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chondro
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Plenty of midfielders to choose from, but not a whole lot of talent in defense.
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+xPlenty of midfielders to choose from, but not a whole lot of talent in defense. Yep, remember in the AFC championship - our defence was poor, notably so against Korea.
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+x+xThoughts on the squad? Familiar names from previous teams based on that list. For some reason I’m not buying the hype on Alex Robertson...yet. He seems to be getting a lot of hype from the media and the connections to Micheal Owen so I’ll remain skeptical for now. Alex Robertson is good...you don't get a scholarship + 2 year pro contract if you're not, not to mention getting capped. The squad looks fine - I did a bit of research on Raffie, the Fleetwood lad, and it seems he's highly regarded there and his brother is at Man City. Apart from him and the Caroutas the guy in Spain, almost of these guys are not new in the setup. Would have been nice to see some more new faces. Hopefully the camp just reinforces some onfield chemistry. Oh shit, he's already ten years old, cap him! 
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Barca4Life
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+x+xThoughts on the squad? Familiar names from previous teams based on that list. For some reason I’m not buying the hype on Alex Robertson...yet. He seems to be getting a lot of hype from the media and the connections to Micheal Owen so I’ll remain skeptical for now. Alex Robertson is good...you don't get a scholarship + 2 year pro contract if you're not, not to mention getting capped. The squad looks fine - I did a bit of research on Raffie, the Fleetwood lad, and it seems he's highly regarded there and his brother is at Man City. Apart from him and the Caroutas the guy in Spain, almost of these guys are not new in the setup. Would have been nice to see some more new faces. Hopefully the camp just reinforces some onfield chemistry. Brad Smith, Jake Brimmer we’re at Liverpool at the same age as Robertson but they of course weren’t good enough for the senior team, point being let’s learn from our lessons from the past and not jump the gun if he doesn’t select us. If he’s good enough in the future then fair enough but right now it’s way too early to judge any kid of that age.
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James Reid
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+x+x+xThoughts on the squad? Familiar names from previous teams based on that list. For some reason I’m not buying the hype on Alex Robertson...yet. He seems to be getting a lot of hype from the media and the connections to Micheal Owen so I’ll remain skeptical for now. Alex Robertson is good...you don't get a scholarship + 2 year pro contract if you're not, not to mention getting capped. The squad looks fine - I did a bit of research on Raffie, the Fleetwood lad, and it seems he's highly regarded there and his brother is at Man City. Apart from him and the Caroutas the guy in Spain, almost of these guys are not new in the setup. Would have been nice to see some more new faces. Hopefully the camp just reinforces some onfield chemistry. Brad Smith, Jake Brimmer we’re at Liverpool at the same age as Robertson but they of course weren’t good enough for the senior team, point being let’s learn from our lessons from the past and not jump the gun if he doesn’t select us. If he’s good enough in the future then fair enough but right now it’s way too early to judge any kid of that age. Alex Robertson, was not named in the Joey squad, from what I could see. He has however just signed for Man City for 4 years!
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Good to see two of our boys there. We have more players in the camp then Adelaide United, CCM & Newcastle Jets, and tied with WSW, Melbourne Victory & Brisbane Roar. Production line is still strong.
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+xGood to see two of our boys there. We have more players in the camp then Adelaide United, CCM & Newcastle Jets, and tied with WSW, Melbourne Victory & Brisbane Roar. Production line is still strong. 👌
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+x+x+xThoughts on the squad? Familiar names from previous teams based on that list. For some reason I’m not buying the hype on Alex Robertson...yet. He seems to be getting a lot of hype from the media and the connections to Micheal Owen so I’ll remain skeptical for now. Alex Robertson is good...you don't get a scholarship + 2 year pro contract if you're not, not to mention getting capped. The squad looks fine - I did a bit of research on Raffie, the Fleetwood lad, and it seems he's highly regarded there and his brother is at Man City. Apart from him and the Caroutas the guy in Spain, almost of these guys are not new in the setup. Would have been nice to see some more new faces. Hopefully the camp just reinforces some onfield chemistry. Oh shit, he's already ten years old, cap him! :D FMD this looks like it's a still from a sketch show...utterly ludicrous.
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+xGood to see two of our boys there. We have more players in the camp then Adelaide United, CCM & Newcastle Jets, and tied with WSW, Melbourne Victory & Brisbane Roar. Production line is still strong. What can you tell us about the two United boys selected?
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I was surprised this guy https://www.instagram.com/jordan.perezzz/didn't get a shout, he looks as though he's had a solid season in Spain, arguably at a better team than one of the other guys chosen who plays in Spain. Not sure how much the youth programs of either club differ, so that could be the reason. Hopefully if he continues performing he'll be looked at in the future.
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I've noticed that squad selection is always seems to be unnaturally stacked towards VIC and NSW. I believe part of the reason is that more resources are required to scout the other states and the money isn't there to do so.
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Ds98
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+xI've noticed that squad selection is always seems to be unnaturally stacked towards VIC and NSW. I believe part of the reason is that more resources are required to scout the other states and the money isn't there to do so. I have no idea how Kerrin Stokes didn't get a call-up, he's been playing senior footy consistently this whole year in a pretty decent Croydon side.
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I don’t know how Sapsford from Hakoah hasn’t had a look in. Consistent 15-25 goals a season at age group level, and this year he’s made the step up to U20s where he’s scored consistently, and has even got minutes in the first team. Those goals are especially good when you consider the poor quality of Hakoah’s U20s side.
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+xI've noticed that squad selection is always seems to be unnaturally stacked towards VIC and NSW. I believe part of the reason is that more resources are required to scout the other states and the money isn't there to do so. Trevor Morgan spent the last year scouting players all over the country, every state would present 30 of its best players to him and play ID matches and test who was the best. He did select 3 boys from the Perth Glory academy so maybe the talent in NSW and Victory is more superior for what he wants when competing at a global level like the World Cup.
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+xI don’t know how Sapsford from Hakoah hasn’t had a look in. Consistent 15-25 goals a season at age group level, and this year he’s made the step up to U20s where he’s scored consistently, and has even got minutes in the first team. Those goals are especially good when you consider the poor quality of Hakoah’s U20s side. Is he technically good or is he just a brick powerhouse who smashes through everyone his age because they are smaller than him?
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Pasquali
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+xI was surprised this guy https://www.instagram.com/jordan.perezzz/didn't get a shout, he looks as though he's had a solid season in Spain, arguably at a better team than one of the other guys chosen who plays in Spain. Not sure how much the youth programs of either club differ, so that could be the reason. Hopefully if he continues performing he'll be looked at in the future. He sure likes his gym selfies
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+x+xI don’t know how Sapsford from Hakoah hasn’t had a look in. Consistent 15-25 goals a season at age group level, and this year he’s made the step up to U20s where he’s scored consistently, and has even got minutes in the first team. Those goals are especially good when you consider the poor quality of Hakoah’s U20s side. Is he technically good or is he just a brick powerhouse who smashes through everyone his age because they are smaller than him? He’s fantastic technically. See 1:57:10 of this match. https://youtu.be/d-QMiA0sElc
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Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio from Adelaide United added to the squad.
tim caroutas injured.
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Riley Warland back to Perth on loan from Fulham.
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+xRiley Warland back to Perth on loan from Fulham. is he highly regarded if his coming from fulham?
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Ds98
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Gab Popovic scored a brace for the seniors last night for Perth Glory in their 3-0 win V Bayswater. he is an' 03 .
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chondro
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Certainly need some CBs with foot speed in these tournaments. Not sure we have em...
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The draw for the U17 World Cup will be done tomorrow.
Australia are in Pot 3 for the draw together with Italy, the Netherlands, Cameroon, Chile and Canada.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cj0KgrdIFk
By now, American Samoa must have realised that Australias 22-0 win over Tonga two days earlier was no fluke.
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Group B Nigeria Hungary Ecuador Australia 
By now, American Samoa must have realised that Australias 22-0 win over Tonga two days earlier was no fluke.
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+xGroup B Nigeria Hungary Ecuador Australia Decent draw. All those teams should be beatable if we play well.
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chondro
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Nigeria and Ecuador are always very good at this level.
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chondro
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Senegal didn’t even qualify. Guinea got booted because they had players with there age fabricated lol.
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+xNigeria and Ecuador are always very good at this level. Because the Nigerians receive their birth certificate when they're 10, thus playing against 27 year olds lol
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Group stage prediction...
1-Brazil, Nigeria, South Korea, Netherlands, Argentina, Italy
2-Canada, Ecuador, France, Japan, Spain, Mexico
3-NZ, Australia, Chile, USA, Cameroon, Paraguay
4-Angola, Hungary, Haiti, Senegal, Tajikistan, Solomon Islands
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