we 'cant say harsh words' in this PC world it isnt like having a authoritarian mentality ever got anyone anywhere...oh wait it did.....i mean all those hand holding friendly PC losers just breed success....oh wait that is not how it goes 

this is on the players and there soft mentality and the FA for not telling them to have a shot of cement 

also any fans who support the softening of sport to 'not offend anyone becuz winning isnt important' as long as you have fun right....right..... here is you 32th place ribbon 

Football is simple just be Maradona.

Back post!

I'm surprised there isn't more blue-haired women in our team, heck i'd even take a they/them at this point!

OK come on go again down that end. 

Called it 😉 

They'll be alright this is this equivalent of Argentina losing to Saudi

i hope so, going to need to show some magic in Melbourne 

Totally shits me how we had nearly 30min to get creative and the movement only comes at the absolute death. 

It’s beat Canada or we become a laughing stock.
imagine if Phillipines win vs Norway and go through..

Germany scored 5 goals from set plays last game, Australia 14 corners plus free kicks 

honestly speaking hope Phillipines get a result for Staj what happened to him was criminal bloke was a 'great manager' with élite mentality - he forged this squad into something to be proud of winning the Asian cup- oppose to the humiliation we have tonight and the bottle job we had at the Olympics

i do hope we beat Canada but im not holding my breath Canada are a good side better then Nigeria and Ireland - hopefully we have Kerr back but im not holding my breath  

I think the problems are deeper than that. It was long crosses all game. Canada has one of the best defences in the world. It won't cut it. It blows my mind we have no attacking options in the squad. We brought in 2 injured players (Butt, Simon) and a 38yo mother figure who is now injured (Luik). It means we're subbing on a CB in the 78' to make things happen. Insane. Hooe against hope Kerr and Simon get up. 

the squad looks incredibly toothless - they remind me of the Denmark side the Socceroos played in Qatar - they got 'stars' but the are toothless and the synergy of the squad is worse then the sum of the parts.... got to look at the coach clearly had no 'plan b' 

It is unlucky Kerr is injured but there is no excuse for that 'kind' of defending

Agree with everything above post match
Cathy Freeman moment??  They're dreaming.

Just lost heads for the conceded goals. It all comes down to Canada now.

Then you come back to these fucking muppets all smiling 

'channel 7' - does not 'get football' - it feels like there treating it like AFL in which no one cares as long as you 'try' mentality becuz there is always another season.....you'll get another draft and the saalry cap will ensure some level of 'fairness' over the long run - football isnt like that the WC come around once every 4 years it is special every international tournament is a single bad result is often fatal the drama is amped up to 11/10   

if Foster was there he would be calling for a team of captains to over throw the manager..... or Ned Zelic screaming there is not enough 'individual Brilliance' ......Les would talk about how the squad needs to come together...

fuck me i miss SBS and the world game better then these wankers smiling after we just got humiliated - im fukn raging the should be too

I still remember that broadcast Fozz was fuming. I miss it so much too.

Can someone explain how Raso is a winger? Competitive, fit, fiery, but an end product worse than the Leckie/Kruse combo for the Roos. Seriously, after watching her for a number of years, she has ZERO end product. 

one of the best and worst nights in football i can remember  

it was funny - but we just got pumped 4-nil by Germany and i was a teenager trying to hold back the tears 

Old Pim Verbeek God rest his soul - the football was terrible but he was awfully unlucky in the 2nd match 

at least Fozz has some bloody passion the amount of smiling and positivity these hippies had post game makes me sick - the fact someone didnt throw a chair threw the window of the gabba is a disgrace 

Most of the people at the Gabba tnte are theatre goers. I rewatched the Germany game a number of years later and early on, up to the red card, we weren’t doing too badly.

Foster's passion is fine yet the captain's pane was a bit of an odd kneejerk reaction. I was livid with how we played that Germany game. 

I'm glad I didn't watch the 7 broadcast.

of course the captains line was insane but that is the 'passion' this game has - RAW emotion - Foster was a respect Sports journalist for the national broadcaster and he was scream utter rage nonsense after we got pants....he represented exactly how we were all feeling.... it ws amazing but the pain of losing at the time probably no one appreciated it.

I was screaming similar non-sense after that match too it is why football is such a popular sport the passion and fine lines between winning and losing, qualifying and just missing out make the game the most 'dramatic' in the world and plays with your emotions - the channel 7 mob dont really seem to care....i just saw a photo of Sam Kerr on the sidelines with tears in her eyes, need more of that times 100 in football and less smiles 'we're all friends here' bullshit 

Champions win, they generally are arrogant brash and rude but they fukn win and it seems Australian football doesnt understand that 

If Gustafson thinks playing long ball football for 70 minutes will work then he's out he's depth, the amount of times they could not progress the ball into midfield was ridiculous.

Nigeria looked alot more effective in possession than us and could have scored more than 3 because our defence is slow and reactive.

Look how Japan and Spain not only technically brilliant players but they play a style which is more effective, Aus football needs a cultural reset in how it plays the game at this level.
The type of football that was played tonight is not conductive to international success and this is alot more bigger than your usual pro-rel talk which Football Australia needs to badly address.
By the way what has Ernie Merrick done since he's the disruptor?

I missed the old Fozzie he would have let it rip.

If Ireland win 1:0 and we have a score draw we're through on goals scored. Ireland will go all out so here's hoping but we have so much work to do ourselves.

I called it two years ago, but everyone was in on the Tony love fest. 

That was fucking abysmal and such a shit show. First sub came with 10 minutes to go and the tactics never once changed. No plan B 

If we somehow scrape through to the next round (I doubt it very much), his tenure has been nothing short of catastrophic. 

How wasnt he sacked after the Asia Cup? Wouldnt we have failed to qualify for the World Cup if we werent hosts. 

This is part of the whole problem of Aussie football, if your fast, energetic etc you are good!!…don’t worry about technical ability!!

She is not the only one…Carpenter is the same,…rip tear bust…and others. Passing is ordinary and crosses rarely achieve anything.
and Van Eggy…oh my god, embarrassing if that’s the best we have for a “10.

Some of the younger players are technically better…but don’t get much time…and must be thinking “Am I worse than these???

Next game, Grant, Nevin, Wheeler, Chids etc