Milligan got jets playing sexy football if he can do well in Asia I'll be convinced

yeah one thing I learnt from the guest from scouted was that direction changes, accelerations and decellerations are still counted as physical talents these days. Apparently Dobson for the jets stands out physically, I would have never guessed that because I had some old school ideas about what...

its hard to get the balance right I guess its also what type of physicality and what type of technical ability england are technically perfect when it comes to first touch and some of the basics of the game but even their best players lack flair. Spain might be technically amazing, but they...

My guess is we sometimes hit on the counter when getting the ball and sometimes try to hold the ball to give the team a breather

Not ai either, a voice actor

He is creative in a different way, gets shots away when it doesnt look like something is on. Real different sort of striker Hard to know his ceiling tho, very young and very raw He could end up a league level or a star or anything in between

yeah if you make money spinners regularly there is a lot of money to be made in the national teams especially if the government pays as these teams often have a big asking price

The development of the womens game in the wogball doco i thought felt authentic to be fair less need to whitewash and flatten nuance when telling that story, which makes it easier

Id say seri b is a decent step up and league 1 is a mild step up Pfa had a very good analysis which combined elo with the performance of transfers between leagues. I think that is the best methodology without a yearly extended club world cup to do a proper elo across confederations They found...

I Dont know how to read so many youngsters doing well in english academies. We have had it before but it seems these kids are a bit more advanced Need oprah winfrey as our socceroos coach "You get a cap, you get a cap! Everyone gets a cap!"

Our chelsea youngster started against crawley town at age 16

Not sure

Reckon if spain did this to england the english pundits would assume england were too negative when the reality is spain are just amazing

Do u reckon argentina played negative or were just blown off the park?

Argentina not exactly banging the door down

A 3 goal loss would be ugly but they wouldnt fire the coach over that

Bbc commentators complaining about dark arts Dont let them watch west asian teams lol If fogani refs this there is a lot less time wasting tho

I think we wont look great against a power house but i doubt we lose anything like 6 nil

If u are argentina u would wish u had some express pace Spain have suffocated them

Ok spain look invincible but lets go argentina

I think he is a big loss for olympic qualifiers He is a level where the roos seem a stretch but is probably a standout in the a league by the time qualifiers are around

Leonard starts the second half

Dont see gulasi on the team sheet

I have it somewhere on my laptop. There are 2 versions. V1 in 2009 was nothing more than an ideological manifesto. V2 gave sample lessons for every age group. I have a thread in archive for historical documents ill put it there

I think he sizzled early and late in the season which is normal for an aussie in their first season adapting to the physical demands of a longer season Sega was the same Sapsfords 2nd and 3rd seasons will hopefully see him shine more consistently

Especially if the government pays I think the potential revenue from national teams could as much tripple We have imo a bigger spending than revrnue problem (we dont appear to be spending 140million revenue wisely) but there is a lot of slack on the revenue side to my surprise

At least uruguay are good at the dark arts

It is noticebly better analysis in england. For instance the goal we conceded against england they had pens all over the screen explaining what went wrong and what egypt did telling me where players should go compared to where they did

Also easier for me to cheer for england when they are playing france than dr congo lol

yeah could be nothing for some of the players but friends seem to care a lot (though no where near as much as winning) bbc commentators seemed to not care much by contrast

4-0 French should just cancel bastille day and admit the weirdo they rescued wasn't the actual julius caesar

you can bet the fans do (though claim they won't) England v france in a friendly is a big game even in a friendly

3-0!

what a save from henderson

loser has to declare the opponents national dish superior

2-0! looks like non violent glorious revolutions that actually lead to democracy >>> revolutions involving reigns of terror and leading to a dictator that rapes and pillages all of europe

quite a contrast in national anthems France: Lets celebrate watering the fields with the blood of kinds England: God save our King

No bos is a worry, any injury?

He looks a real player

Leckie and even vellupilay in the usa game were older players which was a strange decision Ryans sub was defensible but apparently redmayne got weeks notice

One thing im really curious about is he seemed to try more out of the box selection decisions for the roos than he did for his clubs I wonder why? Did he feel the team was outmatched and felt the need to try a hail mary?

Hmm an option two join in 2 years Im not counting my chickens

Noa skoko starts

Its a fascinating question whether a closed shop with a salary cap is far left socialism or far right corporatist Probably the worst of both, albeit without the mass murder which is a positive

I think if you put a non burnt out arnie in charge we would do slightly better since he would be more adaptable against egypt Im trying to figure out who has both had consistent success and been adaptable in the a league. Monty isnt a bad shout?

I dont think the manager is irrelevant, i just think its hard to get better for the coin we can realistically offer

Tho winning is a long way out of reach for us at present. But if we want to get to the stage where winning is possible we need to increase our coaching talent pool

Yeah i dont like physical reffing, in the end all teams have to deal with it

I think the refs have allowed a lot of physicality this tournament, probably to appeal to american audiences

Id be thrilled if the roos were in it to be fair

Having a lot of aussies in usa will be interesting for the asian cup given how much poppa cares about match fitness

Dont think ive seen messi make a bad touch in his life, 2 in this match which i guess makes 2 in his career

Tilio scored

https://archive.is/ltSeS

Tilio starts Matthews starts for pompey Crazy having so many friendlies close together

Is there an article?

Gee spain have made france look absolutely mid

Wadders scored the winner

Matthews and waddingham start the second half

musa bench, waddling ham bench

With a 64 team world cup we cant rely on italy missing out again, surely

are we trapped in travel deals, repayment deals to silverlake etc?

fears about volpato being a mercenary and not going to the asian cup appear to be misplaced hopefully he can pull off the ultimate coup and convine antonio arena haha

Now i see why Jordy bos kept it private :P

Creating chances from pressing triggers is something ill be expecting us to improve

Kind of wish it wasnt during the a league. 14 games a week is a lot for me to watch

Interesting race with kuol for the 5th best inside forward. Brondby are a good level

Im still baffled about the privacy Only sense i can make of it is if the if jury was to his testicles lol Like why wont they release the diagnosis

Set pieces were incredible under pim. Would get a dangerous header away nearly every corner

I believe jedi was our set piece coach and was also spurs set piece coach? That seems a point of weakness

My read of his xi against usa was he wanted his best pressers as the usa backline was weak and that was our best path to goal given their speed. I agree with that and it was the best part of the game, however he needed to keep our other two pathways to goal open. This means putting a geniune...

Its definitely a style only a mother can love haha

Not confident Set pieces could be improved by changing assitants. Counter press, maybe its a time thing. Our best front three is irankunda toure and volpato who dont know the press. If u put metcalf and mcgree in the front three with duke (no long possible) you blunt our counter attack but get...

1) more yes than no. I dont think anyone can look st poppas tenure and not see mistakes. Sega and triantis, no backup rwb, starting nish and leckie, subbing on the weakest pen saver and not giving them enough notice. But i think poppa is still coaching above our level. I preferred arnie who...

Kind of wish broadcast deals with the epl required some fraction to be spent on grassroots facilities. I wonder if that would be legal?

Without a league clubs releasing budgets it is hard to tell whether or not the pfa are being unreasonable How does the wages to revenue ratio compare to league 1/2 clubs? Is there fat to trim in the running of clubs and the a leagues that could be spent on players? Are there non financial...

I liked when arnie took the reigns of the olyroos Maybe I'm a bogan, but the olympics are a big deal to me

Interview with ron smith from ais

Tilio played the 2nd half

Have u ever watched the egyptian league? Yes paraguay and canada are better than us on paper, though we might catch up in the next few years

Tillio bench in a friendly

I wouldnt be surprised if he was similar level to his brother. Was good in the a league

After 20 years watching aussies abroad I cant agree with the theory that aussies are playing at a lower level than their talent justifies unfortunately. Im not saying there isnt any bias (and a league clubs could do more to get more money), but i dont think its enough to explain why we have...

6th best in the premierleague at 2 years younger than irankunda who is playing in the championship is incredible Im hopeful that irankunda can play half a dozen seasons for a mid table big 5 club after 2 or 3 more seasons honing his game. In particular he needs to improve his decision making...

League only for both

The goal keeping positions also seem to be the weakest in the mls too! Dortmund might be easy to get into, but id be pretty excited if a 2008 born aussie attacker got regular game this year!

Pulicic has 64 goals in 288 big 5 league appearances Kewell has 57 in 274 and is rightly our pride and joy, head and shoulders above the next best roo. Im not saying this to discourage people, i want us to be motivated to produce better players. But we need to know our place to change our place imo

Yeah america was the minimum level needed to play attacking football but couldnt adapt when playing belgium to be more defensive. They are really impressive on paper apart from reams and the gk. We dont have anyone in pulicics class- it would be the equivalent of having a player born in 2008 get...

Yes im saying expected results are well determined by squad value 60 percent in the variance in world cup results can be explained by squad value in fact. For a comparison, 15 percent of the variance in life expectancy amongst smokers can be explained by how many cigarettes they have a day. 60...

I guess the tricky part about referencing a country like cape verde is there will always be one crazy outlier, thats a beautiful thing about football But vast majority of teams of the level of cape verde dont win the lottery and do a lot worse. Asking why we cant be cape verde is like asking...

Well we need to find progressive passers capable of playing mid table big 5 or champions league level

Is that a genuine rumour?

Okon and scicluna are progressive Curiously i dont think robbo is that progressive despite his technical excellence

So baffled perth and brissy didnt look at him

I think you need a full xi in either the big 5 or champions league level (e.g. psv) for attacking football to be a net positive. I guess for the next appointment fa have to decide if we get there by 2030. Curious if the forum thinks we will. Im hoping we do Wish john anastadiatis got a go with...

Do u need an operation for a hyperextension?

Just in time for the asian cup i guess Wonder what it could be then?

We should probably cap him soon Bresciano said he would have played for italy if they called him early enough because he would have been too young not to be dazzled by the glamour of the azzuri I guess if italy somehow miss the euro or the next world cup we might buy some time

I get what you are saying, but its worth looking at the value of the starting xis in each match ResultAustralia starting xi value (in millions of euros)Opponent xi's value Australia 1 Egypt 14483 Paraguay 0 Australia 05056 Usa 2 Australia 030179 Australia 2 Turkey 040232 Switzerland...

At the asean championship we had strong defense but lacked attack Seems we have the opposite problem I guess for the world cup we combine the two squads

Captains armband for robbo

If he plays regularly the glasgow derby gets a bit more fun

Can u helps us who are stuck behind a paywall

Is he celtic or rangers? I forget

will find out!

More from Ian Syson "Moreover, the series would hark back to a genuine three way culture. The ongoing problem is the FA’s refusal to fund historical/mythological infrastructure. "

I find it very hard to assess, though i suspect the emphasis on ssg is important. The problem wirh assessing it is that we made so many changes over the last 30 years it is hard to tell what has done what (positive or negative)

Pretty good resume

Yeah older heads told me it was similar and one of the weakest clubs off the pitch (st george something or rather) was a powerhouse in development I think p and r keeps the financial pressure on even when the quality increases. C'est le vie

Whats wrong with the take?

Good article and the cost of youth football in elite pathways is an important topic. I loved her previous article, but do wish paid journalists would do something very simple when talking junior fees Call an npl club and a club at a similar level in england and get a cost breakdown for junior...

I think the media and coaching staff could have handled nepotism accusations better I remember one article saying the idea was insane. Instead of that, talk about okons qualities and what is catching their eye

@SocceroosFan84 @Toebash Guys im deleting the off topic politics stuff. Move it to the politics thread and refrain from personal attacks

Take the politics to the politics thread guys

From Ian "I think a tri series would be legit. The problem would be as always getting players away from their club teams. An Australia AIF team played a South African team on the way home after being demobilised. "

Just now?

I'll ask

It is weird but makes sense since you have to use the best ideas when in more brutal international competition. And to be fair, it isnt as simple as capitalist v socialist. The english system mimics welfare state capitalism. It uses the best ideas from both and removes the worse - free markets...

Yeah I didnt mention Japan because they expanded their league system at the same time so its hard to seperate credit We have a similar challenge in australia when people talk the national curriculum. In the last 20 years there have been so many changes it is hard to know what is causing what...

Yeah im skeptical of a national style. If nothing else its hard to learn a possession based style if you dont at least have some top teams who are good at defense It seems belgium are a good example of a country that implemented a national style to be fair

He is actually and we also did a pod with him

BBc did an analysis of epl pens ans found cbs hit 67 percent and strikers 75 percent. So there does seem to be a small difference

Football always changes, rivals kept up while we went backwards. I think Foster said that we were the only league in the world with no underage teams/academies.

missed this glad we are hearing more of him

Lupi is commenting on the podcast. You have to turn off the spam filter to see them He thinks he was banned for being against the national curriculum :ROFLMAO:. Now I know mods could do better in explaining forum rules, but criticizing the national curriculum isn't one of them :ROFLMAO:

Yeah it failed in one sense, but they got the money. Have an auction every year and just accept that some wont fly (some mls franchises didnt and disappeared)

What i dont understand is why they dont make bidding open for each license Yes i get the mls style system isnt ideal, but forgetting that, u gotta be brutally capitalist to do it surely? Instead of saying "we want a club in canberra and tasmania" Say "we will take the highest bidder" each...

About to start in a few days

germany?

It was italiano putting them onside

bad luck if he keeps them up and gets let go

We win 4 to 2 Nigeria a youth powerhouse. So big response to the 3 nil loss to china

who is Stamoulis?

Game starts in 5 minutes Can apparently access via cctv5+ with a vpn

I have the first question: I absolutely loved the show and am really excited about the prospect of it coming back. I am curious what delayed the relaunch around the championship last year?

You might have heard during the Australian Championship last year the prospect of on the ball returning. My understanding is that is once again being planned after a delay. The new youtube channel is here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSguS6Cen21rAnJlEbcY_LA Please subscribe (I believe last...

Incredibly, we are still growing after the roos got kicked out

Good question. He used to be here a lot covering osaussies

Fa need to start making use of volunteers for some jobs

I see it as a numbers game. Produce enough players getting regular game time in 2nd tier leagues and some will jump up a level

I think if ange cant qualify the team, the team isnt good enough. Even back then he was a high quality coach by the standards of youth world cup qualifierd

Any academy players to watch out for?

Got u covered

Handpicking a board is insane.....need more democracy not less It was a frustrating listen, lots of emotive language about peoples motives etc. No attempt to try and explain the issues and what people were debating or what the reforms even were. Just goodies vs baddies rhetoric

Not a bad shout, could end up a technically better version of jackson irvine

I have no idea how to feel about this Does this mean our loss looks better or does this mean we missed an epic chance

Egpyts tricky arent they

The discussion over coaching reminds me of this classic interview Ange's takes definitely aged better than Foz's

Here I give a thread talking pathways

curious if the numbers add to 100 or if neutrals are included Maroons are simultaneously underdogs yet win more than they lose which is a supporters dream

geoblocked, but surely the blues are more popular in nsw? haha

yeah belgium is interesting, I guess I'm curious if thats playing style or just shifting to more ssg in youth development

I agree with this Guus was actually quite defensive unless chasing the game, which we kept having to do Farina was definitely more attacking

Some cofounding variables tho! Promotion and relegation, 3 pro tiers, academies

Yeah i dont read into his senior goal much. The number of youth goals for his age is eye catching and i had trouble finding a player that has done as well at his age in a seri a youth team from the last 10 years. Not sure how significant youth performances are but i would risk losing him

Im skeptical the value of a clear playing style. Is there a country that has improved a lot due to their playing style?

Not me, just comparing his early performance to other prospects. Im cautious about what to read into that

Think it was pretty shortened before hand The longest nyl we had during the a league was a 18 game season, most seasons were very short, often around 8 games and often there was no nyl We have never had the trifector of an ais, academies and nyl like the nsl era

I feel ambivalent about our player development to be honest. Simultaneously excited it is better but depressed it is still below the gg Also concerned that good player development in a closed shop seems to require the a league clubs to struggle off the field so they give youth a go out of...

Ive avoided the g word (golden generation) but winning arena over would make the g word more likely. No gaurantee he reaches his potential mind u

Ah indeed thought i recognized the name Looked incredible. Early game time key for him to reach his potential

Id be surprised if he is in our first xi by 2030, has earnt a nest egg with a brilliant world cup

Need something in between cheer leading and rants, wish the blowtorch was on the fa for our pathways (to be fair vince rugari took that angle but i didnt agree with his priorities in his smh article)

Izzos looks insane. Not sure if pens scale differently with level of league to general play? Ryan seemed to go early a lot which worked for in game pens. But it seemed the egyptians saw he went early and then delayed their shots

No idea if thats a step up or down

Need to debut Arena if we can. Brazil is a good draw card if he turns out to not be good enough, no harm done but he looks generally impressive. I was trying to find a striker who has his record at his age in italy in the last 10 years and couldn't find one

In Redmaynes case apparently he had 6 weeks notice. He is also 194cm, with a 300cm beard making him a pretty big figure in front of goal. So the sub made sense to me just in terms of his profile. I would expect Ryan to be worse than Izzo and Beach

That's unlikely I suspect he was desperate and didn't always make rational decisions. In the end, only he can know

We did in a way but the first ntc was just a bunch of principles and the 2nd had how to implement them If the ntc is right that the golden age of technical development is 10-13, then the first to go through it are born 2000 or after for round 1 and 2005 and after for round 2 There seems to be...

Garbowski an interesting shout

Went younis but kuol is a good shout

I get thats how i should feel but I am more eager to make the olympics to be honest

Yeah olympic qualification is higher priority than asian cup win for me

St John still going strong Rumour was he would never die until Christ returned. Great to see him helping the socceroos

Well back to following aussies abroad looking for the next soccerwhos

That sux I was surprised ryan rather than izzo was our pen sub. Went early on every pen I felt that it was all reward no risk when we pressed high, so it was weird to be so passive. I guess its poppa ball, but we were conceding high quality chances in our deep block, but didn't concede any...

We have taken snicko from cricket, can we also steel toyota speed guns? Curious if his pace will be down

Aussie scout said irankunda looks to recieve the ball in buildup more which can help us progress. His press is good too with some bad decisions Mo salah starts

Poppa with an unchanged lineup First time ive seen that!

I need to get up an hr before our games so i can emotionally recover from poppas crazy starting xis

The naarmgroid meme is funny, but where the heck does it come from Not a single tat sleeve, no pedo moustaches, normal haircuts, no nail polish, no earrings Some guy out there really looks like the naarmgroid meme and the poor guys dating prospects have been ruined for life

Gronigen a great first club

Just watched the highlights of croatia v portugal Looked a heck of a game The penalty reminded me of the 50 rugby tackles viduka faced in the 2006 game The off side goal also reminded me of kewells off side goal, tho this one needed snicko Game just needed a keeper howler and a goal ruled...

For me a best xi has to be a compromise between playing the best players and who compliments who. Viduka has to play, but that means you have to have players that can play the ball to his feet when he is facing forward, like he got at club level. The only cams we have had that are good are...

Will be thrilled for u if there is finally an aussie at hannover

Im curious how similar this is to how he coached wsw? Remember they were getting 0 all draws for ages before their attack improved. We could realistically just be a work in progress until the asian cup.

This analysis was fantastic. I think the coaching revolution, trends in the a league and the national curriculum has meant that there really havent been good breakdowns of poppas style of play beyond the very crude "park the bus and counter". It was interesting to learn that the press isnt just...

Hope so! Us scoring 3 nil under poppa would be as surprising as rahul dravid scoring a century in a session

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Interesting watching the coverage in england, i was sure kane should have had a pen Now seeing different angles i think it was the right decision

I Guess we only hear about english speaking nations trash talking!