I think minimum 2 points will be enough as it will close Indonesia if they pull the unlikely outcome. Of course if we beat Japan it’s good as done.

Popa is a club coach he will put he’s system first and then sees who can fit into it. Also at international level you don’t have the luxury of training a team for a week and then playing a game on the weekend you have minimum 2 days of training and so the players need to pick up he’s ideas...

He’s better off finishing the move with a final shot or pass, we can tell how confident he looks when he’s allowed to push further forward.

Unlike in the first half we played some football we had to suffer in the second half by a desperate China side but we defended well and overall it was a professional performance in the end. I would like us to keep the ball a bit better especially in the final third as I thought the likes of...

Push Irvine forward as a No.10 with Teague and Triantis behind him making those forward passes we got capable technical players which should free Irvine getting into the end of the things which works well for us.

I think a 4-2-3-1 might work better for us, I think another attacker in the final third might work better but the 3-4-3 is working well so far.

It’s one half but it’s best football I’ve seen the Socceroo play in a long time, playing through the midfield and taking advantage of the width and we look very good as a process. Talk about the midfield how good has Ryan Teague looked? He’s a quality technician and he’s showing that he doesn’t...

Canada is better than them imo.

Hopefully we can get the job tonight, ideally we get help from Japan against Saudi Arabia too but it’s no guarantee but as long we a step closer towards auto qualification then it’s good.

Yep the AFL know how to get what they want, masters of bullying. Yep it’s a shame the two Queensland teams are not involved anymore it may have helped football’s cause for more funding given the Roar are the only team in the state. Both the Fury and Gold Coast had potential but both were ruined...

AFL is one of the biggest cons in Australian sports, how do they get so much funding and the need for new stadiums is baffling when at best it’s a provincial sport played only in this country. They must have very good politicans because I haven’t seen a sport get so much for govt funding like...

Ange’s as much it was entertaining it was also naive for international play, But your right that all three were rigid in their own right especially the first two.

If the football is good people will be happy, some of the criticism is not only down to player selections but also the style of play the team has been set up. At times it’s too rigid and defensive and when it’s not a good watch it can be frustrating watching a game. Ange got the team playing...

The contrast is quite large, I wonder if we have the quality of coaches coming through unlike the playing talent we have?

I always felt the u23 side is equivalent to a national reserves or B team, players that are on the cusp of national team or the next cohort ready to make the jump so they need a coach that can relate to their level but I don’t think Vidmar has much if any senior coaching experience which makes...

Are he’s tactics not working compared to say someone like Morgan’s tactics in the u20s?

It’s pretty much the hardest thing to score from in football. No space in behind and either you have to be intricate to break down that defence in those tight spaces or rely on long shoots or set pieces if your general play isn’t working on the day. And if you get chances you have to score and...

I think Eden Hazard made similar comments too.

Watching England early this morning even with their quality of their players their play felt very safe similar to what we experienced at Socceroo level, lots of side to side passing and no one was willing to break a line with a pass or a dribble. Even though having the quality players in your...

And given Tuchel was criticising Foden and Rashford when the midfield was so safe in possession in the first place, no one was willing to break line with a pass or dribble and blames the players who can do this lol. Part and parcel what I don't like about modern coaching, every movement has be...