yeah, but who cares?
Saw this written elsewhere, I didn't realise we had such a great record:
Quote:
Australia's last loss in a competitive World Cup Qualifier played in Australia came in May 1981 against New Zealand. Since then Australia has a record of 43 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss in World Cup qualifiers played at home.
The one loss was against China in a meaningless dead-rubber game, when Australia had already qualified for the next round with a game to spare and put the Olyroos out for a warm-up game prior to the Beijing Olympics.
This includes matches against Argentina, Uruguay, Iran, Japan, Scotland, Israel and Canada, as well as smaller OFC and AFC nations.
I like Omar. He play gud.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftrightout
Many sheiks from scrubby creeks. Free entry still didnt quite fill the stand.
Next time we should bring Chad Morgan to clear them...Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk
squad for Saudi Arabia and Japan matches.Quote:
Socceroos squad: Adam Federici, Mitchell Langerak, Mathew Ryan, Milos Degenek, Alex Gersbach, Ryan McGowan, Trent Sainsbury, Brad Smith, Matthew Spiranovic, Bailey Wright, Craig Goodwin, Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, James Jeggo, Massimo Luongo, Mark Milligan, Aaron Mooy, Tommy Rogic, Tim Cahill, Chris Ikonomidis, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mathew Leckie
Jets players highlighted.
good to see Goodwin back in the mix.
:rof::oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by belchardo
Jeggo?