A rather Emirati atmosphere

Happy that Goodwin is starting 

Ffs Behich. Gets it and passes back. Only transitioning forward will we catch them out. 

Good morning all.  Good start. 

Hell no to Wright. Dougall and redmayne….

sainsbury, Degenek, Souttar and Deng should be the 4 cbs for Aus….

10+ app audio is out of sync with video… Same for anyone else?

Like Irvine advanced more already. Good early passes and tackles by Rowles to calm. 

Is Wright that slow? A worry. 

What r u doing Bailey ffs

Different. Flat back 4. Hrustic and Irvine advanced. One turnover and were stranded. 

We look the better team so far

Don't show this match to an American who already doesn't like football. ZZZzzz.

Hrustic wide just ineffective so far. I think Arnold is waiting for UAE to tire to then let Atkinson and Behich overlap. They won't tire. A cautious, nervy and concentrated beginning in parts. 

So odd seeing Behich hardly forward but the coverage is safer. They're moving around in positioning but static and no one is walking into the available space. Still overstretched. 

I Wonder why Simon Hill is not doing the commentary, surely not dropped?

That's the idea. Disappointing cross by Goodwin but that's exactly how we can get chances. 

Dargh Goodwin with a case of the a leagues there with that cross

Slick move until that cross!

Such a big game doesn’t feel the same without his commentary

Ffs Wright grabbing the shoulder! 

main concern for peru is their squad doesn't suffocate from laughing watching this

how you get a NT that ball watches an attacking player all the way to the front post like what happened in the 19th minute is beyond me. one for arnold to answer

More erratic play now which is good. Opening up. Behich is really frustrating. Leckie had to have a crack there. Got to start shooting and see what can happen.

Hrustic not on the 10 at all. 

They’ve probably already fallen asleep 😴 

Balanced half. UAE with the better attempts. There's clearly a plan. Behich and Atkinson not pushing forward is different. It's frustrating how Hrustic isn't playing into the hole. Irvine advanced is creating some shift in their back line but Boyle and Leckie are too far away. 

Hard to see where a goal will come from, for us. Just hoping for a heading from a set piece at this point.

Atkinson struggled a bit and they got behind him a few times.
We don't have any presence up front, need more from Leckie and Boyle
Mooy doing well.
Overall both sides are being very cautious.

Another excruciatingly toothless Arnie-ball performance by the NT.
I can see this going to pens at 0-0

Can't wait to see the back of Arnold. Absolutely clueless at this level. 

Crap

Aktinson - crap
Irvine - crap
Leckie - crap
Goodwin - crap
Arnie - absolute crap

These A league misfits wont beat the UAE. 

Defence is a worry. Wright is slow and Atkinson is a rm, not rb, imo. Can't understand why Degenek wasn't selected unless he has fitness issue.