Don't forget our secret weapon Leckie LOL !!!!
I seen an article on the world game website featuring Leckie stating how he has the wood just because he plays in their league.
Wish Ange and co would just keep on the down low for a while and focus on the tightening up our defense a bit more instead of making dumb statements and giving the media more ammo to shoot the socceroos down

Is that the same league in which he failed to score for the whole season?

Who has the wood on who?

He can be a superstar in the AFL. It doesn't take much. He can miss and still score a point. 

Hopefully they would run towards the corner flag in the German half.

AHAHHAAHHAHA the very same league .He's been smoking the same crack as Ange

No disrespect intended towards Leckie, but before you go mouthing off in public, against one of the very best teams in the world, make sure you can back it up.

I think our best formation for Confeds would be a 4231. Based on the players selected (and recent performances) my preferred lineup is:

I know there has been talk of turning Leckie into a full back, but has that process even begun yet?

That's still a better result than Brazil managed against Germany in the WC. ;)

I'm worried that Ange is getting too caught up in the public conversation around this team. If he's entirely focused on just doing what's best for the team then he'll train the players in a Plan B formation so if the start against Germany goes to shit he can simply switch the formation on the spot. It seems like he would see that as "backing down" but there's no need to get attached to one approach. Do what works. If that stops working, change it.

So im assuming you can't watch any games other than socceroos unless you have that optus bullshit.

What has troisi done to deserve a start?

What has Kruse done?

The way we are playing and the mismatched squad we will probably end up with, anything under 3-0 should be seen as a resounding triumph. I am expecting a total blood bath.

This would be my team also. Or go back to the 4-3-3 that we played at the asian cup with Luongo pushed up to Cm, milligan CDM and rogic pulled back to CM. Troisi and kruse as SS's. 

I like it but id put a bit more defensive muscle in the middle with Mass and free Rogic to concentrate on attack.
I thought Leckie and Degenak communicated well against Brasil and did more right than wrong so id give Leckie the RB and see how he goes.He'll have Mass inside to cover.
Kruses ability to make runs and hold possession gets him the nod over others and he can roam around with Rogic
I'd take it back to 433 Angeball like we had for the previous German game (only 6 friendlies ago) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqGos3xAAuM

The trouble with playing any system with 4 at the back is we don't have a RB in the squad (or arguably one which is good enough outside the squad either). Leckie is not a RB even though he might become one and I think his pace breaking forward is a weapon that we should be trying to add to our attacking plans. Milligan is the only player I would consider to play RB but he is now our main DM and his passing is going to vital to us maintaining any control over the ball. Ryan McGowan would be a disaster, Degenek not much better and I cannot see Dylan McGowan being an improvement either despite having played there in Scotland a little bit. 

It's just so frustrating that we can't even test a decent back 3 because we lack speed and composure. If only we had selected some faster defenders. Back 3 can work on occasion but it does actually remove a midfield or attacking position. 

I'd like to see 
Ryan
Leckie Sainsbury Milligan Behich 
Mooy Luongo 
Rogic Troisi 
Juric Maclaren 

Germany first game of a tournament? we gonna get dicked.

The suggested lineups with the graphics are also very good. The good news is we have options and depth. Could Gersbach be RB? Looking forward to the games.

I wonder if there is a YouTube of that game

I remember thinking at the time we were playing pretty defensively albeit with a high defensive line

It was like parking the bus in the wrong part of the field with slow defenders so that was kind of baffling

I never watched it again (who would want to) but maybe it's worth watching

I'm worried Sainsbury and Ryan are going to end up like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym3lO5kRMBI

Start Troisi over Kruse. Kruse was making runs the other night but could not penetrate or hold possession. Got 1 decent cross into the box but that was it. Although Troisi was bumped off the ball easily a couple of times, physically he is not gassed.

Leckie Juric Troisi or Behich there somewhere. But Ange will probably give us. Kruse Cahill Kruse as a front 3 in front of Kruse Rogic and Kruse tbh.

AEK spartan - off topic but i assume you're an AEK supporter? Anyway was wondering how Nathan Burns played when he was with you guys years back now and also why he left? Thanks

Could even put irvine at CDM and move milligan to CB in place of degenek

Bunch of Hacks

He was pretty young but didn't do too badly. During his time atthe club we had like 4 managers (not unusual in GSL) which is not always a good thing. The team was pretty solid playing in a couple of Cup finals. I remember him being in one of those. And he had a good Season in Europe. From memory what set him back at one stage was he went off to an Asian Cup (2011ish) just as he was going very well and came back out of favour with the manager. As far as when he left there is a million articles about the club having off field problems at the time that history now shows lead to some average seasons. Thankfully things have turned around again.

Would Milligan make a decent RB? Even Irvine played there for Ross County a fair bit from memory. Would free up Leckie further up the ground and IMO he offers more going forward and on the counter especially then Troisi

I like it - like the addition of Luongo also.

bahh you need a wigner who can consistently beat defender.
Kruse does this more than most. Neymar Burns used to be ok , but would gift the ball to the oppo LB/CB 50% of the time.
Wish Teirney or James Forrest were Aussie. :|