Good. They will both play at ten million percent when the real deal starts and this is a chance for the lesser talents (eg everyone except Schwarzer) to get some game time and warm up a bit for when the superstar duo are ready to rock.


What do you think about the FourFourTwo article Roo Duo To Miss Denmark Clash?
PIM Verbeek will not risk Harry Kewell or Brett Emerton for the Socceroos warm up game against Denmark but is confident they will be ready for the match against the USA.

Have your say.

all i have to say is that the A-LEAGUE and its players are not up to scratch in Pims eyes, but yet Smelts scores for NZ against serbia . if we dont score against them it will just proove Pims arogance and stupidity.

So Smeltz scores in a friendly and this means the A-league is where Pim should get all his players from? is this your logic?

all hearts Smeltz is by far the best striker in the A-League, Australia doesn't have a decent striker in the A-League

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Edited by Joffa: 30/5/2010 03:10:19 PM

"all hearts" is all heart, zero brains.

Don't mind if they miss out. People should go easy on the A-League. It's 6 years old. We will create strikers just you watch ;)

This ongoing groin problem for Kewell, I've got a feeling it's just an excuse to get his groin rubbed everyday by the Socceroos' and Galatasaray's undoubtedly hot female physios.

Edited by j-dog: 30/5/2010 03:25:21 PM

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I'm sorry but that's just fucking retarted.

Good to hea they are being rested. By all accounts they are coming along well and there is no point risking any damage at this stage. Provided they are able to get a run out with the USA before the cup starts it should be enough for both.

Shit i'm starting to get excited!

Hopefully both have a run v USA. The game against the sheep fuckers showed how valued match fitness is.

I get what youre saying, and I tend to agree with you. Pim thinks A-League players arent capable of performing at a high level, yet Shane Smeltz, an A-League player is scoring against the likes of Nemanja Vidic, one of the best defenders in the world.

Is anybody else thinking that Harry isn't going to make it?

pim, i got me boots out and polished them last night......and i have an airfare on standby.....just waiting for the call.....


"bullets cant hurt me my wings are like a shield of steel"

Yes padfoot, i feel like nothing said about Harry Kewell's fitness can ever be trusted. I am his biggest fan and would dearly love him to play. But something strikes me as odd about his body and fitness, communications are always vague, followed by long silences on him, there is always delays, no one is ever sure

Averaged 6 goals each last season. And the highest scoring of them is injured.



Edited by tomw: 31/5/2010 09:55:52 AM

I'm also concerned about HKs fitness, but I would take him anyway, and use him off the bench when the cup is on the line. I think he could still be the difference at less than 100%, even if it is only 20 mins each game, possibly not at all against Germany if we are badly behind. Alternatively, maybe some fringe players (eg Vido, Ruka) can give us some creativity and unpredictability if given the chance.

All this talk about smeltz scoring and how good etc etc. Let's put things into perspective, it was a friendly and Serbia made 6-7 changes whilst NZ made 1 or 2. Serbia did not play 2 of the other good defenders (can't remember their names). Serbia was playing their 2nd rate players? I follow the A-League since it's inception. It's not the best of league yet, but it's ours. I support them but you have to put things into perspective in terms of talents.

It is certaintly starting to look sus, he only done light training again this morning and they seem to be sheilding him from the media at the moment. Who knows maybe its all tactics

IF you are not fit at this stage you should not be in camp. I can't understand why Pim insists that Harry will be fit in time. as everyone knows he has played 20 Minutes in 6 months. what kind of an impact can he really make that is better than the player that is going to miss out.

Pim is a retarded manager who should have never been promoted from assistant.

Strange how all these sides want to give their best players until the very last minute to prove their fitness...

No one will know whether it is the right thing until after the USA game and the day before Germany. But if they are battling against time trying to get them right, then it doesnt look good and overall im not confident. I hope Vidosic makes it then we'll have another attacker at least.

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souwalker serbia played shit thats final they had a half decent team with tosic and vidic smeltz is just a good striker thats how they won