These all of a sudden seem like hollow words: "My plan was always to play in Japan leading up to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 and then return to Australia." Oh well haha, his loss as far as quality competition goes. and i suppose his & Shimizu's financial gain.
I think Osieck doesnt have much option as he has used the same team for the last few years and if he starts making wholesale changes then there is concerns if the team will be ready to qualify for Brazil. It's a bit late to start making changes, the only hope is that Australia does qualify with this older squad, and then a new coach comes in and starts a whole new squad for the 2015 Asian Cup/2018 World Cup.
