And replace this squad with who? We don’t have the cattle unfortunately. 

Exactly. So many opportunities to drive into the box but went backwards instead. 

You've got to wonder. They could've gone looking for the ball but also the passing hardly got to them. Sad that they didn't fight.

Yep, China are a poor team. To drop points against them, we don’t deserve to get into the top 2.

Arnie won't get us past New Zealand. Silver lining is we don't actually have to fret over this draw too much. If we don't directly qualify from here, we're toast.

Excuse after excuse after fucking excuse.

Good to hear the TV panel tell us how it is, instead of half-baked platitudes. Now we just have to see if Arnold can admit it as well. But even if he does admit it, he does not appear to be capable of changing things.

I think more it's get rid of complacent starters and bring those sharper players in from the bench. Add Devlin, Atkinson, Metcalfe, Tilio, Ikon.

Not giving up all hope of direct qualification yet but we should be able to get past UAE. 

Feels like the Iraq game. Really abysmal.
Would've been nice to have Rogic, and Taggart with his interplay

Tara saying pen is contentious…. Thats a pen all day. 

Can anyone give me 1 reason why Leckie managed to get a run again this game, so I can go to sleep. Only Duke, Boyle and Jeggo got close tocpassing marks for me. We are clearly not going to qualify under Arnie

To be fair Mabil has been completely anonymous recently. 

We don’t have the depth out wide.

Arnold will admit to nothing.
He has never shone on the overseas stage.
Failed at 2 Asian Cups. 
Failed in Japan
Failed at every AFC Champions League.

He is used to bullying opponents rather than being tactically astute. 

He will blame VAR for this result when he could have subbed on Ruka instead of the international failure that is Maclaren 

We "should" be able to get past China too. China are utter garbage. And we can't get a result.

It's funny though that we still stand a better chance of direct qualification. Japan is currently on track to drop 5 points against 4th place Oman. That could be what decides it all.

I think Behich got a yellow in the conflagration towards the end, so that's his second in the tournament, so he's out for our next game. At last, something will change.

Clear and obvious error?

Yes. An arm held horizontally out in the air and getting the ball is a clear hand ball pen. Every day of the week.

Kept thinking that. It's Iraq away all over again.

Yep, although perhaps a mitigating factor was that Elkeson used his arm to push Jeggo away, which I think caused Jeggo’s arm to rise up higher than it otherwise would have. So there is a slight argument that it should have been a foul against Elkeson.

Awesome. Smith will come in and start leaving Elder scratching his head.

Graham Arnold. YOU PACK OF GIRLS GO GET THE WIN YEAHhHHHH

It was Degenek

How many points did we have at this stage during the last qualification period for Russia?

Oh, that's disappointing.

So Hrustic will miss the next game after his yellow tonight?

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We also had matches against Japan and Saudis in the remaining 4 weeks

Arnold looks like a man without ideas. Which is what he has proved that he is.

Arnie: 'Sloppy at times.' (Any other wisdom?) 'As long as they get match minutes and the A League start is a positive meaning the players will be fit for the window.' (So any selection technically weren't?)  'Moving on we've got to be positive.' 

bring back Jedi. put millsy next to him