Expected result for Jordan but what a shame to hear they won cheaply.

Group C very open after the Bahrain Iran result, as is Group D after Palestine held Saudi 0-0. Thailand and Vietnam now the top two in Group G, hopefully they can continue to hold out UAE.

Amer Mabil coping flack on here is ridiculous, he didn’t do that bad and had some nice touches especially with Smith who had a good game.

Lets be honest our front third creativity in the last decade since Kewell left has been below standard and along with Hrustic and Borrello who will get better along with the soon to come back Arzani and Ikonomidis it’s good we got players who have x-factor who are capable of creating a good scoring chances in the final third.

Hopefully we will see the likes of Italiano, Folami, Armenakas, Najjarine and others around the youth team fringes develop as they also bring that x-factor to the table in the final third we need going forward into future campaigns.

With respect we used Leckie, Kruse and likes of Oar, Ruka for so long but are inadequate in creating goal scoring chances on a consistent basis and this has shown as our biggest weakness at the World Cup last year.

One with brawns the others with brains, now which one you prefer?

Overall with what we had tonight it was a better performance, slick combination but also wary that the opponent will get harder.

Hrustic has looked a class above in both games when on.


Great signs.

Amer Mabil coping flack on here is ridiculous, he didn’t do that bad and had some nice touches especially with Smith who had a good game.

Lets be honest our front third creativity in the last decade since Kewell left has been below standard and along with Hrustic and Borrello who will get better along with the soon to come back Arzani and Ikonomidis it’s good we got players who have x-factor who are capable of creating a good scoring chances in the final third.

Hopefully we will see the likes of Italiano, Folami, Armenakas, Najjarine and others around the youth team fringes develop as they also bring that x-factor to the table in the final third we need going forward into future campaigns.

With respect we used Leckie, Kruse and likes of Oar, Ruka for so long but are inadequate in creating goal scoring chances on a consistent basis and this has shown as our biggest weakness at the World Cup last year.

One with brawns the others with brains, now which one you prefer?

Overall with what we had tonight it was a better performance, slick combination but also wary that the opponent will get harder.

Hrustic has looked a class above in both games when on.


Great signs.

Amini is over rated & offers nothing to the team in a Socceroos capacity.  Come at me.  

Win is win. As long as we keep winning who cares in the end. IMO our midfield frustrate me. And unpopular opinion mainly mooy. His good on the ball and in tight areas, but you can see when we want to play quick or look to go over the top he either doesn’t try the pass or just misses the run. Don’t think the other players around him help but with his qualities I expect him to try. Looking forward to better quality opposition. 

Gotta have them all in the squad. They're classy. Mabil, Ikon, Hrustic, Arzani. Amini, Goodwin and even Maclaren can make way. 

Expected result for Jordan but what a shame to hear they won cheaply.

Group C very open after the Bahrain Iran result, as is Group D after Palestine held Saudi 0-0. Thailand and Vietnam now the top two in Group G, hopefully they can continue to hold out UAE.

No-one is going to come at you. Amini hasn't impressed anyone but GA.

Win is win. As long as we keep winning who cares in the end. IMO our midfield frustrate me. And unpopular opinion mainly mooy. His good on the ball and in tight areas, but you can see when we want to play quick or look to go over the top he either doesn’t try the pass or just misses the run. Don’t think the other players around him help but with his qualities I expect him to try. Looking forward to better quality opposition. 

Amini is over rated & offers nothing to the team in a Socceroos capacity.  Come at me.  

The results from last night show that the gap between the top tier and 2nd/3rd tier AFC nations is closing which is good to see. 

Definitely the way to go.  I think Boyle may also need to be accommodated.  

The other question is, when do you pull the plug on Milligan?

Absolutely. And the fact that at present UAE, Iran and Saudi Arabia are out of the qualification spots for the World Cup is a good sign. Depth and fighting for places is the harbinger of better outcomes for the AFC and more spots at the WC, irrespective of whether the tournament goes to 48 places in 2026.

That’s pretty disrespectful to leckie and kruse. Kruse has 14 assists and 7 penalties that’s 21 assist. That’s more then mooy rogic irvine put together. Scoring goals is kruse downfall but creating chances is actually his best qualities, no winger makes his runs. He was just shit at scoring. And weak. 

Win is win. As long as we keep winning who cares in the end. IMO our midfield frustrate me. And unpopular opinion mainly mooy. His good on the ball and in tight areas, but you can see when we want to play quick or look to go over the top he either doesn’t try the pass or just misses the run. Don’t think the other players around him help but with his qualities I expect him to try. Looking forward to better quality opposition. 

Penalties don’t count as assists, point being they have played for so long together and contributed little in amounts in goals and not enough in chance creation.

Kruse’s movement has been his main weapon but he’s not good in 1v1 situations or in tight spaces.

Leckie relies on his strength and speed but he’s not good when breaking down defences.
So much so we have relied on Rogic as our creative linchpin as the rest are inadequate in chance creation.

Even with the FFA were worried about developing x-factors like other countries they developed a curriculum in developing these kind of players that would be comparable with the world standard.

We always relied on speed and strength and not enough on technical skill the new group offer something different from the existing duo we have used in the last few years.

Hrustic has looked a class above in both games when on.


Great signs.