Diegos Son:
Sounds like a you have bit of a chip on your shoulder !!!
Did I not spell tosser correctly ?
Maybe you should learn to read before commenting.

He's arguing about the game, not about New Zealand as a country.

How did you come to that conclusion. No arguing just whinging and he was referring to All Whites as opposition just in case you couldn't understand that either.

I was referring to the fact that socceroo69 rates NZ as some of the worst opponents you could find.

They made the world cup so not the worst opponents to play.

He also sees the Socceroos with only kewell, Chipperfield and Schwarzer unavailable as the B team.

Also a stupid statement when the likes of Cahill, Neil, Macca etc are all available its still quality all across the park.

And I have no problem with Australians all my friends are aussies. I called Fallon an idiot on another post for his stupid comments. So its only the select few on here yourself included who do come across as arrogant by complaining about playing NZ when they did qualify and will probably give you a decent match. It is disappointing the ticket sales are not up to scratch though.

NZ roughly know their 23 and get a chance to test the new CB pairing. For Socceroos they get a chance to try a couple of fringe players to narrow the WC squad.
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Socceroo69 wrote:
What a crap send off match, half our b-team and some of the worst opponents we could find.

NZ qualified for the WC you tosser

What a crap send off match, half our b-team and some of the worst opponents we could find.

Hope Federici has such a shocker of a game that he gets dropped and Galekovic goes to the world cup ;)

Tommy Oar could get chance to push credentials against All Whites

May 22, 2010
Teenage Socceroo Tommy Oar may get the chance to force his way onto the World Cup plane, with a role looming in Australia's friendly against New Zealand at the MCG on Monday night.

Those clamouring for the jet-like 18-year-old to be elevated into the World Cup squad would have had their hopes buoyed with his efforts during a spirited practice match at the Socceroos' Melbourne training camp on Saturday.

He spent an extended part of the match playing in what appeared close to Verbeek's best available 11 - though injury concerns forced Harry Kewell, Josh Kennedy, Mark Schwarzer and Tim Cahill to sit out the game.

And the flashes of fullback-beating brilliance he unleashed in his international debut against Indonesia in Brisbane in March were on display.

While Oar could well be overlooked for the final 23 for South Africa given his lack of seasoning, Verbeek looks keen to see whether the youngster can cope with big-match pressure against the All Whites.

The youngster has also got a tick from Australia's 2006 bolter Luke Wilkshire, who believes there is an opportunity for players like Oar to make a World Cup mark like he did four years before.

"There's an opportunity for the young boys that are pushing now, showing good form and a lot of confidence," said Wilkshire.

"They've got to work hard, wait for their opportunity and the World Cup is the biggest stage of all and for people to make their name.

"There's a few of them - (striker Nikita) Rukavytsya, Tommy Oar's bolted from nowhere over the last six to eight months.

"It's up to them to show they're worthy of their place in the squad and obviously the boss will have the final call on that."

Verbeek is set to rest Scott Chipperfield from the New Zealand match.

His left-sided defensive understudy David Carney was given an extended run with the first-choice side during Saturday's practice game.

Chipperfield, 34, has come off an exhaustive series of 16 matches in a 10-week period as his Swiss club FC Basel secured the domestic league-cup double.

Kewell, who did not train at all because of his groin problem, and Schwarzer - restricted to light running after a minor thumb injury - won't play against the All Whites.

Uncapped goalkeeper Adam Federici, who plays for English championship side Reading, looms as Schwarzer's likely replacement.



AAP

+1 for hellas_j.

I for one will be there and I couldn't give a rats arse who they are or aren't playing. I'm going to support the team and help give them a great send off.

Though I was a little disappointed at "only" playing NZ, I still believe it will be a good CONTEST, due to the obvious, traditional rivalry.