♔ ♕ ♚ ♛ Australia U17/U20/U23 National Team Tournaments & Discussion Thread ♔ ♕ ♚ ♛

[melbcityguy]

HT about to roll in and as it stands Saudi are last and Jordan in 2nd. Saudi to now go all out and forget what pain is while North Korea surely have their trolling ready to go

Worth checking out North Koreas goal was pretty special

 

[melbcityguy]

I wonder if the supreme leader is watching on YouTube

 

[JS96]

Typical if we are to play Saudi, it becomes a whole different game. 45 to go.

 

[JS96]

I wonder if the supreme leader is watching on YouTube

KimTube. You don't have it? Lupi has VIP access I believe.

 

[grazorblade]

whats the live ladder?

 

[TheSelectFew]

Not gonna lie, no matter who we play, it's gonna be pretty difficult. I know that goes without saying buy North Korea is no pushover at this level.

 

[grazorblade]

looks like we play iraq?

 

[melbcityguy]

I jinxed them

Saudis winger was bloody good skinned the full twice to assist

 

[grazorblade]

Well a date with Iraq it is, their best player is Faisal. But our Faisal is best faisal and he didn't even make the squad

 

[Bowden]

Iraq it is.

 

[TheSelectFew]

Bring on Iraq!

 

[Bowden]

Looks like one of their players got a red card in the match tonight. Hopefully he was one of their good players.

 

[TheSelectFew]

Looks like one of their players got a red card in the match tonight. Hopefully he was one of their good players.

Hasn't scored and that's all I can tell you.

 

[grazorblade]

Hasn't scored and that's all I can tell you.

key cb or midfield perhaps?

 

[TheSelectFew]

key cb or midfield perhaps?

Defender by the looks of it, CB.

 

[TheSelectFew]

The problem is we need to strike early. We can't afford to concede at all. We know what happens when Iraq get in front, no matter what minute.

 

[JS96]

Iraq are technically better than Saudi I find but whenever we play Saudi it's full of bullshit whereas Iraq come across that little bit more that they like a scrap. Of course, if they lead, they'll lie down. Early goal to then have them open up more.

 

[grazorblade]

Iraq are technically better than Saudi I find but whenever we play Saudi it's full of bullshit whereas Iraq come across that little bit more that they like a scrap. Of course, if they lead, they'll lie down. Early goal to then have them open up more.

saudi are good at circulating the ball but iraq have more of a killer instinct and can be clinical in front of goal

Morgan also likes to have limited number of players wide, and china found that if you defend narrow you can blunt Australia to some degree

 

[verrelli]

Looking at their 3 scorelines, I'm speculating that they're a pretty dour outfit that get men behind the ball and will be difficult to break down.

 

[Decentric]

I can't believe it's been nearly 15 years since we were runners-up at the 2010 u19 Asian Cup.

In the more than 20 years that I've been watching Australian underage teams, this could be the strongest group of players we've had. Noting that some of this group's best players are unavailable for selection: Irankunda, Pavlesic, Youlley, Younes, Waddingham etc.

I'd be curious to know the number of senior appearances between the 2010 u19 and 2025 u20 squads prior to competition. Does anyone have those numbers at hand? From memory, much of the 2010 crop didn't get regular senior appearances until after the tournament.

Welcome to the forum, Total Football.

In the Football Aus development system, since the changed curriculum and methodology, results of younger national teams are considered unimportant until adult level.

The main focus from FA Tech Dept is analysing the technique and game sense of Aussie players compared to the opposition. Football conditioning, communication, team tactics and organisation, can be improved at a later stage in players' development.

Many players aged 18-19 fail to kick on and peak early. Conversely, others develop later.