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Sign Up Now!what about oz win and uae draw?no if we win and UAE win, we will finish 2nd.
UAE 6
Aus 4 (h2h over japan)
Japan 4
Viet 2
Feels like a regression given the decent level of the U20 etc but maybe there's a cohort who'll bloom later.I'm not an expert on these things, but I'm a bit worried not just about the result but the performance. For the last 10 years or so I thought I saw technical improvement regardless of the results. There were a lot of dodgy first touches across the two games, lack of 1v1, poor weight on passes. For the first time in a decade I felt this was technically weaker than the group at the last u17 tournament. I'd like to find some replays of both tournaments to double check
Yeah the result from the last u17 asian cup weren't great so the coach is probably a factor. Coach is in charge of selection too, eames is wearing the 6 which seems strange to me and might be a factor in our defensive fragilityFeels like a regression given the decent level of the U20 etc but maybe there's a cohort who'll bloom later.
he probably won't though for some reason given we kept vidmarThe coach has to go. He has had some stinking performances of late.
First touch should be the first basic thing in football. I dont know why these kids couldnt do it properly. They should watch & learn how these Uzbe kids do their first touch.Yeah the result from the last u17 asian cup weren't great so the coach is probably a factor. Coach is in charge of selection too, eames is wearing the 6 which seems strange to me and might be a factor in our defensive fragility
Having said that I remember pretty much every u17s tournament thinking that I haven't seen aussies do the skills and first touches I was observing
I really wish we made the olympics regularly. At the moment the only time football is mainstream is the olympics and the world cup. If we regularly qualified for both, that is a gateway drug for neutral fans every other yearSo I’ve just read a story that the IOC have made changes to the football tournament in the Olympics for Los Angeles which is in 2028.
The women’s tournament will expand to 16 teams but for the men’s tournament it will decrease from 16 to now 12 teams, therefore for our perspective making it harder for the Olyroos to qualify given there will be less spots to qualify from.
Not ideal when trying to prepare for the Olympic program but maybe it could force the Fa to focus on 2032 Olympics or more focus on the u20 World Cup.
For the IOC either take football seriously especially the men’s program or just scrap the tournament entirely and introduce Futsal or beach soccer as a substitute and for FIFA they should look into bringing in a u23 World Cup equivalent of UEFA’s u21 championship as the men’s football tournament will probably become less important now.
Yeah what on earth even is that? I personally find Olympic football and outcast as it's not a FIFA thing but it's still enjoyable to make.So I’ve just read a story that the IOC have made changes to the football tournament in the Olympics for Los Angeles which is in 2028.
The women’s tournament will expand to 16 teams but for the men’s tournament it will decrease from 16 to now 12 teams, therefore for our perspective making it harder for the Olyroos to qualify given there will be less spots to qualify from.
Not ideal when trying to prepare for the Olympic program but maybe it could force the Fa to focus on 2032 Olympics or more focus on the u20 World Cup.
For the IOC either take football seriously especially the men’s program or just scrap the tournament entirely and introduce Futsal or beach soccer as a substitute and for FIFA they should look into bringing in a u23 World Cup equivalent of UEFA’s u21 championship as the men’s football tournament will probably become less important now.