Get fucking revved up plebs. We take on Singapore!!!!

Seen him belt out the anthem at the start was great to see. Wondering if I could ask a few general questions? I know a lot of the posters on here would be pretty keen to know too..

How do the boys feel about representing their country? They're still so very young, do they feel a great sense of pride?
Do these boys get a lot of directive from the FFA and more so from the way Ange's senior national side like to play?
Finally have any of these kids had contact from bigger overseas academies? I'd assume there would be a lot of scouts at these tournaments..

Cheers :)

watching them on the youtube channel with the improved resolution made me appreciate the players technique a hell of a lot more. Raining heavily at times with a bumpy synthetic surface, players in the A league couldn't handle half these passes.

craig johnston just wants attention he'll say anything ridiculous just to be in the spotlight again.

Thanks mate.

It is a shame a lot of the critics of the direction FFA have taken don't see these new high calibre players.

They are the products of a very different development system.

Craig Johnston would be one who has no idea there are players of this calibre coming through the ranks.

watching them on the youtube channel with the improved resolution made me appreciate the players technique a hell of a lot more. Raining heavily at times with a bumpy synthetic surface, players in the A league couldn't handle half these passes.

Watched the first half with my old man, and we both agreed that we'd never seen a game where the physical disparity had been so vast. Height and strength made ball winning far too easy for Australia.

Being bigger also helps in shielding the ball not just aerial.

Will be interesting to see how they go against a team that will not afford them all the space they got in the first half in particular and with bigger bodies. Hopefully this is just the start of the kids starting with the SAP stage. It was really nice to watch at times.

Are they tall enough for you ? shouldn't they be getting it in tha mixa ?

Lolwut?

Watching it now, these kids are incredible.

FT:
Thailand ABANDONED Timor Leste

Watching it now, these kids are incredible.

You should see the french and mostly african players at under 17 level, technically good but physically very imposing. :d

All good boys my son is dylan pierias no.2
Can't explain how proud I was last night of all the boys. The crowd was insane. Not a bad start for the first game. Conditions were tough but boys played it out.

All good boys my son is dylan pierias no.2
Can't explain how proud I was last night of all the boys. The crowd was insane. Not a bad start for the first game. Conditions were tough but boys played it out.

I had trouble identifying players because of the low quality picture.

However, I was pleased to see a player I've briefly coached in the team - Castaneda.

There is a lot to like about the way this team are playing. Bad habits of the past are disappearing. If these guys stay with football, teams are growing up playing football like the European powerhouses do.=d>

These traits were on show:

*Optimum angles for passing lanes. Because of all the diagonal balls, Aussie players were constantly receiving, facing forwards and being able to scan the field of play at the same time.

*Players are a lot more both footed than in the past. This results in players not having to pass to where they think a player's preferred foot is when they receive the ball.

* There were almost no desperate clearances by Australia or hoofing it aimlessly up front. Nearly every ball played was thoughtful.

*There was not as much showboating as when I saw this team play Japan, with players demonstrating excellent Attacking 1v1 skills.

* Australian players are become better under close defensive pressure by:

1. Having a better first touch on both sides of the body.

2. Having improved in their ability to shield the ball.

* Australia was able to tire out a team by having so much possession. Players constantly passed back to release pressure, then try another avenue to goal from a different point in the build up, whether left , right or central.


Australia had complete control of the game, with so much possession in midfield. In the past there would have been many more 1v1 duels and balls being battled for in transitional play.

If the Aussie central striker had converted tow really good chances in the second half, that he missed, it would've been a good performance.




One has to remember how hot and humid those conditions are, which favour home teams, particularly in the second half.




Edited by Decentric: 31/7/2015 02:59:10 PM

Being bigger also helps in shielding the ball not just aerial.

Will be interesting to see how they go against a team that will not afford them all the space they got in the first half in particular and with bigger bodies. Hopefully this is just the start of the kids starting with the SAP stage. It was really nice to watch at times.

I think he should keep that private tbh

Being bigger really only helps in aerial duels.

It was interesting that Castaneda beat players using a Zidane 360 degree turn, and La Croqueta, another quick right left, or left right inside of the foot touch move.

He was in the SAP on the other half of the pitch in the SAP, whilst our rep team had the other half of the pitch. Many of my young players, who had been dropped from SAP or NTC, didn't see the value in learning these types of moves that I was trying to impart to them.](*,)

Castenada spent a lot of time perfecting what they saw as extraneous. Look where it got him compared to them? Their best is NPL senior level, which most will probably achieve.
Edited by Decentric: 31/7/2015 03:00:14 PM