Australia Friendlies Match Threads [R]

Re: Australia - Upcoming Fixtures

------------Federici
Wilkshire--Williams---Lowry---Zullo
--------Herd----Valeri
---------- -Sarota
---Holman---Cahill-----Troisi

(do it, Holger, you know it makes sense)

(yeah, wow, no other CB options apart from Shane Sheriff)

 

Re: Australia - Upcoming Fixtures

May be off topic but do you guys see Schwarzer lasting until 2014?

If not is Federici the guy?

 

Re: Australia - Upcoming Fixtures

Federici is the guy, but Schwarzer is still gunning for 2014 and it looks like it's a matter of him losing form rather than anything Fed does.

 

Surely Troisi, Herd and Ruka have to make the squad. They've all gone well this season in some if the biggest leagues in the world.
This is what I'd go with:

-------------Federici
Wilkshire---Neill---Williams---Zullo
-----------Herd----Valeri
Rukavytsya---Holman-----Troisi
--------------Cahill

I'd be tempted to play Jedi instead of Valeri if he were fit. I think Ruka would be good on the right, he plays there a bit for Hertha.

 

With Federici playing in the EPL next season he is certainly setting himself up to steal the spot. Schwarzer won't give it up easily though, and why should he? Despite his age he is still the best.

 

What time is this happening locally (Melbourne time)?

 

At least he's selected some fullbacks this time.

Wonder who'll get dropped? You'd have to think Kewell and Archie would be well short of fitness.

 

The matches?

Denmark, 1am
Oman, 11pm
Japan, 8pm

 

I'd like to see this. After watching the 'roos in Tardistan against Saudi Arabia I would love to see Bresciano in a CAM role. Obviously he doesn't have the agility he used to, yet he has this unique ability that Jedi or Valeri lack: The ability to pass forward. Please don't start Kennedy Mr Holger!


-----------Federici
Williams---Neill---Spiranovic---Zullo
-----------Herd----Bresciano
Rukavytsya---Holman-----Troisi
--------------Brosque

 

No Troisi in the squad.

What I'd like to see if Kennedy isn't fit:

--------------|Federici|
Wilkshire--Williams--Spiranovic--Zullo
------------Herd-------Valeri
---Ruka--------Bresciano----Brosque
------------------Holman

Though I suspect our backline will be:

---------------|Schwarzer|
Wilkshire---Neill---Spiranovic---Carney

 

We're actually looking at pinching one of your basketball guys. We've got Jones at Liverpool but he's not quite agile enough.

 

Not sure to to whom your referring (none of our basketball players would switch to the roos) but there is this semi-american: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Patterson-Sewell

He's actually doing quite well and should be in the Portuguese Liga next year.

 

One day I'd like to open the paper to the headline:

'AUSTRALIAN PLAYER UNDER AGE 23 MAKES REGULAR APPEARANCES FOR OVERSEAS CLUB, COUNTRY'

 

Swap Holman and Brosque. Neither is really a CF but Holman less so - he needs to be running aound to be effective and the CF needs to be able to be found easier.

 

I saw a lot of Brosque at CF, I rate Holman over him there because he's a lot more willing to stick with his futile assignments and won't get jaded as easily.

 

Herd injured again?

Also, we are going to get slaughtered again if we play Bresc in a 4-4-2. Saudi game showed he can't put in the workrate there.