Didn’t really realise we haven’t beaten them for 12 years.
Thought it was a lot more even than that.
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Didn’t really realise we haven’t beaten them for 12 years.
Thought it was a lot more even than that.
I'll be very glad to be proven wrong but I think tonight is going to suck quite a lot
with youth development the way it is and Arnold in charge, it's easily going to be another 12 before we beat Japan again - we may as well go back to Oceania if we're going to aim this low
Arnold to be sacked and panic appointment of Bielsa for the playoffs.
Ffs....bloody virtue signalling is pissing the crowd off.
Far out. 4 minutes into the game and we just cut to a local news update in Canberra. WTF????
They rip us apart with two simple passes pretty much every time they go forward.
Get Duke off. He isnt up to it tonight.
That goal could not be more apt.
Actually, the second goal was even more apt.
Gyporoos out......Arnold out.
You're a chump Arnold. Quit before you're sacked. We aren't going to Qatar.
Archie throwing truth bombs.....
"Ange gave caps away like TicTacs"
:rof:
Yeah, he did unleash a bit.
And I'm hoping the socceroos and PFA will understand when FA tells them that they are grossly overpaid and that the match payments are going to reflect their actual worth.
Archie Thompson spews more verbal diarrhoea than Ian Chappell
Pretty much spent the whole time defending Arnold. Embarrassing that he is a paid pundit considering he can barely string a sentence together.
The tactics and game plan in the last 5 games of qualifying have been horrendous. Relying purely on "Aussie Spirit" to get us through games has lead us to this predicament
every cloud has a silver lining
in this case, it's the fact that Italy won't be joining us in Qatar
What a win for North Macedonia..Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
32 shots on goal to 4.. And the winner coming in the 92nd minute.. Amazing stuff!
Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
"What a hit son, what a hit!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Bon
:rof:
so with UAE on (3rd on 9 points) playing South Korea (group leaders on 23 points) and Iraq (4th on 8 points) playing Syria (last on 5 points) - it's all going to depend on whether South Korea bother to turn up as to who we play in the play off to lose against the South Americans
I personally can't see Arnold's bunch of shitcunce beating either of those two
I don't usually venture to this part of the forum but, Johnno has spent a lot of time and money trying to get his skills based system adopted, jumping through all the hoops, to be told, not wanted. Lets get people who know, not people who think they know
can feel the foz just buzzing with excitement for the match tomorrow morning.
Arnold’s last game? Hell yeah!
Rumours of popovic surely can’t be true?
Imo, Ange is the only Australian coach atm that meets the standards we should be demanding of our national team coach.
At this point we should be targeting a Biesla type manager (overseas, pedigree, proven ability) who can come in, formulate a plan for 3 matches and get us to the World Cup.
What’s Tim Cahill doing at the moment ffs, doesn’t he wanna offer his head up for service?
(But seriously, there was a header v Japan that I thought, man, Cahill would’ve buried that).
and thats why VAR is ****ed
We will know Arnold’s mates in the press. Already seeing headlines of “robbed” of World Cup qualifying win”.
Dead rubber game. Chance to show something. Looked better than the other night.
So, I was under the impression game v UAE was one off, and the South American team was two legs. But i can only find a one off game vs South Americans, is that correct?
No Zlatan at this World Cup, so it’s a farce anyway.
Tim has his badges but has a nice, cushy job in Qatar running their Academy and being one of the World Cup ambassadors.Quote:
What’s Tim Cahill doing at the moment ffs, doesn’t he wanna offer his head up for service?
(But seriously, there was a header v Japan that I thought, man, Cahill would’ve buried that).
He doesn't need the grief.
Arnold blaming everyone but himself classic
Correct, both the AFC and intercontinental playoffs are single games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Excellent, saves us the grief of watching two shit performances against the UAE.Quote:
Originally Posted by evolution
Looks like the South American side to face is Peru..
However, I can't see us beating UAE the way we are going..
What are your feelings on the offside on Boyle peeps?
He's leaning in lower that MJ in the Smooth Criminal clip but is he beyond old mate's heel when the ball is hit?
The feed I saw had the shittest replays i.e. None! and it was one of the longest pending VAR decisions I can recall.
The Pen: Watch old mate 'Chrome dome'. Couldn't blow the phucker quick enough.
I'll have my schadenfreude moment when KSA get pumped by someone in Qatar. Maybe it will be double figures v Germany.
It was nearly that in 2002!
It was a clear pen though lol
France
Denmark
Tunisia
IF we managed to qualify somehow that is.
Has this draw been done earlier than previous years?
I feel like we have never known our group before we qualify, but I also wasn’t in a position to go to the 06,10, 14 world cups so didn’t care too much haha.
Am considering a Europe trip in November/December, stopping over in Qatar on the way over for a few days (first few days of fixtures) and then coming back via Qatar for the QFs. It’s been a blessing having a draw right now to pencil in some games.
Am resigned that we won’t make it, and the idea of 3 weeks in Qatar is a bit much. But hedging bets and will try to get tickets to France v aus/Peru/UAE just incase.
Still a little hesitant about the whole thing, but like Russia, it will probably be a better experience than it sounds.
Anybody else considering it?
I’d love to do USA/Can/Mex but logistically I can see it getting pretty expensive and time consuming pretty quickly to fly around to catch games/travel.
France and Denmark were at our last world cup wernt they? And we had Peru as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Frodo
Yeah, so pretty much Tunisia will be replacing us from the same group as last time.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-...ide-/101032598
Not exactly qualifiers related. Does anybody at FIFA have any conscience?
The Guardian? Seriously?Quote:
Originally Posted by belchardo
The article clearly states "there have been 37 deaths among workers directly linked to the construction of World Cup stadiums of which 34 are classified as non work related".
Qatar death rate 1.45 per 1000.
Australia 6.67 per 1000.
But yeah sure lets all look at this bullshit 6500 figure and blame FIFA.
To be fair though dont be gay over there it increases your chances.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...ogic-withdraws
Rogic out of next weeks game.
Friendly on Thursday morning.
This Gypo should never be selected againQuote:
Originally Posted by belchardo
Rats are deserting the ship early
All my ticket requests were unsuccessful.
Perhaps a blessing in the end as it was turning into a very expensive exercise.
So what do we reckon - win or lose tomorrow?