The Australian National Football Team General Discussion*OFFICIAL*

[socceroosmad]

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)

whats ssg
Speed, Skill and Great Goalie?
Simulate, Scythe and Grab?
Sex, Sport and Gin?

 

[socceroosmad]

First Brazil, Next: URUGUAY?! An epic rivalry could be set to reignite in October

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I always get nervous playing Uruguay before a major tournament. Ray Baartz was felled in his prime. For the young folk:
Wiki: "Baartz was selected in the Australian squad to play in the World Cup finals in 1974 but his career was prematurely ended after he was felled by a blow from Uruguay's Luis Garisto (known as el Loco (in English crazy)) in a friendly international fixture at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The blow to his throat had damaged his carotid artery.
Ray currently still lives in Newcastle."

 

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First Brazil, Next: URUGUAY?! An epic rivalry could be set to reignite in October

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[socceroosmad]

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

So why can't we have a coach who can do a Popovic when it's clear we'll get done 6-0 otherwise, AND do an Ange or a Guus when he sees the opportunity.

 

[grazorblade]

So why can't we have a coach who can do a Popovic when it's clear we'll get done 6-0 otherwise, AND do an Ange or a Guus when he sees the opportunity.

agree that would be ideal, but I think we have problems with our coaching pathways (not just player pathways)

Foreign coaches cost more usually for worse results given a local coach of a similar price. Maybe there is a decent flexible coach out there that is high enough quality but will coach for 1.2mil AUD a year

Aussie coaches you are limited in the talent pool

I genuinely think its a conundrum

If I think of a coach who pragmatically wins against tougher opponents and dominates weaker teams.....only example I can think of is Johnny A from the Bergers. But no way would you go from npl to nt and it seems way too hard to get a gig in the a league for some reason

I thought Arnie had a good amount of flexibility

 

[grazorblade]

whats ssg
Speed, Skill and Great Goalie?
Simulate, Scythe and Grab?
Sex, Sport and Gin?

haha small sided games in training

3v3, exercizes to improve a skill that have small groups playing with a single ball etc