Socceroos squad for Kuwait in Kuwait

Should be a much more interesting match to watch than what I thought it was going to be .

 

Whilst I have similar feelings to Caesar on the topic, on the other hand I feel that squad places are wasted with the likes of Coyne and Garcia when these spots could be given to ours youngsters plying their trade in Europe to 'keep them in the loop'. To be perfectly honest I odn't think Garcia or Coyne are ever going to play an important role in the national team. (If they do, the future looks bleak). Brad Jones if fit would also be preferable to Hendo in my opinion (despite once being a loyal Hendo chanting Northern Spirit supporter!)

I'd rather approach the Troisis, Watsons, Hardys for fringe places in the squad. Assuming the Kilkennys, McDonalds, Wesolowskis, Wards are going to get the game time. It is a great chance to get them all together and interacting and letting them know they are on the radar.

Would be disappointed to not see Williams in the squad aswell

 

hardy is recovering from a injury

 

Not the point.

However... what sort of injury? Long term?

 

ankle break, he is in australia finishing his vce/hse or whatever it is while recovering from his injury and will get back into it soon

 

that's really embarrassing

in Kuwait we say; "Once you bring the camel down, you'll find a knife!" what a way to end up this embarrassing campaign for Kuwait!

 

At least they fought for it and even told the media they could win it, despite their last few results. A bit more composure and we could have gone behind....

I'd also like to see Ljubo Milicevic called up. He's a far more realistic choice as a CB in years to come than Coyne in my opinion. Hopefully he's still not dirty about missing the world cup. Well of course he is dirty, but not dirty enough to turn down a call up I hope. There is no doubt in my mind he should have been with that WC squad.

 

Don't forget the heat factor in Kuwait! I agree totally with you on the non-selection of Lubo Milicevic for the World Cup. I would like to know other forumites opoinions on his non-selection. He seems the right age with experience in a successful club in the Champions' League. Craig Foster was perplexed by his non-selection.
I view him as a future captain of the Socceroos. He is articulate and intelligent and handles media questions with aplomb. He is already an experienced captain performing well in a league where the top clubs have reasonable success in European competitions.

 

It is interesting, Caesar, that you consider the second string Europeans as better that the European/A League players who plyed their trade against Bahrain. I think in essence the second string European players are never going to gel into a cohesive unit, as they are always going to be second stringers who won't get together enough in the same group to be a cohesive unit. On the other hand, A League players are always going to be first choice from the A League and have the geographical advantage of being able to train together as a collective unit a lot more than the European second stringers. This is due to more favourable club circumstances, conducive to releasing players for international training and playing commitments.

I would like to see the team who played Kuwait in Sydney, plus a few extra experienced Socceroo players, Stan Lazarides, Tony Vidmar, Nick Carle, Simon Colosimo (if fit) and Tony Popovic (picked up from Qatar), leave now and go to Kuwait to acclimatise in the scorching heat. I would like to see the A League Socceroo team train together frequently, then play matches against other Asian, South American and New Zealand opposition particularly leading up to next year's Asian Cup in March, April, May, June, with a 2002 World Cup South Korea Hiddink-like preparation.

The culminating performance could take place in a course of two or three matches against the European Socceroos in late May and early June. These matches would be typical, simulated match conditions where the European Socceroos always turn up jaded after long seasons, with only a few days preparation for big tournaments, whilst the A League Socceroos could have preparation similar to the Australian cricket team's preparation for a test series. I would love to see the experience of the highly skilled, jaded Eurpoeans against the well-prepared, extremely physically fit, match fit, A League Socceroos, who should be a very cohesive unit after a lot of matches against international sides in the preceding months. It would be fascinating to see the relative merits of the two sides from different preparatory circumstances.

 

time to get some balls Arnie and pick players on the fringe like McDonald.... i have in football manager 2006! LOL

 

AHAHAHAHA, bloody Schwarzer is playin for us in Kuwait, that guy is great

Does anybody know when the game is and if it will be shown on any free to air channels? SBS?

 

Wesolowski was held out of the squad to regain his fitness at Leicester.

Apparently the Australian physio came over to Leicester and agreed this would be better for him.

 

http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10274~890316,00.html?

You will need to register but it seems they are looking after him long term. Right decision in my opinion. He hasn't played much for us this season due to his injuries.

 

Yeah, we somehow have managed to acquire quite a few. Not sure whether Hendeson will keep his place once Douglas is fit. Tiatto is not the most popular player with the fans either.

 

Been stuck in the reserves, cant break into the ffirst team this season yet. Played once for the first team in the carling cup match last week.

He is the only reserve team player to have first team experiance.