Yes but that's what Popovic had to work with right now. In 2-4 years they might be better

@Zimbos. "Attacking intent" is vague and can mean different things. For me the biggest attacking mistake Popovic made was isolating NI as a number 9. If NI played as a wide striker in a front three or as a second striker in a 442 then that would have fixed the issue of attacking intent.

Sorry but how was that disproven?

Its a good point you make about the shallow talent pool of players Australia has, and really always has. TBH I think we over-rate our player quality. If they were as good as we think they are they would be succeeding better leagues Its an eye-opener speaking to non-Australian as to how...

Maradona for me. The way I see it its not just about the numbers, its about the football they played in the context they played it in. The challenges Maradona faced were more difficult.

I so badly want Spain to win...the Messi-FIFA love-in has been appalling. No-one can tell me Messi has not had on-field privileges that don't apply to lesser players. He's not bigger than the game but is being privileged as if he is.

Ange on steroids. We need a manager that can create a solid defense, make use of IK as a second striker or wide striker and work on set pieces.

not if we play with NI isolated.

The discussion about assistant coaches is relevant because these days all professional managers come with their preferred coaching team, sometimes even a fitness and medical team. I'd imagine that would apply to any decent international manager. The cost of that entourage needs to be...

Yes that's correct.

Jedinak was one of those assistants. What has Jedinak done in a managerial capacity to earn that role? And if you say he was assistant to Postecoglou at Spurs, then that right there is the problem. It was his role to set up the defense at Spurs, (and as a disciplinarian and motivator in the...

Having watched the incident again for Norway's disallowed goal, yes Haaland forcefully pushes the defender but its the defender uses his arms and hands against Haaland's body to impede Haaland. The defender does this twice and that's when Haaland reacts. Defenders blocking and interfering...

You see keepers like that take a second touch with an opponent meters away all the time and they lose the ball, just flippin clear it!

there's holding pushing shoving at every corner and never gets called,

VAR to the rescue for England

The Double FA?

aah went over my head

they're still second tier, somewhere between 17 and 32.

That's the sort of goal that second tier nations like the US and Australia (last WC) concede. Keystone Cops

Firstly there is nothing special about NG or the CGT treatment that housing receives over other assets. In fact it is exactly the same as that of a collectable, a painting or shares. Secondly if an investment house is empty, there is NO negative gearing because its illegal to claim expenses...

For NG that's exactly what happens. Capital gain tax is tax on the increase in value and applies to all assets in the same way. It is fully taxed if kept for less than one year. You pay tax on inflation plus tax on the real gain. Its a punishing tax. Tax is payable on 50% of the gain only...

Trying to suppress discussion on population and immigration numbers because it may stoke racism. That could just as well because of the high number of Indian and Chinese immigrants. Its actually fact that the immigrants in the highest immigration years are people of color. Of course there...

The important phrase is underpinned by immigration. Record immigration (aka "strong immigration" in the article) is the thing that rising house prices are built on. Hence underpinned by. It doesn't matter that interests rates were low, it doesn't matter if construction supply was better, if...

That's exactly why Australia has no official population policy, and not even a debate about whether there even should be one. Its the result of a fear that it will stoke racism. It doesn't work. It makes people angry because they can see the outcomes for themselves every single day...

In 2015, the Reserve Bank of Australia published this article: https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/pdf/bu-0915-3.pdf The past decade saw a stabilisation of debt-to-income levels, but also a prolonged period of strong population growth – underpinned by high immigration – and...

keep thinking this is a round of 16 game and its only round of 32.

Exactly. Italy won a world cup without a win the group stage.

After 1982 the Brazillian FA decided that they would adopt a European way of playing. And won 2 World Cups. Rossi has a lot answer for! Watching modern football I get a sense of de ja vu. I've seen the same repeating patterns of play by different teams and different players. Its just that...

Arzani was a talent in the in the lead up to 2018 and the cameo when he ran at the French showed he had enough to make it in Europe, IMO.

If its only $18m a year then that is woeful. I don't have the numbers at hand but my guesstimate is that in terms of TV deals and sponsorships the A-League surely has received over $1 billion over its life. After all that investment, its come to $18 mill per year TV deal..wow talk about...