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[HonestSpursFan]

Okon's son plays but Segecic doesn't. I'm sorry, there's only way to spell that, and it begins with NEP. Absolutely disgraceful. I can't see it any other way.

Quite “frankly speaking” I’m just baffled that we couldn’t give him a single minute against teams like Bangladesh. Same goes for Nektar.

 

[Frankly Speaking]

Popovic and Okon are diabolical combination. TBH I think we are set up to finish bottom of the group with these two in charge. I can honestly see us losing every game.

Will be happy to be proved wrong, but that's my call.

 

[Frankly Speaking]

Quite “frankly speaking” I’m just baffled that we couldn’t give him a single minute against teams like Bangladesh. Same goes for Nektar.

When anyone speaks frankly, they unwittingly invoke my presence, like an evil spirit. In a very mild way. More argumentative than evil.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

To an extent, but how many high profile dual nationals did we lose under Arnold and how many did we gain?

Arnie got heaps of them. Popa has already lost three.

 

[patjennings]

Not sure there was any other way we could have scored against Chile or the Dutch.

That wasn't the point. Fullbacks are there to defend first of all. If you can't keep a straight line in defence then you are asking the attack to out score world class teams.

 

[patjennings]

“(We need to) be careful. This puts a strain on the mind – the greatest risk, then consulting with others, and that’s why (he was left out).”

This about Italiano followed by this post by Degenek. "Never trust words. Some people have sugar on their lips but venom in their hearts.”

Was this aimed at his club manager or Popovic.?

 

[Frankly Speaking]

“(We need to) be careful. This puts a strain on the mind – the greatest risk, then consulting with others, and that’s why (he was left out).”

This about Italiano followed by this post by Degenek. "Never trust words. Some people have sugar on their lips but venom in their hearts.”

Was this aimed at his club manager or Popovic.?

Who would have thought that Degenek is the new Confucious?

 

[grazorblade]

“(We need to) be careful. This puts a strain on the mind – the greatest risk, then consulting with others, and that’s why (he was left out).”

This about Italiano followed by this post by Degenek. "Never trust words. Some people have sugar on their lips but venom in their hearts.”

Was this aimed at his club manager or Popovic.?

Souttar's return means World Cup heartbreak for a Socceroos regular as frozen out veteran vents in cryptic social post

Harry Souttar's return is great news for Socceroos fans but it will see a squad regular get squeezed out in Tony Popovic's defensive stocks.

football360.com.au

sounds like degenek is dropped and not happy about it

it really does seem a generational thing to really not take being dropped well

 

[Socceroofan4life]

 

[Frankly Speaking]

Ok, speaking frankly, and thereby invoking myself, it is flat out ridiculous that Souter is going to the WC. In what parallel universe has he justified selection?

 

[Somebloke]

“(We need to) be careful. This puts a strain on the mind – the greatest risk, then consulting with others, and that’s why (he was left out).”

This about Italiano followed by this post by Degenek. "Never trust words. Some people have sugar on their lips but venom in their hearts.”

Was this aimed at his club manager or Popovic.?

The context of the article makes it def sound about his club as it then speaks about how Poppa rates him and his club has not played him.

 

[Frankly Speaking]

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On their lips, sugar some people have. But venom, in their hearts, hide they do.

You can tell how well my work is going right now

 

[grazorblade]

Ok, speaking frankly, and thereby invoking myself, it is flat out ridiculous that Souter is going to the WC. In what parallel universe has he justified selection?

by being our 3rd best player?

 

[grazorblade]

The context of the article makes it def sound about his club as it then speaks about how Poppa rates him and his club has not played him.

that's possible too, been a frustrating season to be dropped from cyprus

 

[Socceroofan4life]

Ok, speaking frankly, and thereby invoking myself, it is flat out ridiculous that Souter is going to the WC. In what parallel universe has he justified selection?

I mean he barely played in the leadup to 2022 as well. He's had a horrid history with injuries. Despite that he was our biggest reason for getting to the knockout stages and having our best world cup ever.

It's hard to not have him in the squad despite his little gametime. Not only is he a beast defensively but he (unfortunately) has one of the better goal to game ratios in our squad. He has more goals for Australia than any player that we called up for our last squad. The only players called up in the last year that has more goals for the national team are Irvine and Duke. If he's fit, he's going to cause havoc and problems in any setpiece we get. We need him.

 

[JM47]

I'd say Degenek's post would be in relation to his club.

No way Degenek isn't in the 55-man squad and the 26 man squad would be no where near named.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

by being our 3rd best player?

At least based on 1 match in a year and half?

 

[Frankly Speaking]

by being our 3rd best player?

By not playing!

 

[DandyCasey]

Problem is as proven with Arnie & Poppa, their A-League background has become an issue.

People had a vitriolic hatred of Arnie because of his past with Sydney FC and his selection of his former Sydney players like Luke Brattan.

Popovic the same thing, picks all his mates from WSW, Victory and Perth.

There's no way on earth Segecic is sidelined to the point of defecting like he did if he played for WSW, Victory and Perth under him.

If Muscat becomes coach, he would generally cop the same hate from everyone outside of Melbourne that Arnie got outside of Sydney and people generally remember the violent thug that Muscat was as a player.

Milligan is still relatively inexperienced still in his first role as a head coach, far too early to be talking about him as a national team coach.

Fair point Arnold's selections did gravitate towards players familiar with his training and style, same as Popa, although Popa on face value is sprouting contradictory rhetoric about merit etc.... Of the "Ange disciples" I feel Milligan although inexperienced would give the next generation a crack. Muscat most definitely would divide opinion? not sure what sort of coin he is on in China?

 

[grazorblade]

At least based on 1 match in a year and half?

He is pretty darn good