WHAT???????? are you kidding me. african cup of nations runners up with a 2nd string squad. can give any squad a run for their money with a full strength squad and play far more attacking and creative football than us.

everyone in australia wants to underate the african teams, be my guest, but if we lose to one of them, then i will be saying, "i told you so"

This is brilliant!!! Love it when coaches write the socceroos off. It's when the Aussie boys are at there best. Always struggle as favourites always succeed as underdogs. Bring it on... Bitch!!!

Whats that old saying, better a "star team than a team of star individuals".(or something like that anyway). Itd be nice to ram an Oz victory down his gullet.

Yeah Jets_fan good on ya!! Stating the obvious badly.
But you will have egg on your face if the Socceroos take them to the cleaners. Remember none our coaches or players bragged about the team. As supporters we are just offended by the assumptions made by arrogant douchebags. Sorry if that upsets you and yes the Socceroos will let the football do the talking.

I can tell that some of these comments have been said out of anger. Come on guys, we should be used to being underrated and being dubbed the underdog. It doesn't matter what "douchebag" coaches say/predict. Just let the football do the talking.

I guess the obvious question I ask is that we have played Ghana on a number of accassions and never seem to have much problem with them despite the constant and my I say boring references about how great they are technically which almost become stereotypical. Conversely tactically they appear to be plain stupid and ripe for the picking and this is there achilles heal. So I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.

I don't think any of the other teams know that much about us, to be honest, notwithstanding we were in Germany in 2006. This is a good thing from our perspective. It doesn't guarantee us a result but it sure doesn't hurt.

Yeh, I was talking about individual players and match fitness (which I believe some of Australia's squad seem to lack).

Just a general question guys. How much does club match fitness have an impact on international football and can team spirit/unity overcome this lack of match fitness? What are your opinions?

Edited by miko: 5/6/2010 07:46:11 PM

In every quote I've seen the Socceroos have shown sensible respect for the 3 quality teams in the group along with hints that their goal is to win the competition. But they are taking it 1 game at a time. But in the 8 games they would get to play if they get to the final, I think Ghana will be the easiest IMHO. This guy is a tool if he thinks he has the edge over us. This is a much improved team over the last time we played Ghana.

Plus injured Kewell, Rukavytsya with no club, and Carney who has also been injured and only made 8 appearances for FC Twente since joining them last August.

Are you sure about that - any team that disrespect their oppoents so easally can be outplayed

On paper hes proablly right but we dont play football on paper last time i check

I agree with miko, we have bresc, emerton, moore, grella all who can't get a start at club level n culina playin in the a league. if we beat Ghana, it won't be because we outplayed them

Ghana is a decent international squad. I was just about to say maybe its Australia who may be underestimating Ghana and not the other way around.

What a dreamer

I never said they were good. FWIW I think we will beat them easily but we can't say they shouldn't underestimate us and then underestimate them ourselves.

Ok the players plying their trade in Europe for Ghana are as follows:
Kingson - Wigan(EPL)
Sarpei - Bayer Leverkusen(Bundesliga)
Paintsil - Fulham(EPL)
Mensah - Sunderland(EPL)
Inkoom - Basel (Swiss Super League)
Vorsah - Hoffenheim (Bundesliga)
Annan - Rosenborg(Tippeligaen)
Boateng - Getafe(La Liga)
Appiah - Bologna(Serie A)
Muntari - Internazionale(Serie A)
Ayew - AC Aries-Avignon(Ligue 1)
Asamoah - Udinese(Serie A)
Prince-Boateng - Portsmouth(EPL)
Gyan - Rennes(Ligue 1)
Amoah - NAC Breda(Eredivise)
Tagoe - Hoffenheim(Bundesliga)
Adiyiah - AC Milan(Serie A)

Apart from 2 other players who play in Africa(South Africa and Egypt) and one that plays in Qatar they all play in Europe and all play in the top division.


Edited by sydneycroatia58: 5/6/2010 06:38:55 PM

sydneycroatia58
You never give up do you but you are outvoted on this one. Nothwithstanding the top four players plying there trade, what about the rest, where what league what standard? Are you also gunna tell me that there absolute thrashing by the Dutch and the woeful goalkeeping by the ist string Euro goalkeeper in this game was a mere glitch, just an experiment, not to be taken seriously, just a training run, systems experimentation or the myriad of other lameduck excuses put forward by you guys? They are crap!!

TBH history doesn't really matter when you get to the World Cup because anything can happen really. Past results against a certain team don't matter.


Only 3 players in the squad play for Ghana. The 2nd and 3rd string keepers and a defender. None of them starters. The rest ply their trade in Europe.

Nothwithstanding the douchebags pisshole brain size and arrogant claims about Ghana as a team. Quote me if I am wrong our international record vs Ghana over the last 20 years favors us heavily. Also don't many of the Ghanians play in the crappy local Ghanian league?

Most of you are quick to use the champion team vs champion players theory, but i wouldnt go as far to say their team has either of those perceptions over us. Yes Ghana have some fantastic players id have in my team but i honestly believe their quality falls away faster then ours. Plus as a unified group we are quite strong.

This Serbian guy must have a brain the size of my pisshole to underestimate us, or any team to qualify for this WC. Whether or not they survive the group i dont believe they'll do much.

Underestimate us at your risk then. He's obviously never been on the receiving end of a Tim Cahill late winner.

On paper they might be better then the Socceroos but games are not won on paper let the football do the talking!

What a dubbo. Obviously hasn't heard about the team of champions v champion team bit.

lol his team cant even beat the Dutch like Australia did.... wanker!

if john mensah is fit, he is a beast of a defender. i watched every game he played last season for us n he aint that quick so if kewells fit, gota play him instead of kennedy. n cant forget about the man with girls name, sulley muntari

A team of champions is lesser then a champion team. You must remember this foolio!

im glad he thinks this way. lets hope the germans and serbians think the same.

Not another Serbian douchebag who has his head up his arse!! Over there lack of respect lol.

You underestimate any team good enough or sneaky enough (I'm looking at you Henry) to qualify for the World Cup at your own peril. What looks weaker on paper won't necessarily translate that way on the pitch.

Eh?

The most overrated team in the entire world. They will finish on the bottom of group D along with Serbia.