♔ ♕ ♚ ♛ Australia U17/U20/U23 National Team Tournaments & Discussion Thread ♔ ♕ ♚ ♛

[Dan_The_Red]

fuck I hope so

Isnt he meant to be the better between the two brothers?

 

[grazorblade]

Isnt he meant to be the better between the two brothers?

Apparently but early days

 

[grazorblade]

by the way our first u17 asian cup qualifiers

we look physically better than previous years, mostly a bit bulkier and stronger.

Game following familiar pattern - dominating territory, chances at a premium, Jordan's counter attacks looking threatening but so far our speed at the back is better than usual at mitigating it

we lack a bit of creativity in the middle and I don't see any technically outstanding players like okon or badalato at the moment, but still we are technically decent in my opinion

 

[grazorblade]

0-0 at half time

we lack a bit of creativity in the midfield, I guess there are no standout creative 10s in this generation? There has been some 1v1 ability from our wingers which has gotten us into some dangerous positions but they lack a good cross and the shooting has been pretty weak from range

on the plus side we look a lot more comfortable than normal against the counter attack due to better athleticism imo

 

[grazorblade]

we start the 2nd half trying to dribble through their block 3 times in a row. I don't mind that, if you have more athletic backs you can take more risks with posession

in a way when playing counter attacking football deficiencies in defense can create overcaution in attack. Conversely, a solid defense can lay the platform for more enterprise in attack since you can trust them if something goes wrong

 

[grazorblade]

Max court breaks the deadock with a shot from range

so far Jordan struggling to hold possession as they try and play on the front foot

we are getting opportunities on the counter but so far haven't been clinical enough

 

[grazorblade]

Pretty bizarre refereeing performance, but in the end we kept our head and managed to get a reasonably comfortable 1-0 win to start our campaign

 

[grazorblade]

Gee this is a tricky group. Only top of the group goes through, so it will come down to battering the minnows and getting at least a draw against iraq

 

[grazorblade]

crikey this first half is bad

 

[grazorblade]

hit the left hand byline and cross into traffic to the 8 Bhutan players in the 6 yard box who clear it. Rinse and repeat maybe 40 times that half

no effort to go through the center, or even the right wing

 

[grazorblade]

early goal makes things easier

 

[grazorblade]

nice play through the center and we score. Half time talk mustve been a good one

first attack trhough the middle all game lol

 

[grazorblade]

and back to hitting the by line over and over. Doesn't matter if someone central is making a run....

 

[grazorblade]

another ball through the middle and its 3-0

 

[grazorblade]

a few good moments, but probably one of the worst attacking performances I can remember from a u17 ausie team

real lack of variety in our attack, overrelying on crosses from the left flank. Mixed it up a bit more in the 2nd half

 

[grazorblade]

Decent performance there from the u17s as we vary our attack a lot more. Raids come from central areas and out wide as well as the occasional shot from range

 

[Toebash]

Is there anywhere to watch the highlights?

 

[grazorblade]

Is there anywhere to watch the highlights?

full game is here

but no highlights

can just look at the score and fast forward till it changes haha

 

[Quicky]

 

[Charlie]

I was going through the U17s and the 2009 cohort looks stacked. You’ve got Antonio Arena (Roma), Gianluca Okon (Club NXT), Johann Wicklein (Getafe), William Millwood (Partizan) and Mathew Baker all turning out for other youth national teams at the moment, and then guys like Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City) and Lennon Biggs (Wrexham) who aren’t even being selected.