Russia 2018 World Cup - AFC Qualifiers

[MFKS]

It's all valid and deserved criticism though

No it's not valid and deserved criticism

The formation and the 3 at the back issue is complete and utter shit

The carry on from Joe public who have **** all understanding of the intracacies in football formations has been over the top

Ange no doubt is stubborn and does things HIS way but he has always done that

Our qualification campaign so far yes it disjointed yes it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing but people seem to forget we doing it with some shit **** footballers playing at very average standards professionally and we have to keep doing it with a fossil out thete in Timmy for someone with experience of qualifying for a WC

Our WC campaign is the reflection of poor work by FFA in the last 10 years with their running of the code and the ****wits like Osieck and Verbeek who refused to blood younger players

Ange has been dealt shit cards from day 1
Qualifying for Russia or not we going to be in a much better position for Qatar qualifiers than we ever were for this lot and that will be thanks to Ange

[StannyCFCJET]

No it's not valid and deserved criticism

The formation and the 3 at the back issue is complete and utter shit

The carry on from Joe public who have **** all understanding of the intracacies in football formations has been over the top

Ange no doubt is stubborn and does things HIS way but he has always done that

Our qualification campaign so far yes it disjointed yes it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing but people seem to forget we doing it with some shit **** footballers playing at very average standards professionally and we have to keep doing it with a fossil out thete in Timmy for someone with experience of qualifying for a WC

Our WC campaign is the reflection of poor work by FFA in the last 10 years with their running of the code and the ****wits like Osieck and Verbeek who refused to blood younger players

Ange has been dealt shit cards from day 1
Qualifying for Russia or not we going to be in a much better position for Qatar qualifiers than we ever were for this lot and that will be thanks to Ange

Yes it is. Players arnt comfortable with this system or are played out of position or are picked and played when not match fit. This all comes down to Ange sticking with this system and making his squad/tacical selections.

[Jetmaster]

The world has moved on from the Barcelona ticky tacky and Ange has struggled with the changeover.

We should let them have it at the start and score first - not play the system and be patient, which worked so well against the Thais.....

If Syria score first there won't be much game to watch, just lots of writhing, sniping and kicking balls away.

[MFKS]

Yes it is. Players arnt comfortable with this system or are played out of position or are picked and played when not match fit. This all comes down to Ange sticking with this system and making his squad/tacical selections.

Players aren't ****ing good enough

Could play 4-4-2
Could play 4-3-3
Could play 4-5-1

Could play whatever formation you want
Could play kick and rush
Could play whatever style you want
Could pick 11 different players altogether

Will not escape the fact this is a poorly talented lot of players

But no we will keep blaming Ange

[Jetmaster]

Agree we have shit cattle - but Ange needs to stop trying to make them play like Barca et al as they aren't capable.

[StannyCFCJET]

Agree we have shit cattle - but Ange needs to stop trying to make them play like Barca et al as they aren't capable.

100%

[Wilso8948]

The Memba is talking some sense here. Our 'international' footballers have the touch of a rapist. The system isn't the problem. Nor is the coach.

[PC14]

I think it is important to note, that throughout this campaign, playing this same formation/system, we have only lost 1 game.

Players playing out of position - It's really only been Leckie and it was highlighted last week when he was moved back to the wing back position Ange has persisted playing him.

I'll see if I can find it, but Simon Hill wrote an interesting article post Syria on Thursday. Basically said how Australia, as a footballing nation, might be a little arrogant in their perception of Asian Football. That maybe we underestimate it. He used the A-League as evidence - of the 45 (ish) visa players in the A-League, theirs only a handful, maybe less, that are from our confederation. Made and interesting read and probably isn't too far fetched.

**Meanwhile, it's been reported Mooy has been benched tonight.

[Macca]

I think we definitely are arrogant / entitled that we deserve to be at the world cup. Wales got knocked out of qualifying today - this is a team with Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen and some other players better than anyone we have playing for us. They recently made the semis of the Euros.

Its also easy to see whenever we play these "minnows" that we should apparently be mopping the floor with in Asia that they usually have players with more technical skill than us, despite the infrastructure advantages we would enjoy over most of them.

Don't get me wrong, I think we should be able to qualify - but its not as if it would be a huge failure to not do so. Most of our current players are not that good, and there will be teams better than us in Europe and South America not qualifying.

[q-money]

mooy on the bench wowee, bold strategy from mr sweaty man

[plague]

mooy on the bench wowee, bold strategy from mr sweaty man

I think this is only due to the fact that Mooy and Rogic are trash together.

Plus if he’s starting Cahill then Rogic is the only bloke capable of scoring for us.

Prob pack the mids with Luoungo Troisi Milligan and hope for a miracle from the 2 bags of walking arthritis up front.


Go team.

[The Dunster]

Syria deserve to go through not Australia. Hopefully the result goes Syrias way tonight and Australian football gets the wake-up call it needs.

[MFKS]

At the ground now

Didn't realise there was this many Syrians in Australia

Loud ****ers two hours before kick off

Drums whistles and even vuvuzuelas

[boz-monaut]

start a 'why are you here when Lavant is burning?' chant

[Imyourhero]

Brad f****ing Smith....

[Jetmaster]

Troisi, Leckie, Kruse, Cahill, Rogic....could go horribly wrong but also could score 3 in the first half if it clicked.

Ange has gone all or bust.

[MFKS]

start a 'why are you here when Lavant is burning?' chant

No if I want to start a chant I start the we are bombing you in the morning one

Because there a pretty good chance the Oz military will be involved in blowing some shit up over there tomorrow morning

At least I be sticking to reality and facts

[MFKS]

How the **** is Timmy playing??


Like seriously the bloke is struggling at HAL level and we starting him in a do or die WCQ??

FMD

[MFKS]

Top work Gypos

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Ange doing his best to make himself available for Wankerers job.