Gustavsson this afternoon in the press conference, and I'm paraphrasing, 'now is not the time to make changes and give players a run for the sake of giving them a run'.

The sooner this spud is gone the better.

And I thought Arnold was pushing it in Qatar. Injuries and errors forced change with Degenek and Baccus doing well. BVM in Russia was horrid.

Didn't BVM keep the same team for all 3 games, and make the exact same subs? (I think there was a slight variation to actually include Cahill in the third game)

I thought Cahill didn't come on which was why everyone was screaming blue murder back in Australia? I may be wrong about that.  I was in Russia for the matches.

Only change from immediate memory was Juric for Nabbout in the 3rd game. Cahill subbed on in 3rd. Start or sub Luongo on vs Peru and he'd have the legs to stop the 2nd goal. Jedinak was exhausted when it happened. 

Players in NT squads always say ‘it’s all about the team’ so why don’t they signal to coach when the player knows that they are too knackered to keep playing?! Probably because thecoach will stop starting them in next game?! Selfish.

The least subs used at the tournament.

'23 for 23' was his mantra apparently.

maybe he doesn't rate the subs?

Clearly but it makes a mockery of his '23 for 23' mantra.

More of a rallying cry than a mantra.Anyway mantras are often a lot of bullshit.

Maybe. But very deep into a tournament, unlike in the group stage, you can’t just keep nearly all your starting 11 on the whole match game after game after game- without them making mistakes from exhaustion

I'd love to see Wheeler get some minutes tonight. She's the future after Gorry. 

I think Cooney-Cross, Wheeler and Fowler as a midfield is the future.

So hopefully we get some new faces tonight 

Same 11 except Vine for Raso.

Yeah agree. 

Lets hope the subs are a bit more bold tonight. 

I think they will have to be. Some of those starters will be really flagging by 60 minutes I think. He can't do his normal thing of waiting until the last 10.

The long ball counter attack play off

No, same 11, no changes.

Right. Glanced and I read Hunt as Vine. FFS that's even worse then. Don't get zero rotation when we have fit and capable options.

I agree, a couple new players to freshen up the side would have been good. As long as one of them isn't van Egmond, who I bet will be the first or second sub anyway. If he thinks he needs van Egmond in there, then he really should be putting Chidiac on instead.

I'd like to see how Fowler's control could unleash Vine on the run while Chidiac's movement creates space.

Don't get why no changes. Russo, Gorri and Foord will be absolutely cooked by now

Ok Refs out there, how is that not advantage played?

Soft penalty. Swedish player changes direction, polkingholm accidentally taps the back of her foot as she runs. No grab, push or intention

It was Hunt not Polk.

Oops. Hunt

Big hit wonder if Foord will be on second half

Arnold has outgrown West Ham Utd, needs to play champions league, move to Juventas