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Wezza · September 2nd, 2011, 02:04 PM

Fark, we made a tougher job of that than we should of. I hate it when we play with Kennedy up front. Despite him scoring a goal (tap in), we always try & lob the long ball in looking for the header. Too predictable. Hopefully we start without him for the Saudi game, have Kruse & Cahill up front.

woozoo · September 2nd, 2011, 02:20 PM

Pim out.

Wezza · September 2nd, 2011, 03:04 PM

I still have faith in Holger. I have seen what we are capable of under him but I think he made a few wrong selections for the team tonight though. I think McKay is wasted at LB, he needs to be in the midfield somewhere & maybe put Zullo in at LB. Kilkenny was pretty average tonight, i'd Rhys Williams in at central mid. And I touched on it earlier, no Kennedy please!

Wezza · September 3rd, 2011, 01:29 AM

The good news out of last night was that Oman & Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 leaving us on top of the group despite the poor showing. Now the Socceroos are off to Saudi for the next game in a few days. Gonna be a tough one in the heat over there.

BNE01 · September 3rd, 2011, 09:17 AM

I was at the game last night, and it really was not spectacle to bring people to the game..........

Wezza · September 6th, 2011, 01:52 PM

We're playing Saudi Arabia in Damman in the morning, 3:30am EST. Hoping for an improved showing this time around. Saudi Arabia were less than impressive against Oman in their opening game.

FWIW, Thailand are currently leading Oman 2-0 @ HT in Bangkok.

KJBrissy · September 6th, 2011, 10:26 PM

Well, we won 3-1.

That's much better!

Wezza · September 7th, 2011, 04:46 AM

Yeah, much better showing this time. We pretty much controlled the match apart from a 10 minute spell in the second half after the Saudi goal. Holman continues to improve and was probably man of the match IMO. Zullo was also very good (penalty aside), he was strong in defence and dangerous going forward. It was good to see us playing the ball on the ground this time. There was not alot of long crosses at all.

mapps · September 7th, 2011, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wezza

Yeah, much better showing this time. We pretty much controlled the match apart from a 10 minute spell in the second half after the Saudi goal. Holman continues to improve and was probably man of the match IMO. Zullo was also very good (penalty aside), he was strong in defence and dangerous going forward. It was good to see us playing the ball on the ground this time. There was not alot of long crosses at all.

what is the deal with Cahill - put on in the 86th minute?
If he is injured why bother putting him on at all?
is he simply way out of form?

Wezza · September 7th, 2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapps

what is the deal with Cahill - put on in the 86th minute?
If he is injured why bother putting him on at all?
is he simply way out of form?

Holger made the call to drop him in favour of playing Holman up front with Kennedy. Looks like the right decision, Holman was a great link man last night. Dropping back when he needed to & then getting forward in attack. He's far more mobile than Cahill. It was Holmans defensive pressure & pass that set up Kennedy for the second goal.

As far as the substitution is concerned, one of the Saudis made a horrible challenge on Holman & he pulled up sore from that. He's lucky to not be seriously injured actually. So Cahill was brought on, plus it helped wind down the clock a bit.

mapps · September 8th, 2011, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wezza

Holger made the call to drop him in favour of playing Holman up front with Kennedy. Looks like the right decision, Holman was a great link man last night. Dropping back when he needed to & then getting forward in attack. He's far more mobile than Cahill. It was Holmans defensive pressure & pass that set up Kennedy for the second goal.

As far as the substitution is concerned, one of the Saudis made a horrible challenge on Holman & he pulled up sore from that. He's lucky to not be seriously injured actually. So Cahill was brought on, plus it helped wind down the clock a bit.

ok - I too thought Holman was awesome - I just found it strange to be leaving Cahill out - thats all

Wezza · October 11th, 2011, 12:39 PM

Another comfortable win for the Socceroos tonight. 3-0 over Oman, that makes us on the verge of qualification to the 4th round now.

Goals were from Holman, Kennedy & Jedinak. Another good performance by Holman who continues to grow in stature. Even if we see little glimpses of the old Holman in his shooting every now & then. Haha

MelboyPete · October 11th, 2011, 04:11 PM

Well done Socceroos...I'm still gutted that we didn't get the nod for the 2022 WC...oh well as least we have the 2015 Asia cup.

Wezza · November 11th, 2011, 09:15 AM

Socceroos playing again tonight! Playing Oman in Muscat. If we win this one, we can secure qualification to the WCQ 4th round.

Broadcast starts @11:30pm EST (12:30am EDT)

ross_the_man · November 11th, 2011, 04:24 PM

Pretty shocking performance so far.

Wezza · November 11th, 2011, 04:30 PM

Yup. Reminding me of the Thailand game. Too many long balls.

ross_the_man · November 11th, 2011, 04:39 PM

Long balls, slow build up. Kennedy is a shit marksman because he doesn't score goals to put it bluntly.

Wezza · November 11th, 2011, 04:53 PM

Disgraceful. I'm off to bed.

acc521 · November 11th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Geez. Let's hope they can do better aginst Thailand

BNE01 · November 12th, 2011, 08:05 AM

It will be interesting to see the team that takes the pitch on Tuesday. I wouldn't want to leave qualification until we play the Saudi's in Sydney.

Also, I'm not sure Kewell and Emerton are the players they used to be.

September 6th, 2011, 10:26 PM	#2047
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November 11th, 2011, 04:24 PM	#2055
ross_the_man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canberra Posts: 3,707 Likes (Received): 11	Pretty shocking performance so far. __________________ Ain't no such thing as half way crooks!

November 11th, 2011, 04:39 PM	#2057
ross_the_man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canberra Posts: 3,707 Likes (Received): 11	Long balls, slow build up. Kennedy is a shit marksman because he doesn't score goals to put it bluntly. __________________ Ain't no such thing as half way crooks!

November 11th, 2011, 04:59 PM	#2059
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September 2nd, 2011, 02:04 PM	#2041
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	Fark, we made a tougher job of that than we should of. I hate it when we play with Kennedy up front. Despite him scoring a goal (tap in), we always try & lob the long ball in looking for the header. Too predictable. Hopefully we start without him for the Saudi game, have Kruse & Cahill up front.

September 2nd, 2011, 02:20 PM	#2042
woozoo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 729 Likes (Received): 1	Pim out.

September 2nd, 2011, 03:04 PM	#2043
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	I still have faith in Holger. I have seen what we are capable of under him but I think he made a few wrong selections for the team tonight though. I think McKay is wasted at LB, he needs to be in the midfield somewhere & maybe put Zullo in at LB. Kilkenny was pretty average tonight, i'd Rhys Williams in at central mid. And I touched on it earlier, no Kennedy please!

September 3rd, 2011, 01:29 AM	#2044
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	The good news out of last night was that Oman & Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 leaving us on top of the group despite the poor showing. Now the Socceroos are off to Saudi for the next game in a few days. Gonna be a tough one in the heat over there.

September 3rd, 2011, 09:17 AM	#2045
BNE01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 538 Likes (Received): 5	I was at the game last night, and it really was not spectacle to bring people to the game..........

September 6th, 2011, 01:52 PM	#2046
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	We're playing Saudi Arabia in Damman in the morning, 3:30am EST. Hoping for an improved showing this time around. Saudi Arabia were less than impressive against Oman in their opening game. FWIW, Thailand are currently leading Oman 2-0 @ HT in Bangkok.

September 7th, 2011, 04:46 AM	#2048
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	Yeah, much better showing this time. We pretty much controlled the match apart from a 10 minute spell in the second half after the Saudi goal. Holman continues to improve and was probably man of the match IMO. Zullo was also very good (penalty aside), he was strong in defence and dangerous going forward. It was good to see us playing the ball on the ground this time. There was not alot of long crosses at all.

October 11th, 2011, 12:39 PM	#2052
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	Another comfortable win for the Socceroos tonight. 3-0 over Oman, that makes us on the verge of qualification to the 4th round now. Goals were from Holman, Kennedy & Jedinak. Another good performance by Holman who continues to grow in stature. Even if we see little glimpses of the old Holman in his shooting every now & then. Haha

October 11th, 2011, 04:11 PM	#2053
MelboyPete Proud Melbournian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,262 Likes (Received): 1	Well done Socceroos...I'm still gutted that we didn't get the nod for the 2022 WC...oh well as least we have the 2015 Asia cup.

November 11th, 2011, 09:15 AM	#2054
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	Socceroos playing again tonight! Playing Oman in Muscat. If we win this one, we can secure qualification to the WCQ 4th round. Broadcast starts @11:30pm EST (12:30am EDT)

November 11th, 2011, 04:30 PM	#2056
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	Yup. Reminding me of the Thailand game. Too many long balls.

November 11th, 2011, 04:53 PM	#2058
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 112	Disgraceful. I'm off to bed.

November 12th, 2011, 08:05 AM	#2060
BNE01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 538 Likes (Received): 5	It will be interesting to see the team that takes the pitch on Tuesday. I wouldn't want to leave qualification until we play the Saudi's in Sydney. Also, I'm not sure Kewell and Emerton are the players they used to be.