Socceroos World Cup Qualifier Intercontinental Play-Off Peru V Australia

[AJ_2000]

Conditions will help us

Middle East is our home base these last few years. Nothing foreign about those conditions for us

 

[ioppolo]

I cant shake the feeling we'll somehow pinch this. Like we score early through a questionable penalty and then hold on for dear life.

If we manage that it'd be nice to see us actually keep our concentration and s**t together after taking the lead. Be some feat.

 

[ep2018]

My head: we lose 3-0 and are dominated from the get go
My heart: we gain an early lead and show heart we haven't seen in years to hold on, we win 1-0

 

[mouncey2franklin]

The negativity on this board and certain other forums over the past week or two has been a sight to behold.

Look how many of you were predicting a loss to the UAE a week ago, and here you are doing the same thing again.

This is a 50/50 game against decent but hardly world-beating opposition, in conditions which suit our team, not theirs.

If it were a two-leg home-away tie, sure, Peru deserve to be favourites, because this Aus team is fairly ordinary and Peru have done well of late.

But it is a one-off match being played in the middle east, with all the pressure which comes with a WC birth (and the resulting $$$).

My theory is that the lockdowns and other things over the past couple of years have left Aussies feeling more hopeless than they realise.

I'm not joking, either. You guys sound cooked. But you'll jump on the bandwagon again soon enough

 

[gaskin]

Look how many of you were predicting a loss to the UAE a week ago, and here you are doing the same thing again.

Peru are a far sight better than UAE.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Thought I didn’t care, given my dislike for Arnold, for Qatar’s record on human rights & worker safety, and for the way the 2022 World Cup was awarded.

But here we are at 2.30am and I’ve not slept a wink cos of the nerves and anticipation.

What’s the update re: Chile? Is there any chance we’ll get screwed into having to go through a do-over?


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[mouncey2franklin]

Peru are a far sight better than UAE.

Did you miss the point being made?

People here were saying the UAE were too good for Australia. Saying the same s**t they are about Peru.

This is a Peru side who had one shot on goal against New Zealand a week ago, lol.

We're not talking about Argentina or Brazil. It's Peru ffs.

50/50 game.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Duke starting. Atkinson playing RB. Oh boy.

 

[jhong]

Neutral venue my arse , where did all the Peruvians come from ?

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Neutral venue my arse , where did all the Peruvians come from ?

They have declared a national holiday so people can watch the game, people would have taken out loans to get there, that’s how much it means to them.

But it meant a lot for Uruguay as well.

 

[RAPPA]

They have declared a national holiday so people can watch the game, people would have taken out loans to get there, that’s how much it means to them.

But it meant a lot for Uruguay as well.

It's a shame our declared national holiday would be via a sickie.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Started brightly here, actually pressing well and moving the ball.

 

[Collingwoodity]

Peru’s passing so fluid compared to Australia

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Atkinson booked after just 11 minutes. Trouble.

 

[Leon]

Atkinson worries the s**t out of me.

 

[Hawks1523]

An early yellow, yikes

 

[RAPPA]

Nice from Boyle

 

[Sippa]

Duke must have some very revealing nudes on Arnold … even if he scores tonight I’ll never understand the fascination

 

[Hawks1994]

Pressing has been good, we've been the better team on the ball too

 

[Leon]

Duke must have some very revealing nudes on Arnold … even if he scores tonight I’ll never understand the fascination

I was about to post, I don’t see the point of him.


McLaren is a much better option.

 

[Leon]

LOL what a dive that was.

 

[Sippa]

I was about to post, I don’t see the point of him.


McLaren is a much better option.

He wouldn’t even make the squad under any other coach …

 

[krakouers]

Is the Peruvian manager a Latin American singer or movie star?

 

[RAPPA]

Geez they've called fouls for less than that!

 

[Zidane98]

32 degrees & 67% humidity. Wonder how that affects both teams as they tire.