By johnszasz - 8 Aug 2022 8:53 PM
https://socceroosteamofthecentury.komo.site/
Kinda rushed it and tricky with the formations. A bit more nostalgia and appreciation if I'm honest. People can have fun with this. I started around 1994 as a kid so the past legends I can't vouch for like those who saw them.
Schwarzer
Neill Yankos Moore
Emerton Chipperfield
Bresciano Jedinak
Cahill
Kewell
Viduka
Bench: Ryan, Wilkshire, Warren, Holman, Aloisi.
Scoring at a WC gets you in. Honourable mentions to Tobin, Sainsbury, Culina, Vidmar, Popovic, Lazaridis, Skoko, Mooy, Luongo, Leckie.
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By Decentric 2 - 29 Aug 2022 11:25 PM
+x+xKewell playing in his best era of 1997 -2005 simply owns the Left Wing positions as first player selected in the team. Harry was the complete player! Not only was he a superb ball carrier, excellent 1v1 dribbler, he was an excellent crosser too. Plus he had a silky first touch - even when running at top pace. He also had goalscoring savvy. Defensively, Kewell was a superb tackler, closed down space effectively and was able to turn and chase effectively, if beaten. In this era of his peak as a winger, he also caused turnovers from close down space effectively too. Kewell was also good in the air. About the only thing he couldn't do was the rapidfire passing and moving in tight paces like Grella, Culina, Milligan, Mooy, Valeri, Hrustic, Sains, McKay, Behich, Wilkshire and Rowles were/are so proficient at. Agreed Kewell was almost a lab creation - explosively fast, super strong whilst being agile, big leap, fantastic touch and dribbling, powerful shot, good header, could tackle - had everything as a LM, LW, SS or CF. His only weakness being his injuries.
Just looking at a replay of Uruguay v Socceroos in 2001 WCQ knock out game in Montevideo, Kewell almost scored from quite a long way out with excellent heading technique.
It forced a fingertip save.
In the 2001 games he was a little overwhelmed with the Uruguayan physicality, but Harry was more than ready for it in 2005.
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