Japan vs Australia WCQ [R]

Re: Australia vs Japan WCQ

Looks like it, however the way I look at this, the pressure will be on the Japanese to win, and we can afford to lose. any points from this game will be a bonus IMO, though I think if they play well we could get something out of this.

Mabye a tad early to start discussing this.

 

Re: Australia vs Japan WCQ

NEVER TOO EARLY TO START THIS THREAD. Hope you don't mind me intruding into your personal space. Can't make any judgements before we gauge what kind of squad Australia will have for this match.

 

Re: Australia vs Japan WCQ

Good God, I hope we have the bulk of our squad fit and rearing to go for this clash. If we field the same team we had to for Bahrain, the match will be over well before it starts.

 

The FFA and JFA are quite powerful organisations and will be able to get the best squad in for the game.

They could be a bit jet lagged, but Japan's europe based players have flown in maybe 2 days before the match. And this game's on a Wednesday, so I'm sure both teams will be fine to hop on a plane on Sunday night. It should be a good game.

 

Its time for revenge against Japan for Asian cup 2007.

 

And ultimately I think Japan will still have the World Cup defeat in mind, too.

 

Yeah but they took that revenge in Asian cup 2007.

And now its our turn.

 

I don't think that win in the Asian Cup was enough for us. PKs don't feel anywhere near as good as a result in 90 mins. So I still think they'd be out to assert their dominance hopefully.

 

And thus the seeds were sown for a rivalry between blue and white and grren and gold, and the fruits of the rivalry from those seeds began to bloom in earnest.

 

You people are finished.

You've had your revenge. We're going to laugh at you as we did before.

 

One can only hope. If our squad is as decimated as it was in the Bahrain game coupled with the limited preparation of said match...I have a feeling the only laughing there'll be will be directed at us.

That's my tad of realism on the matter.

 

It was called humour for those who missed the point.

 

Australian Sports Medicine > English Sports Medicine

 

Kennedy is ineffective at playing the lone striker role and that's why Pim wants this guy back asap.

Against Asian teams he has gone quite well. He is far stronger than anyone (or two) players who mark him and just remembering the way he wore down the Japp defenders in the 2006WC makes me think he would still be a force if fit and hungry for another shot at qualifying for the 2010WC.

 

Dukes was good at WC 06 cause firstly he was a bit younger and he was marked by Miyamoto (178cm tall CB, not fantastic, not strong, not a good choice)
I'm not taking a shot here ok just an opinion.

Remember once again how Nakazawa controlled him and Aloisi at the same time in Asian cup? dukes got one decent shot which was from outside the area and was under pressure so it landed straight into keepers arms.(other CB was a fillin who plays DMF and he marked Kewell - Yuki Abe), he won't be as effective against Japan and Uzbeks.

I think Australia should use 2 strikers. scrap that lone striker stuff.

On top of that, Dukes body can hardly take playing right now. Do you think he'll be anywhere near full fitness at 2010? He'll be old enough to bust a hip at that point.

I'd try Djite and Kennedy. Djite's 21, plenty of time left in him.

 

I think you're right. At the end of the day, the match at the Asian Cup was a 1-1 draw, it wasn't a win. TBH i'll be happy with a draw, though i'd rather a win.

 

I'm not sure about Djite and Kennedy together. Are they similar type players? I do rate Djite over McDonald, although Djite needs to work on his first touch a little bit and his decision making perhaps...

 

No. And I wouldn't be writing off McDonald just yet. Anyone with that level of ability is bound to come good internationally eventually. As I've said before, he is a confidence player, same at club level. It took him a while to get going at Celtic, but once he did he was like a machine. My thoughts are his international career will be the same. But he's not really a natural striker, more a sneak (poacher).

We don't have too many issue's with Japan up front. If we break even in midfield we should be ok.

In any case, I have doubts Viduka will be around in 2010.

 

Does anyone rate Rukavytsya for 2010? If he can improve on his already impressive Aleague season and get a move to Europe, I think he can be a star for us. His speed is amazing and his finishing is coming along. I know he was crap at the olympics but so was the whole team bar spira and gk.

I can really see Japan beating Australia in the next game. Ppl in Australia probably don't realise how much the result at WC06 hurt japan, and they will definately be out for revenge in front of their home crowd. And with our boys just stepping off the plane from Europe just before the game as they did against bahrain, not to mention a 2 month break from playing for the NT, i don't think we will be able to match their intensity level.

 

Oh, are you ********ing serious? It's all but lost then.

 

Aren't you providing the "magic" pastizzi?