This was a classy response by Bosnar and I tip my hat to him. For this alone I hope he makes the Asian Cup next year.

I thought Graham Arnold had done to respectable thing and gone and lay down in a hole and died. Hmmmmm may have to employ one of those Thai Government Snipers.

Good stuff by Bosnar. At least he isn't having a massive dummy spit like one Joel Griffiths.

I still cant believe GA hasnt had to explain the olympics to the media/fans. How cowardly is that. Im struggling to think of any workplace where continued failure is acceptable. He should of been out after the Asian Cup (this we all know).

Im very interested to see how he goes with CCM, to be able to gauge his ability (or perhaps lack of).

+1

i'd take him over moore any day.

agree with this on Bosnar

but Joel is Joel and lets not expect all our players to react like this. We don't need a bunch of samey carbon copy players. Sometimes that fire and unpredictability translates on the pitch too. The best coaches in the world know how to manage all these differing sorts of players and a prickly character off the pitch doesn't have to be a liability.

Hope the guy figures in the asian cup.
Would seem to make sense.

How very refreshing, in the wake of Joel Griffiths' emotive, yet classless, outburst which just re-inforced one of the reasons why he may've been excluded in the first place. Here Bosnar demonstrates a more mature, wise perspective, especially in light of his outspoken past in the days of Farina. He's shown maturity, that he's grown wiser and his comments reflect that he still has an eye on the future, post World Cup, when the new coach comes in, starting from that 2011 Asian Cup.

Playing in a league the level of the J-League, he's still a good chance to feature for our NT, particularly the home based squads, within the next 18 months or so (During his early 30s), when the squad is within some degree of transition. Not unlike how guys like Chris Coyne and Richard Garcia have featured for the side, late in their careers.

Once again Graham Arnold is exposed as an absolute dud of a coach & a small minded, petty piece of work as well. Any chance he could defect & go stuff up the Germans, Ghanains or Serbs?
Arnold out!

Edited by Damo Baresi: 17/5/2010 11:01:16 PM

I officically want Graham Arnold to die. Bit strong but meh.

arnold deadset fucking muppet

Good on him

Took you blokes this long to work out Arnie is a deadbeat?

I will be so glad when arnold fails at CCM, it will expose him as the wanker he is, no more National team failures thank god and it will be harder to avoid the media when he bombs out in the a-league than the olympics (a tactic which worked though, in the end no one made a huge fuss over it).

Or any one of the countless Griffiths supporters trying unsuccessfully to burn an effigy of Pim? (I say unsuccessfully because I doubt such people have yet discovered fire).
:lol:

Can someone please email this story to Joel Griffiths?

Arnold. What a cunt.

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Graham Arnold is a blight on our game.

Japan-based defender Eddy Bosnar, considered by many unlucky to have been omitted from Pim Verbeek’s preliminary World Cup squad, called on the nation to stop criticising the Dutchman’s selection and claimed he hadn’t done enough to warrant a spot on the plane to South Africa.
“It’s disappointing for every player to miss out but I recognise that I don’t really have a right to be disappointed – I haven’t been involved in the squad before and I can understand Pim’s reasons for sticking with the players he’s used previously,” Bosnar said.

Bosnar, who has been in career-best form since arriving at Japanese heavyweight Shimizu S-Pulse this season, has helped the club to top spot in the J-league ahead of the competition’s summer break, but said a disappointing end to last season with relegated JEF United Chiba hadn’t helped his World Cup prospects.

“It was hard for me to make the squad because last year when I had a chance of a call-up I was at a club that was struggling and I wasn’t playing that well. This year I’m at a club that’s top of the J-League and my game’s risen by 50 per cent.

“I’m now at a club that’s challenging for trophies and I have to play and train differently. I have to be smarter, I have to be better on the ball and I can’t afford to make mistakes. If I make mistakes I’m out of the squad because it’s that competitive.

”I’m pretty sure if I had of been playing like this six months ago then I would have been in the frame.”

Bosnar, who has been a rock at the back for an S-Pulse side that’s only conceded 12 goals from as many matches this season, said he respects Verbeek for taking the time to contact him confirming his omission but fears that other elements within the coaching ranks may have harmed his chances.

“Of course I’d love to go to the World Cup but I’ve got no problem with Mr Verbeek," Bosnar said. "He took the time to call me a few days before the squad was announced and explain why I wasn’t selected.

"I really respect that he did that and I agree with a lot of what he said.

“Everyone should get off his back and focus on supporting the players that have been selected.

“The only thing that is a worry for me is some of the people around the squad have certain agendas and get in Pim’s ear; take Graham Arnold for example. I know for a fact that he’s never wanted me in the squad.

“When I was playing Holland my old coach, Ruud Brood, asked why I wasn’t in the national team and I said to call Arnold who he knew personally. The exact words that came back from Arnold were 'while I’m involved in the national team that guy will never play for Australia'."

Despite the latest setback Bosnar has set his sights on claiming a maiden J-League crown for Shimizu, qualifying for the Asian Champions and finally getting the chance to represent Australia at January’s Asian Cup.

“The Asian Cup is a definite motivation for me and I know you have to wait and earn your stripes but it does keep me focussed.

“If I keep playing well and am fit then I’m ready. I’m only 30 and I’m in my prime. Hopefully the new coach will give everyone a fair look in and hopefully I’ve done enough.”

Bosnar also claimed that the only Australian players who have a right to complain about their omission from the 31-man squad are Chris Coyne and a fellow defender he rates highly having seen him up close – Matthew Spiranovic.

“Chris Coyne was there for the whole campaign and maybe he was unlucky but it was especially tough for Spiranovic who made his J-league debut with Urawa Reds at the weekend.

“I’ve seen him play several Nabisco Cup games for the Reds and I tell you he’s a future Australian captain; he has the potential to be the next Ned Zelic and it’s only a matter of time before he’s playing at a top European club - he’s that good.”

Another player unfortunate to miss out on World Cup selection was Bosnar’s Shimizu teammate Shinji Ono, who narrowly missed the cut for the Japan squad with another S-Pulse star Shinji Okazaki getting the nod in Takeshi Okada’s 23-man group.

“The coach Kenta Hasegawa called all the players into a room to congratulate Okazaki on making the squad and said we’ll throw a dinner in his honour," Bosnar said.


“He then looked at me and Shinji Ono and said we’ll give you a dinner too for coming close – but it’ll be at McDonalds!”





good read ,very professional the way he has conducted himself with the issues concerning him and the national team