This is the perfect platform for the game to take the next step in this country. 

The challenge now is to not let this rest. No, let up. 

No it wasn't. By thanks for the checking in, Maty. 

Aha damn you sbs

o got till that second avoiding the USA Netherlands score and was about to put the replay on next ad break

Based.

You seem very strange so I'll figure out how to block you after this. You seem like one of those poor souls that built an identity about being part of a 'freedom' movement that was really a bunch of different grifters crowd funding impossible litigation and pocketing the money. 

Graham Arnold will hold us back but socceroos may improve in the coming years of the back of some of our decent young players.

It was a mistake. Get over it. Boys did us proud. It was a cracking performance. Even Ryan made some key saves at the end. 

And do we even score if not for the howler? I don't know. It would have been a different game. Argentina might not have relaxed so much to let us back in it. 

That performance was better that the 2006 performance vs Italy. For a start, we played against 11 all game. Arnold did better than Guus with a far less talented team.

If you find out how to block him, please let me know lol

I'm angry about the mistakes but not the effort. Now I need to catch up on at least 12 hours sleep. 

Arnold cost us the game by not making subs at half time and instructing our players to play out from the back under pressure (happened vs France too).
 Boot him or we never get any better

The boys did us all immensely proud and yeah we all knew Ryan would cost is it’s just a shame when it happened I guess. 

100%

Can I get a reality check on Behich? Other forums are calling him MOTM. He was solid, had 1 great run, but neither Argentine goal happens without an error from him. What’s the opinion here?

We were incredible. 

Besides a silly foul he was great. 

Ron Robert Zieler says hello. It's something we ourselves could at least eradicate by just going forward or kicking it out. Every weekend there are many moments like that across the football world where you realise there is a better approach.

Negligent foul that saw first goal come. Others needed to track but that was bad leadership. De Paul pressed him from 30m away for the second goal. He waltzed to receive the pass then went back. Way too casual. Yes, a fun run and blocked shot. Some good late runs but his rating is a 6.

All of this. Every bit of it. 

Ryan had two good games as the shots were straight at him.But coming off his line to catch those corners were good.
Tonight I suspect his view was blocked by Harry Wall of China in that first goal.Though if he had worn oversized gloves for his height defeciency
I suspect he could have touched the ball.
The second goal when he saw the wedge rushing at him he should of just toed it instead of the small tap forward.
But to be fair we didn't have his view point and don't know what he was thinking.
But I still think another keeper should be given a chance to move the team forward.

He got wound up by Messi and got sucked in to a silly free kick. 

He was in our top 3 best players on the pitch for us though, in my opinion. That last minute run could have led to a penalty if he was a little more street smart.

Grow up!!!
You conveniently forget we don’t make it to the QF’s without Ryan’s 2 clean sheets.

Someone needs an a bex & a lie down & stop posting.

The second goal came after 3 decisions/errors,

1) Behich takes the ball with the wrong body shape. He takes it correctly and passes forward then there is no problem.
2) Rowles was put under pressure and his keeper was already under pressure. He needed to turn and put it out.
3) Ryan with two players on him needs to just put it out. He takes a touch and loses the ball. Equally if he had tried to put it out there was probably a good chance it gets blocked and goes in.

All three players had good games apart from those decisions (though the foul by Behich led directly to the first goal) but we tend to hold keepers to a higher standard.

My disappointment was once again Hrustic. He came on and we went from 2 to 3 to 4 and then 5 up front. He seemed to want do it all himself and continually lost the ball when his teammates were calling for the ball and we were sent scrambling in defence.  That led to less time in their half and less chances to come back.

Thanks - spoken like a true AFL supporter 

Great at least there is a few decent posters on here instead of all this negative shite.

Some of you really need to get with the times. We have to keep playing it out. All the serious sides do it. Booting it downfield just gives the ball back to the other team 90% of the time. Yes, embarrassing mistakes like that happen from time to time, but let's not go back to the 80s pls.

And let's not forget that playing it out allowed us to get a foothold in the first half. 

Just about everything we did going forward was through Behich. But if you ignore that, and the fact that they got nothing down the right side, then yeah, he was rubbish.

Behich was immense going forward, and that run was Maradona-like. The foul before the first goal was unneccesary and dumb though. 

Gauci?
Strain?-Souttar-Rowles-Bos?
Devlin?-CM?
Boyle?-Hrustic?-LW?
S?

Subs - likely to remain in squad
Ryan, Deng, Atkinson, Baccus, Mcgree, Tilio, Mabil, Kuol


players with slim to no chance of 2026 given age and level of play

age
redmayne
vukovic
wright
behich
mooy
Leckie
goodwin
duke


level of play - better options should be available.
degenek 
karacic
king 
Irvine
cummings
maclaren

That's a fair bit to ignore :) lol