Russia 2018 World Cup - AFC Qualifiers

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Originally Posted by Zico

On a positive note, Ange will get to see the areas we need to improve on in those games when we get touched up at the Confed Cup and the difficult games will be a decent preperation.

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I think Ang is starting to struggle.

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Originally Posted by MFKS

No
It goal difference
Then goal scored

Eventually beating Saudis will get us in front

But at the moment we still behind

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Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Retro Jet

He's done it again....

If Rogic can finally pull something like the SFA Cup final winning goal
outta his @rse for the NT a bit more often, we might have a chance.

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And about phucking time too.

Our passing was honkin'
That Dutch (bastard) coach shouldn't get a pay check tonight.
They took their foot off the pedal when there was blood to be had.

Breath = not being held. If we come out of a loss from Saitama with
only 1 goal margin then there may be hope. I expect Japan to
still win both matches...even the game in Riyadh.
UAE could put a spanner in Saudi's works yet.
Might come down to having to pump Thailand. We'll need 4-0
and win 4-1. :blink:

Tashkent: here we come....

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Originally Posted by hawk

I think Ang is starting to struggle.

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I don't think his job is as easy as people think

Not forget that when he arrived the cupboard was bare of players thanks to Verbeek and Osiek perseverance with the 2006 generation

Ange has had to develop a squad from way behind the 8 ball
Leckie Mooy all 26
Ryan Juric Sainsbury all 25
Rogic Luongo Irvine Wright all 24
Smith Degenek all 23

He has only had Milligan Jedinak Kruse and Cahill who have ever qualified for a WC before and Timmy aside none of them were starring figures in previous sides

Ange has actually set the next man up well as he will leave with a core group with 30 or so caps and comfortable at this level experience wise and good for another 2WCQ campaigns

Fingers crossed in the next few years we can see some of these blokes push into bigger leagues and clubs

Fingers crossed we can also find a ****ing striker as Ange has been handicapped by lack of options his entire reign

This is actually our hardest WCQ campaign in Asia so far and it was always going to be

Next one we should be much better placed to succeed

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Originally Posted by MFKS

I don't think his job is as easy as people think

Not forget that when he arrived the cupboard was bare of players thanks to Verbeek and Osiek perseverance with the 2006 generation

Ange has had to develop a squad from way behind the 8 ball
Leckie Mooy all 26
Ryan Juric Sainsbury all 25
Rogic Luongo Irvine Wright all 24
Smith Degenek all 23

He has only had Milligan Jedinak Kruse and Cahill who have ever qualified for a WC before and Timmy aside none of them were starring figures in previous sides

Ange has actually set the next man up well as he will leave with a core group with 30 or so caps and comfortable at this level experience wise and good for another 2WCQ campaigns

Fingers crossed in the next few years we can see some of these blokes push into bigger leagues and clubs

Fingers crossed we can also find a ****ing striker as Ange has been handicapped by lack of options his entire reign

This is actually our hardest WCQ campaign in Asia so far and it was always going to be

Next one we should be much better placed to succeed

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Ange mentioned this when he took the job. They modelled it off the Germans from memory where they had to increase the player pool and lower the average age.

I think the confederations cup will be a good thing. Get the players away in camp for a few weeks, play a minimum of 3 matches and come back with the eyes on finishing off the qualification in style against Japan and Thailand.

It was a very quiet crowd last night. I wish we had the sporting mentality to make it difficult for visiting teams by creating a hostile atmosphere but it's not in our nature generally.

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Originally Posted by belchardo

serious question, does anybody else think the grass is too long? i mean it's good to be playing on a field where the ball actually ROLLS along the ground, but just seems like a lot of balls are slowing up in the last few metres and a lot of players are over-running the ball or slipping over.

or are we just shit at passing and gross motor skills?

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I said the exact same thing at home. It looked like all our passes were underhit.

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

It was a very quiet crowd last night. I wish we had the sporting mentality to make it difficult for visiting teams by creating a hostile atmosphere but it's not in our nature generally.

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Imagine that game played at Coopers stadium. Pack it out and have the fans on top of the pitch. Would have been a spectacle.

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Originally Posted by MFKS

I don't think his job is as easy as people think

Not forget that when he arrived the cupboard was bare of players thanks to Verbeek and Osiek perseverance with the 2006 generation

Ange has had to develop a squad from way behind the 8 ball
Leckie Mooy all 26
Ryan Juric Sainsbury all 25
Rogic Luongo Irvine Wright all 24
Smith Degenek all 23

He has only had Milligan Jedinak Kruse and Cahill who have ever qualified for a WC before and Timmy aside none of them were starring figures in previous sides

Ange has actually set the next man up well as he will leave with a core group with 30 or so caps and comfortable at this level experience wise and good for another 2WCQ campaigns

Fingers crossed in the next few years we can see some of these blokes push into bigger leagues and clubs

Fingers crossed we can also find a ****ing striker as Ange has been handicapped by lack of options his entire reign

This is actually our hardest WCQ campaign in Asia so far and it was always going to be

Next one we should be much better placed to succeed

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I can't believe I'm doing this once again but I actually agree with you, time for a Bex and a lay day as I'm clearly not feeling well :shock:

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

It was a very quiet crowd last night. I wish we had the sporting mentality to make it difficult for visiting teams by creating a hostile atmosphere but it's not in our nature generally.

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The thing that would be required to do that is missing thanks to the leftist fools on the PC bandwagon belting it out of everyone

Imagine if we gave the opposition a hard time and a hostile atmosphere last night ??

The response would be we are a bunch of red neck racist bogans hating on the insert religious types

Patriotism is being belted out of us thanks to this ridiculous desire to not offend and be inclusive

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Originally Posted by MFKS

I don't think his job is as easy as people think

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Who said it was easy? Stop making sh1t up.

He is struggling to break teams down and defence is worse then yrs past.
The players are a factor as well.

We had a 2 all with Thailand just let that sink in.

We dont deserve to be any where near a tourny atm. And the saudis can root a pig

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Originally Posted by hawk

Who said it was easy? Stop making sh1t up.

He is struggling to break teams down and defence is worse then yrs past.
The players are a factor as well.

We had a 2 all with Thailand just let that sink in.

We dont deserve to be any where near a tourny atm. And the saudis can root a pig

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I watched the game live in Bangkok

For the first 20/25 mins we dominant

We got the early goal but we didn't seize enough control

Then after that they grabbed a goal from their first notable attack

Did they deserve it ?? No

From that moment on they just grew in confidence
The crowd roared them on

Our blokes were lethargic and struggling in the heat and humidity

To be fair we were lucky to escape with a point

But here is the thing

I watch the football in Thailand
They are not as bad as their FIFA Ranking
They are not as bad as their WC Qualifier results

They just lacking self belief

Might take a decade or two to get it through their ears but they will surpass our country one day in the pecking order or football

So don't think the result was a poor one because it isn't

Thailand have one point....we are undefeated but have drawn four games.

Those two points will come back to haunt us.

Just read about that minute silence thingy.

Seems a bit odd.

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Originally Posted by plague

Just read about that minute silence thingy.

Seems a bit odd.

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Why??

I don't even see why it was held.

One thing FIFA have always been big on is keeping Politics out of game day

That a political issue and has no place in the game

To me we are more at fault for holding it

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Originally Posted by MFKS

Why??

I don't even see why it was held.

One thing FIFA have always been big on is keeping Politics out of game day

That a political issue and has no place in the game

To me we are more at fault for holding it

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Except it's not about politics, it's about dead people.

You're right though, those 2 Aussie chicks shouldn't have gone and got themselves so murdered before such a big match.
Bit selfish of them really.

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Originally Posted by MFKS;184***

I watched the game live in Bangkok

For the first 20/25 mins we dominant

We got the early goal but we didn't seize enough control

Then after that they grabbed a goal from their first notable attack

Did they deserve it ?? No

From that moment on they just grew in confidence
The crowd roared them on
Our blokes were lethargic and struggling in the heat and humidity
To be fair we were lucky to escape with a point
I watch the football in Thailand
They are not as bad as their FIFA Ranking
They are not as bad as their WC Qualifier results
They just lacking dicks n balls
Might take a decade or two to get it through their ears but they will surpass our country one day in the pecking order or football

So don't think the result was a poor one because it isn't

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wrong. Result was aids. save the excuses for some dullard

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Originally Posted by MFKS

Why??

I don't even see why it was held.

One thing FIFA have always been big on is keeping Politics out of game day

That a political issue and has no place in the game

To me we are more at fault for holding it

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They had a minute silence at England vs France, a few days after Paris. Is that ok?

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Originally Posted by plague

Except it's not about politics, it's about dead people.

You're right though, those 2 Aussie chicks shouldn't have gone and got themselves so murdered before such a big match.
Bit selfish of them really.

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It's only about dead people as they the human face to political decisions

It also quite bizarre to try holding it when the opposition team is from the exact area where the opposition support the opposition for that political issue

All a minutes silence is doing is creating an issue

Get on with the game because quite frankly it does not make one ****ing iota of difference if a minute silence is held

Sign of changing times and I do slightly agree we overdo grief over strangers these days. The emotional journalism and social media have made it this way.

The IRA blew up hundreds and I never witnessed a minutes silence in the 70's and 80's, but did if old Cyril the board member passed away.

Drawing a long bow, but if we happen to play Syria in the next round (as is still possible) and they hold a minutes silence for victims of US bombing, it would not be comfortable for our guys.

I wasn't comfortable when they announced it in respect to who the opposition was.

Not trying to be funny or nasty here, just an observation from an older sweat.