By tsf - 30 May 2016 2:41 PM
Wage: $1.5M
Accolades: 2015 Asian Cup.
Teams beaten:
Bangaladesh Tajikistan Costa Rica Saudi Arabia Kuwait Oman China United Arab Emirates South Korea (after extra time) Krygyzstan Japan x 2 Jordan Greece
Lost to
Greece Jordan South Korea Japan x 2 Ecuador England Croatia Chile Spain Netherlands Belgium Brazil
Drawn against
Thailand Macedonia United Arab Emirates South Africa Germany Iraq Cameroon Chile
My two cents:
Almost 3 years in and we still have headlines by Australian football writers about how the team impressed and gained respect against England (which we also had after the World Cup - despite it being statistically out worst ever performance at a World Cup).
Ange is in a tough spot as he does not have great players to choose from, but there is still a worrying lack of consistency with players at the back and after 3 years Australia still do not have a striker.
Overall looking at those results - the Asian Cup was obviously fantastic, but against mostly weak sides - it’s probably just a pass mark and what you’d expect, nothing more or less. The only worry is not really being able to beat any side that’s ranked higher than us, with the exception of South Korea after extra time.
Anyone else have thoughts on how the team is travelling or progressing under Ange?
Edited by tsf: 8/6/2016 08:44:54 AM
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By lebo_roo - 12 May 2020 5:37 PM
Hmmm Ange second tier Belgium while his apprentice Kev is in the top tier. I am hoping for a spot at Girona opens up.
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