I thought they played pretty well, as well as can be expected against a poor opposition. But it was certainly a better performance then the game against Bangladesh in Perth. The Tajik keeper made a couple of good saves and we hit the post 5 times, so it could have easily been 10. Of the players maybe only Leckie and possibly Jedinak had below average games.
Socceroos World Cup qualifiers Sep 1: v Iraq (home) Sept 6: v UAE (away) Oct 6: v Saudi Arabia (away) Oct 11: v Japan (home) Nov 15: v Thailand (away) Mar 23, 2017: v Iraq (away) Mar 28: v UAE (home) Jun 8: v Saudi Arabia (home) Aug 31: v Japan (away) Sept 5: v Thailand (home) http://www.news.com.au/sport/breaki...d/news-story/7b1437af6217d4f6ab78f1a94c33fd93
At the moment, I do not care about having a friendly match against Australia although it would be nice. I usually do not talk about my favorite draw for any tournament before being close to it. However I cannot hide the fact that I really wanted Australia over Japan/Korea in our final round of WCQ 2018 group because I really wanted we put Australia in its place but unfortunately you ended up being in seed 1 with us .
Read more at http://www.socceroos.com.au/article...52u0h1h10ngm1obdh2ui7w4yi#p43lh24CVL2LyMXT.99 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Match Details Caltex Socceroos v Iraq 1 September 2016 Perth Rectangular Stadium 6.30pm kick off (8.30pm AEST) United Arab Emirates v Caltex Socceroos 6 September 2016 Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7.30pm kick off (1.30am AEST Wednesday 7 September)
Nathan BURNS F.C. Tokyo, JAPAN 22 (3) Tim CAHILL Melbourne City FC, AUSTRALIA 91 (47) Milos DEGENEK TSV 1860 Munchen, GERMANY 3 (0) Adam FEDERICI A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND 16 (0) Alex GERSBACH Rosenborg BK, NORWAY 2 (0) Apostolos GIANNOU Guangzhou R&F F.C., CHINA 3 (0) Chris IKONOMIDIS S.S. Lazio, ITALY 6 (0) Jackson IRVINE Burton Albion FC, ENGLAND 4 (0) Mile JEDINAK Crystal Palace F.C, ENGLAND 64 (12) Tomi JURIC FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND 16 (2) Robbie KRUSE Bayer 04 Leverkusen, GERMANY 43 (4) Mitchell LANGERAK VfB Stuttgart, GERMANY 6 (0) Mathew LECKIE FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY 31 (3) Massimo LUONGO Queens Park Rangers F.C., ENGLAND 20 (4) Ryan MCGOWAN Henan Jianye F.C., CHINA 16 (0) Mark MILLIGAN Baniyas F.C., UAE 49 (5) Aaron MOOY Huddersfield Town FC, ENGLAND 16 (5) Tommy ROGIC Celtic FC, SCOTLAND 18 (5) Mathew RYAN Valencia CF, SPAIN 25 (0) Trent SAINSBURY Jiangsu Suning F.C., CHINA 16 (2) Brad SMITH A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND 9 (0) Matthew SPIRANOVIC Hangzhou Greentown F.C., CHINA 30 (0) Bailey WRIGHT Preston North End F.C, ENGLAND 12 (1) - See more at: http://www.socceroos.com.au/article...2u0h1h10ngm1obdh2ui7w4yi#sthash.UpQPjIkQ.dpuf Read more at http://www.socceroos.com.au/article...52u0h1h10ngm1obdh2ui7w4yi#p43lh24CVL2LyMXT.99
First half was a bit of a trainwreck in terms of buildup, but second half improved. Yes, they might have got a penalty, but we should've scored about 4 goals as well, so swings and roundabouts. Juric looked lively except for that butchered miss in front of goal. I've never seen a worse case of Bambi legs in a professional footballer!
Congrats Australia. You played well and fully deserved the win! Hopefully another positive result against UAE.
Shows how dumb ratings can be: http://www.foxsports.com.au/footbal...h/news-story/ff88e057ef1be3e5da7b80ac59d8fdc2 Millsy > Degenek https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/09/01/australia-v-iraq-player-ratings Degenek > Millsy
I think they'll definitely take a win ... and probably should have been by more. Iraq were a little disappointing in attack. Not sure if Ange's constant chopping and changing of the team is the best policy ... I think they'll revert back to two defensive mids against UAE. Also hope they play a bit wider and with quick breaks against UAE ... Kruse and Leckie can cause most defenses trouble with their speed, they just need the space.
Socceroos squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers v Saudi Arabia and Japan Goalkeepers: Adam FEDERICI, Mitchell LANGERAK, Mathew RYAN. Defenders: Milos DEGENEK, Alex GERSBACH, Ryan MCGOWAN, Trent SAINSBURY, Brad SMITH, Matthew SPIRANOVIC, Bailey WRIGHT. Midfielders: Craig GOODWIN, Chris IKONOMIDIS, Jackson IRVINE, Mile JEDINAK, James JEGGO, Robbie KRUSE, Mathew LECKIE, Aaron MOOY, Tommy ROGIC, Massimo LUONGO, Mark MILLIGAN. Forwards: Tomi JURIC, Tim CAHILL. 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Match Details Saudi Arabia v Socceroos Thursday 6 October 2016 King Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah 8.45pm kick off (4.45am Friday AEDT) Socceroos v Japan Tuesday 11 October 2016 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 8pm kick off (AEDT) http://www.news.com.au/sport/ange-p...s/news-story/49a6d68c0d4668d4cd7b93ab84d67eaf
Surprised Brad Jones didn't get a call ahead of Adam in goals. Only one A-League player in the squad. Might change after the season has started, but bit hard for those players to be ready atm. Goodluck to Jeggo and Goodwin. I think Goodwin could be a great pick for the team (especially against a quick counter ... he is a bit more reliable with his defensive duties than some of our other wing backs).