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Socceroos vs Mexico/Switzerland - Pre-World Cup Friendlies 2026 🇦🇺🇲🇽🇨🇭

socceroosmad said:
Sorry should have said our last 4 games in America. The issue is: is Popa's defence-first policy really the best strategy? Thirty minutes into the first half and we were on 16% possession. Maybe we're better than that. The contrast between the Socceroos' first and second halves is huge. Ange might be the extreme on the go for it end of the strategy scale, but boy when it worked it was great to watch. I do actually believe that it is in Australia's sporting DNA to be aggressive, not pull our neck into a catenaccio tortoise shell.At the sam time, losing with glory isn't great fun either but it's certainly not boring like haram football.
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Haram football?
 
JS96 said:
O'Neill was the marker. Circati was parked deep as the Mexico 4 was his man and he zonal marked him.

A quick look at the footage and it's simply a mistimed jump.

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thanks for this.
Jesus Toure soft in defense then horrible miss. He wont be sleeping much for the next few nights, that was woeful,.
Whole team weak in defense , few noobs back there. Kinda recovered after that.
Popovic has this kind of coaching effect. Team goes to sleep then needs a massive kick in the ass at the last minute to get anything out of games. His defenses have always been quite robust
 
highkick05 said:
thanks for this.
Jesus Toure soft in defense then horrible miss. He wont be sleeping much for the next few nights, that was woeful,.
Whole team weak in defense , few noobs back there. Kinda recovered after that.
Popovic has this kind of coaching effect. Team goes to sleep then needs a massive kick in the ass at the last minute to get anything out of games. His defenses have always been quite robust
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Good to see you back, HK!
 
rebelliousfeminist974 said:
We have to get used to Popovic's tactical system especially since this is the style of play the Socceroos will be implementing throughout the World Cup proper.
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You've had 15 games in about 20 months with him coaching. You should be completely conversant with his style by now, it hasn't changed much since he took over the Socceroos.
 
Keeper66 said:
You've had 15 games in about 20 months with him coaching. You should be completely conversant with his style by now, it hasn't changed much since he took over the Socceroos.
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It's all exciting for us as fans to see the rotation and trial squads but I think this has come back to bite us.

We've had too many introductions and changes that we're still not settled. We have something of a core bunch but it got too big where some players were straight in starting then never to return.
 
NoMates said:
To be fair Mexico looked very beatable it just sucks that our players were so woeful in the first half and not having Irankunda come on sooner really shows Poppas dismanagement of the squad. We deserved to lose FACT playing so badly like that. Just like my High School year 10 report card says, Minimal effort produces minimal results
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In which of your three years in grade 10 did you get that comment?
 
HonestSpursFan said:
Why would Ange’s success at Spurs be measured by winning a domestic trophy when he won a European one despite having a pretty average squad?
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Are you sure you know about men’s football? The league is THE bread and butter and finishing 17th with the money they spend and pay on wages is simply “ abject failure “. The European trophy he won when they couldn’t beat a poor Rangers team , and beat a terrible MANU team? Domestic is always priority.
 
Sutherlandbear said:
Are you sure you know about men’s football?
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Another snarky comment.

Sutherlandbear said:
The league is THE bread and butter and finishing 17th with the money they spend and pay on wages is simply “ abject failure “. The European trophy he won when they couldn’t beat a poor Rangers team , and beat a terrible MANU team? Domestic is always priority.
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Paying them lots doesn’t make them good. As we saw this season our squad just isn’t good. We also beat a Frankfurt team that came third in the Bundesliga. Either way, my point was about him being the next Socceroos head coach, not returning as Spurs manager.
 
I think if it came between a choice between a continental trophy and winning 9th instead of 17th id take the trophy

League places arent as important to me if it doesnt lead to either winning the league or ar least getting something concrete out of it (like a champions league place)
 
grazorblade said:
I think if it came between a choice between a continental trophy and winning 9th instead of 17th id take the trophy

League places arent as important to me if it doesnt lead to either winning the league or ar least getting something concrete out of it (like a champions league place)
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As long as the league status is maintained you can go again next year. The plan was to win something, make the UCL and use resources sparingly.
 
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