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Charlie Miller, good times. Great call as well, he was getting potted left, right and centre at the timeSo who remembers when Ange started in the a-league and was getting potted for cracking heads at the Roar (Miller, Moore & co). How long ago does that feel now!
He was right about Ange then though, he is a much better coach now than he was then, which is expected.Foster probably feels like a moron ange achieved what van beek and orsieck couldn't achieve with this side
Nah Essenscum are
Had Paul Kelly last night so watched the first half from a sushi bar on the Parade. Had to leave after Luongo's goal so missed the whole 2nd half
Paul Kelly and co. were bloody amazing though
Ange da gawdLook at ange record 2 championships as a player 4 as coach and now a major national team honour
He isn't an old English monarch......Ange for a knight hood
Better than it lookedKruse Ankle ligament strain apparently
Better than it looked
To give the -ve side of the result, did Australia really show much improvement in this tournament? In Qatar we narrowly lost to one of the best teams in Asia, here we narrowly beat one of the best teams in Asia, albeit 69th ranked in the world, with a home advantage and everything that entails. We had an incredibly easy ride to the final somehow avoiding the three asian teams ranked top 80 until the final and didn't really convincingly beat Korea (weirdly our performance against them in the group stage was arguably better), in fact they were probably on top in the first half but for a freak few seconds from Luongo.
It's a positive that we've found a few good young players and have a squad which will stick together for a while, but realistically an extra time win at home against the 69th ranked team in the world doesn't indicate we will be anything more than group stage road kill at the World Cup if it were played next week.
Although it would have been less exciting I would have liked to see a really clinical dismantling of Iran/Japan/Korea at some point in this tournament.
People take FIFA rankings far too seriously. Has no impact on anything - not tornaments, not WC qualification, nothing. I dont get why so many are looking for reasons not to celebrate winning silverware - this is the most important thing the national team has ever done. Isn't Cape Verde ranked in the 50's? I rest my caseTo give the -ve side of the result, did Australia really show much improvement in this tournament? In Qatar we narrowly lost to one of the best teams in Asia, here we narrowly beat one of the best teams in Asia, albeit 69th ranked in the world, with a home advantage and everything that entails. We had an incredibly easy ride to the final somehow avoiding the three asian teams ranked top 80 until the final and didn't really convincingly beat Korea (weirdly our performance against them in the group stage was arguably better), in fact they were probably on top in the first half but for a freak few seconds from Luongo.
It's a positive that we've found a few good young players and have a squad which will stick together for a while, but realistically an extra time win at home against the 69th ranked team in the world doesn't indicate we will be anything more than group stage road kill at the World Cup if it were played next week.
Although it would have been less exciting I would have liked to see a really clinical dismantling of Iran/Japan/Korea at some point in this tournament.
And the big difference compared to 2011 was the amount of potential future players developed by Ange. Last time around we were still relying on the likes of kewell, emerton etc etc.
Think what you like but I know what will be filling the back pages of every national paper for the next few days. Sure some died in the wall AFL fans won't think anything changes but watch junior numbers at local clubs over the next few years and tv ratings of soccer and you'll see a different story
You do realize that almost every single player is in the middle of a season for their respective clubs, many of whom are clamoring to get their players back. But sure why not, lets put them on a bus and travel around the country to take selfies with bandwagon supporters, much more sensible option aye?Agree with a national trophy tour, would be nice to see it although given the nature of football we might not get to see the players. Maybe Cahill can do a farewell tour ??
Really? The majority of our starting line up play in Europe for respectable top division clubs, while it's definitely no golden generation, they are clearly far from our worst line up, get your head out of the sand and do your homework before you make such outlandish comments.Worst Socceroos squad of all time, amazing what Ange and his team have achieved.
Ah yes sunshine I do realise this and if you read correctly I said a Cup tour, not the players.You do realize that almost every single player is in the middle of a season for their respective clubs, many of whom are clamoring to get their players back. But sure why not, lets put them on a bus and travel around the country to take selfies with bandwagon supporters, much more sensible option aye?
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national papers come from $ydney, so that's not surprising. Perhaps try and play a game west of Horsham, and not ignore the rest of Australia, then maybe what you're predicting may happen here also. I don't really care about the relationship of Aussie Rules v soccer, last nights game was sensational and well done to the socceroos, however I personally felt nothing when the socceroos won last night, because when you're from a city that is completely ignored by them, there's nothing really to relate to or feel part of, just sayin