We could have scored a few tonight.
Socceroos World Cup Qualifiers Third Round - Australia V Oman/Japan
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Arnold: “i think it was a great spectacle. It was exiting to watch. And that’s important”.
Actually no Graham, what’s important is us qualifying for the WC you muppet.
Actually no Graham, what’s important is us qualifying for the WC you muppet.
So? We could have easily drawn the game if not won it.
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A 2-1 away loss to Japan isn't the end of the world.
Still top of the table.
Australia will qualify for the world cup and get booted out after the group stage.
May beat a minnow European or African team and end on 3, maybe 4 points, and then pack the bags for the flight home.
You know this.
Still top of the table.
Australia will qualify for the world cup and get booted out after the group stage.
May beat a minnow European or African team and end on 3, maybe 4 points, and then pack the bags for the flight home.
You know this.
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We’ve been on a slow steady decline since the 2006 World Cup.
We just aren’t creating quality players any more.
I’m not a huge fan of Arnold but I also just don’t see the point in bashing him - the talent just isn’t there.
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Our last WC win was vs Serbia in 2010. Anyone would take a win of some sort, even if it's against someone like Canada.
If we could unearth a defence we'd be bloody good.
It's 4 players ffs how hard can it be?
Australia really pissed that away
Regardless of defence, we will be lucky to score a goal at the WC.
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Our attack is more concerning.
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I know, I was there.
And oddly enough I was also there for New Zealand's draw against Slovakia, they scored the equalizer with moments to go, was epic.
So if you don't have players playing in the best high performing environments and you're playing against players who are, you're generally not going to win.
We only got close because they let us.
At least still 3 points clear of Japan. Saudis will thrash China tonight. So it’ll be 3 points between them. Really need to play games here in Australia. Get some crowd as familiarity behind the squad.
Makes the Saudi Arabia home game pretty crucial. A win there is a must after tonight or we're tight back in a tussle for 3rd and the inevitable South American playoff
I think we look very dangerous with the ball and can set up opportunities, the concern is we can't allow a team to attack us.
Spot on. We've got no natural insinctive forwards. It also seems like we coach attacking intent out of our players.
I though Arzani was going to be great and look what happened to him..
He's a football nobody
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wtf? Either those people are stupid or we are all stupid.
Are you watching the same team I am? We are one of the least creative/dangerous sides going forward in the group. Our strikers are nobodies for club or country.
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We are missing probably our two best attacking players in MacLaren and Leckie tbf.
That's Behichs worst Socceroos game but he does have a few credits in the bank. He spent a fair few of them tonight though.
I'm a Sainsbury fan from way back but I've got to say his defending for the second goal had me a little bewildered. Maybe it was the angle we saw it on but I thought he could have got to the ball in the air fairly comfortably?
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In our group? We have the most goals. Comfortably too.
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Wouldn't be the worst outcome. Those playoffs used to be excellent entertainment back in the day.
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