Honestly didn't see him that whole game. I do remember him running around like a headless chicken in the Asian cup final. 

Funny you brought that game up though, if I remember correctly Leckie was presented a 1 on 1 opportunity with the keeper, 8 yards out in front, 2-all,that was ripe for a head, or a volley, and he decided to chest (that's right, chest!!!) the ball to the keeper?

Aha If I said something like that I would be "bitter" hahahahahahahah

I purely responded to the fact he was only there based on one cross.

People quickly forget that his club career outstrips almost any other player since the golden gen and it's off the back of that he was chosen for so long

Now he is chosen for his leadership, professionalism, tireless pressing, keeping shape, not shirking defensive duties, causing turnovers, aerial threat and the fact you can't have a squad made up only of kids that have played 0-3 games for the NT because they are forum darlings despite many people not seeing a single game of theirs in their middling o/s leagues and careers.

Christ. 

Aha oh I'm bitter

So many of you guys are like fashion chasing teenagers desperate to follow a trend.

Leckie has huge deficiencies in his game and it's sad that he IS one of our regulars
BUT
Leckie is not the problem and it's not his fault nobody else has done the hard yards in their careers to take his place from him.

Arzani or Tilio etc would be a FUCKING DISASTER for anything more than a desperate last 20 minutes chasing a game scenario.

I don't know what world you guys live in

Yep. Chest. Cross came quickly and guess he didn’t have time to dive head first to header at goal instead 

But we want goal scorers and attackers that can beat defenders 1v1 and maybe - you know - actually WIN a WCUP game! Not just defending and playing conservatively over and over as is the usual

but your NOT going to get what you dream for thats the point - but most will blame GA.
The other point is WHY useless Leckie is still there is because no young un has shown game to game to take his spot !
This WC is going to show where we're at player wise once and for all (barring an exception or 2) NO matter who the coach is.

Is Leckie what you dream of?

Because unless we try new things that's what we're stuck with.

I rewatched it, it wasn't.

Australians especially Australian coaches they love guys that are physical and that can run, we don’t value technical or creative players like in other counties do.
Thats a fact for following the game here for the last 15 years or so and I don’t see it changing anytime soon unless a culture shift happens which I can see it happening sadly.

You dont feel there has been a culture change already?

I mean we are developing more of them no doubt about that, its just what people prefer and like especially in under pressure situations and little has changed if im honest.

We still have that conservative nature of valuing runners or physical players full stop, simply because we dont believe we can compete on a technical level with the countries and teams around the world which is a shame because Ange showed what happens when you trust players to play a more progressive style you can get results but we haven't learned alot since the Asian Cup at home in 2015.

Maybe we have an outdated view on coaching here in Oz preferring the physical types and new generation of coaches coming through the system who value this kind of technical players need to brought in the a-league system? But who knows why its like this anyway.