World Cup 2026 Australia thread

[JS96]

I get thats how i should feel but I am more eager to make the olympics to be honest

The trouble is a lot of countries send a developmental U23 squad. We pack the best we can in and it's still not enough.

The squad sizes are ridiculously small and lead to fatigue and the slight overlap with the club season makes it tricky.

The Asian Cup has annoying become a Middle Eastern based tournament. Good facilities and European timed games but it's got to get moving around the confederation.

 

[JS96]

Just reflecting over the cycle and so much has happened. It started with a Souttar header against Bangladesh and he was there at the end missing much of the middle. Baccus just disappeared. We had the Wembley friendly too. Irankunda in and out and so much dual nationality drama.

 

[Alex M]

Yeah olympic qualification is higher priority than asian cup win for me

It's not to me. Olympics don't require mandatory release of players and is really a second tier tournament these days. The Asian Cup is the priority.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

It's not to me. Olympics don't require mandatory release of players and is really a second tier tournament these days. The Asian Cup is the priority.

Yeah I agree. As much as I’d love to see us in the Olympics and think we should work very hard to getting there, the Asian Cup is the big dance.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

How can people seriously be saying Mo Touré isn’t good enough for the Roos?

 

[Alex M]

How can people seriously be saying Mo Touré isn’t good enough for the Roos?

Lots used to say the same about Mitch Duke when he was clearly the best central striker we had at the time. A lot used to say that about Mark Viduka in those days as well and he's the best striker we ever produced. Toure deserved his selection, and hopefully he can become a solid striker for us in the future.

 

[jimshady]

How can people seriously be saying Mo Touré isn’t good enough for the Roos?

Has one bad game (half a game) and the reaction has been a bit much