Socceroos vs Venezuela/ Colombia Nov 25

[Kitwally]

What about Italiano?

He’s injured……

 

[Quicky]

What about Italiano?

Italiano is surely 2nd choice now, but he's injured and I was discussing in the context of the Venezuela/Columbia friendlies.

 

[NoMates]

3-0 Venezuela, To good, to strong will thrash the Socceroo's all day long. We should be playing teams we can beat like Hong Kong and Estonia. Otherwise we r in Pot 3 for sure now.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

Don't know what anyone sees in Karacic. Underwhelming to say the most in my book.

My first choice is Strain but he seems to be injured forever.

 

[JS96]

Don't know what anyone sees in Karacic. Underwhelming to say the most in my book.

My first choice is Strain but he seems to be injured forever.

I'll agree on that. Strain looks the best option. Karacic I guess hasn't been tested so much by the opposition which is his food fortune. Tunisia came down our left most and Japan away during covid was less intimidating.

 

[jas88]

Time to recall big Lecks, he still got a bit of pace? for RWB?

 

[JS96]

Time to recall big Lecks, he still got a bit of pace? for RWB?

That ship has sailed so far that it fell off the flat earth.

 

[Hillbilly55]

So I'm expecting the squad to be announced this Friday. Good timing for Elder to get his name mentioned in dispatches.

 

[JS96]

Squad announcement day. James Dodd said some surprising inclusions are coming. Stensness? Elder? Beach in for Gauci or Ryan? Atkinson return?

 

[Keeper66]

Squad announcement day. James Dodd said some surprising inclusions are coming. Stensness? Elder? Beach in for Gauci or Ryan? Atkinson return?

Stensness - not really fussed
Elder - would like to see
Beach - ok if it’s instead of Gauci, absolutely crazy if Ryan isn’t in the squad and starting at least once.
Atkinson - not at international level

 

[Quicky]

 

[JS96]

 

[JS96]

That's a pretty hot squad! Overy was impressive. Elder so deserved. Demi Juric and Al Hasan Toure. I knew the latter may have made the short-list given the hatrick.

 

[Quicky]

Wow. Beach, Elder, Overy, Trewin, Okon-Engstler, Juric and Al Hassan Toure are new or surprises. It's a mixed bag there, but generally happy. I feel for Sapsford, Stama and Botic.

 

[JS96]

Annoyed about Boyle, D'Agostino and O'Neill. Can't change too much. Selections sending the right messages. Nothing wrong with Yazbek just another sit out window.

Really wonder if Teague were available.

Overy has been training with the Manchester United first team.

 

[JS96]

Hrustic has wasted his chances but now he's fit and in form he gets dropped.

 

[JS96]

What's the Robertson situation now? Building up fitness. I just hope it's been made clear it's a window to involved and he'll be monitored.

 

[JS96]

All these new names I almost thought Metcalfe and Miller were out.

 

[DDAVIES]

Don't mind that squad at all. Last chance for auditions before locking down the squad.

 

[Keeper66]

Juric? Playing in the backblocks in Eastern European leagues all of his career, not really impressing anywhere, hasn’t scored many goals this season, a 28 year old journeyman, and takes up a spot in a squad trying to be developed for a World Cup in 7 months time?

Al Hassan Toure? Ok, scored a hat trick in his last game against a defensively dire Newcastle, but has been pretty much anonymous for the rest of the season. Did bugger all in Europe over the past couple seasons. Again, why have him take up a spot?

Woukd rather see Sapsford and Botic in there.