Aussie Grella tells the truth: We were shown no respect, it was all a big joke

I mentioned this article in the "sorest losers" thread.

Personally, I think some of Grella's complaints are valid, but he comes across as pretty whiny and arrogant in the article.

When it was printed in the newspaper, it was followed by an article (by Craig Foster) that was extremely critical of the Socceroos:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/asian-cu...in-the-backside/2007/07/28/1185339320409.html

Craig Foster really raises some valid points, and his analysis is a nice counterpoint to Grella's complaints.

 

Yeah Grella the Whole Asian Cup was a Joke. It's Rigged Anyway

 

what a joke this is

what the hell is he talking about with the goal celebrations? he has completely lost the plot there

Furthermore while i agree that the tactics of the other teams was at times frustrating to say it is to blame for the performance in our Asian Cup is a joke, and if we take this mentality guess what? This same article is going to appear again when we FAIL to qualify for the 2010 World Cup..

So either we get used to it, or we bitch and moan and achieve nothing..

He was lucky to even be on the field in that Iraq match, he says they didnt respect the Socceroos? if anything the Socceroos failed to respect the opposition

 

It was a welcoming Dancing

 

About the celebrations, Iraq thinks it's funny to hop around like Kangaroos.. What would happen if we were jumping around like we were getting bombed when we scored a goal?

There would be 20 different threads on here saying how dirty the Australians are!

 

You want some cheese to go with that whine?

 

He smuggles cheese into Australia from Italy when he comes here. True story!

 

not to justify what Iraqis did but I think socceroos drew first blood in that game... they played with no respect for the Iraqi side and the referee.. throwing elbows, shouting and yelling... it was well expected of Iraqis to make up for all that after they went up in the score... it is a basic rule if you are gonna dish out shit you better have the capacity to take some in return!

 

Why you don’t jump like lions Instead in a funny way? Or roar like lions in a funny way, You don’t have to be an asshole… and think negatively

Getting bombed? This is insulting and inhuman, I hope you was joking

And you guys didn’t care about it until this grella opened his mouth
Don’t make it a big deal…

 

The other teams played like Girls

 

exactly?? Now your rotten stinky smell exposed
your good character?? dude you just showed the Opposite with your Negative thinking.

you dont hvae to be like this.

If all australian think in the same way, My respect to you has gone down, and you will never be welcomed again.

guys be rational.

 

show me where they hopped around like Kangaroos? i saw the guy do a somersault thing, which so many palyers do.. how is that hopping around like a Kangaroo WTF????

 

Don't talk shit and pretend it didn't happen. They all gathered in a circle after one of the goals and put their hands up like Kangaroos and started hopping.

 

why dont you show me a clip of it then, i am watching the youtube videos over and over again and i dont see it

 

Against Australia no our players didn't jumped
Against Thailand yes they jumped but as I said before, it was a welcoming massage.
In other meaning bring it on Australia… and obviously you lost 1-3.

 

WTF!!!!!!!! im starting to lose respect for aussies, sore losers the whole lot of em. uhh dont act all innocent, does making fun of NZ haka ring a bell? u guys are just as offensive.

stop being sore losers, and dont talk shit to an iraqian, there going through a time as it is. u guys lost cause u sucked, ONLY REASON.

 

Lair
The 1st goal… scored by Nashat Akram and he prayed and thanked God
The 2nd goal… scored by Hawar and he did the somersault
The 3rd goal... scored by Karrar and he couldn’t do anything because the players jumped on him

 

Grella specifically said in the article in the 3-1 loss to Iraq they started jumping around imitating kangaroos, i want to see it... cause i dont recall that happening at all.

 

Of course it didn't happened against Australia.
Greall In Illusion and Delusion.

 

The Iraq team certainly mimicked Kangaroos when they scored vs Australia. I remember seeing it and thought it was amusing.

I'll see if I can find any footage of it on YouTube.

 

Shit! I remember it was someone! I seen the bloody footage! It may have been Oman, or even Iraq when they play here in 2005!

 

Mussav, and don't think I don't like Iraqis. Look at thread I made for Iraqis. I am your friend

 

It definitely happened at the Asian Cup, and this article says it was the Iraqis:

http://www.free-football.tv/news/Australia1-3Iraq.html

If I remember correctly, the goal-scorer celebrated individually, then the rest of the team joined him, and they did the kangaroo hopping.