I don’t get all the negativity either, yes they have to improve a lot of things in the next 12 months but then again I will expect more players to be used and more camps so the players can improve the playing style.
They only been in together for a short space of time compared to other countries.

The most important thing is they have qualified and that’s the main thing, also playing Vietnam these days will not be easy anymore as they have invested a lot time and resources in improving so they are no easy beats anymore if so it’s very rare these days.

That's all excuses. You literally explained why there is so much negativity. 

AFC U23 Championship draw tomorrow.

Just seen an article from Newcastle Herald that there’s an upcoming Young Socceroos camp in Newcastle and the team might play the Jets. Would be a good test for the u19s. 

Lock it in for a 0-0 draw now. 

Any idea what time? I've googled and looked up a lot of sites and found nothing about the time of the draw

Actually just found something on twitter. Around 6-630pm. Hopefully find a stream of it.

Should start at 6pm AEST I think, I'm keeping an eye on the AFC's twitter for a stream, they had a pre-draw stream with a panel yesterday so I expect they'll show it.

The pots:

Pot 1
Thailand (hosts)
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Qatar

Pot 2
South Korea
Iraq
Japan
North Korea

Pot 3
China PR
Australia
Jordan
Saudi Arabia

Pot 4
Syria
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain

Sorry, mobile users, for my previous attempt.

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Winnable group but we do face the possibly of a very hard quarter final game against either Qatar, Saudi Arabia or Japan to make it to Rio.

Probably got the easier group but the Thai's at home will be tough.

Dying to go to this, just got back from Thailand 3 days ago. But my mate just named the date for his 40th party and its right in the middle of the tournament :(

Top 2 of each group go through to quarters. We should be able to get the Top 2 in that group. Bahrain had a very easy qualification group. Should be between us and Iraq. 

I just hope we can get all our best o/s players and A-league players for the tournament. Would hate to miss out on Olympic qualification due to our best not being released for it.

Thailand and Iraq will be tough but we should still get out of that group 

The #Olyroos have been drawn in the host nation's group at the 2020 Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship (Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament).

Australia will play Iraq & Bahrain in Pathum Thani and Thailand in Bangkok this coming January. Exciting opportunity for the Olyroos and a great tour destination for us.

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Iraq has been struggling a bit lately.

Is this tournament on a fifa international window ? 
If not will all Aus and European players be released by clubs ? 
Remember also with new AL structure I think maybe clubs can refuse to release players which are playing in first team.

No

Assumijg we will.have some friendlies for the u/23's and u/19s during the upvoming internatuonal breaks. 

That's extremely ambitious thinking. 

Hearing there is a camp in Europe for the overseas players and also some A league players not likely to feature in early a league games for their respective clubs.

Currently the U19 National Team are playing Newcastle Jets. Poor guys are down 0-7.

Whoever decided Gary van Egmond should be their coach should be shot. 

Now 7-2 haha. Ruiz Diaz has 2. 

Tbf only 3 of the YS have made A-League appearances, and have a combined 6(?) between all of them. They’re playing against a near full strength HAL side who are preparing for their first game next week. Not particularly unexpected this result. 

Van Egmond also stuffed the recent u23 friendlies against NZ u23.

And the young matildas...

So GVE can go to Heartle$$ and do us all a favour

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Trying to fix up this messy post. U23 training ca   squad.