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

[melbcityguy]

The balls on Trevor Morgan to make changes for a final

 

[onedaywinners...]

Maybe freshness being prioritised??

Ahhh here come the nerves...

 

[grazorblade]

Morgan uses a 4-1-3-2 so if he stays true to that drop Bennie back next to Badolato? I'm surprised at the XI actually, it doesn't look like our best.

yeah could be a thing of rewarding who plays best in training, but a bit of a franken xi haha

 

[Quicky]

yeah could be a thing of rewarding who plays best in training, but a bit of a franken xi haha

I was wondering if it was more about fitness with the recent games schedule.

 

[grazorblade]

I was wondering if it was more about fitness with the recent games schedule.

yeah midweek games are rare in the a league and these days our players struggle to last the 90 until their 2nd or 3rd season. So fitness would be an issue

 

[Bowden]

I reckon it’ll be this.

Hall
Inserra - Esposito - Kikianis - Lisolajski
Okon
Bennie - Agosti - Badolato
Toure - Jovanovic​

 

[Bowden]

Either way it’s a much more defensive backline this time with Inserra and Lisolajski, traditionally CBs, at fullback preferred ahead of the previously-used much more attacking Bennie & Talladira.

 

[verrelli]

Feel sorry for Talladira. A real unsung hero so far, especially given he's been targeted by opposition and still stood up.

 

[grazorblade]

inserra and agosti are the players who make me the least confident in this squad

really hope my assessment of them is wildly wrong haha

 

[JS96]

Rotation probably a good idea then the others can have a final 30 burst. Yull changes games. So excited.

 

[Muz]

We need to score first. It's critical.

Otherwise it'll be a dive and time wasting festival.

 

[onedaywinners...]

Hoping a Japanese referee helps the time wasting in some way.

 

[jas88]

lets pump em boys

 

[JS96]

Hoping a Japanese referee helps the time wasting in some way.

Definitely should. They know it.

 

[JS96]

Stop with the indecisive play of leaving the ball exposed. Saudi are the exact team that will get a foot on it with someone else already starting a run.

 

[JS96]

Is this 5 fucking serious? The smallest of taps and he goes down. Calls the ref over and there was a half signal for a card.

 

[Muz]

Delaying the restart - yellow

I hate them already.

 

[est47]

Is this 5 fucking serious? The smallest of taps and he goes down. Calls the ref over and there was a half signal for a card.

A standard afc match experience v anyone from the gulf/middle east

 

[JS96]

Ref leaving a lot which is good in one way. Felt Toure was impeded enough there but hopefully this means Saudi acting will be ignored.

 

[onedaywinners...]

The poise and composure on the ball....drooooolllllll