Socceroos 2018 WCQ THREAD-v HONDURAS FOR SPOT IN RUSSIA (Dates TBC)

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If Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago tonight then it'll be Panama we face if we manage to beat Syria
USA play Panama at home next, so a lot will depend on that game. Sounds like USA were horrible and lucky to escape with a point. Lot to play out in that group still.

Argentina battering Venezuela but still can't score, that play-off group is ridiculously close.
 

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Well, what an interesting night. Firstly, Yarra Trams were putting on "additional trams". Ok, the first 3 passed us full and then we waited another 15 minutes (around 20+ all up) for a tram. So we got to the ground around 7:55 so thought it'd be ok. Nope, took another 10+ minutes to enter the ground. I have no idea why but it was ridiculous.

Secondly, Mooy is our only world class level player. Cahill should only be used as a bench player for the remainder of his career, whether that is much longer, I am not so sure. None of our players are willing to make runs if they don't think they'll get the ball. My seats were like front row so I couldn't see crap so spent a lot of time watching off the ball movement (18 yard box second half attacking), Leckie was the only one to make some runs that weren't some token divvy 4 stuff. Kruse was lazy af, at least 2 or 3 times he should have been storming into the back post when the ball was on the opposite wing but would just walk. He'd only been on for 10 minutes so can't have been fatigue.

I could go but it's still so frustrating. We have that many shots on target I think Ange shouldn't be coming in for us much heat as he is but at the end of the day, his reluctance to change tactics/style has definitely cost us automatic qualification.

At then end of this, it's probably a blessing to have these extra games. If we make it we have to be in better shape for the World Cup than we are now.
Kruse shithouse,had a go at Mooy for giving him a bad cross when could easily have got too it with more effort,he has really gone downhill,needs a rocket up the arse!
 

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Ok let's not look at a racial group who are massively overrepresented in the quickest and most skillful AFL players and seriously underrepresented in soccer.

Everyone gets a bit queasy talking about race and physical performance, but if you look around the world at different sports (say basketball, swimming, distance running, sprinting) it's obvious that some racial groups just tend to have more individuals with natural physical ability of certain types. If you look at what proportion of the quickest and most skillful AFL players are aboriginal, it's pretty obvious they have some genetic advantages in terms of fast twitch muscle fibres and hand/foot/eye coordination which soccer is failing to draw on.
Yes but I'd prefer players to make it to the highest level of their sport based on their skills and abilities rather than the colour of their skin, I'm funny that way.
 

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SBS gave the following ranking:

* Robbie Kruse - Replaced Cahill in the 56th minute and almost opened the scoring just seconds later, only to be foiled by the Thai keeper. 7.

You must start at a 10 in their rankings.
 

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Yes but I'd prefer players to make it to the highest level of their sport based on their skills and abilities rather than the colour of their skin, I'm funny that way.
He's not saying go and find three or four blokes from the bush and throw them in the team you ****head, he's saying go out and start academies and scholarships to try and have more indigenous players playing the sport and reaching the top level. Racist
 
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