not the best week for os aussies

Has Aziz played in a league game yet (too lazy to look)?

If you'd like an update on how Josh MacDonald's trials in the UK are going you can check here http://osaussies.com/young-macdonald-has-a-trial/

Ryan Edwards seems to be impressing a lot this year for the u21's.

Shocking week for our Aussies Abroad
Very concerning the lack of game time certain players are getting

Mcgrath needs a new club. Also, whats happening with Devere?

What is that clown at Frankfurt doing not playing Leckie?

How can Nathan Burns still not be fit ?

They got Jonsson on loan from Wolfsburg and then they have Yelen and Roshi as other attacking players.It's really tight there now. Nonetheless Leckie generally performs well and he should get some game time next week. He won't be staying at Gladbach with the way things are going there.

curious pease elaborate

Unless he's banging in goals and playing consistently they won't be interested in bringing him back to the Bundesliga.

This. Last I heard he had a knee op....then silence.

Wut?


He didn't make it.

Should Holger be looking at Andy Rose? Seems to be doing alright. Worth a call-up in the next friendly I reckon.

@OSAussies: The News http://t.co/G0H5GNpOFc There will be more to come later on when it is permitted. Sorry I can't reveal more at this stage.

Cheers for the update, very exciting stuff.

As to the Andy Rose comment above, yes I'd like to see more of him, but from what I've seen of him so far, he isn't going to be much of an improvement on our current CM stocks.

I'm thinking it's Inter Milan (previous interest) or possibly Juventus.

How close is he to getting a run in the first team?

All the action from the Aussies abroad for Monday http://osaussies.com/monday-wrap-20/

Probably a way off since he's only 17.



I foresee selection headaches given that he and Rojic play in the same position.

Anyone know if Ikonomodis is more likely to play central mid, winger or as a striker as a secondary position?

I'm thinking Inter. As has been pointed out, he trialled at Inter earlier in his career and apparently impressed so it's likely they've been keeping tabs on his progress. Furthermore, Inter are focussing on youth development atm, according to reports:

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/3526?cc=3436

I would prefer he remain at Atalanta which has one of the top rated youth academies in Europe. He has a better chance of getting playing time there, I'd guess. At Inter it seems he'd probably be competing with Kovacic for a spot although Kovacic can handle a few positions.

Play Rojic upfront next to an out & out striker. (if we ever get one that can make it to the NT)

We have so many promising centre mids at the moment in this kid, Rogic, Sarota, Holland, Amini, Mooy, etc... also we're not to bad in the wing department. Why cant some of these wonderkids be strikers?

International managers tend not to play a 442 diamond with a team of our level in competitive matches (Holder did once in a dead rubber).

Not only that, but you can pretty much guarantee that almost every manager after Holger will play a 4231/4213 to match our national curriculum.

On a slightly different note, I watched the NY Red Bulls v Portland match yesterday. Cahill had an extremely quiet 2nd half - NY couldn't retain possession. It was a good match though.

Was quite impressed by the crowd there - Commentators mentioned it was Portland's 35th (I think) consecutive sold out home game.
Impressive anyway, no reason why the A-League can't aspire towards numbers like that eventually.

He's a trequartista mostly... Basically an AM, but I assume he will end up having the versatility to play CM/wing. If he fulfills his talent...

Atalanta are desperate to re-sign him so maybe offering the chance of first team football could be a sweetener? The big club in the story is only one of a number of clubs chasing him including an English giant.

Depending on which particular English giant... I hope he stays in Italy.
I get the feeling Liverpool or Tottenham are the English giant judging by your treating of the English giant part as a less important bit of news.

Hopefully he gets some first team minutes soonish, all the hype you've been building im very curious to see the lad play.

A relatively busy Tuesday for the Aussies abroad http://osaussies.com/tuesday-wrap-21/